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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #30 on: May 19, 2014, 03:34:28 AM »
Queen's Baton Relay: Life at the bottom of Fifa's rankings
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In a little under two months the Fifa World Cup returns to Brazil and the globe will be gripped by football fever, spare a thought for one nation who are languishing at the bottom of the rankings.

One quick glance at Fifa's most recent list  and you will find the Turks and Caicos Islands at position 207.

They share the honour of being officially the world's worst international side with Bhutan and San Marino.
It's a fact that Craig Harrington cannot avoid, yet holds no relevance to the change he is trying to bring to the Caribbean island.

In January, the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association appointed former LA Galaxy youth coach Harrington as their new technical director of football.

"People look at that ranking number and they see where we are in the world, I look at it as a false number" explains Harrington.

"It's not something that I am judged by and it's not something that will judge how successful we are here."

He succeeds fellow Brit Matthew Green in the post and wants to bring a new football direction to the British Overseas territory

Their football development was put into focus with the arrival of the Queen's Baton Relay on the islands.

The preliminary qualification rounds of the Caribbean Cup begin on the 28th May and provide the short term focus for Turks and Caicos, and chance to move up the FIFA rankings.

"We are excited about the Caribbean Cup - I believe we have a good chance," reveals Harrington.

They are joined in their qualification group with Aruba, British Virgin Islands and French Guiana.

The tournament also serves as a qualifier to the Concacaf Gold Cup  .

"The players we have in the current pool can take us to the next step.

"Our goal is to get out of our group. I think it is attainable. If we get six points from the three games, that would be a huge success.

"I want to use the performance to inspire our youth players and give them a goal for the future."
Achieving that target would ensure the greatest football achievement in Turks and Caicos history and potentially a move from the dreaded bottom position in the rankings.

A former youth player at Swindon Town and Oxford United, Harrington had coached youth teams in the US for over a decade.

Before joining Turks and Caicos, Harrington was a coach at David Beckham's former club LA Galaxy. He explained his football philosophy is influenced by his time with the MLS side.

"I learnt a lot from watching Bruce Arena's first team coaching and Curt Onalfo, who is the Galaxy Two head coach. He has been a big influence on my career and is a mentor to me. "

His long-term plan for a football revolution on the islands will begin at a grassroots level.

"We are trying to create the culture and the infrastructure, so we can get young players playing and give them an opportunity to get off the island and play in different countries," he explains.

"Currently we have six players playing in America. We have one player who played professional in Gavin Glinton, who played in the MLS.

"We are investing in our coaching at grassroots level for the Under-11s, 15s and 16s. There are some really good players here.

"We want to get more players playing in the American college system, and they will help the national team.

"My personal measuring stick will be under-15 level. From there that will turn into under-20s and hopefully they can make the Olympics."

There might be light at the end of the tunnel for Fifa's bottom ranking team.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #31 on: May 19, 2014, 03:40:50 AM »
Anyone else super-excited? Or am I being sad as usual :p

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #32 on: May 28, 2014, 09:08:17 PM »
I'm excited too, but I can't find any information about the games even though they are two days away

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #33 on: May 29, 2014, 09:11:00 AM »
I'm excited too, but I can't find any information about the games even though they are two days away

Welcome to the forums :)

Follow this twitter feed; https://twitter.com/caribbeanftbl

He's pretty up-to-date with these things. Also, the wiki page has a fair amount of info; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Caribbean_Cup_qualification

The next week will sort out the bottom 7 ranked teams in the Caribbean in the first phase of qualifying :)

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #34 on: May 30, 2014, 11:30:28 AM »
Today's Fixtures

Group 1
Montserrat v US Virgin Islands
at Blakes Estate, Montserrat, 19:00 UTC (-4)
(Bonaire not playing)

Group 2
French Guiana v British Virgin Islands
at Trinidad Stadium, Aruba, 18:30 UTC (-4)
Aruba v Turks and Caicos Islands at Trinidad Stadium, Aruba, 20:30 UTC (-4)

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #35 on: May 30, 2014, 12:27:39 PM »
Antiguan FA might be streaming Group A matches, check this twitter feed if you're interested in watching Montserrat v the US Virgin Islands :); https://twitter.com/caribbeanftbl

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #36 on: May 30, 2014, 12:40:18 PM »
https://twitter.com/AntiguaFA/status/472447013879963649

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Breaking: CFU will be streaming Montserrat versus USVI tonight on their website.  @CFUOfficial

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #37 on: May 30, 2014, 02:14:53 PM »
Stream for the Aruban games;

http://www.livestream.com/avbaruba

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #38 on: May 30, 2014, 03:23:40 PM »
thanks for the links! lookin forward to the matches tonight

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #39 on: May 30, 2014, 04:01:23 PM »
French Guyana vs BVI about to start!

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #40 on: May 30, 2014, 04:13:05 PM »

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #41 on: May 30, 2014, 04:19:50 PM »
French Guy. 1-0. Penalty

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #42 on: May 30, 2014, 04:39:35 PM »
Ah think Bernard Lama is at the helm of FG ... apparently he coaches the 17s and up.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #43 on: May 30, 2014, 04:52:34 PM »
There's a name I haven't heard in a while!

1-0 to French Guiana at half time, mostly scrappy, BVI should be happy they haven't conceded more. FGU's superior fitness is the major factor - midfielders are noticeably quicker

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #44 on: May 30, 2014, 05:39:40 PM »
FG 5, BVI 0 81'

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #45 on: May 30, 2014, 05:47:03 PM »
I had no idea that Carib Cup start already.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #46 on: May 30, 2014, 05:49:11 PM »
BVI is no match for Fr. Guy.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #47 on: May 30, 2014, 05:50:09 PM »
6 zip!!!

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #48 on: May 30, 2014, 06:00:52 PM »
French Guiana 6, British Virgin Isliands 0 FT
Montserrat v the U.S. Virgin Islands 0-0 HT

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #49 on: May 30, 2014, 06:19:20 PM »
Aruba vs Turks&Caicos has plenty action, early. Lively affair!!

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #50 on: May 30, 2014, 06:22:43 PM »
Is the commentary in Papiamento?

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #51 on: May 30, 2014, 06:28:37 PM »
Damn nice football from both teams, 0-0.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #52 on: May 30, 2014, 06:35:07 PM »
Oehlers, Linkers, Nouwen. nice players!

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #53 on: May 30, 2014, 06:40:43 PM »
Aruba 1-0.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #54 on: May 30, 2014, 06:46:39 PM »
That Aruban fwd throw way a couple sitters. Surprising how naive these guys are on offside movement.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #55 on: May 30, 2014, 06:58:41 PM »
Turks has potential. I fancy them more than Aruba.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #56 on: May 30, 2014, 07:03:40 PM »
Montserrat 1, USVI 0 FT

the commentators said Montserrat had 19 SG. The USVI keeper kept a number of goals out and kept his team in this one.

Aruba 1, Turks & Caicos 0 HT

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #57 on: May 30, 2014, 08:04:29 PM »
Aruba 1 - TC 0 FT.

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #58 on: June 01, 2014, 02:01:52 PM »
Tonight more Caribbean football!!

Bonaire v The US Virgin Island (19:00 local, 00:00 GMT) (Group A) will be streamed on the CFU Website (curtesy of the Antiguan FA) - http://cfufootball.org/index.php/latest-news/9416-men-s-caribbean-cup-2014-streaming


French Guiana v Turks and Caicos Island (18:30 local, 11:30 GMT) (Group B) will be streamed curtesy of the Aruban FA - http://www.livestream.com/avbaruba

Second on that stream - Aruba v British Virgin Islands (20:30 local, 01:30 GMT) - http://www.livestream.com/avbaruba

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Re: 2014 Caribbean Cup Thread
« Reply #59 on: June 01, 2014, 04:57:16 PM »
TCA v FGU started early! 1-0 to FGU at half time. TCA's keeper got injured and they didn't bring a sub keeper! Turbyfield (a striker) is in goal and even went up the pitch to take a free kick

 

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