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Journals of a Trini footballer in India.
« on: January 18, 2012, 05:50:10 AM »
Journals of a Trini footballer in India.
By Densill Theobald (Wired868).


It has been almost four months since I left Nelson Street, Port of Spain for the city of Panaji in India where I play for Dempo SC. My name is Densill Theobald; most of my friends call me "Bleeder" and I am 29-years-old.

Today, God willing, I will finally make my debut after some registration issues meant I could train but not play with the team. As everything in life, it's been a challenge and an opportunity on that path to success. Every day, I try to soothe over the pain of missing my family, loved ones and friends by telling myself that being away from that comfort zone was a necessary sacrifice. These are the challenges that make you grow as a player and a person and augur well for your future.

I had to weigh all of these things before I made my decision to come to India. So I had to laugh when I heard that (former national coach) Otto Pfister said that (my Trinidad and Tob Pro League club) Caledonia AIA treated me like an animal and the situation with my international teammates like Clyde Leon was inhumane.

I laughed and thought Pfister was ignorant and selfish for saying things he did not know of or things he led the public think he didn't know of; because, to my knowing, he and the national coaching staff were always aware of the interest by the Indian football league to bring Hayden Tinto, Seon Power and myself here ever since our friendly against the Indian national team in Port of Spain last August.

Pfister and (new TTFF Technical Director) Anton Corneal told me the low ranking of the Indian national team made it difficult for them to believe they had a strong professional league and that it will jeopardize my selection on the national team if I went. Anyone who knows me will probably know that I'm a very positive, hard working person who doesn't let negativity get the better of him for long; it's how I've designed my mind since I was a young boy.

I grew up in the depressed area of George and Nelson Street and the fact that I did not let the gambling, smoking, killings, hustling, thieving and so on get the better of me should tell you a lot. It's not where you come from that makes you who you are but what's inside of you. So I didn't have them to study and I made my own decision to come to India.

I will tell you this; it has been a blessing that I've made this decision. If I stayed on with Caledonia and the national team, which wasn't giving me much playing time, I could have been part of a disastrous (2014) World Cup qualifying campaign and I wouldn't have been able to live with myself. I'm a child of God and having FAITH in GOD is what gives you the courage to confront your fears and negativity and live the life he meant for you to live.

I'm not saying India is perfect but the three and a half months I've been here feels like three and a half years because Dempo, my teammates, fans and well-wishers have accepted me with so much love and passion that I feel happy and appreciated. Ask any sportsman or woman and they will tell you there is no happier feeling than to be loved and welcomed when you are many miles away from home.

I've played in Canada—where I started—Scotland and Hungary and had trials in Italy, Austria, England and the United States but have never felt loved, appreciated and welcomed like in India.

Not to say those other countries weren't good to me because the experience I gained there had an integral role in my development as a person and more so as a player; especially Canada where, as a 17-year-old, I had to grow up quickly on and off the field. I spent two years at Toronto Olympians, which ia my longest stint at a foreign club so far unlike the six months I spent at Falkirk FC (Scotland) and Ujpest FC (Hungary).

I stayed with my family in Canada, which made it an easier transition, but the extremely cold weather, the physically strong and technically sound players and the speed and aggression of the game was a big change for a 17-year-old and I was homesick. I wanted to quit but instead I fought back by using more and more of my free time running and doing gym work. I told myself that I would dedicate as much time as possible to getting better.

My cousin, Jay Stephens, would give me motivational talks then and maybe that time gave me a solid ground. Even today, I still have great love and admiration for his wisdom. I was at Canada for a year and a half when my mother died and it wasn't the same when I returned to the club after heading home for the funeral. It was the lowest ebb in my career off the field but Canada and Toronto Olympians will always be special to me because of the impact they made in my early stages.

I went on to Falkirk with the help of Russell Latapy who thought I had all the ingredients to succeed as a professional player but, even with his help, it wasn't a bed of roses at all. There was the long three week trial period, the cold winter, a faster and even more aggressive league and no playing time with the first team. I was disappointed and angry at how things happened but the 2006 World Cup qualifiers and final gave me motivation.

In life, you have to be prepared for any opportunity because you never know when it will come. Take, for example, Shaka Hislop at the 2006 World Cup who was a reserve but then stepped in when the first choice, Kelvin Jack, got injured and gave the performance of his career; all because he had prepared himself well in training.

I tell you this; there's no happier feeling than when all isn't well, the chips are down, you feel like all is lost but you have kept faith in God and continued to work hard and be optimistic only to see that you are rewarded in the end. It's an amazing feeling.

I went to Hungary a year after the World Cup and, like Canada and Scotland, it is a very nice, clean and attractive country to be in. They treated me very well and for that I have maintained a close relationship with them to this day. But my experiences on the field weren't as good as those off the field.
 
The club was fifth by mid-season and lost some sponsors and got into financial problems. So, I was one of four big earners who got paid off for his contract and then left.

I must admit that, when you are home, you miss these countries and their cultures and traditions a lot. In Canada, for example, I could hop on a bus and go to Niagara falls or eat at the Hollywood restaurant. In Scotland, I loved to catch the train to Glasgow and shop 'til I dropped and, in Hungary, I loved to visit the historic Duna river that separates the rich from the poor and the amazing Szechenyi bridge where people go to pop the question.

I've been fortunate to experience such beautiful things off the field although I haven't been able to do it in India, thus far. I have heard India is different to those countries but I haven't been able to see it for myself. I stay in the State of Goa which has about 1.3 million people, like Trinidad, hot and humid.

But it is a much tougher place. Parts of the city are dirtier and smellier than I am used to and people are not friendly at all when you are driving on the road; it's crazy. There is no courtesy or signaling for left or right turns; just plenty overtaking and honking and no patience.

The culture is different too. You can't drive for five minutes without passing an idol with worshippers. The club physio told me once, that there are places here were you can't sit next to a woman far less talk to her and, if you impregnate someone, you have to marry her or else you go to jail.

A red spot on a woman's forehead here is a sign that she is a Hindu wife and off limits. But Goan ladies are generally not friendly with men and saying "hi" is usually just wasting your breath.

It's different but it is a new experience that I welcome with open arms.

People always think about cricket when you mention India but, in all fairness, football gets support and respect here too and you can get a crowd of 5,000 and more for a normal league match and, for a big game, you're talking about 10,000 and up. It may not be on the same level as Hungary and Scotland in terms of marketing, crowds and sponsors but it's on a respectable level to me. Sorry to say but it's a bit better than Trinidad to me; although I believe that Trinidad can get better.

Playing in front of big crowds gives enthusiasm to any player and it is a weight off your mind when you don't have to worry about when your pay is going to arrive. Nike sponsors the league and my club; so if you give a fan your jersey, you are not wondering where the other jersey is coming from. Pro League players don't have that luxury.

There is so much more I have to say about Dempo and India; or about the difficulties of being away from my two daughters back in Trinidad.

But I will leave that until next time.

God bless all.
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2012, 07:09:58 AM »
Go strong Bleeder. I know the scene in India. It is soooooo different. But you can't beat them for hospitality.

My wife is from India. . .been there several times

Your experiences are yours, you have to know your situation.

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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 08:55:21 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 09:14:51 AM »
Sounds like a man try tuh pull some pips and get brace...

Good luck Bleeder - leave de girls alone and play yuh football lol....
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 09:22:39 AM »
I could not live with myself if I was part of the failed 2014 compaign..............please.

can't wait for the day when a Tnt player kill himself over a failed campaign, that will be the day.

football really aint that serious in TnT so dont pretend it to be.

Bleeder has been a part of amany failed campaigns so one more is no big deal.

I dont see any issue with playing in India, I sure the standard of football is decent and the experience is once in a lifetime.


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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 11:40:35 AM »
Nice article Densill.

Imagine India a none footballing country could get Nike to sponsor their league.

Ah wonder if Theoblad went to meet Kamal Persaud when she visted India last week ?.....  :rotfl:

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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2012, 12:04:16 PM »
Goodluck Densil....keep working hard on the field and try to take away as much as you can from the experience.

Like we may need to learn a thing or two from the Indian pro league, 5-10,000 in the stands...

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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2012, 12:22:44 PM »
I could not live with myself if I was part of the failed 2014 compaign..............please.

can't wait for the day when a Tnt player kill himself over a failed campaign, that will be the day.

football really aint that serious in TnT so dont pretend it to be.

Bleeder has been a part of amany failed campaigns so one more is no big deal.

I dont see any issue with playing in India, I sure the standard of football is decent and the experience is once in a lifetime.



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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2012, 01:10:54 PM »
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So I had to laugh when I heard that (former national coach) Otto Pfister said that (my Trinidad and Tob Pro League club) Caledonia AIA treated me like an animal and the situation with my international teammates like Clyde Leon was inhumane.

I laughed and thought Pfister was ignorant and selfish for saying things he did not know of or things he led the public think he didn't know of; because, to my knowing, he and the national coaching staff were always aware of the interest by the Indian football league to bring Hayden Tinto, Seon Power and myself here ever since our friendly against the Indian national team in Port of Spain last August.

This right here is the chief reason why TnT players deserve everything they get from the Clubs and the TTFF.

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« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2012, 01:28:55 PM »
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So I had to laugh when I heard that (former national coach) Otto Pfister said that (my Trinidad and Tob Pro League club) Caledonia AIA treated me like an animal and the situation with my international teammates like Clyde Leon was inhumane.

I laughed and thought Pfister was ignorant and selfish for saying things he did not know of or things he led the public think he didn't know of; because, to my knowing, he and the national coaching staff were always aware of the interest by the Indian football league to bring Hayden Tinto, Seon Power and myself here ever since our friendly against the Indian national team in Port of Spain last August.

This right here is the chief reason why TnT players deserve everything they get from the Clubs and the TTFF.

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« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2012, 01:50:16 PM »
Respect to a man making a living and coming out of his difficult situation.

Don't hate on the man's decisions.
Nothing pisses me off more than racism, and ppl who you know that act like they don't know you.

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« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2012, 02:02:34 PM »
Goodluck Densil....keep working hard on the field and try to take away as much as you can from the experience.

Like we may need to learn a thing or two from the Indian pro league, 5-10,000 in the stands...

That's good that they get that many people but....
5000-10,000 people in India sounds like a lot but that is like 50-100 people in a country over 1 BILLION

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« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2012, 02:11:58 PM »
Theobald yuh write ah pretty articulate article...matter ah fact is only when ah see yuh say "So I didn't have them to study" ah realize yuh throw in some Trini slang.

Sound like yuh on the prowl fuh ah woman...good luck with that cause if more time pass yuh go be using yuh foot on the field and using yuh hand off the field lol.

Keep writing and updating the public, it was a good read  :beermug:

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« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2012, 02:16:52 PM »
Goodluck Densil....keep working hard on the field and try to take away as much as you can from the experience.

Like we may need to learn a thing or two from the Indian pro league, 5-10,000 in the stands...

That's good that they get that many people but....
5000-10,000 people in India sounds like a lot but that is like 50-100 people in a country over 1 BILLION

Very true but from what I gather we even struggle to generate 50-100 fans consistently

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« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2012, 02:55:51 PM »
"I grew up in the depressed area of George and Nelson Street and the fact that I did not let the gambling, smoking, killings, hustling, thieving and so on get the better of me should tell you a lot. It's not where you come from that makes you who you are but what's inside of you." POSITIVE VIBES.
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So I had to laugh when I heard that (former national coach) Otto Pfister said that (my Trinidad and Tob Pro League club) Caledonia AIA treated me like an animal and the situation with my international teammates like Clyde Leon was inhumane.

I laughed and thought Pfister was ignorant and selfish for saying things he did not know of or things he led the public think he didn't know of; because, to my knowing, he and the national coaching staff were always aware of the interest by the Indian football league to bring Hayden Tinto, Seon Power and myself here ever since our friendly against the Indian national team in Port of Spain last August.

This right here is the chief reason why TnT players deserve everything they get from the Clubs and the TTFF.

Wait so ah man who the situation affected/ing say someone who relate the situation eh know what he talking about and the person in the situation taking flack?

If Theobald say Pfister eh know what he talking about, how you could doubt Bleeder, cyah understand that. Remember Pfister HEAR, these fellas LIVING the situation.

 ??? ??? ???
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« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2012, 04:04:53 PM »
Goodluck Densil....keep working hard on the field and try to take away as much as you can from the experience.

Like we may need to learn a thing or two from the Indian pro league, 5-10,000 in the stands...

That's good that they get that many people but....
5000-10,000 people in India sounds like a lot but that is like 50-100 people in a country over 1 BILLION

You missing the main point that crowds of 5-10 thousand per game can support a league whereas 50-100 cannot. The fact that the country's population is very large isn't that relevant here
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« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2012, 04:23:47 PM »
Wait so ah man who the situation affected/ing say someone who relate the situation eh know what he talking about and the person in the situation taking flack?

If Theobald say Pfister eh know what he talking about, how you could doubt Bleeder, cyah understand that. Remember Pfister HEAR, these fellas LIVING the situation.

 ??? ??? ???

Allyuh men need to look at the bigger picture.  Pfister wasn't just discussing any one person's individual situation.  Pfister was advocating on the behalf of these fellas that people need to start doing right by them and not advantaging them.  So for Theobald to come out and say that Pfister was being "ignorant" and "selfish" (???) is a slap in the face of everything Pfister was trying to achieve.  Best he did come quiet, collect he paycheck and ride out, rather than try to address an unprofessional situation where man signing contract in a foreign language and ent even know what the contract saying.  Where club taking up fellas and just pawning them out to make money, unconcerned with how the loan situation affecting their development as players.  His attitude... and your response is indicative of the shortsightedness which will continue to plague Trinidadians, not just footballers, and hold us back from developing any sense of professionalism.  How can we... when we don't even recognize it when confronted with it?

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« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2012, 05:29:34 PM »
I had to weigh all of these things before I made my decision to come to India. So I had to laugh when I heard that (former national coach) Otto Pfister said that (my Trinidad and Tob Pro League club) Caledonia AIA treated me like an animal and the situation with my international teammates like Clyde Leon was inhumane.

Nice article by Densil. But correct me if I am interpreting this wrong. When Otto says that players were being treated line animals, was he n(Otto) referring to the foreign clubs? Not the local clubs. If it is local clubs Otto meant,  then I hope it is his incomprenhension of  english that made him make that animal satement


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« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2012, 05:31:23 PM »
nice read....good luck to him

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« Reply #20 on: January 18, 2012, 07:23:48 PM »
Wait so ah man who the situation affected/ing say someone who relate the situation eh know what he talking about and the person in the situation taking flack?

If Theobald say Pfister eh know what he talking about, how you could doubt Bleeder, cyah understand that. Remember Pfister HEAR, these fellas LIVING the situation.

 ??? ??? ???

Allyuh men need to look at the bigger picture.  Pfister wasn't just discussing any one person's individual situation.  Pfister was advocating on the behalf of these fellas that people need to start doing right by them and not advantaging them.  So for Theobald to come out and say that Pfister was being "ignorant" and "selfish" (???) is a slap in the face of everything Pfister was trying to achieve.  Best he did come quiet, collect he paycheck and ride out, rather than try to address an unprofessional situation where man signing contract in a foreign language and ent even know what the contract saying.  Where club taking up fellas and just pawning them out to make money, unconcerned with how the loan situation affecting their development as players.  His attitude... and your response is indicative of the shortsightedness which will continue to plague Trinidadians, not just footballers, and hold us back from developing any sense of professionalism.  How can we... when we don't even recognize it when confronted with it?

Pfister mentioned Denzil by name. Theobald say he happy and things going well. How then can his attitude and my "shortsightedness" be a plague. Theobald say he happy, what more you want? How is that a bad thing?

I never say Pfister was wrong or the situation with players and clubs don't need fixing, but you use Theobald when apparently his situation don't apply (as far as he is concerned) and you castigating him for speaking out against what Pfister say. Maybe Pfister should have not used names. Look at the man pics, and his writings, he enjoying the experience.

How can we say what best for someone else?  Maybe you can, but I certainly cannot.
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« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2012, 07:48:13 PM »
I only now read this article, and I must say my views on Densil Theobald has totally changed. Well done fella, keep working hard.  :applause: :applause:
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« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2012, 10:22:52 PM »
Blessings to you Mr Densil Theobald.... keep going and play de fitball
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« Reply #23 on: January 19, 2012, 08:51:14 AM »
Goodluck Densil....keep working hard on the field and try to take away as much as you can from the experience.

Like we may need to learn a thing or two from the Indian pro league, 5-10,000 in the stands...

That's good that they get that many people but....
5000-10,000 people in India sounds like a lot but that is like 50-100 people in a country over 1 BILLION

You missing the main point that crowds of 5-10 thousand per game can support a league whereas 50-100 cannot. The fact that the country's population is very large isn't that relevant here

Yuh really think that a country's population being very large isn't relevant here ???

A country that's 1000 times more populated than T&T doesn't matter that they get crowds 100 times bigger?

For every 6 people on Earth better than 1 live in India -

Sorry but you're not being logical, it is relevant.


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« Reply #24 on: January 19, 2012, 08:53:41 AM »
Pfister mentioned Denzil by name. Theobald say he happy and things going well. How then can his attitude and my "shortsightedness" be a plague. Theobald say he happy, what more you want? How is that a bad thing?

I never say Pfister was wrong or the situation with players and clubs don't need fixing, but you use Theobald when apparently his situation don't apply (as far as he is concerned) and you castigating him for speaking out against what Pfister say. Maybe Pfister should have not used names. Look at the man pics, and his writings, he enjoying the experience.

How can we say what best for someone else?  Maybe you can, but I certainly cannot.

Did you see me say anything about what's best for anybody?  Did you even see me "castigate" anybody?  I quoted Theobald's pointed language, calling Pfister "ignorant" and "selfish".  Otto wasn't looking out for himself when he made those comments, unless you want to take the tack that he was vex at not having players available in camp.  How then could be be selfish in making those comments?  How could he be ignorant when he pointed to specific things that affected local football/footballers in a negative way, and highlighted a need for change.

Theobald might be happy... good for him and hope the happiness lasts, but there are issues which continue beyond his personal situation that was being addressed in those comments.  If he wanted to say that Otto's comments didn't really apply to his situation then nobody could take issue with that.  But his comments went a lot further than that, and to me is indicative of the same kind of attitudes that sunk FPATT in TnT... man can't see beyond their own immediate circumstances.

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« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2012, 10:38:28 AM »
Allyuh watch de kinda goals dey scoring in India  :rotfl:

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« Reply #26 on: January 19, 2012, 11:53:30 AM »
Goodluck Densil....keep working hard on the field and try to take away as much as you can from the experience.

Like we may need to learn a thing or two from the Indian pro league, 5-10,000 in the stands...

That's good that they get that many people but....
5000-10,000 people in India sounds like a lot but that is like 50-100 people in a country over 1 BILLION

You missing the main point that crowds of 5-10 thousand per game can support a league whereas 50-100 cannot. The fact that the country's population is very large isn't that relevant here

Yuh really think that a country's population being very large isn't relevant here ???

A country that's 1000 times more populated than T&T doesn't matter that they get crowds 100 times bigger?

For every 6 people on Earth better than 1 live in India -

Sorry but you're not being logical, it is relevant.

You are right. What I really meant was that your point - a country that's 1000 times more populated than T&T doesn't matter that they get crowds 100 times bigger - is irrelevant. 

What's relevant is that they have a profitable league and Trinidad doesn't. The population could have been a million times larger than Trinidad's, but if they pulling big enough crowds (10K+), that's all that matters. The fact that football has only penetrated a small portion of the Indian market is actually a positive rather than a negative as you alluded to - which is why Nike willingly sposnors a "lesser" football league. In the end people care about the bottom line. The Indian population and market support a professional football league, even if it is a second or thrid tier sport over there.

You are arguing about the relative popularity of football in Trinidad vs India. Investors, Nike included really only care about the absolutes.
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Re: Journals of a Trini footballer in India.
« Reply #27 on: January 19, 2012, 12:45:14 PM »
How long b4 Kiffy show up?

I guess Kiffy is 1 of the posters who MIA?
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Re: Journals of a Trini footballer in India.
« Reply #28 on: January 19, 2012, 01:38:54 PM »
Pfister mentioned Denzil by name. Theobald say he happy and things going well. How then can his attitude and my "shortsightedness" be a plague. Theobald say he happy, what more you want? How is that a bad thing?

I never say Pfister was wrong or the situation with players and clubs don't need fixing, but you use Theobald when apparently his situation don't apply (as far as he is concerned) and you castigating him for speaking out against what Pfister say. Maybe Pfister should have not used names. Look at the man pics, and his writings, he enjoying the experience.

How can we say what best for someone else?  Maybe you can, but I certainly cannot.

Did you see me say anything about what's best for anybody?  Did you even see me "castigate" anybody?  I quoted Theobald's pointed language, calling Pfister "ignorant" and "selfish".  Otto wasn't looking out for himself when he made those comments, unless you want to take the tack that he was vex at not having players available in camp.  How then could be be selfish in making those comments?  How could he be ignorant when he pointed to specific things that affected local football/footballers in a negative way, and highlighted a need for change.

Theobald might be happy... good for him and hope the happiness lasts, but there are issues which continue beyond his personal situation that was being addressed in those comments.  If he wanted to say that Otto's comments didn't really apply to his situation then nobody could take issue with that.  But his comments went a lot further than that, and to me is indicative of the same kind of attitudes that sunk FPATT in TnT... man can't see beyond their own immediate circumstances.

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Re: Journals of a Trini footballer in India.
« Reply #29 on: January 19, 2012, 02:11:08 PM »
I could not live with myself if I was part of the failed 2014 compaign..............please.

can't wait for the day when a Tnt player kill himself over a failed campaign, that will be the day.

football really aint that serious in TnT so dont pretend it to be.

Bleeder has been a part of amany failed campaigns so one more is no big deal.

I dont see any issue with playing in India, I sure the standard of football is decent and the experience is once in a lifetime.



you have be one half of a twin!  Must be!

One man cannot be so f**king dotish!
Who's the other half, Elan?  :rotfl: :rotfl:                           

BTW KND, bleeder was never ah part of ah failed WC campaign, he always made it to the hex.
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