“[…] My concern here is not for the legalities of the issue at hand—I leave that for the lawyers—but for the total disrespect shown for the Office of the Prime Minister. “I am certain that Commissioner [Gary] Griffith was not taught to be disrespectful of authority at the prestigious Sandhurst …
Read More »Griffith: United TTFA should listen to its stakeholders and call the EGM!
“[…] We must serve to lead, and respect the wishes of the membership… To prevent calling [the EGM], or to delay it, can cause some to perceive that it is not the desire of those in authority to listen or adhere to the views of who they represent…” The following …
Read More »‘PM threw police under the bus!’ Griffith fires back at ‘disappointing’ Rowley over Bayside party
“[…] If the GORTT wishes to have enforcement of the regulations on private property and inside persons homes, they need to amend the legislation or provide new legislation that would allow the police clear and unambiguous authority to do what the prime minister has insinuated should be done. “The prime …
Read More »United TTFA: Fifa and normalisation committee trying to cover up DJW’s ‘crimes’, govt must step in
“[…] In all of this malfeasance, Fifa was either guilty of gross ignorance of its own regulations and, therefore, gross mismanagement; or it was guilty of gross negligence and complicity in the actions of David John-Williams. “In any event, United TTFA concluded from the outset that Fifa imposed its normalisation …
Read More »Dear editor: Is Hadad fronting for DJW? Does toeing the line with Fifa really help our development?
“[…] The reality is most of our current footballers do not have a real future, as the standard of our football has dropped to an all time low. “[…] Why are we overly concerned about a Fifa ban when there is much groundwork to be done to address the more …
Read More »EFATT: ‘A Wallace no-show for TTFA EGM would be slap in face of membership’
“[…] Most members that I have spoken to today on the matter of the meeting are expressing concern that Mr Keith Look Loy said that he as well as persons affiliated to him will not be attending the EGM. “We are hoping that Mr [William] Wallace and his team would …
Read More »Dear editor: Fifa is bluffing; if it could suspend the TTFA, it would have done so already!
“[…] Normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad is being coached by Fifa, and his game is to get the the members of the TTFA into a meeting to justify his vote before the Fifa Congress (as part of the illusion), to suspend his fellow Trinidadians from the football at the behest …
Read More »34 police recruits test positive for Covid-19, TTPS confirms 32 new cases today
“[…] Tests were conducted on the [police] 42 recruits, with 32 returning positive and the other ten, negative. As a result, the 32 who tested positive have been removed to another part of the UWI campus, while the other ten remain in quarantine…” The following is a press statement from …
Read More »Christine Rose: ‘The entire WoLF executive voted against Fifa ban…’
“[…] It was stated in the allegations that I failed to consult with my colleagues before signing on behalf of the body, and further, the matter was not discussed at membership or executive level. “[…] This matter was in fact discussed with the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s League Football (TT …
Read More »Dear Editor: Fifa, TTFA, normalisation and ‘the overrated bliss of being right’
“[…] All sides would have to initiate a reasonable offering as a sign of good faith. A prudent place for Fifa to start is to cease its threats of suspension or expulsion of the TTFA, while the ousted TTFA executives can remove their High Court substantive claim and refile said claim with CAS…” …
Read More »Wallace emails Fifa members for support from ‘oppressive’ leadership; Hadad slams ‘misinformation’
William Wallace: “[…] We believe the imposition of the normalisation committee as punishment for our revelation of the previous administration’s financial impropriety, which was ignored by Fifa…” Robert Hadad: “[…] Your letter is an example of the campaign of misinformation and disinformation that you and a number of your colleagues …
Read More »Dear editor: Will you tell your children to accept abuse, once there’s money in it?
“[…] I imagine the people who support Fifa’s intervention, in the face of a High Court ruling, would give this advice to their children: ‘When you’re accepting payment from someone, abuse is justified’…” The following Letter to the Editor on Fifa’s takeover of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) …
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