Tag Archives: Stern John

Eve defends TTPFL criticism, reveals friendly setbacks and hints at G/Cup selection criteria

With just about six weeks to go before the Trinidad and Tobago Senior Men’s Team faces off against Guadeloupe in a crucial Gold Cup preliminary match on 16 June, head coach Angus Eve yesterday revealed that potential pre-tournament friendly internationals against Guatemala and 2022 Fifa World Cup hosts, Qatar, were …

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The truth about Griffith (Pt 1): How Fenwick stage-managed Griffith III’s career, while seeking TTPS benefits

A journalist learns quickly the importance of confidentiality and protecting one’s source. So it is an exceptional circumstance that leads me to now reveal one such informant, in a bid to defend my reputation against a curious onslaught by Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith. In a last-ditch effort to avoid …

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Warriors coaches and players still awaiting promised money from NC; P/Rico rout Bahamas

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team technical staff must wait a bit longer to receive their first pay cheques for 2021, after the Robert Hadad-led Fifa-appointed normalisation committee again failed to live up to its word. On Friday 7 May, the normalisation committee assured Unified Football Coaches of …

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‘Preparing part-time players to compete with pros is a challenge’: T&T’s Caribbean coaching exports speak

When, Covid-19 permitting, Stern John leads the Anguilla Men’s National Senior Team out for their opening Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying contest, he will join a growing number of Trinidad and Tobago coaches looking to make their mark elsewhere in the Caribbean—albeit at less recognisable football nations. Bertille St Clair …

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Eve, Jack, Jeffrey and La Foucade are in, but no room for Cooper as TTFA appoints coaches

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) made over two dozen technical appointments in a marathon meeting last night with Dion La Foucade, Angus Eve and Kelvin Jack among the new inclusions into the national pool. However, technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy did not have things all his way, …

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TTFA puts flood of coaching positions up for grabs, including Men’s U-15 and U-17 jobs

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has put the positions of head coach for the Men’s National Under-17 and Under-15 Teams, goalkeeper coach for all men’s and women’s teams and the technical director portfolio up for tender, as the clean-out continues at the local football body. And technical committee …

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“[Our] best is just not good enough”; Wired868 reviews Lawrence’s tenure in quotes

“We must always remember it’s Trinidad and Tobago that went 13 games without a victory—not Dennis Lawrence…” Wired868 looks at Dennis Lawrence’s term as Men’s National Senior Team head coach in quotes: 21 January 2017 Lawrence on his appointment as Men’s National Senior Team head coach: “I feel very honoured …

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Corneal: They’re operating by guess; you can’t play trial and error with the future of our football!

“[Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier] has spoken now about things that need to change but those things should have been changed two years ago. That means they didn’t have the required experience or weren’t sure about what is supposed to happen at that age group. …

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