Tweet from @GeorgeBovell: “Coach arrived. He finished his 1st meeting in time for an inspirational lunch. Getting ready to head to the pool for the final tune up.” It can’t be half-bad to have the Minister of Sport in your support staff. Presumably, celebrated Trinidad and Tobago swimmer George Bovell …
Read More »Tactless Sport Minister gets tactical
Scene: Press conference at the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs Sport Minister Anil Roberts: “Good day gentlemen. The Sport Ministry is pleased to announce a new tactical plan that will guarantee the Trinidad and Tobago national football team success in the future. I, as a top level coach, and …
Read More »T&T U-20s continue W/Cup chase after TTFF climb-down
The Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 football team will continue its Turkey 2013 World Cup campaign tomorrow at the Waterhouse Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica after a climb-down by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) executive committee. Trinidad and Tobago plays Puerto Rico from 4 pm (3 pm local time) …
Read More »Murray quits; Tim Kee is next TTFF president
The Normandie Hotel in St Ann’s was the site for an impromptu rendition of “Hello, Goodbye” from Colin Murray today as the Carib Brewery events and marketing manager officially announced himself as a Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) presidential nominee and then immediately pulled out of the race for …
Read More »Why I’m rooting for the Sport Minister against the TTFF
Football fans are a funny bunch; they have never had any doubt whatever that their enemy’s friend is their enemy. Or their enemy’s enemy is their friend. So once they dislike a team, that dislike is forever and ever. Amen. Logic and reason have nothing to do with it. It …
Read More »TTFF presidential nominee denies secret Warner pact
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) presidential candidate, Raymond Tim Kee, has denied “malicious rumours” which claimed that his candidacy is being supported by National Security Minister and ex-FIFA vice president Jack Warner. Tim Kee is one of two nominees for the TTFF elections on 11 November 2012 along with …
Read More »Sport Ministry gave Queen’s Park more money than Warriors
Sport Minister Anil Roberts has allegedly again failed to keep his promise to Trinidad and Tobago football. Roberts told Parliament, on 5 October 2012, that the Sport Ministry would bankroll the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team’s preliminary Caribbean Cup qualifying round in St Kitts and Nevis, which was held earlier …
Read More »Tim Kee makes first move in TTFF presidential race
Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) vice-president Raymond Tim Kee, who runs his own self-titled insurance company, today officially announced his candidacy for the post of TTFF president, which will be contested on 11 November 2012. Tim Kee is one of two candidates who applied for the top administrative …
Read More »Sport Ministry gives TTFF money to an employee
The Ministry of Sport arguably continued its provocation of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) today as Wired868 understands a cheque meant to cover the senior men team’s Caribbean Cup trip to St Kitts and Nevis, was made out to the team’s manager, William Wallace. TTFF press officer Shaun …
Read More »Defiant Sport Minister delivers fresh rant but questions remain
Sport Minister Anil Roberts unleashed a fresh verbal assault on the character of All Sport Promotions director Anthony Harford in a press conference at the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs today. Roberts also accused Bruce Aanensen, the All Sport financial director and Queen’s Park Cricket Club president, of a …
Read More »Sport Minister accused of deceiving Parliament
All Sport Promotions financial director Bruce Aanensen defended the reputation of his company and the integrity of his colleague Anthony Harford, in a press conference today at the Queen’s Park Oval, and has added to concerns that Sport Minister Anil Roberts might have willfully deceived the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. …
Read More »Private donors rescue Warriors; Sport Ministry abandons team again
Trinidad and Tobago national senior football manager William Wallace woke up today in St Kitts and Nevis to discover that he finally had money to pay for the laundry. “The (Trinidad and Tobago Football) Federation got a couple of small sponsors to donate money to deal with the bills we …
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