“[…] Noel Bynoe gave years of excellent service to the local game as a referee and his performances and experience were rewarded with a number of high profile appointments during this time. “Bynoe officiated at the 1999 Fifa Under-17 Men’s World Cup in New Zealand [and] was also appointed to …
Read More »Normalisation comm asks for trust, vows to improve communication; after TTFA members write Fifa
The Robert Hadad-led normalisation committee has promised to ‘improve on the communication channels between the TTFA and its membership’, after representatives that comprise half of the local football body complained to Fifa about Hadad’s stewardship. The 14-page letter from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) members, written by Eastern …
Read More »‘A breeding ground for mismanagement and fraud!’ TTFA Members report Hadad-led NC to Fifa
Eight of the 16 bodies that comprise the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) have accused Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad and his colleagues of ‘weak management’, poor communication, ‘glaring errors regarding […] proper corporate governance’ and ‘creating a breeding ground for mismanagement and fraud’. The accusations, supported by …
Read More »‘Clearly unacceptable!’ Full TTFA letter condemning Robert Hadad and the Fifa-appointed NC
“[…] You have not called an annual general meeting and as such who will appoint the external auditors? Yourself? This is clearly unacceptable, since you cannot appoint an auditor that will audit your financial decisions. “It is even more astounding that you have elected not to appoint an Audit and …
Read More »Hadad and his crew are the only ones earning from football, while they suffer T&T players and coaches
The only people making money in football in Trinidad and Tobago for the last year have been non-football people. Robert Hadad is drawing upwards of TT$40,000 per month while Judy Daniel, Nigel Romano and Trevor Gomez are banking over TT$30,000 per month—based on the standard sums given to Fifa-appointed normalisation …
Read More »Welshman James Thomas named T&T Women’s head coach; all-local support staff to be appointed
The Fifa-appointed normalisation committee has hired Welsh coach James Thomas as the new head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team. Thomas is a former Wales Women’s National Senior Team assistant coach and performance analyst and holds a Uefa ‘A’ License and Elite Youth ‘A’ License. He …
Read More »T&T Futsal Team fall 7-1 to Costa Rica in friendly, King scores consolation item
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Futsal Team fell 7-1 to Costa Rica yesterday in the first of two friendlies at the Scotiabank Arena in Alajuela. Defence Force attacker Dylon King scored the lone goal for the twin island republic, with a flicked header off a lofted Che Benny pass. …
Read More »‘Smooth operator’, ’down to earth’, ‘loved to talk’, ‘a thinking footballer’: Remembering Clyde Leon
“[…] We were on a water break and he turned to me and said: ‘I’m not getting dropped from this team.’ I was wondering, who is this dude?” “[…] I remember at Jan-Michael Williams’ wedding reception when you’re thinking it was not an ideal situation for much talk—because of the …
Read More »“A loyal and humble servant to football”; ex-T&T player and coach, Clyde Leon, dies at 37
Former Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team player and national youth team coach Clyde Leon passed away last night following a heart attack, according to a press statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). He was 37 years old. Leon, who played as a deep-lying midfielder, made …
Read More »Downer: ‘I don’t want to be the lone wolf!’ TTFA stakeholders mum as Hadad flounders
Trinidad and Tobago football is comprised of international teams, domestic leagues, zonal bodies, administrative support staff, coaching education and player development—all overseen by standing committees which report back to the board of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). Some of those components have been laid low by the Covid-19 …
Read More »‘Callous and exploitative!’ Coaches accuse Hadad of destroying local football, demand transparency
“[…] Not being paid according to agreement is unacceptable, but to add to that the dismissive nature with which the leadership of the TTFA has dealt with the crisis is callous and exploitative. This is the consensus of persons from every corner of the football fraternity. “[…] Please be reminded, …
Read More »Hadad betrayed us! National players and staff fire back at normalisation committee
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team players have accused Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad of betrayal, as roughly 40 percent of the local-based players skipped practice today. The training sessions are usually attended by roughly 28 players, but only 16 showed up today. And, according to a source, …
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