Sport Ministry/corporate T&T refused to buy Caribbean Cup TV rights

[SWF Reporter]

Warriors blanked reinforcements but vow to fight back
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team could feasibly have just 15 available players for tomorrow’s 2012 Caribbean Cup semifinal fixture against Martinique in Antigua after the Caribbean Football Union denied its request to replace two injured players.
The “Soca Warriors” play Martinique from 7 pm at the Antigua Recreation Ground while Cuba tackles Haiti from 5 pm at the same venue.
Trinidad and Tobago is already without injured midfielder Hughtun Hector and winger Lester Peltier while full back Aubrey David is suspended, central defender Seon Power is nursing a groin strain and Ataullah Guerra also has to shake off a knock.
Joint head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz requested the services of St Ann’s Rangers winger Jason Marcano and DIRECTV W Connection midfielder Clyde Leon to replace Hector and Peltier. But the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rebuffed the application.
The rules state that once the tournament has started,” CFU president Gordon Derrick told Wired868, “you cannot change for injuries.”
The Warriors hoped they would have been allowed reinforcements since they initially registered a 20-member squad rather than the allotted 23 players. Wired868 was advised that the team did not take up its full allocation due to financial concerns although this could not be confirmed by the team management.
Hector’s mishap, an instep injury, is especially distressing for the talented midfielder as he is unemployed and was on the verge of signing a new contract with Vietnamese outfit, Song Lam Nghe
Song Lam Nghe already agreed terms with Hector and his international teammates Daneil Cyrus and Willis Plaza but insisted that it would only sign the trio if they return healthy from the regional tournament. His injury will be assessed again when he returns to Trinidad.
Guerra’s own knock is minor and he is likely to recover in time for the semifinals. But, if Power does not make it, T&T could be left with just four full-time defenders available.
Read more: http://www.wired868.com/2012/12/13/shorthanded-warriors-vow-to-fight-against-martinique/

[SWF Reporter]

Information on the television rights offer to Trinidad and Tobago is included in the body of the story...

[Tenorsaw]

Warriors blanked reinforcements but vow to fight back
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team could feasibly have just 15 available players for tomorrow’s 2012 Caribbean Cup semifinal fixture against Martinique in Antigua after the Caribbean Football Union denied its request to replace two injured players.
The “Soca Warriors” play Martinique from 7 pm at the Antigua Recreation Ground while Cuba tackles Haiti from 5 pm at the same venue.
Trinidad and Tobago is already without injured midfielder Hughtun Hector and winger Lester Peltier while full back Aubrey David is suspended, central defender Seon Power is nursing a groin strain and Ataullah Guerra also has to shake off a knock.
Joint head coaches Hutson “Barber” Charles and Jamaal Shabazz requested the services of St Ann’s Rangers winger Jason Marcano and DIRECTV W Connection midfielder Clyde Leon to replace Hector and Peltier. But the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rebuffed the application.
The rules state that once the tournament has started,” CFU president Gordon Derrick told Wired868, “you cannot change for injuries.”
The Warriors hoped they would have been allowed reinforcements since they initially registered a 20-member squad rather than the allotted 23 players. Wired868 was advised that the team did not take up its full allocation due to financial concerns although this could not be confirmed by the team management.
Hector’s mishap, an instep injury, is especially distressing for the talented midfielder as he is unemployed and was on the verge of signing a new contract with Vietnamese outfit, Song Lam Nghe
Song Lam Nghe already agreed terms with Hector and his international teammates Daneil Cyrus and Willis Plaza but insisted that it would only sign the trio if they return healthy from the regional tournament. His injury will be assessed again when he returns to Trinidad.
Guerra’s own knock is minor and he is likely to recover in time for the semifinals. But, if Power does not make it, T&T could be left with just four full-time defenders available.
Read more: http://www.wired868.com/2012/12/13/shorthanded-warriors-vow-to-fight-against-martinique/

Heights of fu*kery.  It's exactly the reason they allow you to submit a 23-man squad. They registered 20.  Is $ they trying to save so?

[Flex]

Penny wise and pound foolish.... this could cost them the title which is worth 100,000... the payback would have been worth it, no ?

Is right Antigua they playing,,,, not in the US....

Again, poor decision by the TTFF.

So they wanted to bring foreign players; Birchall, Boucaud, Daniel, Edwards and Jones and they feeling hard to pay for 3 locally based to fly from T&T to Antigua.

Backward organization.

[truetrini]

That may or may not be the truth.  The talk about financial concerns, could be just an oversight by the coaches???

[madness1969]

  y??? trinidad soo boy

[D.H.W]

y??? trinidad soo boy

We ain't winning so they don't care. If this was 15 years ago we would have Tv coverage along with gold cup coverage.

[madness1969]

trinidad team needs the support