What did Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her PP gang really leave in the Treasury? Two shillings and a pack of chewing gum? Forget VAT, speed guns and online shopping tax, Trinidad and Tobago can have deeper problems if these electricity black-outs continue. And the only excuse Mr Live Wire has not …
Read More »One on one with Point Fortin Civic’s “Son” Sylvester Teesdale
With his upright stride and winning smile, Sylvester Teesdale, also known as ‘Son’, comes from a family of footballers. His uncle is Philbert Jones, a former player of the national team and his cousin is the Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team captain Kenwyne Jones. As we sat on the pavilion of the …
Read More »Caledonia will defend Caribbean crown; T&TEC withdraw
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA will defend its Caribbean Club Championship crown after T&TEC FC withdrew its claim to participate in the regional competition due to financial constraints. DIRECTV W Connection and T&TEC were due to represent the Trinidad and Tobago Pro League in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) tournament …
Read More »T&TEC shock Defence Force as leaders slip-up
Digicel Pro League leaders Defence Force enjoyed a nine-point advantage over second placed Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA as early as last weekend. But the gap might be just four points tomorrow if Caledonia defeats St Ann’s Rangers from 5 pm in the first of a Marvin Lee Stadium double …
Read More »Fresh farce as Connection whips T&TEC
Defending champions DIRECTV W Connection predictably returned to winning ways tonight with a 2-1 win over T&TEC FC in the second game of a Digicel Pro League double header at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya. The result pulled Connection to within four points of second placed Neal & Massy …
Read More »Caledonia clobbers T&TEC to top Pro League
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA underlined its fine current form with a 6-0 clobbering of T&TEC FC in Digicel Pro League action this evening at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. The self-declared “Eastern Stallions” have now scored 10 goals from its last two matches. Playmaker Ataullah Guerra has four of …
Read More »Central FC goes top after 2-1 triumph against T&TEC
Central FC Anthony Wolfe got his second goal from as many matches as the newly formed outfit kept its 100 percent Digicel Pro League record with a 2-1 triumph over T&TEC FC at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar. The result saw the “Sharks” end the weekend in pole position after North …
Read More »Bass reconnects T&TEC with hattrick against Rangers
Bevon Bass grabbed the first hattrick of the season this evening as T&TEC flickered back to life with a 3-2 win over St Ann’s Rangers at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. The lone striker in a 4-5-1 formation, the 24-year-old Bass gave a good all-round display with efficient …
Read More »Caledonia shut down dim T&TEC
Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA recorded its first win of the season on Friday night as the “Eastern Stallions” eased past a dim T&TEC outfit 2-0 in a First Citizens Cup quarterfinal fixture at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. As a further indicator of T&TEC’s eye-watering slide since …
Read More »Eve-lution at Stars as Caledonia cut down
New Pro League head coach Angus Eve and his North East Stars squad threw out a challenge to Trinidad and Tobago’s established football order last night as the Sangre Grande stunned Caribbean champions, Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA, en route to a 3-1 win at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port …
Read More »Caledonia aims for Cup hattrick
Caledonia AIA will play for its third Cup trophy this season after whipping T&TEC FC 3-1 on Friday night in the semi-finals of the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. Caledonia, who is coached by Jerry Moe and Jamaal Shabazz, has already lifted the First …
Read More »Dissecting a choke: A review of T&TEC’s Pro League collapse
Sport, to paraphrase UK Times writer Simon Barnes, does not build character as much as it reveals it. There is little that compares to the flood of nervous tension as two or two dozen athletes step into the public glare knowing that the next 90 minutes or 100 overs would …
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