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Re: TTFA News Thread.
« Reply #390 on: August 14, 2019, 09:43:51 AM »
Even the Vincentian coach reach in de argument to send a "Letter to the Editor". How crazy is that?
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« Reply #391 on: August 14, 2019, 10:00:14 AM »
And according to the TTFA, Jabloteh is representing Trinidad and Tobago at the "U-23 Champions League in Costa Rica".

Not having ah U-23 squad prompts all sorts of errors.

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Re: TTFA News Thread.
« Reply #392 on: August 29, 2019, 12:30:35 AM »
Pathway forward for T&T football.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).


TTFA scraps T-League Commission, appoints 5-member body…

THE T-League commission, led by Lindsay Gillette and including Jamaal Shabazz, Brent Sancho (both Pro League), Keith Look Loy, George Joseph (both Super League) and Anthony Moore (TT Football Association), was yesterday disbanded by the TTFA board.

In a media conference, at the Media Room, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva yesterday, TTFA president David John-Williams announced that a five-member committee has been formed “to investigate the structures and a pathway forward for T&T football, with immediate effect.”

Moore is the only member of the T-League commission who will be part of the new committee. Other members of the committee are Selby Browne (Veterans Footballers Foundation of TT), Julia Baptiste (Pro League), Susan Warrick (Women’s League Football) and Collin Partap (Central Football Association).

Commenting on the disbandment of the T-League commission, which dealt with the proposed merger of the Pro League and Super League, John-Williams said, “This is a situation that needed the attention of the TT Football Association. The Super League (and) the Pro League (are not members) of the TTFA. All the clubs in (both) leagues are members of the TTFA. I felt it very important that we call a meeting to deal with a situation that our members are involved with.

“There has been a lot of stuff bandied in the media as to the state of T&T football. This president was the one who brought UEFA here (in January) to help the professional league. The TT Pro League remains steadfast and committed to the game of football in T&T.”

John-Williams, founder of Pro League champs W Connection, continued, “The owners have invested a tremendous amount of money in the sport, regardless of the amount of money invested by Government. The fortunes of the national team (have) waned as a result of the problems that existed in the TT Pro League.

“There was a parameter that was set out for the Commission to deal with and the Board felt that the Commission did not fulfil its full responsibility, insofar as the task that it was supposed to do. The Board voted to disband the Commission.”

John-Williams stressed, “The responsibility that the committee has, and I say it’s broad, wide and powerful, (are) three things – to consider the proposal by the Super League clubs and the Ascension League about running a second round, to consider the proposal of the TT Pro League in starting the football and having a second division which can mean a seamless transition in terms of an elite football league, and a clear pathway forward for T&T club football. It’s three-fold, and I think two of the three can be achieved within seven days.”

The TTFA boss pointed out, “That committee (will) report back to the board within seven days, with a view of getting football played on the field in the shortest possible time. That date (October 4) seems an ideal date possible to start.” John-Williams did not rule out the prospect of a unified league being formed in the not-too-distant future.

“There was a proposal from the TT Pro League insofar as starting back professional football and inviting the members of the Super League to form a second division,” he said. “This is an opportunity that, if successful, would create a pathway and easy transition in the T-League.”

According to Baptiste, “What we will do with this system is come together as quickly as possible, make whatever recommendations that we think are in the best interests of T&T football. Hopefully it can be done in the quickest way.”

If the committee agrees to continue the Ascension League, will W Connection, North East Stars and Central FC, the last three Pro League champs, be back in the fold and their players considered for national teams? John-Williams replied, “That is a position for the clubs to take, not the TTFA president or its board. It was an invitational tournament and, as far as I’m aware, these clubs chose not to take part.” Finally, John-Williams admitted, “No FIFA Forward monies has been received by the TTFA. The application has been made.”

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Re: TTFA News Thread.
« Reply #393 on: August 29, 2019, 04:31:56 AM »
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Re: TTFA News Thread.
« Reply #394 on: August 29, 2019, 01:55:33 PM »
WATCH: TTFA President David John-Williams promises a plan to fix local football in seven days, but his track record is not encouraging.

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« Reply #395 on: August 29, 2019, 09:16:51 PM »
Has the Emergency Committee lost currency? ::) There was a time somewhere between last week and last month when these 7 days would easily have been construed as an emergency.

(Also, while I find the question regarding the absence of a technical person associated with this 7-day illusory exercise at sober decision-making to be one of merit, I have no sympathy for the coaches or the players on this limited ground ... both groups at this stage of the war dance should have thriving associations that influence policy. Yuh not organized so no seat at the table. Live with the outcomes.)
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« Reply #396 on: August 30, 2019, 02:57:34 AM »
When the leaders have no vision ,the people perish... :banginghead: :banginghead: :banginghead:

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« Reply #397 on: August 31, 2019, 11:58:09 AM »
 ;DGood stuff Seeker.  ;D
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Re: TTFA News Thread.
« Reply #398 on: September 13, 2019, 12:33:27 AM »
TTFA receives $3.6m from Sport Ministry.
By Jelani Beckles (Newsday).


MINISTER of Sport and Youth Affairs Shamfa Cudjoe, along with officials of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and the Sport Company of T&T, met with representatives of the TT Football Association (TTFA) yesterday, to present a cheque valued at TT $3.6 million, for funding of the eight clubs scheduled to participate in the 2019 TT Pro League.

According to release from the ministry, last year, Cabinet made a decision to provide funding to football clubs participating in the TT Pro League for a period of three years. These clubs are Central FC, Caledonia AIA FC, W Connection FC, Point Fortin FC, Club Sando FC, Terminix Rangers, North East Stars FC and San Juan Jabloteh FC.

During the meeting, Cudjoe said football is very powerful tool for youth development in communities and provides many avenues for personal and professional growth. She urged the football fraternity to focus on creating opportunities for our nation’s youth and reminded the TTFA to ensure that clubs are compliant and players are paid outstanding monies due from previous Pro League seasons. She stated that all stakeholders must work diligently to restore confidence in the sport and trust in the football fraternity.

Prior to receiving the cheque, David John-Williams, president of the TT Football Association, expressed sincere appreciation by thanking the Minister and the Government, by extension, for supporting and investing in football.

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« Reply #399 on: September 13, 2019, 02:17:14 AM »
TTFA receives $3.6m from Sport Ministry.
By Jelani Beckles (Newsday).


MINISTER of Sport and Youth Affairs Shamfa Cudjoe, along with officials of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and the Sport Company of T&T, met with representatives of the TT Football Association (TTFA) yesterday, [/b]to present a cheque valued at TT $3.6 million, for funding of the eight clubs scheduled to participate in the 2019 TT Pro League.

According to release from the ministry, last year, Cabinet made a decision to provide funding to football clubs participating in the TT Pro League for a period of three years. These clubs are Central FC, Caledonia AIA FC, W Connection FC, Point Fortin FC, Club Sando FC, Terminix Rangers, North East Stars FC and San Juan Jabloteh FC.

During the meeting, Cudjoe said football is very powerful tool for youth development in communities and provides many avenues for personal and professional growth. She urged the football fraternity to focus on creating opportunities for our nation’s youth and reminded the TTFA to ensure that clubs are compliant and players are paid outstanding monies due from previous Pro League seasons. She stated that all stakeholders must work diligently to restore confidence in the sport and trust in the football fraternity.

Prior to receiving the cheque, David John-Williams, president of the TT Football Association, expressed sincere appreciation by thanking the Minister and the Government, by extension, for supporting and investing in football.

Steups! The MoS was obviously intent on gaining political mileage despite this 'pile-up on the Beetham of a situation' and the imminence of other cars smacking into the wreckage. When it happens, I will stand up loudly and tell yuh I told you so. Why? Not out of poor form or malice, but because a consequence of political mileage is political licks. That tradition should be respected.

ALSO, if the $$$ is going to the Pro League, should not the Pro League officials be the ones at the centre of this show and tell? Political mileage of mutual convenience. Hello, Julia Baptiste? Was it not just days ago that there was a proclamation that the Pro League rejected bringing certain mechanisms under the TTFA and was it not just days ago that the TTFA president made the bombastic statement that the Pro League is not a member of the TTFA etc?There are so many hats being worn in that room, maybe you all won't mind if ah throw one in there too? What? You all have enough hats? It would be like musical chairs? Thought so.

Brings me to this: the committee with the seven day mandate? Is that a standing committee or a committee with continued legs?

Unfortunately Gov't has taken a glacial view of progress in an environment in which the football climate is suffering its own global warming despite denials in the face of empirical evidence to the contrary.

Particularly poor return on investment because you're down to six clubs in the top flight, two of which are state entities. And this circus will nonetheless engage in self-congratulory backslapping, despite the missed opportunity to reorder football more sensibly than through a welfare payment that is propped by belated concerns about improper working conditions and wages, but no retroactive corrective artillery other than a wish and prayer.

If there had been a functioning players association that body would have been placed to negotiate an economic settlement that protected the players while the subvention agreement was being worked out. What we have here is reward for the clubs and fewer clubs in a position to sustain employment in a nominally professional environment and maybe some retrenched workers.

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« Reply #400 on: September 16, 2019, 02:45:53 PM »
National Football Committee to host Symposium on September 21st “Restructuring Football in Trinidad and Tobago”
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The National Football Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, chaired by Mr. Selby Browne, will hold an all-day Symposium on Saturday 21st September at the President ‘s Box of the Queens Park Cricket Club, for restructuring football in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Symposium will start at 9.00am and the Committee will meet with all football stakeholders, the TTFA member Zone Associations, Coaching Academies, Community Minor Leagues, footballers, coaches, referees, administrators, members of technical staff, football fans and supporters.

There would be a panel of Moderators, that includes Mr Deryck Murray, Mr. Elton Prescott, and Mr. Keith Renaud.

Mr. L. Anthony Watkins will be the Facilitator.
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« Reply #401 on: September 16, 2019, 04:31:42 PM »
Unless I am mistaken, today is September 16 ... Yuh mean to say not even September 28 wouldn't have been more suitable for ppl to plan on attending?

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« Reply #402 on: September 16, 2019, 05:02:45 PM »
Unless I am mistaken, today is September 16 ... Yuh mean to say not even September 28 wouldn't have been more suitable for ppl to plan on attending?

Dat would give people too much time.
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« Reply #403 on: September 16, 2019, 08:03:17 PM »
This is like the paving the road in the lead up to constituency elections
THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

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« Reply #404 on: September 17, 2019, 12:30:23 AM »
National Football Committee to host Symposium on September 21st “Restructuring Football in Trinidad and Tobago”
TTFA Media.


The National Football Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, chaired by Mr. Selby Browne, will hold an all-day Symposium on Saturday 21st September at the President ‘s Box of the Queens Park Cricket Club, for restructuring football in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Symposium will start at 9.00am and the Committee will meet with all football stakeholders, the TTFA member Zone Associations, Coaching Academies, Community Minor Leagues, footballers, coaches, referees, administrators, members of technical staff, football fans and supporters.

There would be a panel of Moderators, that includes Mr Deryck Murray, Mr. Elton Prescott, and Mr. Keith Renaud.

Mr. L. Anthony Watkins will be the Facilitator

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« Reply #405 on: September 17, 2019, 06:28:39 AM »
This is like the paving the road in the lead up to constituency elections

So de Oval is de Hilton?

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« Reply #406 on: September 17, 2019, 06:49:44 AM »
Any chance Football Trinidad & Tobago could stream these proceedings to include in real time those literally not in the room? That would be progressive and inclusive.

If that is done, it should also provide for a platform for real-time time submissions to occur from those viewing and listening to the stream.

The upside is you don't have to provide snacks or lunch.

P.S.

We don't want to be told that those not in the room can make submissions before or after because those submissions would lack the context fomented in the moment of the actual proceedings.
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« Reply #407 on: September 17, 2019, 07:04:18 AM »
The National Football Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, chaired by Mr. Selby Browne, will hold an all-day Symposium on Saturday 21st September at the President ‘s Box of the Queens Park Cricket Club, for restructuring football in Trinidad and Tobago.

Is like déjà vu
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« Reply #408 on: September 17, 2019, 12:28:02 PM »
The National Football Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, chaired by Mr. Selby Browne, will hold an all-day Symposium on Saturday 21st September at the President ‘s Box of the Queens Park Cricket Club, for restructuring football in Trinidad and Tobago.

Is like déjà vu
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« Reply #409 on: September 17, 2019, 07:57:39 PM »

LOL. SMH at this messianic bullshit.


And now, more messianic :bs:

“The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is 111 years old in 2019,” said John-Williams. “It was founded on July 23, 1908—the day I was born, July 23rd. Maybe the stars were lined up that I had to be president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association…”

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« Reply #410 on: September 23, 2019, 12:19:01 AM »
TTFA starts restructuring talks with public.
T&T Guardian Reports.


Sev­er­al for­mer na­tion­al play­ers and ad­min­is­tra­tors turned out for the first of four sym­po­siums host­ed by the T&T Foot­ball As­so­ci­a­tion’s Na­tion­al Foot­ball Com­mit­tee at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, on Sat­ur­day.

The com­mit­tee, head­ed by TTFA board mem­ber Sel­by Browne, is tasked with gath­er­ing rec­om­men­da­tions from all stake­hold­ers and the pub­lic for the re­struc­tur­ing foot­ball in Trinidad and To­ba­go.

The top­ics for the six-hour sym­po­sium in­clud­ed: Man­age­ment struc­ture for youth foot­ball; Path­way struc­ture for na­tion­al foot­ball and Ad­min­is­tra­tion.

Browne in his open­ing re­marks em­pha­sised the ur­gent need for change in the way the busi­ness of Trinidad and To­ba­go foot­ball was con­duct­ed.

“We have brought this pan­el to­geth­er to see about the var­i­ous is­sues, gov­er­nance and struc­ture for Trinidad and To­ba­go foot­ball,” he told those gath­ered.

“I wel­come and com­mend all for un­der­stand­ing the im­por­tance for hav­ing this ini­tia­tive start­ed now. We have been giv­en a man­date from the en­tire board of di­rec­tors of the TTFA to have this com­mit­tee with the re­spon­si­bil­i­ty to re­view and re­struc­ture our foot­ball.”

He added: “I take this man­date very se­ri­ous­ly. Our am­bi­tion is to move Trinidad and To­ba­go foot­ball to the num­ber one spot in CON­CA­CAF, a spot we held in the 1974 World Cup Qual­i­fiers.

“We can­not ex­pect to be do­ing the same things and ex­pect dif­fer­ent re­sults. What we have now is a pop­u­la­tion that is hurt­ing for that pas­sion and love for foot­ball and how the busi­ness of foot­ball has been con­duct­ed.”

Browne said the com­mit­tee de­sired to be the change agent for lo­cal foot­ball, not­ing the path­way to this was the re­struc­tur­ing of foot­ball in T&T.

He said the rec­om­men­da­tions made dur­ing the sym­po­sium will be com­piled in­to a re­port for fur­ther re­view and im­ple­men­ta­tion.

The com­mit­tee will host three fur­ther sym­po­siums in the south­ern and east­ern coun­ties dis­trict as well as To­ba­go at dates to be an­nounced.

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« Reply #411 on: September 24, 2019, 12:10:52 PM »

I am 100% for the removal and ousting of DJW but the new President and his team must also have a long term plan on T&T football recovery in the aftermath of hurricane DJW. Its one thing to remove him but even more important that we replace with something better.

Attracting private business investment is very important because the President has to be a good negotiator, he cannot just depend on the Sports ministry for all funding. Youth development is very important, talent recruitment at home and abroad is very important, a new coach one that understand the uphill battle and one that is a proven success, of course we want the TTFA to understand the coach will need their full support in every area so he can have the tools to implement his football system. We need a TTFA that understand professionalism, meaning players and coaches have to be paid and paid on time, travel documents, coordinating match dates, match ticket availability and sales, passport for players are ready..all these things should be managed easily.

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« Reply #412 on: October 01, 2019, 07:38:47 AM »
Dates set for second and third symposiums “Restructuring Football in Trinidad and Tobago”
TTFA Media


The TTFA National Football Committee will hold its second and third Symposiums to receive recommendations for the restructuring of football on Trinidad and Tobago on the following dates at the following locations:

Saturday 5th October 2019
Time: 10am to 4pm.
San Fernando Symposium
Naparima College

Saturday 12th October 2019
Time 10am to 4pm
Tobago Symposium
Works Conference Room,
Old Farm Road,
Shaw Park

The TTFA extends an invitation to all Member Zone Associations, Clubs, Community Minor Leagues, Coaching Academies, footballers, coaches, referees, administrators, members of technical staff, football fans and supporters, the media and football stakeholders, to make meaningful contributions and recommendations for the development of Football in Trinidad and Tobago.
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« Reply #413 on: October 12, 2019, 07:56:58 AM »
Football Executive Programme for the Caribbean successfully held first graduation in Trinidad and Tobago
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To mark the completion of the first edition of the Football Executive Programme for the Caribbean initiated in November 2018, FIFA and the International Centre for Sport Studies (CIES), with the support of the University of the West Indies (UWI), held an official graduation ceremony at the UWI in St-Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. The graduate programme, a new professional development course designed to further enhance football administration across the Caribbean region successfully delivered its first cycle introduced nine months ago.

Incorporating eight modules, the programme mainly focuses on providing senior Caribbean football executives with the necessary knowledge across several key aspects of football administration including strategy, project management, communication, marketing, event management and development.

Aligned with FIFA’s commitment to support and develop football leaders and administrators within Member Associations (MAs), the Football Executive Programme offers a competitive, pluridisciplinar and comprehensive training programme for general secretaries and senior football executives working for the MAs in the CONCACAF region. The academic scheme also includes several intensive practical sessions that enables the stakeholders to benefit from and interact with internationally renowned presenters and experienced professionals, which they will apply within the day-to-day activities of their associations.

During the first part of the day, the graduates presented their projects and answered the queries of the jury and the other participants. The interactive discussions allowed the students to challenge their projects and find solutions to the eventual risks or obstacles involved. To provide more visibility and interactivity to the event, the presentations were live streamed.

A graduation and closing ceremony took place in the evening in the presence of Véron Mosengo-Omba, FIFA Chief Member Associations Officer who congratulated the graduates and expressed his satisfaction: “this successful programme, which was a pilot project, will become a permanent feature and will be disseminated all over the world. The next courses will be held in Dakar, for the French speaking MAs in the region, and later in Port-Elisabeth, for the English speaking ones. We are also delighted to confirm that similar programmes will be soon available for middle management roles. Such courses represent FIFA’s strong commitment to support our MAs through capacity building and professional empowerment.”

The ceremony was attended by Dr. Matteo Tassi, CIES Executive Training Programmes representative, who also shared his gratitude and congratulated the participants and partners involved: “together we have shared our common willingness to advance together, improve football through education and to support its professionalization worldwide. This success also confirms the long-lasting partnership between FIFA, CIES and UWI and our intention to pursue our fruitful collaboration.”

CFU President and CONCACAF Vice President, Randolph Harris, concluded the ceremony by praising the attending graduates and commending FIFA and CIES for their continuous support: “such academic courses create opportunities and help building a common vision among our Caribbean football community. Our region needs professional and educated sports administrators to lead the development agenda and to promote our Caribbean football on the world scene.”

Initiated by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, following his election in 2016, FIFA Forward is FIFA’s flagship development programme and provides tailor-made assistance, training and development opportunities to players, coaches and administrators around the world.

For more information on FIFA Forward and other FIFA football development programmes, please visit https://www.fifa.com/development/index.html

What we heard from the graduates:

“Quite often we tend to forget that what occurs on the field starts in the offices of the member associations. For FIFA and CIES to recognize that initiative and to support the member associations through such capacity courses represents a tremendous opportunity for our Caribbean member associations. Thanks to this programme, we acquired new valuable skills and challenged the way we implement our daily activities”, Mr Oliver Smith, General Secretary, Turks and Caicos Football Association (TCIFA)

“Thanks to the fruitful collaboration among the participants, we will be able to implement the projects developed throughout this programme in our respective MAs. With the help of all the experts who prepared and delivered the different modules, we identified key aspects that need to be taken into consideration to successfully achieve our mandates. We are grateful and look forward to pursuing this collaboration with FIFA, CIES and the UWI in the Caribbean”, Mr Camara David, General Secretary, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA)

“In my opinion the most important aspect of this programme is that it is adapted to each candidate’s profile and professional needs, background and age. This will also help our MA to develop similar programmes for our regional academies and clubs”, Lakeisha Pearson, Competition Clerk, Guyana Football Federation (GFF).
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« Reply #414 on: October 12, 2019, 12:00:34 PM »
How the hell that helping our immediate football problem

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« Reply #415 on: October 13, 2019, 06:42:06 AM »
Reading that article, it seems set up for Chairmen/presidents of football clubs, to then see only FA members in the quotes?

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« Reply #416 on: November 25, 2019, 07:49:50 PM »
Discussions and decisions on first day in office
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The new William Wallace led Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) administration went straight to work today, spending the day at the TTFA head office in Couva in eight hours of meetings intended to help ascertain the actual state of TTFA’s administration and finances.

Wallace and his Vice Presidents  Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Joseph Sam Phillip, met the TTFA office staff, General Secretary Camara David and Finance Manager Tyril Patrick.

The Discussions focused on:

1. Projected income and expenditure to December 31st 2019
2. Current debt
3. Audit of personnel employed by TTFA, including technical staff and contracts
4. Ongoing legal matters
5. Elite football – a new league and TTFA League of Champions
6. CONCACAF NextPlay programme
7. Standing Committees

The following decisions were taken:

1. To stop transactions on all TTFA bank accounts, including online transactions
2. To initiate an audit of the Association’s finances
3. To issue a public invitation to all TTFA creditors to present their claim
4. To close the Home of Football until the necessary State authority approvals and property insurance, which have not been secured to date, are arranged
5. To introduce new security measures for protection of TTFA property
6. To create an Advisory Committee
7. To assign specific roles to the newly elected Vice Presidents – Clynt Taylor (Membership Affairs), Susan Joseph-Warrick (Women’s Football), Joseph Sam Phillip (Security)

The new TTFA administration will keep the public advised of its work.
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New TTFA officers continue work apace
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Newly elected Trinidad and Tobago FA President William Wallace and his team of officers, Vice Presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Joseph Sam Phillip, maintained a high tempo approach to their first days in office with another eight hour meeting today at the FA’s head office in Couva.

The team met with Senior Men’s National Team Manager Richard Piper, and Head Coach Dennis Lawrence. They also met with head of the TTFA Elite Programme Gary St. Rose.

Piper was asked to submit a 2019 Manager’s Report while Lawrence must also submit a technical report, with particular reference to the 2019 Gold Cup and Nations League tournaments. St. Rose was directed to submit a number of documents, including a 2019 report on the Elite Programme and a budget for 2020.

The following matters were also discussed and decisions taken:

1. The resignation of General Secretary Camara David was accepted, effective 30 November. President Wallace will recommend his replacement to the TTFA Board of Directors for approval.

2. Legal cases, thirteen in number, and including the dispute over the Soca Warrior brand with Selwyn Melville and the Sheldon Phillips matter. Actions were agreed to address these matters. The officers will meet next week with the Association’s legal counsel in this regard.

3. The established debt discovered to date is approximately TTD 50 million, including TTD 1.7 million for the unfinished Home of Football. This is expected to increase with outstanding claims being discovered each day.

4. TTFA will host a quarterly Media Round Table to facilitate transparency and cordial relations with the media.

5. Meetings to discuss development matters with TTFA members begin on November 29 with South FA and the Trinidad and Tobago Referees Association on November 30.

6. A letter of congratulation will be sent to Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team player Aubrey David for winning the CONCACAF League with Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica.

7. An Association email domain has been created to ensure all TTFA correspondence remains the property of and accessible to the Association.

8. A letter must be sent to all TTFA members to submit the name of their representative to the TTFA Board of Directors by 6 December.

9. Preliminary discussions commenced regarding the program for the National Under 20 Women’s Team participation in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers scheduled for February 2020.

10. The assessment of the TTFA League of Champions was completed.

TTFA’s officers meet again on Friday November 29.
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« Reply #418 on: November 27, 2019, 05:06:33 PM »
I hope Lawrence and co gets fired Friday.
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New TTFA officers continue work apace
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Newly elected Trinidad and Tobago FA President William Wallace and his team of officers, Vice Presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Joseph Sam Phillip, maintained a high tempo approach to their first days in office with another eight hour meeting today at the FA’s head office in Couva.

The team met with Senior Men’s National Team Manager Richard Piper, and Head Coach Dennis Lawrence. They also met with head of the TTFA Elite Programme Gary St. Rose.

Piper was asked to submit a 2019 Manager’s Report while Lawrence must also submit a technical report, with particular reference to the 2019 Gold Cup and Nations League tournaments. St. Rose was directed to submit a number of documents, including a 2019 report on the Elite Programme and a budget for 2020.

The following matters were also discussed and decisions taken:

1. The resignation of General Secretary Camara David was accepted, effective 30 November. President Wallace will recommend his replacement to the TTFA Board of Directors for approval.

2. Legal cases, thirteen in number, and including the dispute over the Soca Warrior brand with Selwyn Melville and the Sheldon Phillips matter. Actions were agreed to address these matters. The officers will meet next week with the Association’s legal counsel in this regard.

3. The established debt discovered to date is approximately TTD 50 million, including TTD 1.7 million for the unfinished Home of Football. This is expected to increase with outstanding claims being discovered each day.

4. TTFA will host a quarterly Media Round Table to facilitate transparency and cordial relations with the media.

5. Meetings to discuss development matters with TTFA members begin on November 29 with South FA and the Trinidad and Tobago Referees Association on November 30.

6. A letter of congratulation will be sent to Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team player Aubrey David for winning the CONCACAF League with Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica.

7. An Association email domain has been created to ensure all TTFA correspondence remains the property of and accessible to the Association.

8. A letter must be sent to all TTFA members to submit the name of their representative to the TTFA Board of Directors by 6 December.

9. Preliminary discussions commenced regarding the program for the National Under 20 Women’s Team participation in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers scheduled for February 2020.

10. The assessment of the TTFA League of Champions was completed.

TTFA’s officers meet again on Friday November 29.

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In defence of TTFA president Williams
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THE EDITOR: Many uncomplimentary things have been said of the TTFA and articles written by the same journalists in different newspapers. I sometimes wonder if we live in the same country.

Reference here is strictly to David John Williams (DJW), esteemed president of the vitriolic TTFA. All DJW has done in his four years as head is to provide the leadership so absent in our country by delivering – and not old talk and lacouray.

After inheriting an asset of $147,000 and millions of dollars in debt and unpaid bills after 100 years of the TTFA, he now has delivered assets to the TTFA of close to $120 million.

He has in the Couva Sports City brought on stream the only revenue-generating sports facility in the country. Go see the sports and entertainment centre, the hotel, the TTFA Home of Football.

In 100 years of football we never had a home. We were kicked out of premises a couple years ago with not even an orphanage to go to.

Due to his unrelenting voluntary efforts which entailed many sleepless nights and an abundance of abuse from certain individuals, he was finally able to get a financial audit done for FIFA, which previous administrations failed to produce for reasons best known to them.

Out of this piece of work came the resurrection of the good name of the T&T Football Association, which had been dragged through the mud in previous international scandals.

This audit cleared the way for FIFA to trust DJW with the flagship project of FIFA of designing and building the Home of Football. This project did not go to Jamaica or Mexico or the Bahamas.

When one considers that the Chinese did not do this but locals and in one year, we have to wonder why the verbal venom is directed towards DJW just for doing such a great job. This project is a dream come true for local football, for the future of this country.

One has to wonder if the petty North vs South nonsense is at play here as the journalists who persist in their pious design in the persecution campaign which they wage against him all come from the North and, as I understand, are friends of some of the previous administrators who once again seek to put the TTFA back in a dark hole. DJW is from Santa Flora and went to Naps.

We are all too happy to sing the praises of outsiders yet when people we know, we have taught, we meet in church, we play mas and party with, visit at Christmas and Divali and Eid etc, our own family, we go out of our way to destroy their work and trivialise their achievements. We insult them and get their friends in the media to wage a campaign against them.

DJW has done it. Whatever his methods, he has delivered a world class facility within budget and on time – and despite court injunctions and orchestrated frustrations and innuendoes about irregularities, all of which have been proven to be lies.

So the next time you see a negative article about David John Williams, think and ask your self why.

VAL RAMSINGH via e-mail

I guess each week from now until November we are going to be treated to submissions of this kind. They all have the same characteristic pattern and tone and curiously echo the TTFA president's cadence in interviews and conversations.

Whatever his methods, huh?

Incidentally, Homes of Football were not invented by David John-Williams. They exist all across the world in various forms. I've had the fortune of having been to several and all have had their share of detracting voices, politicization and financial transparency concerns. We are not on novel ground.

Ideally, FIFA wants each member association to have its own home and field of dreams. There isn't a bidding war among federations to secure one. ("This project did not go to Jamaica or Mexico or the Bahamas.) And Mexico, for one, is not lacking in this area. It has an impressive facility in Toluca tucked away from public view. The writer is disingenuously attempting to give the impression that T&T received some special bounty. We did not. We are late in the dance because we forfeited the excellent centre we had.

Here's a question an inquiring mind should ask: how state of the art is the Home of Football?

If DJW knew that the responsibility of being TTFA president was beyond his competence perhaps he should have petitioned to focus on contributing to infrastructural projects. In some ways he would have been a better general-secretary than he has been president.

Speaking of irregularities, here's another question for an inquiring mind: when DJW conducts TTFA business via his personal email account how indicative of accountability and best practice is that? How would anyone else in the organization obtain an appreciation of those aspects of official business? How is a successor to treat with those gaps in information?

And on the North vs South divide, have you missed the stones DJW threw into this arena? Surely you jest.


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