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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #330 on: April 24, 2020, 03:56:50 PM »
De question is, if a miracle happen and Wallace win, what will be his plan?

He have ZERO money.

We have no financial sponsorship especially with this coronavirus killing companies pockets.

Not sure if they lose de Avec contract.

FIFA will not give them yearly grant because it go be spite wok.

Why they just didn't hush they mouth, take de little they have, work with de minister of sports, fix de blasted hotel and get on with de wok.

This Robert Hadad fella have money?

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #331 on: April 24, 2020, 04:38:37 PM »
De question is, if a miracle happen and Wallace win, what will be his plan?

He have ZERO money.

We have no financial sponsorship especially with this coronavirus killing companies pockets.

Not sure if they lose de Avec contract.

FIFA will not give them yearly grant because it go be spite wok.

Why they just didn't hush they mouth, take de little they have, work with de minister of sports, fix de blasted hotel and get on with de wok.

This Robert Hadad fella have money?



Hadco received many life lines from the govt... those govt contracts have made these mediocre businessmen billionaires and worth a lot..

Can Hadad fund TT football through the govt? Yes he can

Will he be a puppet and controlled? Yes he will

Does that guarantee a progressive ttfa, no it doesn’t ... that is left to be seen, especially given the underhanded nature they used to seize power from a democratically elected board

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #332 on: April 24, 2020, 07:11:05 PM »
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Businessman and former club owner Arthur Suite is urging ousted Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace to call off legal action against FIFA for sidelining him and his executive.

“Sorry, Mr William Wallace. I have tried very hard but have failed to come up with a reason that I can support your actions to oppose FIFA’s appointment of a “normalisation committee”, Suite wrote in an open letter yesterday.

In his letter, Suite was clear in his view that FIFA was not the enemy.

“Sorry, Mr Wallace, but your fight is not against FIFA but the state of the bankrupt TTFA that you inherited,” he wrote.

In the late 1970s and early ‘80s Suite, the owner of Aviation Services Limited, was the driving force behind the establishment of the Trinidad and Tobago Premier Soccer League, an attempt at professional football that was shortlived.

In his letter, Suite suggested that Wallace’s team would lose their case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Noting that the Act of Parliament granted the TTFA the right to regulate and control football in the country under FIFA, he argued that in so doing, it surrendered all the TTFA’s rights to the world body.

Suite also described the local FA as bankrupt, with a debt of approximately US$5.5 million that it is unable to liquidate. He added, “...and as such, this debt affects TTFA’s ability to operate on a daily/monthly basis without one of its creditors seeking and obtaining judgment against the TTFA and the threat of one of its creditors foreclosing on the TTFA. This could be a major embarrassment, not only to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago but to FIFA as well.”

The TTFA’s current debt actually lies in the vicinity of US$7 million.

Suite stated it was well known that the TTFA’s financial state was not created by Wallace and his executive but he added that no one knew how Wallace intended to liquidate the organisation’s massive debt.

The former football promoter then raised the question of whether it was more than that debt that prompted FIFA to move against Wallace and his executive.

“Was there such an insurmountable problem after the official opening of this joint venture, ‘Home of Football Hotel’ between FIFA and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago that caused the closure of this Football Hotel immediately after Mr Wallace was elected into office?” he asked.

“Could Mr Wallace not have fixed this problem quietly, quickly and peacefully in order to save any embarrassment to (the) FIFA president, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, the Minister of Sport and the former president of TTFA who attended the official opening of the Hotel?” Suite continued, adding: “It’s the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.”

Suite added:”TTFA is totally dependent on finances from FIFA and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, and as such the TTFA cannot be disrespectful at any time to FIFA or the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.”

He urged the Wallace-led executive to withdraw its action, accept change and “do what is best” for the country’s football.

I would like to read Arthur Suite's letter in the original, not merely excerpts. Someone post it nah.
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #333 on: April 24, 2020, 11:26:57 PM »
Suite selling out now?

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #334 on: April 25, 2020, 05:43:38 AM »
De question is, if a miracle happen and Wallace win, what will be his plan?

He have ZERO money.

We have no financial sponsorship especially with this coronavirus killing companies pockets.

Not sure if they lose de Avec contract.

FIFA will not give them yearly grant because it go be spite wok.

Why they just didn't hush they mouth, take de little they have, work with de minister of sports, fix de blasted hotel and get on with de wok.

This Robert Hadad fella have money?
my point exactly sam. Wallace should have known better than to show his cards together with his side kick look loy who was fighting with sancho, fighting with fenwick making and news every week for bull crap.

they should have known when that fat bore pig left the HOF steaming like a pressure cooker after his defeat that they weren’t gonna see the last of him, and sure enough his fat ugly hoofs are written all over this action by FIFA. Wallace made a lot of bad moves, I’m still supporting him though.
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #335 on: April 25, 2020, 05:50:56 AM »
Suite selling out now?
thats what you call it, I thought it was the national past time in la trinity to sell your soul for bread and water?just look at all the most influential peop,e in the foot all world who came out the wood work to support fifa over this move. I wonder if they would have supported FIFA if they had done this to DJW? just saying.
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #336 on: April 25, 2020, 07:04:35 AM »
FIFA: Normalisation committee chosen through ‘interviews’
By Narissa Fraser (Newsday).


THE WORLD’S governing body for football – FIFA – said the members of the normalisation committee it appointed to the TT Football Association (TTFA) were chosen through a “series of interviews.”

On March 17, FIFA announced the committee was appointed owing to the TTFA’s “low financial management methods” and “a massive debt.”

T&T is not the first to have such an appointment, with countries like Ghana, Argentina, Guyana, Greece, Uruguay, Egypt and many others having experienced this type of intervention by FIFA.

The decision follows article 8:2 of FIFA’s statutes which states, “Executive bodies of member associations may under exceptional circumstances be removed from office by the council in consultation with the relevant confederation and replaced by a normalisation committee for a specific period of time.”

But the article does not indicate how these committee members are chosen.

At the head is businessman Robert Hadad as chairman, with Judy Daniel as his deputy and Nigel Romano as a member.

In response to an e-mail, FIFA spokesperson Thayssa Plum told Newsday, “The members of a Normalisation Committee are chosen through a series of interviews with different candidates. In this case, the interviews were conducted by delegates from FIFA and Concacaf. During that process, it is ensured that the members that compose the Normalisation Committee have different profiles, perform their duties with neutrality and gather the necessary competencies to temporarily lead the federation in question.

“In line with the FIFA governance regulations, all members of the normalisation committee are subject to an eligibility check, and none of its members are eligible for any of the open positions in the elections under any circumstances.”

But the article also does not indicate or define what “exceptional circumstances” are.

Many of the other countries who have had such intervention were revealed to have corruption within their football associations. And in T&T’s case – financial woes.

Asked for clarity on this, Plum referred Newsday to FIFA’s initial press release on the appointment of the committee. She pointed out the quote, “The decision follows the recent FIFA/Concacaf fact-finding mission to T&T to assess, together with an independent auditor, the financial situation of TTFA.

“The mission found that extremely low overall financial management methods, combined with a massive debt, have resulted in the TTFA facing a very real risk of insolvency and illiquidity. Such a situation is putting at risk the organisation and development of football in the country and corrective measures need to be applied urgently.”

FIFA had previously indicated the committee will consist of five members in total, and that it would “appoint two more members in the coming days.” No further announcements have since been made.

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Time for CFU Solidarity and stand-up for TTFA
« Reply #337 on: April 26, 2020, 08:10:13 AM »
Time for CFU Solidarity and stand-up for TTFA
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FIFA (world football's governing body) for the sport ousted the four-month-old, democratically-elected executive body of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, led by President William Wallace, on March 17, 2020, and replaced it with a Normalizing Committee, ten days later. This action has far-reaching implications and eventually dire consequences for Caribbean football. The dictatorial action by FIFA against a CFU (Caribbean Football Union) member without consulting the Caribbean regional body reveals the absolute lack of respect for and a condescending attitude towards the region's football administrators. Those who believe that this FIFA move is a one-off situation is myopic and had better think again.

FIFA's action against Trinidad and Tobago stemmed from relatively moot reasons; the main charge was that the four-month-old Wallace executive body had no proper debt relief plan in place for the reportedly TT$50 million debt inherited from the previous administration led by David John-Williams, who campaigned for the recently-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino. The Wallace group's actions in office pale in comparison to the performance of the previous administration.

Thanks to the John-Williams administration, Trinidad and Tobago football is now nothing short of a calamity; the once Caribbean powerhouse Soca Warriors is now a debt-ridden organization that can't win a Gold Cup contest. The signature achievement - Home of Football - was inoperable until the government recently made improvements for it to host COVID-19 quarantine victims and use it as a step-down facility. FIFA bias is prevalent in this fiasco!

The world body's actions could lead to dictated leaderships in the region in the future, with very limited autonomy for CFU member associations.

Here is an analogy of FIFA's action that hits home: someone comes into your house, accuses your child of wrongdoing and without your consultation, proceeds to severely punish that child in your presence and neither you nor anyone else in your household could defend your child; neither you nor anyone else in your family could even render a word as to the extent of the punishment or even to suggest a form of discipline in the matter.

This is a weak household with no love in that family. This weak house will eventually crumble!

CFU, where's the love among the family? Where's the strength in the household? Where is the pride? Where is the solidarity?

CFU was virtually absent in this fiasco because we can't answer the aforementioned questions. CFU should have been in the position to strongly influence FIFA's decision; we should have demanded that FIFA act in good faith and instruct its Normalization Committee to work with the newly-elected executive body to develop a plan to solve the debt problem and review the statues and meet other FIFA suggestions. This would have allowed the legally elected William Wallace administration the time to work through the calamity it faced, to kick-start Trinidad and Tobago football. Sentiment would have favoured FIFA. Instead, FIFA's embarrassment of Trinidad and Tobago is an affront to the entire Caribbean; this is a portend.

Caribbean football administrators have to get their house in order and there is no better opportune time than now.

CFU president, Randy Harris, must show strong leadership instead of a defeatist attitude; he must cultivate Caribbean solidarity and remind FIFA that our collective 25 votes could determine the FIFA presidency; CONCACAF will also get the message (Past CFU administrators have discouraged CFU block voting, which is a mistake).

The only thing FIFA respects is the power of the vote, and we are 25-votes strong, and we must wield this power every four years. Our vote is the only strong leverage that we have to ensure progress in our football until we can consistently beat the top CONCACAF teams and send at least two Caribbean teams to every World Cup. With success comes power!

Caribbean Solidarity is the only way that we will control our destiny! Solidarity means to forgo the complacency caused by FIFA funds and take on initiatives to do for ourselves, guard our autonomy and have the ability to survive FIFA recriminations and consequences. CFU must find ways to finance its tournaments at every level and with every gender; we should constantly seek corporate funding for progress and not settle only for the provisions of CONCACAF. We're in a lull because of the Nations Cup tournament, a good competition, but more games do not translate to more opportunities for major tournaments like the Gold Cup and World Cup.

Let's not be fooled. We must wake up and realize that this FIFA/CONCACAF supported action is an attempt to make minimizing CFU appear to be inadvertent! Today, Trinidad and Tobago, tomorrow, who? CFU must support our family member, Trinidad and Tobago, today, tomorrow support another!

A show of solidarity will send a message to the Court of Arbitration (CAS) and the rest. We must begin to assert ourselves to have a say in CONCACAF; we have the COLLECTIVE vote. Let's remember how Jack Warner became powerful in world football.

Our history is one of struggle against colonialism; the struggle must continue against neo-colonialism. Solidarity is our only hope for progress.

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Patrick Horne, who resides in New York, is an author, sports administrator and football coach.
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TTFA staff desperate
« Reply #338 on: April 26, 2020, 08:30:32 AM »
TTFA staff desperate
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)


US$1.25 million in financial relief is coming to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association this week and staff are desperate for it, but an obstacle is presented by the legal wrangle for control of the Association’s assets between the ousted executive, led by president William Wallace, and the Robert Hadad-chaired FIFA normalisation committee.

This week, the TTFA stands to receive its full 2020 allotment after FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed on Friday it would release emergency funding to all its 211 member associations. The money will be emergency relief against the Covid-19 pandemic that has ground sport worldwide to a halt.

With month’s end coming, TTFA General secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, who is working with the normalisation committee at FIFA’s request, yesterday highlighted the immediate need for financial relief. TTFA office staff have not received salary in two months and technical staff, even longer.

“Now that it is official, they (staff) have started calling me,” Ramdhan stated. “A lot of them had been calling me since day before yesterday.”

FIFA had withheld TTFA funding, due in January, while it probed concerns it had within the TTFA. Following its probe, FIFA intervened in the running of Trinidad and Tobago football, presumably through its US$7m debt situation, and appointed a normalisation committee after deposing the TTFA executive. The ousted executive is fighting FIFA’s intervention through an appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

Yesterday, Hadad did not respond to either telephone call or WhatsApp message as the Express sought comment. Ramdhan, however, feels a burden will be lifted if they can get some money to staff.

“I will like the staff to be paid. The technical staff as well,” stated the former FIFA referee who through his own initiative, borrowed money to pay salaries the last time staff received money, which was at the end of February.

“I went out of my way to pay the staff because I understand the need for money to help their families. I also wrote the technical staff a letter to be a little more patient until our funding came through,” Ramdhan declared.

Hadad has several times in the past also highlighted an urgent need to pay salaries and Ramdhan revealed he had already furnished him with contracts for staff and technical staff. Now, in the midst of a legal wrangle for control of the TTFA accounts listed with First Citizens Bank, there is the hint that because it is FIFA money, they will likely deposit the money in a new local banking account which their normalisation committee chairman Hadad can access.

“All I can say is, if we can’t use the accounts then we can’t get the money, and then plan B should be an alternative account,” Ramdhan said, adding, “especially in the interest of the staff at this time because the staff will be the biggest commitment we have, apart from debt.”

Ramdhan revealed that he had received a FIFA email informing of Infantino’s plans as early as two weeks ago.

“They did indicate they will send all the money. Normally, we would receive it in two disbursements - one in January and one in July,” he explained. “FIFA’S decision is to send the entire thing because they appreciated that without football being played, there will be no income from gates from football; match fees from friendly internationals. They appreciate that we would need money to keep going in these serious times.”

A FIFA release issued yesterday stated that as part of the measure, all remaining entitlements of member associations to operational costs under the Forward 2.0 Programme will be released in full for the years 2019 and 2020. In particular, the release of the second instalment of operational costs for 2020, which was originally due in July, will be paid immediately. Under normal circumstances, FIFA’s member associations would have only received the full amount of the contribution upon fulfillment of specific criteria, which have now been waived.

President Infantino said it was FIFA’s duty to support those experiencing severe financial distress.

“This is the first step of a far-reaching financial relief plan we are developing to respond to the emergency across the whole football community. Together with our stakeholders, we are assessing the losses and we are working on the most appropriate and effective tools to implement the other stages of this relief plan.”
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #339 on: April 27, 2020, 04:25:41 AM »
TTFA staff desperate
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)


US$1.25 million in financial relief is coming to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association this week and staff are desperate for it, but an obstacle is presented by the legal wrangle for control of the Association’s assets between the ousted executive, led by president William Wallace, and the Robert Hadad-chaired FIFA normalisation committee.

This week, the TTFA stands to receive its full 2020 allotment after FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed on Friday it would release emergency funding to all its 211 member associations. The money will be emergency relief against the Covid-19 pandemic that has ground sport worldwide to a halt.

With month’s end coming, TTFA General secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, who is working with the normalisation committee at FIFA’s request, yesterday highlighted the immediate need for financial relief. TTFA office staff have not received salary in two months and technical staff, even longer.

“Now that it is official, they (staff) have started calling me,” Ramdhan stated. “A lot of them had been calling me since day before yesterday.”

FIFA had withheld TTFA funding, due in January, while it probed concerns it had within the TTFA. Following its probe, FIFA intervened in the running of Trinidad and Tobago football, presumably through its US$7m debt situation, and appointed a normalisation committee after deposing the TTFA executive. The ousted executive is fighting FIFA’s intervention through an appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

Yesterday, Hadad did not respond to either telephone call or WhatsApp message as the Express sought comment. Ramdhan, however, feels a burden will be lifted if they can get some money to staff.

“I will like the staff to be paid. The technical staff as well,” stated the former FIFA referee who through his own initiative, borrowed money to pay salaries the last time staff received money, which was at the end of February.

“I went out of my way to pay the staff because I understand the need for money to help their families. I also wrote the technical staff a letter to be a little more patient until our funding came through,” Ramdhan declared.

Hadad has several times in the past also highlighted an urgent need to pay salaries and Ramdhan revealed he had already furnished him with contracts for staff and technical staff. Now, in the midst of a legal wrangle for control of the TTFA accounts listed with First Citizens Bank, there is the hint that because it is FIFA money, they will likely deposit the money in a new local banking account which their normalisation committee chairman Hadad can access.

“All I can say is, if we can’t use the accounts then we can’t get the money, and then plan B should be an alternative account,” Ramdhan said, adding, “especially in the interest of the staff at this time because the staff will be the biggest commitment we have, apart from debt.”

Ramdhan revealed that he had received a FIFA email informing of Infantino’s plans as early as two weeks ago.

“They did indicate they will send all the money. Normally, we would receive it in two disbursements - one in January and one in July,” he explained. “FIFA’S decision is to send the entire thing because they appreciated that without football being played, there will be no income from gates from football; match fees from friendly internationals. They appreciate that we would need money to keep going in these serious times.”

A FIFA release issued yesterday stated that as part of the measure, all remaining entitlements of member associations to operational costs under the Forward 2.0 Programme will be released in full for the years 2019 and 2020. In particular, the release of the second instalment of operational costs for 2020, which was originally due in July, will be paid immediately. Under normal circumstances, FIFA’s member associations would have only received the full amount of the contribution upon fulfillment of specific criteria, which have now been waived.

President Infantino said it was FIFA’s duty to support those experiencing severe financial distress.

“This is the first step of a far-reaching financial relief plan we are developing to respond to the emergency across the whole football community. Together with our stakeholders, we are assessing the losses and we are working on the most appropriate and effective tools to implement the other stages of this relief plan.”

Wth Ramdhan sell out as well?

Well, the progress really gone down the drain, if he turned against Wallace..

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Wallace wants to sign TTFA cheques
« Reply #340 on: April 27, 2020, 11:10:16 AM »
Wallace wants to sign TTFA cheques
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)


Robert Hadad, head of the FIFA's normalisation committee, could have the final say on whether the staff of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) as well as the technical staff, could be paid by next week.

The staff of the TTFA has not been paid for March and April, and its general secretary had to borrow money to pay its salaries for February.

There is a legal wrangle between former president William Wallace and FIFA's Normalisation committee for the TTFA accounts. Attorney for Wallace, Matthew GW Gayle, in a second letter to TTFA bankers First Citizens Bank (FCB) on Thursday, gave the bank until today to respond to a request which was made last Monday after a letter was sent to the institution, three days earlier.

This latest development between the normalisation committee and the ousted football association's executive, which is headed by Wallace, means that the staff may have to wait much longer before they can be paid.

However, yesterday Wallace told Guardian Media Sports that he's willing to perform all his duties as TTFA president in the interest of ensuring the payment of staff from monies which the organisation is expecting from FIFA, the world governing body for the sport.

Wallace and his vice presidents Clynt Taylor, Sam Phillips and Susan Joseph-Warrick are challenging FIFA over its March 27 appointment of the normalisation committee to run the affairs of T&T football, through the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The former officers believe that handing over the TTFA accounts to the normalisation committee is an act of surrendering their challenge. Wallace's role for the payment of workers is one of a signatory, once all documentation has been prepared and signed by TTFA finance manager Tyril Patrick.

The other signatory to the accounts is former general secretary Azaad Khan since new general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan did not officially receive the position as a signatory, following the United TTFA victory during the TTFA annual general meeting (AGM) on November 24, last year.

Wallace told Guardian Media Sports yesterday that he is willing to be a signatory to the payment of staff but was not willing to give up his power of being a signatory or change his signatories on the TTFA accounts.

FIFA recently announced that it was handing over grants to its member associations, particularly those in need of help during the current COVID-19 pandemic environment. It also announced that a FIFA Relief Fund will also be accessible to vulnerable member associations.

This means the embattled football association is in line to receive US$1.2 million (an estimated TT$6.7million), plus a CONCACAF US$160,000 grant, as well as an unknown amount for the relief fund once the parties (Hadad/FIFA and Wallace) can agree on how it can be done.

Payment of funds by FIFA is usually done on Wednesdays and Fridays, which means the sport's governing body can release the cheques by this week but office and technical staff members will have to wait for a further three to four days before monies can show up in their accounts.

Guardian Media Sports made calls to Hadad's phone but they went unanswered.

Guardian Media Sports then sent messages to Hadad which asked: "If he would consider an option by Wallace for the TTFA account to be used for the FIFA transfer of funds. Wallace has said he is willing to put his signature to sign off for payment of TTFA staff but was not willing to change his signatories, is that something you will consider?"

The message was read but Hadad did not respond.

Meanwhile, a member of the TTFA who wished to remain anonymous, said he believed it was a good proposal for Wallace to remain as a signatory to the account in the interest of the staff being paid.

He told Guardian Media Sports the situation is a workable one although FIFA can choose to wire the monies into Hadad's personal account if it did not want to use the signatories of the former executives. He noted that because it is unsure of how long the legal battle between TTFA and FIFA will take place, the staff members will be unable to take care of their families for an indefinite period.

There is another method that could work, but it would also cement the "colonial or protectorate" argument that they might not want to go down that road. But it would get the current coaches paid and allow cherry-picking of prioritizing debts in the short-term.
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #341 on: April 27, 2020, 12:00:50 PM »
Wallace wants to sign TTFA cheques
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)


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He told Guardian Media Sports the situation is a workable one although FIFA can choose to wire the monies into Hadad's personal account if it did not want to use the signatories of the former executives. He noted that because it is unsure of how long the legal battle between TTFA and FIFA will take place, the staff members will be unable to take care of their families for an indefinite period.

That eh happening --- unless FIFA is determined to undermine its position.

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #342 on: April 27, 2020, 12:01:43 PM »
As per last paragraph, I wondered’what is to prevent NC from opening their own FIFA acct totally managed by them’ ? Fighting for an already cleared out account that other creditors still have an opportunity to freeze and clear out is almost nonsensical. Don’t see why Mr Wallace thinks FIFA will put money in his controlled account now, especially now, when the wouldn’t even consider it before.
Honestly given all the freezing and seizures, it’s a good thing they didn’t.
2nd question: can creditors freeze and seize the NC account since they are supposedly taking over TTFA business.

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #343 on: April 27, 2020, 12:04:32 PM »
Wallace wants to sign TTFA cheques
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)


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The other signatory to the accounts is former general secretary Azaad Khan since new general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan did not officially receive the position as a signatory, following the United TTFA victory during the TTFA annual general meeting (AGM) on November 24, last year.

Well, dahis a considerable fumble.

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #344 on: April 27, 2020, 12:15:09 PM »
As per last paragraph, I wondered’what is to prevent NC from opening their own FIFA acct totally managed by them’ ? Fighting for an already cleared out account that other creditors still have an opportunity to freeze and clear out is almost nonsensical. Don’t see why Mr Wallace thinks FIFA will put money in his controlled account now, especially now, when the wouldn’t even consider it before.
Honestly given all the freezing and seizures, it’s a good thing they didn’t.
2nd question: can creditors freeze and seize the NC account since they are supposedly taking over TTFA business.

You raise pertinent questions. That deposit is certain to occupy the attention of eagle-eyed counsel for the cast of creditors (the ones with judgements) at the probable expense of those who are merely unpaid but have pursued no protest via recourse to the courts. It's another indication that FIFA has mucked up its batting order despite being eager to face the new ball.

Under a certain assessment another account could be established providing expedient formalities can be met. However, the view that the account was set up to reach creditors who are lower in priority (time-driven) or to thwart/frustrate existing judgements could emerge in a quickness. Maybe then Infantino might realize some consequences of 'in the fullness of time.'

There is another method that could work, but it would also cement the "colonial or protectorate" argument that they might not want to go down that road. But it would get the current coaches paid and allow for some cherry-picking of prioritizing debts in the short-term. That would be guaranteed to keep Lasana busy for weeks.
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« Reply #345 on: April 27, 2020, 01:28:45 PM »
 
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There is another method that could work, but it would also cement the "colonial or protectorate" argument that they might not want to go down that road. But it would get the current coaches paid and allow for some cherry-picking of prioritizing debts in the short-term. That would be guaranteed to keep Lasana busy for weeks.
What's that seeker ? Direct payments ? what ? Ah doh want no headache over all this assness. I can hardly figure out why I even bothering at this time.
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #346 on: April 27, 2020, 03:18:11 PM »
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There is another method that could work, but it would also cement the "colonial or protectorate" argument that they might not want to go down that road. But it would get the current coaches paid and allow for some cherry-picking of prioritizing debts in the short-term. That would be guaranteed to keep Lasana busy for weeks.
What's that seeker ? Direct payments ? what ? Ah doh want no headache over all this assness. I can hardly figure out why I even bothering at this time.

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #347 on: April 27, 2020, 06:57:31 PM »
So FIFA's cabal appears to have taken over the twitter account and website now?

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FIFA seeks alternative banking measures away from FCB account
« Reply #348 on: April 28, 2020, 06:44:51 AM »
FIFA seeks alternative banking measures away from FCB account
By Keith Clement (T&T Guardian)


To avoid a legal challenge in the local courts over the status of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) accounts, Guardian Media Sports has been reliably informed that the FIFA Normalisation Committee will be exploring other avenues where FIFA and CONCACAF can make funding accessible to it so the committee can carry out its responsibilities.

The source who spoke to us on Monday on the condition of anonymity said that apart from the current legal wrangle from former president William Wallace and his three vice-presidents Clynt Taylor, Sam Phillips and Susan Joseph-Warrick - regarding the TTFA accounts held at the First Citizens Bank (FCB), FIFA is also ensuring that future deposits into the said account are not at risk of any garnishee order.

The source added that while the main and urgent objective at hand is to pay outstanding salaries to the TTFA staff, it is also mindful of other relating expenses to football operations that must take place.

The staff of the TTFA has not been paid for March and April, and its general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, who borrowed money to pay February salaries, also need to repay that debt soon.

Two weeks ago, Guardian Media Sports reported that the Normalisation Committee was seeking FIFA's assistance to ensure the salaries of the staff are being paid.

The source said that once the former president Wallace is a signatory to the FCB account of the TTFA then FIFA will not make any deposits to that account.

On Monday, Wallace sent a letter with the subject heading: Payment of salaries to staff.

The letter stated: "As you have no doubt heard, FIFA is now preparing to release funding to the TTFA that it has thus far refused to release before the purported appointment of the Normalisation Committee. For your peace of mind in these difficult times, I am writing to confirm that as soon as I am notified by the General Secretary and/or First Citizens Bank of the receipt of the monies from FIFA, I will take the necessary steps to ensure you are paid as owed."

When Guardian Media Sports contacted Robert Hadad, head of the FIFA Normalisation Committee on Monday he said, "I have no comment on the bank matter.

 "However, the use of the TTFA letterhead by the former president is an illegal act and the next time he uses it, the Normalisation Committee will take legal action. It is a fraud. However, we wish to make it abundantly clear that at present no other persons are authorised to act on behalf of the TTFA. We trust that good sense will prevail to prevent an escalation of this matter but we are nevertheless in discussions with our attorneys to determine the best way to prevent the continuance of such unauthorised action."

Wallace had sent a letter to Stuart Young (MP) and Minister of National Security on April 16 regarding the government's accepting the use of the Home of Football in Couva and "has apparently entered into discussions with the Normalisation Committee led by Mr Robert Hadad, who is purportedly appointed by FIFA. The Constitution of the TTFA places the responsibility for negotiating and entering into any contracts or agreements on the President of the TTFA, a post I have held since the 24th November 2019."

The Home of Football is being used by the government in its fight of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Hadad said, "Those two acts are illegal. Mr Wallace is not authorised to use any instruments of the TTFA as of March 17 and he's not authorised to sign cheques. In my opinion, his actions while he has challenging FIFA's decision is designed to keep back the football from moving forward in T&T."

FCB closes accounts matter until CAS rules

Meanwhile, FCB responded to a second legal letter from the lawyers of Wallace on the deadline set on April 23 to do so.

Kendall Alexander, representing FCB pointed to Matthew GW Gayle, that (ii) "FIFA has appointed a Normalisation Committee and there has arisen a question as to the entitlement to certain accounts. (iii) Having regard to the current dispute which could involve assets held on trust, the Bank proposes to maintain the status quo by neither transferring any signatories on nor disclosing details on the TTFA’s accounts until there is either a determination in the arbitration, or there is a Court Order compelling the Bank to disclose certain information or take certain steps.

"To avoid any uncertainty on the Bank’s position, please note that given the on-going dispute, the Bank shall not permit any party (neither the TTFA nor the Normalisation Committee) to operate the accounts until the matter is settled and/or determined as set out above."

FCB has also denied that the Bank has not (to date) “handed over control” of the accounts to any third party and has no intention of doing same as set out in item (iii) above.

Upon hearing the news that the FIFA and CONCACAF are about to release funding of various kinds to its Member Federations which includes T&T on Sunday, Wallace told Guardian Media Sports that he's willing to perform all his duties as TTFA president by signing off the cheques.

The former officers believe that by handing over the TTFA accounts to the Normalisation Committee is an act of surrendering their challenge. Wallace's role for the payment of workers is one of a signatory, once all documentation has been prepared and signed by TTFA finance manager Tyril Patrick.

The other signatory to the accounts is former general secretary Azaad Khan since new general secretary Ramdhan did not officially receive the position as a signatory, following the United TTFA victory during the TTFA annual general meeting (AGM) on November 24.

Wallace told Guardian Media Sports on Sunday that he is willing to be a signatory to the payment of staff but was not willing to give up his power of being a signatory or change his signatories on the TTFA accounts.

FIFA recently announced that it was handing over grants to its member associations, particularly those in need of help during the current COVID-19 pandemic environment. It also announced that a FIFA Relief Fund will also be accessible to vulnerable member associations.

This means the embattled football association is in line to receive US$1.2 million (an estimated TT$6.7million), plus a CONCACAF US$160,000 (an estimated TT$1,040,000) grant, as well as an unknown amount for the relief fund to the Normalisation Committee.

Wallace and his vice presidents Taylor, Phillips and Joseph-Warrick are challenging FIFA decision to remove them from office on March 17, and appointment of the Normalisation Committee on March 27 to run the affairs of T&T football, through the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland. 
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #349 on: April 28, 2020, 12:35:19 PM »
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #350 on: April 28, 2020, 04:56:43 PM »
FIFA's crude and ruthless attack on TTFA.
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Dear Editor,

The familiar crude and ruthless attempt by FIFA to install a 'Normalisation Committee' should be seen by all as, ironically, an attempt to normalise FIFA's corrupt culture in the TTFA. There is nothing benevolent about this move. Certainly, if this were the case, FIFA would have done that even before the Williams regime. This is nothing short of FIFA saying and demonstrating, in its normal autocratic and iron-fisted way, that it must be their man of business running the show. This is the way FIFA has controlled and corrupted football internationally for years, and we should not believe that recent charges, arrests and convictions have changed this 'Corona' culture.

What else can explain the illogical move? After years of doing the tango with the only person

to have become wealthy off football in this country. and another who has brought the Association to its knees over four years, the democratically elected officials are being removed after a measly four months, ostensibly to install proper financial management. Every Association internationally, particularly in the Caribbean, every Trinidad and Tobago National, every club, every footballer must wise up that this is FIFA saying 'you voted for the wrong man' In this connection, what then is the purpose of the TTFA's constitution? How do we build a properly run and managed institution, comprising of officials who have campaigned and won the confidence of those whom they represent, that would get us out of this tiresome situation of the association being run by FIFA party hacks and self-seekers? Those being appointed on the Normalisation Committee should become aware, that with the best of intentions, they are being used by FIFA to ensure that its tentacles remain securely lodged within the TTFA, to attempt to proliferate its corrupt culture. What better example do we have than in this very situation?

This is FIFA's Modus Operandi. It has been well ingrained and prevalent in the TTFA as it has been at international level. Get your own in at all costs. Successful efforts to remove this practice are now being challenged by FIFA, which is now virtually saying, 'if you were not smart enough to elect the right people we shall do it for you'

Let me make it clear, that I am not saying that the previous incumbent was corrupt; neither did he inherit a healthy situation. And I dare say that he used his best efforts to improve the Association and football on the whole in this country, having given personally by his substantial contributions to club football. Also, it appears, and may well be, that the Home of Football was part of his grand plan, with FIFA's help, to bring the TTFA out of the financial and cultural morass that his predecessors left it in. It is in this regard that it should be clear to the casual onlooker that his and FIFA's grand plan may well have been frustrated by the election of the new executive; also, that Mr Williams had made headway into the FIFA hierarchy and was favoured to be their man on the ground.

None of this, however, can justify FIFA's highhandedness, having not acted for years in this manner with the TTFA reeling, to come and in so short a space of time remove those ultimately democratically elected by the clubs they represent and who are and will always be the lifeblood of the association.

Many persons of high rank in this country have bowed to FIFA under the notion that you just cannot beat them. It is either you in or you out, if you want your country to play international football. It is, therefore, necessary to 'work with them” for the sake of football. That things like these are small issues. Small issue, maybe, but a much bigger principle. That of how we run our institutions and encourage those who altruistically wish to contribute to participate. It is the failure to recognise this that resulted in an Association after so many years being bankrupt of solid administrative and financial capability driven by collaborative professionalism and a vision for football in the long term. So, we now really have two Homes of Football.

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #351 on: April 28, 2020, 04:57:47 PM »
TTFA Act of Parliament vs FIFA statutes.
By Keith Clement (Guardian).


Since FIFA's decision on March 17 to replace president William Wallace and his three vice-presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Joseph Sam Phillip as the executive of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) with a normalisation committee, lawyers representing the quartet have stated that only the TTFA constitution can remove them from an elected office, which is bound by an Act of Parliament (The Act 17 of 1982 which be cited as The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (Incorporation) Act, 1982).

In a video statement on April 1, on the former executive's crowdsourcing "gofundme" page, Wallace maintained that he is still in charge of the TTFA, saying: “To be clear I remain president of TTFA based on our constitution… I can only be removed by the operation of the TTFA’s constitution, not by FIFA.”

Wallace's lawyers Matthew Gayle and Dr Emir Crowne have pointed to that fact in letters dated March 20, 2020, addressed to Tyril Patrick and another from Wallace himself on April 16 to Stuart Young (MP) and Minister of National Security of T&T.

However, the sub item 3 of the Act states that the objectives of the TTFA:

The aims and objects of the Association are: (a) to regulate and control the conduct of Football in Trinidad and Tobago (under the Federation Internationale de Football Association system) and to provide playing fields and conveniences in connection therewith;

Accordingly, Article 2 (e) objectives of the TTFA constitution states: (e) to respect and prevent any infringement of the statutes, regulations, directives, and decisions of FIFA, CONCACAF, CFU, and TTFA as well as the Laws of the Game, and to ensure that these are also respected by its Members;

Continuing, Act item 4 states: The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a General Council whose election powers and procedures shall be as prescribed in the Constitution and Rules of the Association.

Article 7 Conduct of Bodies and Officials of the TTFA Constitution states:  The bodies and Officials of TTFA must observe the statutes, regulations, directives, decisions, and the Code of Ethics of FIFA, CONCACAF, CFU and TTFA in their activities.

Attorney at Law Peter Taylor told Guardian Media Sports on Sunday, "So the Act 17 of 1982 effectively and formally clothed or incorporated the TTFA as a body corporate. An entity becomes a body corporate either by registering a company. So, for example, Happy Construction Limited becomes a body corporate with a legal personality by virtue of registering in accordance with the Companies Act and a minimum of two directors, a registered address, a secretary, etc.

"A body corporate can also be established, as in the case of the TTFA, by an Act of Parliament, hence we have Act 17 of 1982. So a body corporate is really any company or entity that has a distinct legal personality," said the former Minister of Legal Affairs.

"Any sporting body that receives government funding is answerable to the Parliament via its Line Minister, accounting officer, ie permanent secretary and/or the Sport Company and can be called to give an account of its stewardship."

He also pointed to items 4, 5 and 6 of the Act which speaks about the administration of the TTFA.

On Friday, businessman and former club owner Arthur Suite wrote in a daily newspaper: "Sorry, Mr William Wallace. I have tried very hard but have failed to come up with a reason that I can support your actions to oppose FIFA's appointment of a 'normalisation committee'.

"Your fight is not against FIFA but the state of the bankrupt TTFA that you inherited.

"Noting that the Act of Parliament granted the TTFA the right to regulate and control football in the country under FIFA, he argued that in so doing, it surrendered all the TTFA's rights to the world body."

Kenneth Butcher, a former Parliamentary Secretary for Sport in the NAR government in 1986 and a very active member in football, cricket and netball which is also enacted by an Act of Parliament, said that his understanding is that an Act of Parliament allows a sporting organisation to operate and function as a business entity and submit its annual audited financial statements to the Ministry of Sports for oversight.  

Alvin Corneal, a former national footballer player and coach, who served as a former member of the 1972 Commission of Inquiry of Cricket for T&T under the chairmanship of Justice Evan Reese said, "I am very sympathetic with William Wallace and the TTFA but the TTFA constitution gives FIFA a right to act. The question is... is it justified? That's the concern."  

On March 17, FIFA advised the TTFA that it is appointing a normalisation committee to take over the running of the heavily indebted association. However, despite protests from the executive, FIFA proceeded to name three members of the committee on March 27 including businessman Robert Hadad as the chairman, attorney Judy Daniel was named deputy chairman and retired banker Nigel Romano as a member.

In FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura's letter to TTFA general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan, she pointed to article 8 paragraph 2 of the FIFA statutes as it outlined FIFA's concerns about the financial status of the TTFA. FIFA said its fact-finding mission (February 25-27) found, among other concerns, that the “overall condition of financial management and financial governance extremely low or non-existent at the TTFA".

 FIFA stated there is a lack of documented policies and procedures, financial planning and management of statutory liabilities adding that there's no short or long-term plan to address the “urgent” situation as the current debt is US$5.5m (TT$37.4 million), the TTFA “faces a very real risk of both insolvency and illiquidity if corrective measures are not applied urgently.”

As such, the normalisation committee has been mandated to run the daily affairs of the TTFA, establish a debt repayment plan that is implementable by the TTFA as well as review and amend the TTFA statutes and ensure their compliance with FIFA statutes and requires before submitting them to the TTFA Congress for approval. The committee will also organise and conduct elections of a new TTFA executive for a four-year term.

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #352 on: April 28, 2020, 08:17:35 PM »
CAS starts process as bank denies Hadad, Wallace access to TTFA accounts
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)


The Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed that a case brought by ousted executives of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association against the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is proceeding normally.

The Switzerland-based CAS was responding yesterday to a Trinidad Express enquiry on the state of the case.

“The arbitration procedure is in progress,” CAS stated. “The parties are exchanging written submissions and a panel of arbitrators is being constituted. Once appointed, the panel will issue directions with respect to the holding of a hearing.”

CAS also revealed that the TTFA executives’ appeal had been properly registered and would be placed on the case list once a likely three arbitrators are selected and a time for hearing has been established.

“This is to confirm that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, William Wallace, Clynt Taylor, Joseph Sam Phillip and Susan Joseph-Warrick against FIFA.”

Wallace’s side-lined executive filed an appeal to CAS on Monday, April 6, objecting to FIFA’s intervention in T&T football. On March 17, FIFA appointed a normalisation committee headed by businessman Robert Hadad to run the Association’s day to day affairs and also to formulate a plan to clear its massive US$7m debt.

Going under the name “United TTFA”, Wallace’s executives are using a fan-funded online petition to fight FIFA. However, an on-line gofundme account has been standing at US$3,920 for nearly a month now, though United TTFA have raised the $1,000 Swiss francs needed to begin the legal process.

Representing the deposed TTFA executives are attorneys Matthew GW Gayle and Dr Emir Crowne of the Port of Spain-based New City Chambers.

Contacted yesterday, Gayle said no date had yet been set to proceed and that a deadline had not yet been reached when FIFA had to present the major points of its defence to the appellant.

“Your source is as up to date as mine,” Gayle stated.

Meanwhile, Gayle could also not say whether any legal proceedings would be pursued against First Citizens Bank, which has had withheld access to the TTFA’s accounts.

“I have to get direction,” Gayle said, directing enquiries to Wallace, who did not respond to telephone calls yesterday.

With US$1.25 million in FIFA funding coming to the TTFA this week, both the Hadad-led normalisation committee and Wallace’s side-lined executive are jostling for control of the Association’s accounts. First Citizens Bank will not hand over control of those accounts until either side provides a court order indicating that it is the legitimate entity in charge of such.

Through its legal representatives, the bank said through its attorney: “Having regard to the current dispute which could involve assets held on trust, the bank proposes to maintain the status quo by neither transferring any signatories nor disclosing details on the TTFA’s accounts until there is either a determination in the arbitration, or there is a court order compelling the bank to disclose certain information or take certain steps.

“To avoid any uncertainty on the bank’s position, please note that given the on-going dispute, the bank shall not permit any party—neither the TTFA nor the normalisation committee— to operate the accounts until the matter is settled and/or determined as set out above.”

The bank’s latest position will less affect the normalisation committee, which a source assures will get the FIFA money to pay salaries and run the association’s business. The source said the normalisation committee has no need for either the First Citizens account or Wallace. The normalisation committee will do its own banking, allowing for FIFA to deposit the money, which is a gift from the governing body and not a TTFA entitlement. 
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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #353 on: April 29, 2020, 08:46:56 AM »
And there you have it. In that case, fine. And now, Hart put NC in check . But is he paranging the wrong house ?

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Re: FIFA appoints normalisation committee for Trinidad and Tobago football
« Reply #354 on: April 29, 2020, 09:59:07 AM »
And there you have it. In that case, fine. And now, Hart put NC in check . But is he paranging the wrong house ?

Nah, he knocking on de right door.

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« Reply #355 on: April 29, 2020, 11:38:27 AM »
Well , well , well there it is ladies and gentlemen , Well boi that is bachannal ! Ah want to know what mister big shot appointee Robert Hadad have to say , now that mr Stephen hart has lay claims for his overdue monies owed to him !

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« Reply #356 on: April 29, 2020, 01:39:31 PM »
And there you have it. In that case, fine. And now, Hart put NC in check . But is he paranging the wrong house ?

Nah, he knocking on de right door.
Yeah, but it might not be Christmas time there (all the gifts Fifa SUPPOSED to be sending). Might have been best to announce after funds arrived. No ? Now, it might just be. "Due to current situation, eveything on hold".

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« Reply #357 on: April 29, 2020, 03:14:15 PM »
And there you have it. In that case, fine. And now, Hart put NC in check . But is he paranging the wrong house ?

Nah, he knocking on de right door.
Yeah, but it might not be Christmas time there (all the gifts Fifa SUPPOSED to be sending). Might have been best to announce after funds arrived. No ? Now, it might just be. "Due to current situation, eveything on hold".

Au contraire, the timing is favorable and opportune.

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« Reply #358 on: April 29, 2020, 04:06:06 PM »
And there you have it. In that case, fine. And now, Hart put NC in check . But is he paranging the wrong house ?

Nah, he knocking on de right door.
Yeah, but it might not be Christmas time there (all the gifts Fifa SUPPOSED to be sending). Might have been best to announce after funds arrived. No ? Now, it might just be. "Due to current situation, eveything on hold".

Au contraire, the timing is favorable and opportune.
Ok. Hoping a good result work out for everybody. I do mean everybody TT. (FA, NC, and all staff). The fiefdom always survives.

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« Reply #359 on: April 29, 2020, 04:49:47 PM »
Wallace to reconsider involvement in sport if association loses FIFA battle
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Deposed president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) William Wallace said Monday he would reconsider his involvement in the sport at the national level if he loses the court battle he is waging against football’s world governing body which replaced he and his team with a normalization committee last month.

Speaking on I95.5FM’s ISports radio show here, Wallace also made it clear he would not be giving any assistance to the committee which is headed by local businessman Robert Hadad.

In March, four months after TTFA’s elections, FIFA removed the executive because of what it said was financial mismanagement and appointed a normalization committee to take charge of operations. The TTFA has challenged the move at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland.

“If, at the end of the day, we go to the court and we are not successful at the court, at that point in time I would reconsider my position in terms of serving Trinidad and Tobago football. I would have to think about it – my continuing involvement in Trinidad and Tobago football at that level,” Wallace said, adding that he was unsure whether he would run for office again.

The former TTFA boss said that given the ongoing legal challenge, he would not be assisting the Hadad-led committee in carrying out its work.

When FIFA appointed the normalization committee, it said the body would have up to two years to carry out its work, during which time it would be mandated to create a debt repayment plan for the TTFA, review the local governing body’s statutes and ensure their adherence to FIFA regulations, and oversee new elections.

Wallace said that as far as he was aware, Hadad had been getting all the information he required.

He stressed, however, he would not be assisting in any way “at this point”.

“If I have a matter before the court, there is no way that I can…support anything that I am actually going up against. It just can’t work,” Wallace insisted.

“On one hand I’m saying it was wrong to set up a normalization committee, but on the other hand I’m helping the normalization committee in Trinidad and Tobago? That just wouldn’t make any sense, right?”

“It’s not a personal issue, it’s not a personal thing against Robert, or anybody as a matter of fact, and I will always support football, but we have a case and therefore we have to act the part,” Wallace added.

FIFA has insisted that its normalization committee remains the sole authority for football governance here.
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