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The Ministry of Sport is asking women’s football fans and stakeholders to share their opinions in an an interactive chat on the proposed Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Professional League (WPL), which is due to kick off in late May 2015.
The WPL, according to the Ministry of Sport, is “a joint initiative” between the Ministry of Sport, the SPORTT Company, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s League Football (WOLF).
(Courtesy CONCACAF)
The WPL will “run for a couple of weeks” and should involve players from throughout the Caribbean and the Americas. It aims to mirror the structure of the United States Major League Soccer (MLS) and regional cricket’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with franchises, salary caps and a draft system.
Fixtures are proposed to play on community grounds around the country.
So, the question is: What do you think about the value and chances of success for the proposed Women’s Professional League?
Editor’s Note: A representative from the Ministry of Sport has advised that they will not respond to comments posted on Wired868 about the proposed Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Professional League.
Wired868 regrets their failure to do so as promised but will try to get further information on the competition as soon as possible.
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i think they just joking…i hope so
I know what Oreos are but how does that fit in here? Are we name-calling again? Hhmm
A Oreo cookie savitri buy 1 and it will reveal all to you what I am saying
Dion, what is Oreo?
Buss the mark Gordon let we see what the Oreo minister doing
Thanks Kevin I Apologise sir and do keep sharing!! Gordon I will not write everything I know!!
Hahahaha timing is everything!! The art of war!! The house of cards will disappear all who getting ready to run for election will have to pack their bags and head to europe and the USA!!
I wish you would hurry up and buss the mark Gordon Pierre. I so sick ah this shit.
Trevor Bridglalsingh and john it have more, much more but waiting for the right time to bust the marks!! It have things that went on and going on in that ministry that will cause the election to call in 30 days trust me with that one!! But long rope for magga goat!!
John Trinipelvic Patterson it’s actually 13 Central F.C. players and they’re in training for the WoLF league. Central F.C. do not have a franchise in the WPL.
Interesting reading Gordon, Lasana, et al!! Central F.C nine women players in training for this Womens Professional League, let the eating continue!! I operate in Central and not a word about the league at my co-ed school!!
Players already contracted from China and USA,sponsors already on board, just have to work out how to share the spoils.
Gordon Pierre I will never have any affiliations to none of those corrupted fellas in our sweet country I need you to listen to the ‘Field of dreams video that I posted and listen to what Papa Everad “Gally’ Cummings said about himself and not being disrespected by the corrupted TTFA eh, well if I was on that show I wudda ask him one question eh, why he allowed the corrupted TTFA allowed his 1989 Strike Squad team traveled from all the way from down Fyzabad eh, to come to Halsey Crawford to come and play against my American team eh on November 19 th1989 eh and I also wudda as Mr. Selby Browne eh since he too is now admitting that they shudda fix our football problems long long time ago now eh and the question is why that same Pioneer Pro team eventually broke up and why the financier “Foots” wanted to pass out his light eh after he embezzled about $100,000 monies of the man monies. All of them really good yes.
Uncle mango u reach?!? I say they buy u out like the rest!! Lol
Why are they still using the word ‘Professional” when my women players won’t be getting paid real professionals monies eh, they will be treated the same way like my players that are presently playing in our Semi- Pro League. Them really good yes.
As I have said before where is the infrastructure to support women playing football, we have problems in SSFL as there are not enough playing fields suitable for female footballers, as it is many schools have no field of their own . I remember taking a Women’s team to p,any a game on a Sunday afternoon in the middle of the Wueens Park Savannah, not a toilet or change room in sight. Also besides Coaches support teams must have female members especially at School and Youth level this is sadly lacking. I think that this is another endeavour being done from the wrong end….from the top and is another example of what is mistaken for development when it is in actual fact window dressing.
Eat ah Food same snake just a different type
Delay any such move – no question!
Hello!! Sancho owns a Women’s team. Do you need any more information than that?
Sports of a nationwide nature need to structure its own viability with period assistance from outside and Government sources when there is an unusual spike in expenses i.e. that might come from an unexpected success in a qualifying tournament. Leadership and visioning – the missing ingredients. The Government should act with a true teacher’s heart and provide the guidance that is needed to have each major sporting organization function with 1. A proper organizational plan and, 2. Master business and marketing plans that can lend themselves to sustenance and longevity this, regardless of who is at the helm.
and dey not supporting TT national women’s football team who dey trying to fool
I will so support this.
For how long though. There is not enough high quality to keep it interesting
Don’t pong it before u try it……. u maybe surprised.
These people would not observe what is going on,would not seek the help of those who have been successful in organizing football because their objectives are not with the players and the game .
Just another caps
Kirwin Weston u will not hear from no one because is only money and promises passing!! Kairon Serrette and them no gone to get the answers to all ppl questions!! Trinidad will be the laughing stock of sport in the real world where u ever hear u go from conceptuization to implementation of a proleague in three months? How anyone approve money for this without stats ( how much locals will be affected, where the pro coaches coming from, etc) Moodys must be not only looking to downgrade we but to blacklist us!! Lol The suppose sponsors should be warned that the public will be very interested in know them bc after the national team was caribbean champ only petrotrin was a sponosor and the girls left with 500us, now election year they could sponosor a league where there will be a high foreign presence both on the field and bench!
It would be nice to hear from some of the National women players and coaches (all ages). Lasana
Where’s the research ? This has been proposed and happening too quickly if they do establsih such a league. I think most people want to see a functional women’s league, but coherently, no one wants to see our girls suffering because of poor administration and management practices like the men’s league. Those poor practices aren’t something I think you can resolve in mere weeks. Hold up with this league. It doesn’t make sense.
I’m not the political type when it comes to issues like this in sport. But I can’t see this being anything other than an election gimmick, for someone to stand behind a podium and create a false impression about establishing a Women’s Pro. League.
Is the league purpose is to promote Women Football? Or to promote that T&T has the only Professional Football league in the Caribbean for Men n Women?
First Dennis each School should have a proper playing field.
Lol… Pro women’s football! Lol… Why doesn’t the Ministry spend some of that money on a comprehensive nation wide coaching program? Where exactly is these so called Professional” women coming from?? What? Pay them money and they become professional!?? The wrong approach in my books sir!
That is an important debate: Is it better to see about present crop of players of future generations of players? And is there a middle ground?
Yes good idea
Are the same people going to be in charge?
Kester Lendor it have not “5th” to exercise in trinidad….. your days to exercise that long gone…lol
Lasana, i have been included in the discussions my employer has had about being a team sponsor of this league so i would exercise my 5th amendment right on this issue now. (lol)
…Well…as we have seen…the MOS has $$$…so maybe…just maybe they will bankroll the entire thing
Mark Anthony Scott.. u think they care bout sustainability after the election?
Good move. Women ‘s sport does not generate huge revenues andy weds go to financial support to survive. Glad the ladies will have a place to play and make a living doing it.
because lets be real… at least local clubs can earn income by selling players to foreign buyers.. who we going to sell to in a womens league?.. at what price?..whats a livable wage for them to be pro and the club to make money?…well except of course government bankroll the entire thing
…This looks like somebody has been Drinking what they are supposed to be Eating
…Added to that Shaun Lynch…there has been no real discussion and consultation to make sure that this Intended League will not fold after 1 season or just how they are going to sustain it
this is a sad election ploy that will FLOP…lets be real everyone knows this.. evem in the US the league flopped the first time… its not practical for us
…There are so many ways that this intended league Just Wouldn’t Work
….Hmmm and self sufficiency not happening now…Not The TT Pro League
we already have a male professional league that is nearly totally relient on government subventions.. we going to have a female?..
yes if its self sufficient…..else salt
Did you guys hear what model they patterning the selection of the players by they doing like the ipl franchising 3 national players with a team they selecting players to sign waste of time I heard it have 6 teams so what is the overall sense of this league 2 develop who as Gordon said its another ploy to eat ah food with tax payers money if your going 2 do something do it properly with ideal planning consultation but then again who will you consult the tt pro league ?
Long over due
In my view, yes!
So we want to hear more about their pitch to the business community then?
I’m all for it, Lasana, but I don’t believe the sponsors will come on board without much more ‘selling’ of the idea. Hopefully, I will be proven wrong.