“I did something different [at halftime],” said Naparima College coach Angus Eve. “I kept them out of the dressing room and in the rain to keep them with that edge and really push them to go forward; because we weren’t playing bad; we just weren’t playing with enough intensity.” Domestic …
Read More »Green Machine roll over Benedict’s; St Augustine keep 100% record
St Augustine Secondary maintained their 100% record to start the 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season, defeating St Benedict’s College 4-2 in a thrilling encounter in St Augustine this afternoon. It was a tale of two halves for coach Adrian Romain and his “Green Machine” team, who stormed to …
Read More »Can coaches resuscitate T&T football? King, Jordan give benefits of coaching body
You are nine games into the season and your team sits atop the TT Pro League standings with 18 points. Additionally, you have only this week been on hand to witness your veteran marksman, Kerry Baptiste, grab his 150th league goal on Tuesday night. Surely North East Stars coach Derek …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Will East Zone snatch the Premier crown? Or will Tobago ferry it over?
Time was when the “Green Machine” and the “Blue Thunder” were forces to be reckoned with in national schools’ football in Trinidad and Tobago. Back in the days of Dwight Yorke, Signal Hill too have had their 15 minutes of glory as have, in a later era, Arima Secondary. Nowadays, …
Read More »“Sprite” quenches San Juan’s Intercol thirst, Semper seals win over “Green Machine”
Better late than never right? Well, the footballers from San Juan North Secondary will certainly tell you so, as they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in their East Zone Intercol final against St Augustine Secondary yesterday afternoon at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. The boys from Bourg …
Read More »Hackshaw and Orr star as Trinity/E edge Malick to join promoted Carapichaima and Speyside
Guess who’s back? Carapichaima East Secondary, Trinity College East and Speyside Secondary each claimed a promotion spot in the SSFL Championship Big 5 Play Off yesterday to return to the Premier Division for the 2017 season. All three schools were relegated at the end of the 2015 season with Carapichaima East and …
Read More »QRC and Green Machine share spoils in goalless Premier clash at QRC Grounds
‘Goals win matches’, says the old adage. But Queen’s Royal College (QRC) and St Augustine Secondary were short on supply today, as the two teams battled to a nil-nil draw in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action at QRC grounds. Scrappy may be the best word to describe …
Read More »Grayson, Sarjeant and Cyrus speak out on shock dismissals at St Augustine and St Benedict’s
The former St Augustine Secondary coaching duo of Michael Grayson and Desiree Sarjeant and ex-St Benedict’s College coach Dexter Cyrus have spoken out on their controversial dismissals, as the upcoming Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season looks set to kick off with some drastic changes in the technical areas. In …
Read More »Green Machine has dropped the ball in sacking of coaches Grayson and Desiree
“(Michael) Grayson was, two weeks ago, summarily fired by school principal Ms Linda Francis, without any consultation, discussion or explanation and replaced by a coach who has never won a single title at the senior level and who was fired mid-season by another East Zone school after losing six consecutive …
Read More »“Naps” squeeze past weary St Augustine; then deliver challenge to St Anthony’s
Naparima College will battle St Anthony’s College for the Coca Cola 2015 National Intercol title next Monday at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, after they squeezed past a resilient St Augustine Secondary outfit 2-1 yesterday at the Marabella venue. Coach Michael Grayson’s “Green Machine”, which was playing its second game in …
Read More »Funeral details for ex-St Augustine and Santa Rosa coach Kenny Thomas
The funeral of veteran FC Santa Rosa coach Kenny Thomas will be held on Thursday 3 December 2015 from 1 pm at the Divine Encounter church on Ragoo Road, D’Abadie. Thomas passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday 21 November 2015. The affable coach was a member of the …
Read More »St Augustine into Intercol semis; But Grayson upset by fixture jam with ‘Naps’ looming
East Zone Intercol champions St Augustine Secondary will have to win for the second time in three days come Wednesday afternoon if they want to have a shy at Coca Cola National Intercol glory. The “Green Machine” squeezed themselves into the semis after defeating Tobago Zone champions, Speyside High, by …
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