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The coach entrusted with taking Trinidad and Tobago to the Russia 2018 World Cup is not coming from South America. His last job was in Bangladesh!
In a bizarre turn of events, Wired868 understands that Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is set to name 43-year-old Belgian Tom Saintfiet as head coach of the Soca Warriors at a 9am press conference tomorrow at the Marriot Hotel in Port of Spain.
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So, effectively, the local football body’s idea of an upgrade on outgoing coach Stephen Hart appears to be an obscure Belgian who has never coached professionally in Europe, was kicked out of Zimbabwe and Nigeria due to concerns about his quality, lasted six months in Yemen, only two matches in Tanzania and just left a team ranked 183 in the world by FIFA—which is 105 spots lower than Trinidad and Tobago, who are 78th.
Saintfiet’s best spell arguably came at youth level when he led Qatar to the 2005 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which was that nation’s fifth appearance at that age group competition.
His record as a senior coach is much less impressive.
At Namibia, he enjoyed his longest appointment of nearly two years. The unheralded African nation was ranked 126 in the world when the Belgian landed and he took them to a high of 101, although they plummeted all the way to 128 by the time of his controversial departure in 2010.
Saintfiet stunned his Namibia FA employers when he was officially unveiled as head coach of Zimbabwe while in the midst of a four-year contract with the former nation.
Saintfiet was reportedly wooed by Zimbabwe’s offer of US$7,000 per month, which is less than half of Hart’s pay package and roughly one tenth of the market value for a top level coach in CONCACAF—recently departed Jamaica coach Winfried Schafer was supposedly paid in excess of US$50,000 per month.
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The Belgian quickly regretted his move. The Zimbabwe government twice refused its FA’s applications for his work permit—amidst a public outcry that he was no better than the local, Norman Mapeza, he replaced—and Saintfiet was forced to leave the country and beg for his old job back.
“[The Zimbabwe FA] promised me that they will talk to the NFA and it was supposed to happen sooner than it did,” Saintfiet was quoted in the Namibia Sun. “The situation forced me to lie and for that I have to say sorry to the Namibian football-loving people, the NFA and the players as well…
“We signed a contract […] and because I terminated it I have to pay them and I’m doing everything I can so that can be done. What happened was so wrong and I would love to come back and coach Namibia again.”
The Namibia FA did not take him up on the offer.
From then on, Saintfiet lasted six games in Ethiopia and barely four months as Nigeria technical director—allegedly because the Nigeria Ministry of Sport felt the country had many more competent locals and refused to support the move.
Next, he spent two months at Malawi and less than a year at Togo along with some largely anonymous stints at the odd African football club—he lasted just two games at Tanzanian club, Young Africans FC, where he was accused of failing to enforce discipline.
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In April 2016, Saintfiet pleaded for a second chance as Ethiopia National Senior Team coach.
“I don’t care about the money or a contract,” Saintfiet told Eithosports. “I would just like to help change fortunes and start to build things up on a solid foundation. I’m ready to start immediately!”
Ethiopia did not bite and he ended up in a three-month contract from Bangladesh instead.
So, while Hart was preparing the Warriors—who were unbeaten at the time—to seal their place in the CONCACAF Hex against Guatemala, Saintfiet was attempting to take the “Bengal Tigers” past Bhutan and into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup.
Bangladesh drew goalless at home to Bhutan before falling 3-1 away. The only other outing of Saintfiet’s tenure as Bangladesh coach was a 5-0 friendly defeat away to the Maldives.
Bhutan and the Maldives are ranked 154 and 176 in the world respectively.
Saintfiet’s record in Europe is even less illustrious. The only fully professional team on his home continent to ever hire the Belgian was Finnish club RoPS, who once employed Trinidad and Tobago players Ataulla Guerra and Jamal Gay.
(Courtesy RoPS)
RoPS sacked Saintfiet during their pre-season in April 2008.
Somehow, the obscure Belgian’s CV ended up on the desk of the TTFA’s technical committee as a possible replacement for Hart, who was twice listed on a CONCACAF Coach for Year shortlist in the last years, is the only coach to take Trinidad and Tobago to two Gold Cup quarterfinal berths and led Canada to the 2008 Gold Cup semifinal.
On Monday night, the TTFA’s board of directors selected him as their next head coach, as he beat out competition that included Colombian Luis Fernando Suarez, who took Ecuador to the second round of the Germany 2006 World Cup and steered Honduras to the Brazil 2014 World Cup.
Former Trinidad and Tobago captain David Nakhid was the only local believed to have applied for the vacant job while Englishmen Terry Fenwick and Ricky Hill, Serbian Zoran Vranes and Colombian Francisco Maturana were said to be among the applicants.
The board, according to a source, was informed that Saintfiet was bright, innovative and extremely affordable. It is uncertain exactly how much information was given on the three coaches before the decision. But, in the end, the board voted for Saintfiet.
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The current TTFA board of directors comprises: John-Williams (president), Joanne Salazar, Ewing Davis and Allan Warner (vice-presidents), Samuel Saunders (Central FA), Sherwyn Dyer (Eastern Counties Football Union), Karanjabari Williams (Northern FA), Richard Quan Chan (Southern FA), Anthony Moore (Tobago FA), Joseph Taylor (Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association), Sharon O’Brien (Women’s League Football), Wayne Cunningham (Eastern FA) and Dexter Skeene (TT Pro League).
The TTFA technical committee consists of: Skeene (chairman), Dr Alvin Henderson (vice-chairman), Bertille St Clair (former World Youth Cup coach), Errol Lovell (former national goalkeeper), Jinelle James (ex-national player and current administrator) and Muhammad Isa (technical director).
It is uncertain how many members attended yesterday board’s meeting.
The TTFA board is believed to have made a second coaching appointment last night for the Women’s National Senior Team. In this case, they voted for the well qualified former Italy and Canada national women’s coach, Carolina Morace, who has already visited Trinidad.
Saintfiet must now prepare the Warriors for 2017 Gold Cup play off action against Suriname and Haiti on 4 and 8 January 2017 respectively as well as World Cup qualifying action against Panama and Mexico on 24 and 28 March respectively.
It will be the first time the Belgian has ever coached a team ranked in the top 100 FIFA nations in the world.
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Lasana Liburd is the managing director and chief editor at Wired868.com and a journalist with over 20 years experience at several Trinidad and Tobago and international publications including Play the Game, World Soccer, UK Guardian and the Trinidad Express.
THIS. Have. Too. Be. A. Bad. All fools. Day. Night mare. On. Football. Street
Catch 22 guys. What if he takes the team to the world cup? We all would look stupid. So do we root for him or not? LoL
Let’s just say if this were the Hunger Games “THE ODDS ARE NOT IN HIS FAVOR”
Better that had put the Italian woman to Coach the Soca Worries steeuuppsss. Them really good yes
So what are they really telling us here eh, my dictator president is the only one that makes these kind of decisions with respect to hiring the Coach eh, but I thought the TTFA have a committee with Dexter Skeene, Dr, Avin Henderson and whoever else to also have a say and there is a voting process eh, like they are setting up my dictator president to finally get his throat buss or what eh. Them really good yes. hahahahaha
pack ah damn weaklings….
..I wouldn’t necessarily blame EVERYBODY in the DJW administration for EVERY decision. For sure, there are many who go along with shite to protect their position and perks. But I am hoping at least some believe they are working for progress within the system and are making their opinions known when shite like this occurs. At the end of the day every man must choose his fights , his battle field and his tactics..
Pigs not going to fly anytime soon Gerard
Che Abrams I am laughing. But it’s really a serious question. Are you going to go to the games and hope we lose or support the team to win. And if the team wins and qualifies we will all have eggs on our faces. True? haha
..We have to support the team. It is ours. It doesn’t belong to DJW, TTFA or Saintfiet. Egg is a small price to pay for the team to do well..
Gerard Johnson I always support…. Might be more emotionally than going to the stadium, cause I really believe that we the citizens and supporters need to let the powers at be know that we will not just support their crap. If they said Hart was not good enough, fine, but then bring me someone that is better, this guy’s track record shows nothing close. Whilst I am an optimist, this is impossible.
Che Abrams I hear you
hahahaha Good for we eh, all the Local Coaches have failed miserably hence the reason why they decided to return to my foreign base Coaches eh, even if he his a shit hound the same like Mr. bound not score eh. Them really good yes.
I thought of THIS scene immediately:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73-PQ7Jfipo
These two came to my mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV1LzXf1TKQ
Trinidad and Tobago’s new football coach.
I would like to hear the Eastern Football Association’s SMARTMAN representative on the TTFA’s board logic on that choice.
The eastern football association is headquartered in Sangre Grande, and dominated by the econony supermarket “LOCHOS”, in a town where absoloutely no football whatsoever is played. With incompetent idiots like “RAVENS” principals who are senior advisers to The Bankrupt economy supermarket running non-existent football in Sangre Grande, and making decisions in national football. God, have mercy on Trinidad and Tobago football fans Wired868.
Wow I wonder how many people saying bring back JW and Oille Camps lol
hmmmm……
..Jesus! You confirming it. Incredible..
Allyuh hear when the fat dictator say “he wasn’t our first choice ” haha this man has no class . What a joker
Why you call him a dictator ?
I am sure this man has no prior knowledge of our players so is like we are starting from scratch.
How many years and we still ent get i if u could of get him u should of get Cummings. And D name change is Chinese now
TTFA have the same disease WICB have? Jackassness!!!
Two games he has to prove himself according to Williams and he wasn’t the first choice just the cheapest. so the third choice will come in if he fails ?
Reyad Singh with this kind of nonsense you should have screenshot your football manager career stats and apply for the job
i cudda handle this normal.. i wudda have dem knockin a holding 433 normal
He also guided Togo to the AFCON to be played next year which he followed up nicely by guiding them out of WCQ against Uganda (losing 4-0) on aggregate. I guess he was replaced due to the latter. Looking at his career from a statistical viewpoint, he has no real standout time at any country or club he went, not even Namibia. I’m sure he’ll address all the “good work” he did with the Ethiopian National Team and cherry pick his “accomplishments” (like any person would mind you) but there is nothing that screams, shouts or even sheepishly whispers “Hey, he is not that bad.”
My cynic in me is actually wondering if among the shortlist options, his salary demands were the least (or cheapest or affordable, whatever). Anyway, I wish him the best of luck and hope this new job turns out to be the highlight in his career and not the norm.
Think they made a mistake he is from Belgium saw it on the papers today…. Just saying
Who says he’s not from Belgium?
I hope you realise by now that our actual HEADLINE said he is an obscure Belgian who coached Bangladesh. Just saying.
We need the white man to improve our football.
Allyuh listen to that press conference? DJW said they had a process to select this mercenary and he was second choice! Bwahahahahahahaha hahahahahaha hahahahahaha hahahahahaha hahahahahaha
Ass backward
He really said that he was their second choice?
I dying here ???
Yeah he did Brent Bennett.
Wow… I wouldn’t have said that but hey, he gets an A for honesty lol
Lmao. Is to hear the whole statement. He said cost was the factor. They had 20 to 30 applications for the job and the first pick was far out of their pockets. ????
Trinidad should concentrate on playing mas
Of course Mugabe is right. We can’t bypass local talent for a European who may or may not be better. To overcome the negatives of his Belgian heritage this guy would need to guarantee us a place in Russia. And we know he can’t do that.
You make a valid point about his ‘Belgian’ heritage. Does Williams have any idea of Belgians and their mindset re Africans and people of colour? Maybe he needs to be educated on the genocidal role of Belgians in the Congo to understand refusal of Zimbabwe to hire him.
Look on d brighter side ….. he might produce ah miracle of results…. he better had.
Only taking two questions from media while being covered. Lets see if Lasana gets to ask one..How predictable?
..Running from the media. Nice start. That psychology training referred to above ain’t helping. He should knw he has to convince people he is the man and running ain’t going to do that..
He’s answered more than 2 questions eh…I don’t expect him to be there all day
Need 15-20 minutes Savitri.. they allowed 5-7 minutes
He’s answering questions after the presscon, let’s see what LL get
I want to know if Lasana Liburd tried to ask any questions ESPECIALLY as his profile on the Coach was questioned in the opening remarks by the Coach himself.
I’m sure he will get something now Brian Springer
What we’re told will happen, may or may not occur with this group.. lets see..
He could only try Brian, when they go out on the field, it’s up to them to perform
..Then why was Hart fired?..
He had become stale? Guessing here Keith Look Loy
..Yes. Hart was consistently undermined. Something had t be done. But this ain’t it..
Keith Look Loy I also question that this man was SECOND choice??? I mean i am no technical expert but THIS guy beat out Suarez? who coached in CONCACAF AND at a WORLD CUP??
Can someone explain the process? Who determined the shortlist of coaches for the Board to decide
..Well, according to the thread above, DJW said he was second choice but affordable. I must conclude that numbers three and below were not much to consider. more amazing is the fact that DJW would say openly that the man was chosen mainly because he was affordable. If I were this Saintfiet guy I would be insulted…
Gerard Johnson Supposedly the technical committee
Money dictates who they employ
It would be interesting to hear the full terms
If they lose the next two, shouldn’t DJW and technical committee submit their resignations as well?
Keith Look Loy Tells you the level of respect the President has for him…or level of CONTEMPT was my feeling.
…Exactly..
A total shambles.. a coach with no history of success being hired to succeed under pressure
Brian Jordan That and God face..
Keith Look Loy Why? Didn’t somewhere in LL’s report he worked for US$7,000 and didn’t he say he wasn’t concerned about the money he just wanted to create change somewhere. It looks like that is what he may have accepted, change
..I hear you..
This is the TTFA trying to recreate the “Beenhakker effect” bringing in a European Coach to save the Russia Campaign but the ONLY thing this fella has in common with Don Leo is that they were born on the same continent…from a former Real Madrid Coach to the former Coach of Bangladesh…SERIOUSLY???? Otto Pfister the Sequel!!!
Those who forget the past…
..But Pfister had a serious track record. This guy doesn’t..
Keith Look Loy I meant the final outcome
..Aaaah. Ok..
“Tells you the level of respect the President has for him…or level of CONTEMPT was my feeling.” – Brian Springer.
That is EXACTLY why he got the job.
yeah man, we needed whoever coaching chile, the best team in the world.
I’ve been very impressed by his press conference . He’s saying all the right things
One of his qualifications is in PSYCHOLOGY…I picked that up early o clock…just sayin 😉
Sounds like a politician Brian Cheyenne
Well that will be very important for him to deal with our players eh with the PSYCHOLOGY.
The right things? “Players need to understand that playing for the national team is about pride, not money”. Sounds like TTFA speak there. Expect player strike after 5 games in the hex gone.
He’s been well briefed
lol yea allyuh fall for him…..even the devil made eve feel sweet with nice words………half of what the man said was thrown diggs at Hart lol
He ask for security at the hotel to prevent players leaving
Whey….DJW now say the man was not the first choice, but he was affordable…lol
WTA he just say there??? TOGO??? YO! DWIGHT YORKE Tom!!!
Yeah and that is the same madness they does be telling my players eh about representing our sweet country is about the pride and not the money, but all of them does be eating ah set ah steak and always going to the bank smiling with all the monies eh well this new bootleg Coach should be also coaching for free eh steeuuppss. Them really good yes.
Kion S Williams exactly, throwing shade at Hart.,then saying saying is not about nice football but winning and ah whole set ah puppetry bullcrap……..this man is a Stooge..simple
Earl Mango Pierre He might be for all we know. His profile say he offer to coach Ethiopia for free
Savitri Maharaj Clearly he was
I dont mind the politician speak. Can he be an effective coach? And will he be better supported by the TTFA?.. those are my questions..
You just had to be right about this one eh Lasana Liburd. Steups
Kiel K O’Neil Hudon Jack Baptiste Kareem wdf is a joke
Lol we go see how he perform lol I have no idea who he is tho
Kiel K O’Neil neither do I but I googled him n he had no major accomplishments none other than carrying Qatar to the u17 World Cup which they had been to 4 time prior to him being the coach imagine Bangladesh sack him as there coach Bangladesh this is really a joke ????? expecting the worst but still praying for the best
Lol yeh now is the time to spend their money cuz we close to qualifying
If I steups any harder I go pull out meh molars….not worth it. RIP TnT football
Tom Saintfiet Red Army? LOL
I tried to find facts on this guy not getting anything .DJW, well played you now get the nation’s curiosity
Alyuh for real!!?
lmaooooo is this man. for realllllllllllll what the hell is dis DJW !! sigh
This is shit !
Seems he coached several African teams most successful was Ethiopian teamand was being considered for Super Eagles Nigeria during African Nations Cup. But was later dropped.
He never coached Nigeria. He had a contract as their TD that was quickly rescinded.
Lasana i agree i said he was being considered but dropped. Lets see what happens with him and Trini. Just interesting selection
sigh is all i go say yes………..
Spot on Lsasana
FYI Press Conference going on LIVE on I-95.5fm if you can listen
http://104.238.99.1:8000/i955fm.mp3
CONGRATS to Jamaal Shabazz on your new appointment as Head of Programmes!!!
Brian Springer Thanks for the link
NP
You mean congrats to my Proof Jamaal Shabazz on his new appointment as the new Technical Director eh, the other meaning for Head of Programmes eh Brian Springer hence the reason why he was told to leave the Guyana national team and return to our sweet country by meh dictator president eh. Them really good yes.
Need to understand what Head of Programmes is.. how is it different to Technical Director? Is it a newly created position? Lots more questions..
Buh Earl Mango Pierre why yuh so??? The President just introduced Mohummed Isa as his TD…
Brian Jordan Agreed!
Hahahahaha But of course Brian Springer my dictator puppet Technical Director must be introduced eh, but the real TD with the real football brains is my Prof Jamaal Shabazz eh, the same as our ex- Technical Director Kendal Walkes. Them really good yes.
Haha the boss has laid down the gauntlet – if he doesn’t win in February he could be looking for a new job
And the new coach already challenging Lasana Liburd article – love it!
He say it erroneous, mention a brief playing career, confirm several short term contracts….then say if you could use google properly you could find the truth. Lol.
Kion S Williams Yes, even wikipedia… LMAO this man sound like he will give some sensational sound-bytes 🙂
He will be fired on his birthday. If he survive getting embarassed in the Gold Cup playoffs. He seems like the kind of guy who will be like Vranes and Fenwick and never leave though, so he will manage a pro-league team somewhere
Steups. He started off with a lie. Togo was ranked 96 in the world when he was coach. But I questioned him after in the QnA. I’m not working for 95.5. Lol
Would have preferred a more impressive resume, but what the heck. Let’s get behind him and see what he can do. Hoping that by the end of the March 2017 we will be calling him Saint Tom. Patron saint of the Red Army/Soca Warriors.
It’s madness . They are pretty much telling us our World Cup campaign is over and they are not investing in the national team . They went for the cheapest most desperate option and are laughing in our face .
Exactly! Couldn’t they have done this BEFORE I got a season ticket? 🙁
If I knew they weren’t serios, I wouldn’t have wasted my money.
I believe giving a person a fair chance, but this man is going to be used as a puppet and played by a hidden puppet master,I say this because what we needed is a change in our players mental approach at this stage in the Hex,I can’t see him as the person to do it?
Feeling sick
To everyone whose argument to St. Fiet’s appointment is to compare Hart’s credential coming into the T&T job I say this. Remember Hart was fired because the administration perceived that he was unable to get us to the World Cup so one would expect that the coach who replaces him has a CV which would instill confidence into the fan base and players especially since we need results NOW. These were not the same conditions under which Hart was hired!
..Stevie Wonder could see that..
Hart was fired for the Dismal performance of the national team in 2016 ok….loose 8, win 3, draw 2….Sherron Charles
Trini Don And as a result of this they perceived that he wasn’t the right person to get us to the World Cup. Trying to understand your point since it’s basically the same thing I said!
Sherron Charles they did the samething with bertille, and we got beenhakar, and the rest is history
..Leo Beenhakker, while the overwhelming majority of local fans had never heard his name before he arrived here, was a very well established, successful and renowned coach in the football of three continents..
All knowledgeable fans knew Beenhakker.
You are preaching to the choir
..Then don’t compare this Saintfiet guy to Beenhakker..
I am in support of the new coach because I love my team more than anything else but it is very difficult to defend this appointment. You can argue if Hart should have been replaced or not but I would have expected his replacement would have been someone who it was difficult to argue against like the two other foreign coaches who were in contention
Who comparing new coach with Beenhakar ??? Clearly not me…i think your mistaken bro
Trini Don “Sherron Charles they did the samething with bertille, and we got beenhakar, and the rest is history”…Just responding to that in the thread above. But no problem. It’s all good..
Nothing in that comment is a comparison between Tom and leo…i was just highlightin the same process was used to select a new coach at the same HEX stage….guidance brother
…LOL. Ok pal OK. You clarified yourself. Ok. LOL..
Soldier drinking yes… ??
My Coach Hart was fired because he never hesitated to always give our very own Mr. Live Wire a story about the madness with respect to our football, the players, and the corrupted TTFA eh, the same reason when my dictator president first got into office eh, the first thing that he did was removed my women team captain Maylee Johnson as the captain of the team eh, because as we all know that she herself doesn’t stick when it comes to exposing the madness also eh, and they definitely doesn’t like that, they love it when you is ah puppet and goes along with all the madness that they continues to do with the football and I wonder how come my Proof Jamaal Shabazz accepted that new post that just come about just so, just so eh, I only hope that he isn’t a puppet now to eh, because he is always fighting against the injustices against his people eh. Them really good yes.
oh gawd Mango doh pull me out nah. When we come to speak of dictators none was worst than Pharoah. But where did Moses grow up ? In the house of Pharoah ! So if indeed as it is alleged that we have a Dictator ….and we follow the example of Moses then we must engage in struggle inside the house . In saying that be clear I am in no way suggesting that I am Moses. But the example of God’s Prophets and Messengers are there for us to follow.
fasten your seat belts Mango and observe the no smoking sign we about to take off.
hahahahaha Ah just love it when yuh explain yourself eh so explain to us what your new post entails nah my Proof Jamaal Shabazz and you is so right about getting into the house in order to help change things eh, But I will continue staying on the outside eh because as you know ah fraid them bad, bad, Them really good yes.
I am Coordinator of Technical Programs . But I main job is to get projects up and running ….in a similar role played by Keith Look Loy in past administrations. In KLL’ s execution of his task then …I learnt a lot from his efficiency and steadfastness. It’s difficult to replicate but I am confident I can also bring people together who feel that they are disenfranchised or not allowed to participate …when they can play a role. I also know there will be battles to fight as well.
I understand why Rudolph Charles had a hammer….it was to pong a tenor Pan….but to also…pong a chupid man….so I say correct me when I go wrong and support me when I go right. Jack Warner used to say it is the collective effort of all of us that will bring the success.
Well just know that I am with you 1000 % and I am in possession of a lot of advanced Coaching videos that can be shared with the interested future coaches eh, that might be some extra help to them my Prof Jamaal Shabazz
Jamaal Shabazz Congratulations to you sir! Like Earl Mango Pierre I too wish to offer any assistance I can be in helping you with your Herculean task… I like your participatory approach…I’m not pleased with the new Men’s Coach but as a loyal Season pass Holder I will be supporting to the end!!!
Yes and I say that we have got to find a way to take the thing forward. The debates among us on Wired helps because in the difference of opinion ….one has the benefit of another view …to check ..change ….or confirm ones decision. With regard to the Coach …the matter has been decided …..now to observe his work and see the results.
Wired868 your on the ball. I’m speechless
The Mc Donalds cup Shawn Babooram…. lol
I have a feeling that this is going to end up really bad. I am wondering whether the boys will get fired up to play for this coach given the position we are in.
He came cheap…that is all
I think we should also research the CV’s of Mr. Hart prior to being appointed TNT coach, and the other local and maybe foreign names just for a clearer picture. Think that may be just and even paint a clearer picture.
Narada, I referred to that in an earlier post 20-15-10 in 45 games leading Canada between 2006 and 2012.. way more international experience..
I still doesn’t understand how this new bootleg Coach CV ended up on a short list compared to others eh. Them really good yes. hahahaha
Brian Jordan I also believe that those years werent all at senior level, had he not been a Trinidadian would that have wooed us and the other coaches shortlisted with little or no National experience, are their cv´s better. I think my point is the financial situation just became our reality
That record is all senior team games, but I get your point..
Season tickets soon on Christmas special $1.00
I will like to believe this is a joke this isn’t real….then again it’s Trinidad and Tobago anything is possible ????
Foreign is always best in T&T!
this resume in a nutshell
2002 – 2nd in the League and the Silver Medal (The Faroe Islands)
2004 – 3rd position (Bronze Medal) in the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship in Japan.
2004 – Qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship
2005 – Qualified for Semi-Final of the NFV-Cup (Germany)
2005 – Winner of the McDonald’s Cup (Germany)
2008 – Coach of the Year (The Namibian) & Most Famous Sport Celebrity (Informanté)
2008-2010 – 15 Official FIFA-matches, Namibia climb 30 positions in FIFA World Rankings
2008+2009 – Quarter Final COSAFA Cup (South Africa)
2009 – Runner-up Coach of the Year (Sports Awards 2009 Namibia Sport Commission)
2012 – Champion of CECAFA Club Cup/Kagame Interclub Cup with Young Africans
Maybe I am wrong, but this seems to me a long list of nothings
To most of us..
Yep
And these people wah me buy a season pass…..lol..
I am soooooo sorry that I did. Feel f**king conned. F**k Trinidad football.
Well I now reading this article…heaven help us