3 yrs ago ah get mih contract change to business class and sit next to Shaka all the way from Heathrow, he say all the pros and their clubs demanded from TTFF that they get business class to fly to and fro especially on the long haul.
Last year I was fortunate to sit next to Ince.
I guess thelocal players and their coachs/clubs need to say enuff is enuff and insist on the same treatment , in fact this goes back toFPATT and contracts for the players etc.
This is another case of TTFF not realising who is important.
Where do you stop?
How about everybody insistin dat dey have dey own suite at de hotel?
There is a very good case for the foreign based players, most of whom ply their trade in England, flying first/business class when they return to T&T (a 9 hour flight at least) on international duty.
1 - The jet lag they experience is far more than what any local based player would typically experience, except when going to play in Saudi Arabia or Africa etc.
2 - I believe that their clubs also have a great say in that stipulation existing. A club is more inclined to be amenable to THEIR PLAYER returning for international duty, regardless of FIFA mandates, if they're confident that the player will return to them in as good a physical condition as possible to resume their PRIMARY MODE OF EMPLOYMENT.
3 - TTFF done financially low on resources as it is. You pick a 22 man squad for an away game. Included are normally at least 5 officials. What happens if the airline you travel with doesn't have enough first/business class seats to accomodate your entire team? Book 2 separate flights? Some arrive this date and the others arrive another?
4 - The obvious solution is to charter a plane. Then EVERYBODY happy. Except. Who sponsorin dat charter? Jack? If your answer is Jack....then peeps cannot call for him to go and leave de football alone. Think charterin a plane cheap?