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Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams has refused to consider Shiva Boys Hindu College players Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney for the Caribbean Cup finals, after rejecting their excuses for skipping an ongoing training camp in Guyana.
Emmanuel and Rodney were selected on Williams’ 20-man team, which left for Georgetown on Wednesday evening. But neither made the trip and both played for their schools on the same evening, as Shiva Boys lost 2-1 away to San Juan North Secondary.
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Williams, a former Strike Squad standout, said the two talented players had dropped themselves as a result of their actions. He said he already informed TTFA president David John-Williams and technical director Muhammad Isa about his decision.
“I am very disappointed about this,” Williams told the TTFA Media. “Definitely these two players will not be eligible for selection for the CFU Final Round. I think this is a total disrespect to the national team by not turning up after being selected with travel and hotel arrangements already confirmed.
“I will not be including them in the selection for the final round in Curacao. These two players have dropped themselves.”
Williams, a W Connection youth team coach and former coach with Pro League team, United Petrotrin, confirmed that his technical staff informed all 20 players of their travel arrangements earlier in the week.
“We selected 20 players which I confirmed earlier this week,” said Williams. “Every player was spoken to and informed about the travel arrangements.”
However, Rodney simply did not turn up.
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“Quinn Rodney did not show up at the airport,” said Williams. “I spoke to his mother and his school teacher. But I understand the mother said afterwards that she had no money to send with her son on the tour.
“I could not understand [that excuse] because we were covering all expenses.”
Williams said Emmanuel called on Wednesday afternoon, less than three hours before the flight, to say that his mother could not find his passport and he was also suffering chest pains.
But the national youth team coach rejected that excuse too.
“Pappy called me when I was on my way to the airport and said that his mother could not find his passport,” said Williams, “and due to his medical status with him still having some chest pains, he cannot make the trip.
“I asked him if he was playing in the evening for Shiva Boys and his response was: no coach I am not playing. But I found out after that he scored for Shiva Boys later that day.”
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Williams will name his final 23-man squad for the Caribbean finals on Tuesday. All selected players will be barred from playing in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL).
The Under-20s hope to have a second training camp in Panama before they head to Curacao before the CFU competition.
The young Soca Warriors edged Alpha United 2-1 on Friday evening in Georgetown. However, their opponents were a surprise since the team thought they would play two exhibition matches against the Guyana National Senior Team for their tour.
“There was an adjustment when we reached here because initially we were supposed to play the national teams,” said Williams. “But what was explained to us by [Guyana National Senior Team coach] Jamaal Shabazz when we arrived here is that he recently selected a pool of national players to prepare for the Caribbean Cup and right now they are into their preparations.
“So there was an arrangement where we would play the Alpha team, which has a few national players, and then play against an Elite All Star team on Sunday, which is also made up of several of their local-based national players.”
The two teams played to a 1-1 draw.
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Team captain Jabari Mitchell and newcomer Moses Jaikeran got the goals against Alpha while striker Nicholas Dillon and left back Keston Julien also gave creditable efforts.
Williams said he was pleased with his team’s performance and happy to away from the distracting nature of the SSFL competition, which has led to regular absences from national team training sessions.
“I was really pleased with the way our boys handled the match. It was very important for us to come here and play as it helped us as a team to refocus on the task at hand.
“Because of the distraction of secondary schools football and the club football back home, we were not getting the chance to really have proper training sessions involving all of the players. And that was becoming a big concern for me as we get closer to the tournament.
“But coming here has allowed us to regroup and refocus and I am happy about that. We came in Wednesday and we had two good training sessions and the boys have been very positive so far. They put on a strong performance in the match which I felt was important for us.”
T&T won 11-0.
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The National Under-20 Team close off their tour tomorrow with a warm-up match against a local all-star team.
(Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team)
Goalkeepers: Jabari Brice (St Anthony’s College/San Juan Jabloteh), Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys HC);
Defenders: Tyrek Sampson (North East Stars), Kori Cupid (Presentation/W Connection), Isaiah Garcia (Shiva Boys/W Connection), Kierron Mason, Keston Julien (both Marabella Family Crisis Centre), Rondell Payne (Naparima College), Hakim Baird (North East Stars);
Midfielders: Jabari Mitchell (W Connection), Kareem Riley (Presentation/Central FC), Shane Sandy (Naparima/North East Stars), Micah Lansiquot (Mucurapo East/St Ann’s Rangers);
Forwards: Nicholas Dillon (Central FC), Kathon St Hillaire (St Anthony’s/St Ann’s Rangers), Josh Toussaint (St Ann’s Rangers), Chaz Burnett (Players Development Academy—USA), Moses Jaikeran (Harlem Strikers).
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They may have a reason for not explaining themselves.
There are always a million reasons to be silent. All seem reasonable. They never help the situation though.
I know they are young men and I wish them well Anthony Sherwood. But I’d be lying if I said I think they handled this situation well.
Quinn is a very silent man lol i don’t think i ever heard him speak when he was playing for B/pore United. Only today he crossed my mind when B/pore United played W connection in a practice game I was like where Quinn when we need him i think he is immensely talented and this situation is just a bump in the road we’ll be hearing more about him
I’ve seen many, many talented players over the years. When Kerwin Jemmott was the age of those kids, he was starting alongside David Nakhid and Anthony Rougier in a Caribbean Cup final. Stern John already had a World Cup hattrick to his age…
Talent is not enough. And to be identified for turning down your country is more than a bump in the road.
But I do hope they find a way to overcome it.
Lasana Liburd as u said they are ‘young men’ and youth don’t always have the experience know how or capacity to make the wisest decisions. It’s easy to pass judgement when we are older with our own wisdom from
Experience …but has anyone tried to sit with them and find out what’s going on? To listen give advice and guidance? Just asking …
Dawn, these boys don’t live alone in the forest somewhere. They have several adults in their lives from home to school to their clubs.
I don’t know about the quality of that advice. Please be advised that at 18 years you are an adult and considered legally responsible for your decisions too.
I always support athletes. But not to the point where they have no responsibility whatsoever for their decision making.
Are you saying Dawn Foderingham that a 18 year old boy doesn’t know he shouldn’t tell untruths?
Now get a chance to fully read the article …. lol …drop em …. move on …stupidity!
There is more to these situations than most will ever know or even understand. These boys love playing for their country and for the better part of 5 or 6 months when this team started training they travelled from Mayaro and Santa Flora week in week out – 3 times per week. It’s expensive and it takes a toll on them both financially and in terms of their education. I cannot say whether or not the national team provides them with a reimbursement that makes it any easier to deal with the cost – that would be for someone else to answer, but we cannot assume that they can all afford it. Additionally, these kids at Shiva are all actually trying to attain an education and there is a unique system in place at that school to facilitate this ambition. Don’t chastise them because some of their challenges become unbearable…there is a massive difference between kids who may have just simply given up as opposed to two players who are now being labeled as undisciplined.
Well, we would have respected their honesty if they had said they rather stay in Trinidad and study or they are quitting the national team because it is too expensive to go. But they didn’t say that.
If they do have some issue that isn’t in the public domain that is holding them back, then I’m always available to give an ear.
Based on the information in the public domain, they are going to bear the stain of indiscipline.
I believe one of them put forth this very reason when this U20 team was first selected in response to why he was not playing with a pro league team…at 17 years of age it can be intimidating when you are made to feel indifferent because you’re not taking the path that everyone else has…but he stuck through it offering himself for national team service despite the feeling that his chances may have been compromised even before he started. There is nothing indisciplined about that…
I think if these boys have more to say then they should. Things never improve in silence.
That will lead to others asking questions of others…and to be honest, they will be blamed for those questions and chastised even more. These are massively disciplined young men and not many players who have been faced with their challenges would have stuck it out this long.
Unless those questions are raised the situation will remain the same. Everyone wants to go heaven. Nobody wants to risk death to get there.
And the wheel keeps spinning…
Not only will they suffer in silence. So will the next generation and the one after that. Let’s see in the end if they and T&T football is better off for their silence.
this is not new!!! been this way since 19 how long!!!
Maybe I am too old to understand this generation but ssfl is more important than national call up? There has to be a good reason for choosing school football as the article is suggesting. Very strange.
Maybe if their wasn’t favoritism within the team, their decision would’ve been different.
You are suggesting teams are not selected on talent or the best man for the best position hmmm…. but this can still haunt them because for they still need ttfa to approve transfer to pro teams
That’s not gonna affect dem trust me they will still play pro
From the article, had he joined the national team for the trip, he would not be allowed to play for his school for the rest of the season. The amount of playable football in one regional tournament vs a whole school league….
Maybe that’s the reason but one must ask which tournament will advance your career or make you accessible to possible scouts
Ssfl have live coverage
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mtOjUJbAH8k
Nah take it from me local fame is the main distraction for these young players school football, minor league girl friend etc
They are not the only ones to absond to play lower level football. We had some senior national players in the past who play overseas who have come back to represent T&T only for the coach to find out they played in unsanctioned games while back home.
What these players don’t understand is they risk injuries as well as being tired when they are called up to play. Whenever Messi returns to Argentina would he run away for a sweat with the guys on the block?
They should also be disciplined because of the level of dishonesty, disrespect and deceipt shown to the coach.
Playing for they school is not a sweat it’s their team
Cant say this unexpected
I read where if the player is under 18 a parent has to sign for him to go. Is this true. What if the the parents of the two boys did not sign.
Then they will be safe home with their parents.
Lasana you on a roll.
Haha
Well to talented youngsters missing a golden opportunity sad I really hope some fool did not full the parents and the young men head with a pack of shit
Ah! Now THAT is an excellent point, Shawn.
Technicalities ….. if the parents doh want the yute to go ….they eh going nowhere ….house rules!
The coach should meet with the parents to find out what’s going on.
School football over the national U20 team. Tells you where these fellas’ heads are.
Tells me where your head is.
Reynold ,Why are you supporting that rubbish thinking?
Praim Harripaul because I can’t support your shit.
Reynold F. Ollivierre I played sport all my life, including no on scholarship in the U.S., and I didn’t have to abandon academics in the process. If you’re touring the level of play in that league, you’re also suffering from some type of illusion.
Nigel Roberts I guess everybody have the same acumen that you have! Right ? A number of our footballers have abandoned their academic foot ball and where are they now?
Hmm …Reynold ,I now see your intellect .. look for conversation at your level yes..
Reynold F. Ollivierre So these players not missing classroom hours playing in the school league? They’re usually out the classroom for at least 2-3 hours before the game.
Who is the Coach of Shiva Boys? Seems that he has a role in guiding the young men to forego National duties to instead play for the school. What does he have to say about this Lasana Liburd? These young men suffering from a serious “big fish small pond” syndrome. A pity…. Coach Williams did the right thing.
Shiva’s goalkeeper went to Guyana with the team. So I don’t blame the Shiva. The school is correct to play him if he doesn’t want to play for T&T. That is the boy’s choice.
Reminds me of when the WICB sidelined Narine for Reaching 1 day late for a Training session…….
Couldn’t their Flight be Postponed or was the school match that important? I sense a complete breakdown in communication or or blatant Disrespect to the Coach?
Coach man was right to drop them
Hey! I see where you were going with that! ???
Hahahaha
Horse, I eh read this article yet eh… but this looking like a Late O’ Clock News kinda post. Say it ain’t so, Lasana Liburd lol
Lasana Liburd Is almost like they do that fuh spite right after the seniors a fortnight ago..
I’m shaking my head like a bobble head doll right now…
Lasana Liburd Oh well, I guess I will see them in SSFL? 😀
Everybody have had their say. Those kids have a quality the we seem to overlook and that is loyalty. We can all say what we like and indeed we good at that. Which one of you are in a position to recommend them for a job or write a useful recommendation for them. None of you. They probably better off playing for the school rather than useless under 20.
So what about professionalism and commitment? If playing for the national team is such a hassle, a player can decline selection. The only players who can’t refuse selection are those in the police or army.
Had these young men been straightforward in their dealings with the coach, things for them would have turned out much better. As it is, the Ras is absolutely right to deal with them in this fashion.
Damian R. Scott you expect youngsters to demonstrate the same level of thinking as an adult. More than that, they are subject to the jurisdiction of their parents who know what’s best for their children.
At that age, Messi was playing on a different continent to the one he was born in, had signed professional forms and was playing adult football.
Pele was preparing to give his country their first World Cup title. Maradona was rated the best young player in the world after years of hitching rides to go across town to play with Boca.
Dwight Yorke had just gotten signed in England after pretending he wasn’t freezing in the autumn and after years of leaving his family in tobago to sleep over by teammates, officials and administrators so he could try out for the national team.
Gotta pay the cost to be tha boss. It isn’t easy.
As minors or young adults, with parents, surely they have people around to guide them. Surely they must know right from wrong by now. To excuse this shirking of responsibility as youthful indescretion lowers the efforts of the others in the team. Brian Williams is damn right to exclude them. Don’t make national representation a pappyshow …
So you don’t think having the nationsl U20 team on their resume will help them? How is loyalty being shown when you commit to your team then leave them hanging with silly reasons. You think if they do this in a university or a pro team they will get off that easy ….you’re extremely shortsighted if you’re not seeing the othe insinuations here.
That second “quality of loyalty” sentence still blowing mih mind.
Reynold , You can’t be serious . Are you reading what you writing . You just wanted conversation right ,have to be
..Hahahaha. Trini. The greatest show on earth. Meantime, 17-year old Pulisic helped USA cut our arse..
Stop It Lasana. It have others way to pro ball. The national team is 1 way.
Well, good luck. And when a club decides to sign then, guess who has to authorise the transfer for them to get a contract?
But I do hope they flourish. No publication has probably spoken about those boys and their talent more than wired868.
Interesting
Funny how resourceful these kids and their mammies are when they have to raise $20,000 or more to fly to Europe for trials without any idea of what to expect there.
But 10 days in Georgetown? Nah. Too scary.
Wait footballers would have to spend 10 days away from school?. As a parent I would probably have declined to send my son though. That’s a lot of school to miss. The effort to get your school work back on track after that long absence would make me think twice. We treat school as priority number 1.
Rose-Marie that is definitely a solid point. And many other associations make an effort to send teachers with youth teams. That was done before too under a different administration.
Yes that would be a great idea. Right now if my son has to miss a couple days school because of a school track meet, he is responsible for getting notes, homework, make up tests etc. You have to be really focused and responsible to stay on top of your studies. Few boys would make the effort though. Missing school for some is a perk?
Lasana breds …people reacting to these U20 players missing school as if most of them go to school every day….
They are playing the tournament in Curacao next month, i believe
When are they playin curacao ?
Loss of an opportunity… They will regret this. Country before anything fellas… Always
Sherdon Ifm Pierre call people out like that isn’t necessary….. what they did wasn’t done in the right way by I don’t think they need to be ban…. a mother not having $$ to give to her child is a valid reason to me because let’s not close our eyes to the fact that we sent a senior team on a tour with $500…. the passport situation sounds like a excuse not to go….
What was the money for Calvin? To shop? Go on a boat ride? Because meals, accommodation and travel are all taken care of.
But I’m glad he is safe home with mammy.
Outside men 16 years old playing in Champions League. Here 18-year-olds too fragile for a week away from mammy with the national team in Guyana.
Lasana Liburd I understand what your saying but in this case it wasn’t to take up a pro contract it was a pre season tour….. And some parents are different now everything was taken care of but u never know if there could have bin a situation that may have come up that require him having $$….
I understand Calvin. And I understand about players going abroad and don’t want to drink fresh juice because their mammy used to strain the pulp out for them.
Let them stay where they are safe. They will not make it as pros. Not tough enough.
Unless we accept the other possibility. That they just looked for a lame excuse to skip the tour.
It real sad that this yute eh have no family to give him some small money to go Guyana? The only place where $TT is King.
Yeah. Not an uncle or a cousin.
Ask Jason Scotland about that Calvin. A taxi driver in San Juan would buy him football boots because he saw he had talent and couldn’t afford it.
Nobody in Guaya or Mayaro would pay for Quinn? No school teacher could give him $200 to hold? Or Club Sando who he represents and is run by a man of means who regularly dips in his pocket to help young players?
Steups. I am not good at swallowing nonsense. It sticks in my throat.
..Hahahaha. Trini. The greatest show on earth. Meantime, 17-year old Pulisic helped USA cut our arse..
Hahaha. Ent! Pulisic mammy should have kept him home too for his safety. That would have helped Aubrey plenty!
Lasana I said stop it.
Lasana Liburd we don’t know this kid and his family situation and that taxi driver that did what he did for Jason Scotland comes around once in a lifetime and am sure he is great fully to him for seeing something in him and doing that…. Well the other options u state when it comes to the teachers and the club he represents is also good but we don’t know if he or his family wanted to explore those options….. Am sorry they didn’t go because from most of your stories they are good players that look like they have a,future but lack guidance….. Maybe u can provide that to them because u look like a very stand up guy…
I’m always happy to help.
Lasana Liburd you seem real upset by this development…
I don’t like it Tony. But it is what it is. The young men made their decision and Brian Williams responded. And I agree with his response.
I wish Pappy and Quinn well with their efforts for Shiva and beyond. But I won’t make excuses for that kind of behaviour.
You realise that the TTFA can lose money put out for that trip too eh? Smh.
It real sad that yuh family get call up and yuh know d family situation and u eh help. That eh family. So I will say they did not ask family. So lets blame mammy is always her fault.
A plaster for every cut. A great man once told me a trini will give a good excuse every day for a week if it rains as to why he can’t reach to work or school. But how we don’t reach on the counter at the airport with the same. If is one thing I know when somebody wants something they get it a simple call to the coach explaining the situation would have taken care of that. As for the passport and medical. Any kid missing a passport for a trip would be devastated and using a medical excuse but then playing just a negative look. I wait to hear about when they personally have to go on trials to far countries with different languages. Wait for those stories
I’m disappointed personally in Quinn he is a Moruga boy and i know his family very well and we have a good relationship, i would have assisted my bro would have assisted, heck anyone in our community would have assisted if we knew the situation, i think they were poorly advised and i cant say i blame the coach 🙁
They can still go to school and play for school Sherdon. But they will need to grow up to play for T&T.
I’m jus picturing a situation of being left out the team and being left out school
So.why wasn’t his statement be along the lines of getting more information on this situation to ensure their talent is not wasted and not happen again
Did you read his quotes Sherdon?
Yes… my last thing I want to know what’s the difference in making yourself unavailable due to person reasons
So you know that Brian Williams DID get the information. And then he decided the excuses were weak. Just because someone makes an excuse doesn’t mean you have to accept.
Pappy and Quinn have a right not to go for whatever reasons they choose. And the coach has a right not to pick them.
They knew in advance they didn’t want to go and then came with last minute excuses cause they wanted to play school football…it always have school football…. nationals is an opportunity.
I have no issue with their choosing to play for their school rather than for their country. I’m sure the coach feels the same. What he and some of us in here have a problem with is the manner in which the young men handled the situation. They should have declined the offer to represent T&T. I’m sure that if they had done so, with the explanation that they wanted to play for their school, the coach would have understood even if he was disappointed.
Lasana ….well said
Think we need to put emotions aside because we can surely say these guys need some guidance… I understand they maybe wrong in this decision but we still need to educate them because we will have another group of Kerwyn Jemmott… Suspending or expelling a child from school is not making the child better
Young men selected for a national team and hours before flight leaves they bring excuses that are even barely acceptable is a fail in every aspect. All in the name of a sweat…because they played for there school team. Dropped and available for selection next tournament is fully endorsed. What does the National Jersey mean now?
I’d like to hear their side of the story but if they agreed and didnt show up …I got no problem with them being dropped.
Agreed Praim Harripaul
Shiva has no right to stop a student from representing the school if there is no disciplinary action against him. I don’t blame Hayden Ryan at all.
but Lasana , As a fellow coach , he should have supported Brian’s initiative with those players and how can he play them when they did not trained with the Shiva boys squad.
What is he saying to the players who trained
I think Hayden should have advised him to play for T&T. But if he said he didn’t want to then that is his right too.
I back Ryan playing him regardless. It is up to the national team to discipline him.
Lasana , It is good to have this discussion with you . I always look forward to to reading your articles on the topic of sports in T@T . But I will disagee with you to agree . TTake care my friend
That’s fine Praim. 🙂
In the light of this ,Ever think about doing article on the mindset of Young football players . In all my discussions with Cox, Dexter,Brian, Ryan and Vidale mind framing seems to be a big thing ,young players like spanish (levi Brother , Jamal John , etc the gap is far and this lead to them falling on the way side . What say you ?
We have done some pieces like that but not specifically on mentality. Could be good.
I go take you up on that ,Let me get some more feed back and we go link
SMH. WHat is Ryan’s (shiva Boys Coach) on this. Not the players alone should be punish. When you are getting paid to do something ,one must be responsible and not ignorant
Isn’t the SSFL aware of footballers selected for national duty, who then become ineligible to play in league game? Will the school or SSFL be penalized?
All selected players were always going to be barred from playing in SSFL or that’s a new policy in reaction to these two absences?
There was no way to adjust the SSFL calendar to accommodate the needs of the national team?
When exactly is this tournament?
Another training camp? In Panama? When? How much school are we asking these kids to miss?
Some proactive sport bodies send retired school teachers with youth teams. In fact, while Lennox Watson was acting president I remember that Anthony Harford got two teachers who would travel and help players keep up with their school work.
Naturally when time came the teachers were not paid. Not sure if we ever sorted out that bill.
Some coaches ban players from the SSFL altogether. Brian is actually allowing them to play some. Depends on the coach.
Not following. Play some how? Article says those selected on Tuesday will be barred from SSFL.
But if he was allowing them before and not allowing them now, well then that answers my question. Thanks.
Latapy blocked his players too once he selected his final squad. You don’t want injuries and you want to have them totally focused on your squad.
I’m sure he would have done the same even if Pappy and Quinn had gone to Guyana.
School must be a priority, the chances of becoming a well paid pro is slim. I think hearing big figures in the Premier League has shifted our thinking and obscured our minds. School is not simply education alone, the socialization etc prepares you to be an adult.
I love the opportunities sport give, but.
I don’t think school is a valid reason for bailing on national duty in this particular case. (And it wasn’t the reason given in any case.)
At the same time, I do think sport administrators and coaches need to be reasonable regarding the amount of school they ask students to miss.
I was the teacher on staff of a Anton Corneal coach u17 team and i think d concept has merit but must b manage well!!
These youths have no concept of what is considered right behavior. Either the parents or the education system or both are failing them!
Who’s educating these boys on being a professional, smh
But how can you wanna blank the national team and rather represent in the schools league
Because everyone here made sound decisions at their age. ?
You can get the death penalty at 18. You are considered a full adult and able to make decisions for yourself and stand the consequences of them.
It starts with the parents.. imagine I telling my father I not going to play on the national team to play in the SSFL…. I wouldn’t dare….
I can only guess that someone other than these two boys sold them on something. Hope they get it. But they deserve to be dropped for disrespecting the shirt.
Boy… daiz rel dotishness… I would think that getting a national call up would be one of a footballer’s main goals in life… I cya understand how school football takes precedence over nationals… the only thing I could think about is dem men wanna star out on TV?! Lol
Brent I know your dad it would not pass your mind far less tell him
It can’t be reduced to their not making “sound decisions at their age”. They didn’t decide to spend money on junk food instead of a wholesome meal. They agreed to represent our country and then reneged, with one reportedly lying about his condition and intent as well.
That’s well beyond making an unsound decision.
Even if youth is the reason for their poor decision making, their punishment is how they would learn to make better decisions in the future. This is how life is in general. People mess up and have to deal with the consequences. They either learn or are doomed to forever fail at life.
I feel you, yea, that’s a bit on their side as well
It goes beyond that! How can you tell the HeadCoach that your passport missing and you have health issues that will prevent you from playing yet a few hours later you are running out to represent your high school???? The excuses given sound so contrived and childlike…. I’m disappointed truly at the two boys!
They deserved to be dropped. I am a big fan of the talent of both of those boys. But the coach had to defend the shirt.
Lasana they should have said they had to go on a boat cruise then they would have just taken away their pocket money and let them play
Hahaha. That’s different Trevor. Molino, Mekeil and Joevin actually wanted to play. These boys didn’t.
Is that true they didn’t want to play for their country.
They were told to go to Guyana to play for their country and they didn’t. So it depends on how you wish to interpret that.
By the Coaches account what you say is true.if so a gross lack of respect.
Its a simple communication between the board of the school and of the national team (U20)
What does the school have to do with it? The Shiva goalkeeper went.
Hmm, well, some bitterness behind the scenes probably Lasana Liburd, that is unheard of
Maybe…
Maybe indeed, there have to be an explanation behind the shiva pair’s reluctance
Imagine that… men turning down the national team to play SSFL… no more pride to wear the red shirt… Wow
That’s the other thing we have to consider. Why is the national team something that is so diminished now that teenagers rather play school football?
But I think Brian made a good decision for the sake of our national jersey.
Yes I agree with Brian on this one. But you’re right, growing up all I wanted to do was to play with the national team. Believe it or not I never considered the pro route but keep in mind we were had very limited options then.
Yeah. That’s true.
Lasana Liburd What if these boys and other sport-persons don’t feel the spirit of true nationalism, the absence of which turns them off ? They would certainly remain in an environment in which they exercise greater control / feel more comfortable.
When persons represent their country it must affect their minds the nature of national issues, values, conduct, as well as personnel management, coaches, etc, to whatever degree they perceive these and other factors. Sport-persons are also deeply emotional. 😉
I don’t think people dream of serving their country. Their first instinct is to this thing that they love and be rewarded for it with gratitude and maybe fame and money.
I feel everything else comes after and that is fair once they put everything into their jobs.
There is the other side, as Anthony Sherwood would agree, where the athletes must be given the tools they need and a good environment to accomplish their goals.
You will never get the best out of them without that.
If Pappy and Quinn couldn’t manage that sacrifice or didn’t think the rewards were worth it. Or they didn’t feel they could give any more in the conditions that exist…
Well, good luck to them. Based on the info in the public domain, I’d have to go with Brian Williams.
Maybe thay just want to Play football and a sure line up for SSFL but not a guarantee to play for the national games.
Maybe. Very possible.
But that’s not being Professional
It seems so
So as I anticipated the Coach has basically said to hell with them!
Well done Brian.
SMH
He damn right.
Hmmm
Brian Williams is absolutely right in my opinion. The national jersey is supposed to mean something.
To play 2 fete match teams
That was poor. But you don’t pick your games when the national is playing. Even if they just went to Guyana to train, he should have gone too.
They probably Thought it was more beneficial for them to stay in Trinidad
Well if they agreed and didn’t show up is a different story… to not agreeing wheb selected
And they agreed and didn’t show.
papi has clearance to play? Would you send your son a foreign country with no money?
Poor thing. Hope he is fine home with his mammy then Sherdon.
Jus looking at different angles yuh know… in totally understand thr situation
“I could not understand [that excuse] because we were covering all expenses.”
..Allyuh see why it important to handle men when they want to boat ride? The fish rots from the head. If national players could just choose to abide or not abide by team discipline then where are we going? If you in you in. If you out you out. Brian right on this one..
Good
Damn… this is sad.. and the excuse the mother gave is so… *sighs* nah boy… who giving these fellaz advice boy????
Good.