The following article, based on an interview between ex-England and Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor and journalist Lasana Liburd, was first published in Trinidad Express on 6 May 2004: “Let me tell you something that will always stay with me,” said former England and Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor. “I …
Read More »“If it wasn’t so serious, it would be laughable!” Downer explains where Rigues went wrong
What was wrong with Jameson Rigues’ special meeting for Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) clubs on Saturday? Where to begin? Veteran football official and referees association vice-president Osmond Downer, one of the framers of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Constitution, has regularly been consulted on constitutional matters …
Read More »Clayton Morris voted TTSL president, but Rigues claims otherwise after controversial meeting
Former Strike Squad captain Clayton ‘JB’ Morris was voted president of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) at a virtual election held by its board of directors this morning, with eight votes for, zero against, and one abstention. Morris, who is the head coach of TTSL team UTT FC, …
Read More »NFA problems: Harford’s hounding, Wickham v Piper, and the Ascension sponsorship
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) is not the only local football body grappling publicly with internal turmoil. This evening, the board of the Northern Football Association (NFA) set the date of 28 December for its next annual general meeting, which will include the election of officers. The problem …
Read More »‘Take me to CAS if you wish!’ Rigues defies board, sets emergency meeting to sack secretary and postpone elections
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) interim president Jameson Rigues will attempt to sack company secretary Peter Thomas, re-introduce seven suspended member clubs, and formally put off his own election date at an emergency meeting on Saturday evening—less than 24 hours before he is due to face UTT FC head …
Read More »TTSL Board ‘unanimously’ sets new election date on 6 December, Rigues misses meeting
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Board voted unanimously last night to hold a virtual election for the post of president on Sunday 6 December, according to a board release signed by general secretary Peter Thomas. Their last attempt to fill the position was scuppered by interim president Jameson …
Read More »‘Worse than DJW!’ Rigues aborts elections in ill-tempered AGM, TTSL board sets new date
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League’s 14 active member clubs were meant to choose their new president today from either of two candidates: Guaya United manager Jameson Rigues and UTT FC head coach Clayton Morris. Instead, by all accounts, chaos reigned in an ill-tempered meeting before Rigues, who is also …
Read More »Hart: A happy Wanderer, why I kept Garcia and ‘Ramps’, and how to turn around T&T football
In the maiden Canada Premier League (CPL) season in 2019, Trinidad and Tobago coach Stephen Hart finished bottom of the table with his HFX Wanderers outfit. The turnaround in 2020 could not be much more profound, as the Wanderers roared to second place, with what the CPL media described as …
Read More »Rigues tries to postpone election with Hadad’s help; TTSL board, electoral committee insist he must face polls
Interim Trinidad and Tobago Super League League (TTSL) president Jameson Rigues has attempted to unilaterally call off elections for the organisation, just two days before he is scheduled to face Clayton Morris in a virtual referendum. Rigues, the Guaya United manager, claimed that his action is supported by Fifa-appointed normalisation …
Read More »Quan Chan denies calling for Fifa action against Wallace; Wired868 reveals Guardian transcript
Southern FA (SFA) president and former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Board member Richard Quan Chan has rebuked a Trinidad Guardian article which claimed that he wants Fifa to take action against former local football president William Wallace and vice-presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Sam Phillip. In fact, …
Read More »‘Diego was like a Shakespeare play; he was THE man!’ Hart on meeting Maradona
“[…] Diego was larger than life and he couldn’t go anywhere and relax. I’m sure it must be like that with Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Messi and Pelé. They have no lives. “You have to see it to believe it… It was unbelievable to think someone has to live like this, …
Read More »‘Teflon Terry’ takes centre stage, Fenwick emerges stronger from United TTFA collapse
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick looks set to benefit from increased powers, as the Soca Warriors start preparation for their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign in earnest under the supervision of Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad. The Warriors are drawn in Group …
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