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Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet has accused Central FC managing director and ex-World Cup 2006 defender Brent Sancho of displaying a lesser mentality than developing nation, Bangladesh—his former employers—after the pair clashed over the release of players for national training, which began on Thursday 15 December at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.
Saintfiet selected 29 players for his first training squad—Ma Pau Stars midfielder Elton John was added to the initial 28 players. However, none of his three Central FC call-ups took part in training yesterday evening or this morning.
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Goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams, who has been the regular first choice for the Soca Warriors over the past four years, and two-time World Youth Cup midfielder Sean De Silva both turned up. But, according to interim assistant coach Jamaal Shabazz, the two Central players informed the coaching staff that they were instructed not to train until Sancho authorised it.
Bustling Central midfielder Nathaniel “Spanish” Garcia, who is the elder brother of Warriors winger Levi Garcia, did not show up at all. Otherwise, the only absentee was John, who had not yet been informed of his selection due to an administrative mix-up.
“Jan and De Silva came but did not train,” Shabazz told Wired868. “They told the coach they could not train and that Brent said he will come and talk to the coach [first]. Brent came [after the training had started] and did not stay to speak to the coach. Garcia did not show up.”
The situation remained unchanged this morning with the three Central players and John all missing out. It is uncertain whether team manager Azaad Khan has contacted the Stars player yet.
The tension between the new national coach and the Pro League’s defending champions was days in the making, as Sancho allegedly took exception to Saintfiet’s decision to have mandatory training sessions in the midst of the domestic season and outside of the FIFA match window.
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On Wednesday, Saintfiet, Shabazz and Khan met representatives from the Pro League clubs but Sancho did not turn up. Khan, according to Shabazz, called Sancho on the phone in the presence of the room to clarify his stance regarding the team’s training schedule.
“[Sancho] explained that he was down to only 17 players,” said Shabazz. “And Tom got angry and said [Central] were not sticking to an agreement made with the Pro League about the release of players, long before he came to Trinidad. And [Saintfiet] said even in a developing country like Bangladesh, they are more serious about their national team.”
Shabazz said the 10 Pro League clubs agreed, at the start of the season, to release players for international duty when required to help the Russia 2018 World Cup campaign and not to postpone matches, so as to ensure an early end to the competition in February 2017.
“As clubs, we had an agreement that even for the FIFA window we will not stop the league,” said Shabazz. “And once the players were required for national duty, clubs would play without their national players.”
The rushed, abbreviated format of the 2016/17 competition is meant to facilitate a switch in the Pro League’s schedule, which will revert from April to December from next year onwards.
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The change means the Pro League will avoid fixtures around the Carnival and Christmas periods while, ironically, the main beneficiaries are likely to be teams who participate in the CONCACAF Champions League—like Central FC—who will now be facing North and Central American opposition in mid-season rather than pre-season form.
Saintfiet, according to Shabazz, agreed to allow his players to participate in Pro League games on Friday and Sunday but has still demanded they train on mornings on both days. From Tuesday, the national team players enter camp and will not be allowed to join their clubs at all.
Wired868 understands at least one of the three Central players was unaware that he was obliged to train with the national team and suggested, through an intermediary, that Sancho claimed to have agreed a compromise with Saintfiet. The special arrangement, according to the player, would have allowed them to skip national sessions on Thursday and Friday and enter camp after their Tuesday game.
Shabazz insisted that no such pact was in place between the national team and Central. It means De Silva, Garcia and Williams may be forced to choose between the two parties, unless either Saintfiet or Sancho gives way.
However, Central operations manager Kevin Harrison said the the league leaders and defending champions were sticking to their guns.
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He said the club explained their position to the trio, which is that they would be allowed to have “a few sessions” under Saintfiet in the coming week but will not be released until Christmas Eve, which is on the eve of the national team’s departure for Nicaragua.
Harrison suggested that their extra outings for Central should be a benefit to the Warriors.
“Players will be released from 24th December,” Harrison told Wired868. “However, we also agreed that they can join the camp for a few sessions before that. Obviously they will be more match fit than the players who are in the training camp. And Mr Saintfiet will be able to watch them in competitive action, unlike those in camp…
“Brent told Sean [De Silva] and Jan-Michael [Williams] to tell Saintfiet that we would allow them to train on several occasions over the next week.”
Harrison disagreed with Shabazz’s interpretation of the Pro League’s agreement with the Soca Warriors.
“There seems to be some confusion here. Pro League clubs agreed to play through FIFA windows even when players were with the national team. In fact, I believe it was Brent who proposed this. That decision did not obligate clubs to release players unilaterally outside of FIFA windows.
“While we wish to remain as supportive as possible to the national head coach, we also have three Pro League games in the coming week.”
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The actual Pro League clause reads: “All teams have agreed to play their matches through the FIFA international windows without any breaks once matches are not carded on the actual FIFA Match Day.”
Harrison pointed the finger of blame squarely at the national football team’s management for Garcia’s failure to turn up to meet Saintfiet on Thursday evening.
“The only request we received [for our players to join the national team] did not give training times,” said Harrison. “Garcia [who lives in Mon Repos] arrived for our training [on Thursday] unaware of when national training was taking place. We read it in the papers!
“It made no sense for him to travel home after our training and then travel back in the evening. Jan-Michael [Williams] was asked to explain this to Saintfiet.”
The “Couva Sharks”, who have a six point lead atop the standings, face fifth placed Club Sando this evening from 6pm in the opening game of a double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Police FC and W Connection clash from 8pm in the second fixture.
Central won 3-1 from kicks from the penalty mark after a 2-2 regulation time draw.
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Central are due to face face second from bottom, Morvant Caledonia United, on Tuesday evening. Morvant Caledonia will also be without national goalkeeper Marvin Phillip.
Of course, the hardest hit Pro League club is second place W Connection who have released Daneil Cyrus, Hughtun Hector, Alvin Jones and Maurice Forde to the national team.
In other national football news, Saintfiet will have to do without Belgium-based midfielder Khaleem Hyland for next month’s 2017 Gold Cup playoffs against Suriname and Haiti on 4 and 8 January respectively.
Hyland’s employers, KV Westerlo, have refused to release the midfielder, who returned to the top flight Belgium club with a hamstring injury after their last World Cup qualifier against Honduras on 15 November. Russia-based defender Sheldon Bateau has also been denied the chance to join the squad.
Clubs are not obliged to release players for this month’s friendlies away to Nicaragua on 27 and 30 December or next month’s competitive affairs, as the games all fall outside the FIFA international match window.
Hyland scored in a 2-1 win for the “Soca Warriors.”
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Wired868 understands that Saintfiet still hopes to have AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) winger Levi Garcia and Dagenham & Redbridge (England) midfielder Andre Boucaud available but is not assured of landing either player.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is understood to be waiting for confirmation from Louisville City FC (USA) goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh and RC Lens (France) midfielder John Bostock. Bostock agreed to represent the Warriors, under former coach Stephen Hart, but only showed up on one of the three occasions that he was summoned and remains uncapped.
(Trinidad and Tobago 29-man squad)
Goalkeepers: Jan Michael Williams (Central FC), Glenroy Samuel (Ma Pau Stars), Marvin Phillip (Morvant Caledonia United), Adrian Foncette (Police FC);
Defenders: Carlos Edwards (Ma Pau Stars), Daneil Cyrus (W Connection), Sheldon Bateau (Krylia Sovetov Samara—Russia), Triston Hodge (Toronto FC II—Canada), Mekeil Williams (Colorado Rapids—USA), Carlyle Mitchell (Seoul E-Land FC—Korea Republic), Radanfah Abu Bakr (Sillamae Kallen—Estonia), Maurice Ford (W Connection), Curtis Gonzales (Defence Force), Aubrey David (Dallas FC—USA);
Midfielders: Nathaniel Garcia (Central FC), Alvin Jones (W Connection), Elton John (Ma Pau Stars), Hughtun Hector (W Connection);
Attacking midfielders: Aikim Andrews (W Connection), Cordell Cato (San Jose Earthquakes—USA), Sean De Silva (Central FC), Kevin Molino (Orlando City—USA), Jomal Williams (Murcielagos FC—Mexico), Hashim Arcia (Defence Force), Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders—USA), Jomoul Francois (St Ann’s Rangers);
Forwards: Willis Plaza (San Juan Jabloteh), Shahdon Winchester (Murcielagos FC—Mexico), Trevin Caesar (Orange County Blues—USA).
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Mr Brian Manning that’s a bit of a low blow there… doesn’t deal with the existing issue at hand.
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I’m sure Mr Shabazz is quite familiar with turning our streets into killing fields. Smh.
Sancho should know better.
The truth hurts. Long and short of it.
It is this inability for us to tolerate diverse views and talk out our problems has the streets as killing fields today in TT
Hence the reason for calling the club coaches to meet the National Coach to discuss the issue
Malik Johnson no one tried to bully anyone star
He let kamla pull it too
Jamaal Shabazz congratulations on your appointment ?? is the door open to all players in T+T or only for Pro league players at the moment because I have heard about quite a few Super league players willing to throw their hat in the mix
What a way to start… not even a game play but issues just to get players to train..are we really looking for solutions to our footballing crisis or looking for a blame game ….let us concentrate on what’s important Caribbean Cup qualification and world Cup qualification if Sancho don’t want his players to go that’s his business…they don’t make the team. Too much nonsense I want to see results…
If Sanko was a UNC minister it would have been a coolscene eh…
You lost me there…
That makes no sense lol
I was just being mischievous there Lasana Liburd (former sports minister) ?
There are all kind of sentiments that seem to be missing here ….simply change your approach …Central FC employs these players (for better or for worse) ….. now you making demands without trying to work out a compromise? You’re being bullied by a national team that 9 times out of 10 has to accomodate a player strike just to give players their earned yet limited player fees. The suggestion here is simply to compromise your standing at your club for the almighty national team that is so passionately taking care of their players currently? I must be dreaming ….. lol
The flipside is that Central FC does not have a great track record in terms of taking care of its players either. Lol. A rock and a hard place.
I agree Las but neither does the national team …. in fact I suspect that’s why KJ was left out and not his 40 m dash time 🙂
So by what Prof Jamaal Shabazz just said, somebody lied on Coach Tom with respect to what he said about Sancho and his 3rd World mentality eh Mr. Live Wire. Them really good yes.
It was Jamaal who I spoke to Mango. The sentiment is similar but I am now told he never used the words third world but instead suggested that Sancho’s thinking was less than even a developing nation like Bangladesh.
It does make a difference in part. But now I am scratching my head over it…
Uncle Earl, you should know that words get translated differently, depending on who’s doing the listening and translating eh
You could even argue that Sancho was showing a “fourth world” mentality if his thinking was even lower than Bangladesh, Savitri. Lol
Well, we gorn thru long time eh
hahahaha Well if Mr. Live Wire said that he got it when he first spoke to Jamaal eh, and now he is saying it in a different way eh, well I am scratching meh head the same eh Mr. Live Wire. Them really good yes.
I chose not to bring that up eh, cause that was the first thing that went thru my mind eh
Who is saying it in a different way Mango? Jamaal spoke to me on the record and he is quoted. And then he clarified based on what he was just told by Julia Baptiste.
I contacted Saintfiet who chose not to comment but asked Wired868 to ask Sancho and Central FC to explain their position btw. That was before publication.
Well at least my Prof Jamaal Shabazz is protecting his Coach Tom eh, because he cannot be fired at the moment only when he looses the two games eh, as stated by my dictator president. Them really good yes. hahahaha
I honestly see no reason for asking Sancho and Central anything
Well, Harrison actually pointed to what appears to be the Pro League position on this. And it looks as though Central FC can choose whether to release their players or not.
Although, obviously, all the other clubs have sent theirs.
All this back and forth is easily avoided by a phone call and common sense. God waste so much time on inventing man ….. jeezuweez
Sancho and Saintfiet apparently did speak on the phone more than once. Apparently that didn’t go well.
They might have missed the common sense aspect of things Lass …it happens lol
Lol
i hope the three players from Central get a chance because i honestly thing the team would benefit for the workrate of those guys especially Garcia.
Further Julia Baptiste of the Pro League just corrected my wrong interpretation she said he never used the word third world. Sainfiet said even in a developing country like Bangladesh they will be more serious about their national team.
So if Bangladesh is “third world”, Sancho is “fourth world”?
So yuh better amend you article becuz lots of people who dont read these comments, read the article..hhmm
Well, I took third world out of quotation marks for starters… But do I say he has less than a developing world mentality? Isn’t that technically the same thing?
From what Jamaal said, he didn’t say third world. So it can’t be quote. But his explanation shows that Jamaal interpreted correctly to me.
I vow never to get into this kinda bacchanal . Now look at this ….hear nah this peace maker thing not working ……Time for me to sign it with certain people ….and trust me as humble as I try to be in a war…..they will find me a most formidable and relentless adversary
If I offend Brent Central or Mr Harrison my apologies.
Jamaal and Savitri, I amended my opening to read: “Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet has accused Central FC managing director and ex-World Cup 2006 defender Brent Sancho of displaying a lesser mentality than developing nation, Bangladesh—his former employers—after the pair clashed…”
Something to that effect yes, but Julia repeated what was said..so thats ok
Yu have me laughing
We don’t have a recording Savitri. We will give Julia the benefit of the doubt. It is feasible that even Tom won’t remember verbatim what he said. These are the difficulties in recapturing moments in history.
He was on I95.5 no? Did he say 3rd world there? You can get a recording..lol. No sweat Lasana? Its clear to me now
Lol. Nobody has a recording. It is probably a case of Chinese whispers.
Ahhh..well..hhmm
That’s always an accurate way of passing on information Lasana Liburd
Lol. One of the unfortunate parts of the job and we try as hard as we can for accuracy so as to be fair to all parties.
For instance Savitri, I called Julia four or five times today on her cell and on the office phone.
She might have helped clarify matters if she chose to. But people sometimes don’t choose to.
Not to worry Lasana. Jamaal said he misinterpreted the coach’s words
After reading those comments i got a flash back. my mother telling me you made that mess now go deal with it.
Folks I was there the man never degraded the country. He was talking about Brent’s attitude but he did raise his voice. I nor other coaches who were there would sit and let anyone offend our country. I not afraid of any race. Further if Mr Harrison say there was not an understanding among the clubs re national team duty and playing without our players ….then ok Mr. Harrison there is a time and place for you and the other clubs to thrash that out. So you are right ….hopefully you win the league but the Coach also have a right to select the players whom he felt made the sacrifice.
Thank you Shabazz
I agree with you largely there Jamaal. I still feel it is clumsy reference. But otherwise I agree with your assessment.
So Jamaal, if he had said it, would that be offending our country? Is that not true, tho?
I think anyone coming into a country must show a certain respect.
How, by not saying it as it is? I doh understand eh. I like Tobago, but it has its drawbacks too
The release tried to convey that the man look down at us. If thats the case then why come here to wuk. But While Sainfiet aint no saint like Terry Fen he is not any ordinary whitebuoy
Nah man. I don’t think the story did anything but tried to say to recreate the exchange as accurately possible. Is there any part of story you think is misleading Jamaal?
did Jamaal say the man said Sancho had a 3rd world mentality? Is that what I read?
Another white man pulling ur dreadlocks again.
lmao
Sorry I don’t take the 3rd world mentality statement personal at all. Who the cap fits, that statement isn’t a racial slur which you are comparing massa too.
He didn’t generalise and say trinidad’s mentality is 3rd world he directed it to an individual.
Well, it’s a matter of opinion I guess. For me, some references have historical context and weight. He would have been better off saying Sancho is an idiot.
In my opinion, it was a clumsy and unwise insult.
Lasana only in this country DJW could get away with some of the things he is doing sans protocol, our customer service is a disaster, earthquake happens nobody knows what to do, anil Roberts back in politics and we are NOT third world? The doctor’s who resigned back in the frame. We make noise for a week and nothing happens . So is ok of a Trinidadian says we are third world but we get insulted when a foreigner says it?! Let’s not sugar coat things .
Professionally, you don’t call someone an idiot, remember we had that issue here recently…lol? He is very right, even if he didn’t mean all of T&T, we do have a 3rd world mentality.
Reyna, explain what you see Third World mentality to mean. Because I am not sure that the person making the statement has a First World CV himself if you get what I mean. And I think that does matter.
You see again , you all going on and attack the wrong man. Exactly, he does but WE hired him! So who is the fool? ttfa fired Hart to hire this clown with the crap cv. So it doesn’t really speak volumes about where football is going in our country not his
Lol. Touche!
This would always be a problem for any coach in accessing the availability of professional players regardless if an arrangement was made before, because it’s a favor the clubs are doing for the National team outside of the FIFA dates and Lasana players cannot break their contracts regardless to the call from National team unless it was stated in their contract.
We do have a 3rd world mentality but we do know 1st world behaviors as well so he said nothing wrong but he has 2 games to try to get us their Good Luck to him??
Yes. That’s true about if the players breach their contracts Kurtwyn. In fact, Central might even be able to take the matter to FIFA if the players do so. So you’re right on that score.
Central can stop those three players from playing against Nicaragua, Suriname and Haiti. It is in their rights to do so. Although I don’t know if it will be wise.
And I doh know why Alyuh hutting up Alyuh heads the team done pick and sent in to Concacaf long time for those upcoming games against Suriname and Haiti eh. Them really good yes.
No it isn’t Mango. A provisional team would have been selected which would be over 30 players.
Lasana only if Central have young players that need a cap or two would the Club allow their players the time off,I don’t know if there are outside interest in Central FC 3 players
Are you really sure about that eh, wasn’t there a deadline by Concacaf for this to be done already eh Lasana Liburd. Them really good yes.
No there wasn’t Mango. In fact this isn’t even a CONCACAF matter. It is CFU. And I am sure.
Ok then Mr. Live Wire.
Lolol
Nathaniel Garcia is a bright young talent, Kurtwyn. It might be too late for Jan-Michael or Sean in Europe, although there is still the Americas or Asia.
Carlos Lee it is because our professional league isn’t recognized by FIFA eh. Them really good yes. hahhaha
Lol. Mango really good yes.
Ah just cah help the bacchanalist part of me eh. hahahaha
I doh know what allyuh getting upset for nah. We allknow he’s speaking the truth…we argue that every day…some, including me, says it’s not a real country
So any couch surfer can just fly in and embarrass us so? Oh lawd. Lol
I doh mind eh. Sometimes we know our shortcomings and it’s only when told that it hits home..
Idiot!!!!!
The coach has a psychology degree. He needs to make use of it?
Why should it happen? FIFA rules apply to all professional clubs/players. Why should local clubs be forced to give up their players and the same is not required or demanded of foreign clubs/players?
Bruce Aanensen Don’t think that will be happening anytime soon eh, especially with their 3rd World mentality steeuppss Them really good yes.
Sanko 3rd world mentality eh !!!! And d other petty ones dem
Sancho be a big man jus like how u want him to b a big man how the fuck u would block players chances to make a national team wtf u sending them for trials for the top European teams let the players b allow to go n wish them the best in the national camp
Does everyone speak the same language?? Why for once can we not all sing from the same sheet. Clubs and National coaches will always have different agendas, but for the good of our football, can they not all agree on the way forward for once.
But the coach is right, Sanko acting like he have a 3rd world mentality….besides insfrastructure, 1st world vs 3rd world is in the mind, how we think….petty
This puts the players in a tough position though. What will Jan-Michael Williams, Sean De Silva and Nathaniel Garcia do now?
To be very honest, I think, as a player, Sancho would have defied his Pro League club and joined the national team regardless. But that is just speculation.
Big call for those three players.
Defy your employer? i doh think so nah
Yeah. You’re right Sav. There could be implications for them doing so too.
Not speculation really. Didn’t he do that exact thing when he played in Scotland during the 06 campaign?
This is a tough one. By right Pro-League clubs don’t have to release their players for national team duty outside of the FIFA window. The rules apply to foreign clubs as well as local clubs. If Central FC decides not to release their players for some local training sessions the coach should respect that. After all the club has two games over the next few days and need their players fully fit to play. The third world comment is a bit unfortunate and I’m not sure what triggered it. Did Brent renege on a previous gentleman agreement with the coach? Not sure, but if it’s simply because of Brent’s decision to not to release his players for national team training then the coach should apologize.
I think the coach was advised that Sancho was obliged to release his players and was responding to that. There doesn’t seem to be anything that obliges Central and Sancho to do that though.
I also think the coach should apologise for such a reference. In fact, Sancho has achieved more than Saintfiet as player and administrator.
For all my criticisms of Sancho over the last year that is still a fact.
Agree. It’s a poor start by the coach. He needs to build strong relationships with the local owners and coaches. He needs to convince them that’s it’s a win win situation if they could join him on his effort to take us to Russia.
Could be that the pressure to deliver is starting to have an effect on the coach?
He wants to give himself the best chance at success and he knows his time is short. So he is thinking short term-ism in terms of his approach here.
My biggest problem is that unfortunate phrase though. I can understand his frustration. But he needs to check himself and be professional too.
For sure. Got to show respect to get respect.
So soon??
Is a good thing we 3rd world because only a 3rd world 2×4 banana republic would have employed him.
To be honest, terms like “third world” and “massa” should probably never be used in corresponding with people. Even if Sancho and Central FC are wrong on this.
Not probably
I agree with Malik that it is unfortunate language. If, as suggested by the Pro League minutes, Central FC are not obliged to release their players, then how can he say Brent Sancho has a third world mentality by sticking to the rules?
Why doesn’t he say the European clubs who are refusing to release their players also have a third world mentality?
Now, I haven’t seen the actual Pro League minutes yet. I’ve been calling the Pro League office since this morning and it seems nobody there can clear it up.
But from what I have seen so far, it does not seem that Central FC are obliged to hand over their players. And, if so, I think the coach’s tone is ill-advised.
Bigger picture the one statement is an insinuation of how we are perceived by him. He could have said Sancho is being very selfish or arsenine … he chose a generalised statement …. not accidental…deliberate ….. #trinipaydaynorespectrequired
The Coach is absolutely correct, he could have said that TNT is a Banana Republic, but he did not. If I was the Coach if you can’t make it now then you are no longer under consideration to make the team.
If true, Sancho playing de @#$$
Did he insult the country?! I thought he accused only Sancho of having a third world mentality?
Dion if you comfortable being disrespected more power to you because the comment is aimed at everyone of us …you included. My point is you take the time to discuss things with people and come to a compromise. Hart never had issues getting his local players … but you a newbie just come and don’t want to communicate with the local administrators? I think Sancho is a cow but this aint about him ..sit down …discuss …resolve and don’t talk down about the country that currently employing your meagre ass!!
Why are players being asked to deliver messages in this age where peeps have 2 phones??
what got me too is that people still communicate via ‘letters’ by post mail lol..especially time sensitive documents. Yuh would think the TTFA have every club email address or fax number or something..steups
Sometimes that is necessary for legal purposes….especially if our laws haven’t been updated to recognize an e-mail as a ‘letter’.
so what if he said it we are a 5th world country these stupid people we have running football are backward selfish and thieves and the we are bigger idiots for allowing it 2 happen daily monthly and yearly
I have no love for Sancho but any coach who speaking down to trinis for no apparent reason (allegedly) can go #@$! himself in 12 different positions. Of course if this isn’t the case … he may proceed. Inauspicious start to say the least.
he was critiquing the boldfaceness of a Pro League owner to tell him that some of his professional players, in the middle of a football season, are not fit
…and we wondered why the younger players neglected national duty for a school game.. leading by example Mr Sancho ?
Welcome to the Third World Saintfiet, I hope you’re enjoying your stay!
once again the other big idiot start 2 flex his muscles being a former player this fool is such a hyprocrite is a shame
At end of the day Central is the bread and butter for these players and putting food on their tables. I don’t see the national team paying players. I would say club would come first in this instance if Big Tom isn’t willing to compromise!
“Wired868 understands at least one of the three Central players was unaware that he was obliged to train with the national team and suggested, through an intermediary, that Sancho claimed to have agreed a compromise with Saintfiet. The special arrangement, according to the player, would have allowed them to skip national sessions on Thursday and Friday and enter camp after their Tuesday game.
“However, Shabazz insisted that no such pact was in place between the national team and Central. It means De Silva, Garcia and Williams may be forced to choose between the two parties, unless either Saintfiet or Sancho gives way.”
Geezanages.
This coach is being set up for a big fall and will crash land.
Just because Sancho said he said it, does not make it so..
It was not Sancho who said he did. It was Shabazz.
Still applies.. but duly noted
At this point Idc who said what its just the vibes of Saintfiet that makes him out to be an ass. Bottomline
Still getting to know, so I am not so quick to judge, but I hear you
Exactly…how else is it supposed to end? Especially with a track record like this guy has or should i say lack there of.
I remember the last time a foreign coach said something like that it didn’t end well..
Figge?
Wim
“Third world mentality” Who tf is this guy to even say such a thing though…
someone who is looking at TT football with fresh eyes?
???