From Fyza-bad to worse! Fresh SSFL scandal as “Fyzo Tigers” register players with forged transcripts

Fyzabad Secondary were docked nine of the ten points they have so far earned on the football field this season—and they might be thrilled if the punishment stops there, having accepted part-responsibility for registering two players on forged examination transcripts.

Fyzabad captain and utility player Dez Jones and key midfielder Maurice Dick were rvealed to have been registered as Lower Six students with two and one CXC passes respectively.

Photo: Fyzabad Secondary midfielder Maurice Dick (centre) is surrounded by teammates [from left] Tyrese Reefer, Sharkeel Louison, Shamor Mahabir and Aaron Jordan during SSFL action against Trinity College East on 20 September at Trincity.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/CA-Images/Wired868)
But, if that was not bad enough, the school registered both players for Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) action with transcripts that claimed they had four passes each.

Yesterday, after Fyzabad failed to produce original exam certificates for Jones and Dick, the SSFL ruled that the South Zone school will not be allowed to keep the points earned in any games involving the duo.


“[The SSFL] will deduct points from games that the boys played in and the table adjustment will go out [today],” SSFL president William Wallace told Wired868. “[Fyzabad] have accepted that and we will follow […] our guidelines.”

It means that, in the first instance, Fyzabad’s wins over Trinity College Moka, Fatima College and Trinity College East—which were completed within their four opening Premier Division fixtures—were all overturned.

Trinity Moka, who are believed to have initiated the probe, are the biggest beneficiaries of the decision as they will now move from 15th to 11th place in the 16-team table while Fatima and Trinity East climbed two and three places respectively to sixth and seventh spots.

Photo: Trinity College Moka midfielder Abdul Raheem Leezam (left) tries to get around QRC defender Darlon Guppy during SSFL action in St Clair on 13 September 2017.
(Courtesy Sean Morrison/Wired868)

In contrast, the “Fyzo Tigers” dropped to the foot of the table with just one point—six shy of second from bottom team, Speyside High.

The four school teams finishing at the bottom of the final table will be relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the league season, which has just four games to run—although Fyzabad have a game in hand against St Mary’s College.

There were two adjustments made to the standings. Initially, teams that lost to Fyzabad were awarded 3-0 wins but there were no changes to the goal differential for the schools which defeated the Fyzo Tigers.

It meant that Trinity Moka’s 3-1 defeat to Fyzabad became a 3-0 win for the former school. But teams which defeated Fyzabad narrowly on the field of play—Presentation College (San Fernando) beat them 3-2—were left with a one goal advantage.

Wallace subsequently assured Wired868 that this was changed after our enquiry, with all teams receiving a 3-0 win over Fyzabad for any much that involved Dick and Jones.


The SSFL president suggested that Fyzabad’s fate might not be entirely settled either.

Photo: Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace (centre) greets players before kick off in a SSFL match up between Shiva Boys Hindu College and Naparima College at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on 8 September 2017.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/CA-images/Wired868)

Fyzo, represented at the session some two weeks ago by school vice-principal Suresh Roopnarine and team manager and school teacher Nigel Lakhan, told the SSFL that Dick and Jones brought false certificates to the school and did not present original copies when requested to do so.

However, the teenagers both denied this and insisted that they handed their original certificates to Lakhan during the pre-season and have not seen them since.

“I am having a meeting with my executive on Thursday and that is one of the matters on the agenda,” said Wallace, who spoke to Fyzabad players and administrators. “As far as Fyzabad is concerned, the boys brought a document to them and they used it. But the boys’ story is totally different.

“I am no judge of that but I will talk to my executive for their views on the matter.”

It is a case with obvious far-reaching implications. Who is responsible for forging the exam certificates of the two players?

For its “Chasing Goals” series, Wired868 interviewed principal Troy Jebodhsingh and Lakhan about the Fyzabad set-up and both men stressed their passion for developing young men for greater things.

Photo: Fyzabad Secondary head coach Brian Williams gives instruction to his squad during SSFL action against Trinity College East on 20 September at Trincity.
Looking on are (from right to left) assistant coach Kerry Jamerson, team manager Nigel Lakhan and principal Troy Jebodhsingh.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/CA-Images/Wired868)

“They must understand that, as a student athlete, they are representing the school, the community and, later on, maybe the country,” Jebodhsingh told the “Chasing Goals” interviewer. “[…] So we see ourselves as the embryonic stages […] to provide a pivot to let them excel in the future.”

Lakhan, an A’ Level PE teacher at Fyzabad, sang from the same hymn sheet as his principal.

“I am the one to send them forward in the future [and to] let them know that sport is not everything but they need to get academics also,” he said. “Young men in Fyzabad, there is a place for you in our school [and] in the national team and the international arena. You just have to take the step forward.

“We have an avenue for you to reach there.”

Wired868 tried unsuccessfully to reach Jebodhsingh and Lakhan to explain how two of their players were admitted to Form Six and registered to play school football with forged documents.

Dick and Jones, though, were easy to reach and eager to clear their names.

Photo: Fyzabad Secondary midfielder Maurice Dick (left) and defender Aron Jordan (right) tackle Trinity College East attacker Kishon Hackshaw during SSFL action against Trinity College East on 20 September at Trincity.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/CA-Images/Wired868)

“I don’t like how my name is all over and I had nothing to do with this,” Dick told Wired868. “It is not me that made that [exam] document. I just carried what the school asked for, [which was] my original document and birth paper. I don’t know what they did after that.

“It is not me. It is really the administration in the school and whoever had my certificate at the time.”

Neither Dick nor Jones attended Fyzabad before 2016. Both teenagers said their primary reason for switching schools was to play in the Premier Division, which comprises the top 16 schools in Trinidad and Tobago and is the best covered football league in the country with its games broadcast live—through the Caribbean and North America—on SportsMax.

Dick, who had previously attended Moruga Secondary, said he was approached by Fyzabad officials to transfer there since he was in Form Three but his mom initially resisted. After he sat CXC exams in 2016, he finally got his wish.

At the time, former Trinidad and Tobago international standout and Reading FC professional Anthony Rougier was the school’s head coach. Dick spent the pre-season with Fyzabad but, just as he prepared to make his debut, there was bad news.

Photo: Former Fyzabad Secondary coach Anthony Rougier (centre) gets behind his team during SSFL Premier Division action against St Anthony’s College on 24 September 2016 at Fyzabad.
(Courtesy Chevaughn Christopher/Wired868)

He had got only one pass, in Physical Education, but he needed two to be able to play as a transfer student.

The 18-year-old Dick, who made his senior debut for Club Sando Moruga in the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) at the age of just 16,  continued to play adult football while attending school. Academically, however, things got no better for him at Fyzabad.

“I was to write exams in January but I got a bruise under my foot that caused inflammation and I had to stay home from school and take medication,” said Dick. “That caused me to miss my exams in January and about two to three months of school…”

By the time the May exams came around, Dick didn’t see the point of even turning up for them.

“What can I say?” he said. “By the time I got my [CXC] timetable, I didn’t really have an idea about what was coming in the exam; I was way, way behind.”

Dick and his brother Sharkeel Louison, who captained Fyzabad last season, got an opportunity to play for TTSL bigwigs, Guaya United, in May and the team offered them a stipend for their services. According to Dick, a little way into the TTSL season, Lakhan turned up at one of Guaya’s matches.

Photo: Guaya United forward Carlon Hughes (left) is congratulated by his teammates after completing a beaver-trick against Cunupia FC at the Guayaguayare Recreation Ground on 9 July 2017.
Guaya won 6-2.
(Courtesy Nicholas Bhajan/CA Images/Wired868)

“Lakhan came up there and spoke to me and Sharkeel concerning school football,” Dick told Wired868. “Then he called me and said I could play for Fyzabad. I said ‘You sure?’ and he said yes. I asked him several times.

“Football is my everything, I love football. And I was getting the opportunity to play school football at the highest level so I took it.”

At Guaya, Dick and Louison would have to fight for their positions and would certainly be junior to star attacker Carlon “Judgement” Hughes. The commute was rough too.

“We live in Moruga and to get to Guaya is $35 to go and the same to come back,” said Dick. “You need a taxi from Moruga to Princes Town, then to Rio Claro, then to Mayaro, and then to Guaya. At the end of the month, you get some funds from Guaya but it is hard.”

In contrast, Fyzabad paid for a driver to take Dick, Louison and teammates Kaylon Padilla and Nicholas Blake from Moruga to school at no cost to the players.

Photo: The Fyzabad Secondary team pose before kick off against Trinity College East on 20 September at Trincity.
Maurice Dick (bottom row, far left) and Dez Jones (top row, far right) were both in the starting line-up.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/CA-Images/Wired868)

Dick got a chance to continue his schooling, too, although he attended classes only on four days per week. On Wednesdays, when they usually had a SSFL match in the evening, the players had only to show up by noon to prepare for the match.

“When I started school [in September 2017], they told me I was in Lower Six,” he said. “I was doing business, accounts, physical education, entrepreneurship and communication. It was going good until now.

“I was really understanding the work although it was my first time doing those subjects.”

Dick said he got the first hint something was wrong on Wednesday 4 October when Wired868 first published that the SSFL was going to probe his credentials.

“My friend screenshot [the article] and sent it to me,” he said. “We were supposed to play St Mary’s that evening but when the manager reached he said ‘You will have to stop playing from now because this could be a big problem.’ But I didn’t know what they did for me to play. I just brought in what they wanted and went and played.

Photo: Fyzabad Secondary team manager Nigel Lakhan.
(Courtesy Expression House Media/Wired868)

“I went to school for the rest of the week but when things started to raise up, I stopped because I wanted to hear what will take place and if I could finish school… I asked Mr Lakhan to get back my original certificate on [11 October] and he said he had it home and would bring it. But I ent get it up to now and I haven’t heard from anybody.”

Like Dick, Jones said he did nothing wrong but trusted the Fyzabad officials when they told him he could play in the 2017 season. He also joined the Tigers in 2016 although under somewhat different circumstances.

While Dick was head-hunted, Jones—a former Siparia Secondary student—showed up at a practice match and asked then coach, Rougier, to let him show what he could do. After a solid performance at centre-back, he was told that there would be a place at Fyzabad for him.

“I live down Erin and Fyzabad was the closest school to me that was playing that level of football,” said Jones, who spends $30 a day on transport to get to school and back home. “I wanted to play better football and to play in the Intercol and the Premiership…”

Jones got passes in POB and office administration, which meant he was allowed to represent Fyzabad last season as a Form Five repeater. He said he never realistically expected to go any further in school than that.

Photo: Fyzabad Secondary captain Dez Jones talks to Wired868 on 2 October 2017.
(Courtesy Express House Media/Wired868)

He claimed that, although he did sit his CXC exams, he never bothered to even check his results.

He had already made the transition to adult football and was representing Erin FC in the Southern Football Association (SFA) when an unnamed Fyzabad official told him he could return to school.

“I can’t remember who called me but they asked if I want to come back and play school football,” said Jones. “And I said ‘Yeah, I want to come and play.’ And then I went training…”

Wired868 asked Jones what subjects he was doing in Lower Six and he seemed surprised by the question. He suggested that he was not sure whether or not he was enrolled in Lower Six—he only knew that he was team captain and central defender. And then the phone went dead. Repeatedly.

For first-time Fyzabad coach Brian Williams, who is also the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach, the past two weeks have been a nightmare.

“Everyone kept telling me that I should help out Fyzabad because I live close to that community,” said Williams, a former Strike Squad stand-out. “There were one or two teachers and people from the community and even people from my work asking me. So I said okay, let me go and help because I saw them play one or two games last year and I thought it was a nice bunch of boys to work with.

Photo: Fyzabad Secondary coach Brian Williams (left) instructs defender Gregory Charles during SSFL action against Trinity College East on 20 September at Trincity.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/CA-Images/Wired868)

“When I came to Fyzabad, I made it clear to the teachers and the staff that I will not take any responsibility for the administrative side. The players I met there are the players I used…

“This [confusion] is interfering with my reputation.”

Williams said the mood around the team has soured drastically since the furore involving Dick and Jones, who both have brothers on the team—Louison and Natinni Jones respectively. Louison and Jones are also key members of the Fyzo squad but both have grown despondent and need to be coaxed to even take the field. One or two other squad members, Williams said, have disappeared altogether.

“We are just trying to save [ourselves from] relegation now,” said Williams. “This has affected the whole school and I really have to make a decision if I can continue in such an environment…

“The allegation is not just about a player who had an extra year in school like [former Presentation College (San Fernando) student] Kori Cupid or [Shiva Boys High School midfielder] Kierron Mason, who played [24 hours] before time. It is the school or boys being accused of interfering with certificates.

“If the investigation goes further, you know how nasty it could get? It would be worse than relegation.”

Photo: Fyzabad Secondary principal Troy Jebodhsingh.
(Courtesy Expression House Media/Wired868)

Dick’s entire SSFL Premier Division career spanned just six games. During that time, he was on the winning side on three occasions and, in the final outing against Presentation College, scored his first goal before picking up a red card.

“The experience as a player was good,” said Dick. “It would have been much better if I got to finish the season but the boys have my support all the way although the standings aren’t looking too good right now.

“Hopefully things will get better.”

It is quite likely, though, that, for Fyzabad Secondary, things will get much worse.

Photo: St Anthony’s College playmaker Che Benny (right) controls the ball while Fyzabad Secondary player Shamor Mahabir (centre) looks on during SSFL action at Westmoorings on 2 October 2017.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/CA-Images/Wired868)

SSFL Standings (Before Fyzabad decision)

(Played-Won-Drew-Lost-Goals For-Goals Against-Points)

  1. Naparima             11-8-2-1-23-11-26
  2. Presentation        11-8-1-2-25-13-25
  3. St Anthony’s        11-7-3-1-36-17-24
  4. Shiva Boys HC    11-7-2-2-28-13-23
  5. San Juan N          11-4-6-1-23-1018
  6. St Augustine        10-5-1-4-23-18-16
  7. St Mary’s             10-4-3-3-25-20-15
  8. Fatima                 10-5-0-5-9-13-15
  9. Carapichaima E  11-4-2-5-17-19-14
  10. Trinity East          10-4-1-5-17-13-13
  11. Fyzabad Sec        10-3-1-6-11-18-10
  12. St Benedict’s       11-2-3-6-15-23-9
  13. Signal Hill            11-2-3-6-9-17-9
  14. QRC                     11-2-2-7-15-25-8
  15. Trinity Moka        10-2-1-7-12-30-7
  16. Speyside High     11-2-1-8-7357
Photo: Shiva Boys Hindu College playmaker Judah Garcia (right) attempts a pass while Fatima College midfielder Zach Welch (centre) stays close during SSFL action at Mucurapo Road on 30 September 2017.
(Courtesy Annalisa Caruth/Wired868)

New SSFL Standings (After Fyzabad decision)

(Played-Won-Drew-Lost-Goals For-Goals Against-Points)

  1. Naparima             11-8-2-1-23-11-26
  2. Presentation        11-8-1-2-25-11-25
  3. St Anthony’s        11-7-3-1-35-16-24
  4. Shiva Boys HC    11-7-2-2-29-13-23
  5. San Juan N          11-4-6-1-23-1018
  6. Fatima                 10-6-0-4-12-12-18
  7. Trinity East          10-5-1-4-19-11-16
  8. St Augustine        10-5-1-4-23-17-16
  9. St Mary’s             10-4-3-3-25-20-15
  10. Carapichaima E  11-4-2-5-17-19-14
  11. Trinity Moka        10-3-1-6-14-27-10
  12. St Benedict’s       11-2-3-6-16-23-9
  13. Signal Hill            11-2-3-6-9-17-9
  14. QRC                     11-2-2-7-15-25-8
  15. Speyside High     11-2-1-8-7357
  16. Fyzabad Sec        10-0-1-9-1-28-1

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  1. No it doesn’t because there are others doing the same nonsense but they haven’t been caught. I think a very thorough screening has to be done by the Association, not the school, to decide on the boys who can qualify to play. More stress on the youngsters and it’s not fair to those who are eligible but it has now become mandatory.

  2. Dawn that’s why I made sure to speak to the students. The adults themselves did not want to talk–for whatever reason.
    I think the only way we can get to the bottom of this is through the police, as nobody else has the tools to properly investigate.
    If the school is saying they were duped with copied certificates, then the MoE can check to see if the school followed proper procedure for starters.

  3. This is far beyond football. You should talk with more students present and past. You Will be shocked, as i said this goes futher than football

  4. Forever dabble in mediocre but look at real Football..World Cup U17s now on TV and let players and coaches see what Real Football is and what REAL TALENT IS.

  5. Thoes students didn’t forged the transcript don’t you think those who did should have to answer ?? Do you think this is the only instance
    Why we only blame the young people and believe the adults hmm

  6. when will the MoE step in and.clean up this.perennial nonesense?

  7. Last year was the same stupidness with another school and protest causing SJ to be demoted only for the committee to reinstate SJ at the last minute. We love chaos

  8. They should go to Senior Division not Championship Div…

  9. I don’t get it. Where are the checks and balances in the player registration process? How can it be that a principal or affiliate can simply ask a student for his transcripts and go forward with that. Are we not opening up both sides to misconduct if so desired? And where are these children’s parents or guardians in all of this.
    Why can’t official transcripts be obtained from the Ministry and upon submittal to the SSFL for registration the SSFL confirms authenticity thru the ministry. This leaves the children clear of these nasty predators.
    And why is the standard set so low for entry into a school to play football. Shouldn’t our first concern be to ensure we come out with properly educated sports persons not just focused on sport but a generally all round educated person who still has to deal with life in general going forward?

  10. Marcia does it go far enough you think?

  11. This sickens me. No one care about these these children. ATALL.

    From faking certs to all other manner of wrong doibg. Everyone involved needs to be fired.

  12. Again no one want to take a bold step due to fear of displeasing a group. So we will wait for the next school to try as the backlash is points deducted if caught, we can be back in two years…Great

  13. When this happens it throws everyone else scores off. Same shit like last year .

  14. That ain’t new you see some of them fellas playing ball….

  15. Not good enough. They need to throw out all of their scores and remove them from the competition immediately.

  16. What laws ? lack of implementation of lawys is our biggest shortcoming.In Trinidad anything goes, the laws have always been there. Yout hink this the first time this conversation is taking place?.This issue will die down in 2 days and nothing. Always friend of a friend in positions in T&T, whether it be CEOs,, Managers Boards, Administrations etc. same ole same ole

  17. Hmmm…..lasagna liburd I fear wired868 may have just opened pandora ‘ s box

  18. A strong message must be sent to all and sundry that the Laws of the land must be obeyed.There will always be casualties.But this is interesting parenting and thesecare 18 year old men…not boys..they are deemed men under the Constitution who do not know what Form they are in…Who do not know what grades they have …whose parents are clearly not involved to say A,Bor C about what is going on in the lives of their children.
    I want to hear from the Principal,Mr Lackhan,the coach,the boys ,teachers and the parents need a proper cut arse as they are delinquent.My son played his last game at U6 for CIC at 17 years.Now at University at 18 years.He has organised all his forms and did everything himself…There must be an insistence on Proper Parenting.

  19. I’m not so sure that this has crossed over into the realm of criminal fraud, I’ll have to check the statutes. Still very serious, regardless.

  20. FALSE FRIGGIN CERTIFICATES……
    Lets just ponder on that for a while..
    Let that soak in…
    I was a Police Officer for 9yrs…
    FRAUD…is a serious can ah worms..
    The breach of any SSFL rule is clearly a matter that can be dealt with by the SSFL Board… and perpertrators be dealt with accordingly…..
    HOWEVER…..if you venture outside the realm of the SSFL rules….and break the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago…it is now obvious that i cannot fully deal with the situation from a SSFL level…thus i will not be able to execute the punishment warranteed….
    ANY SCHOOL….
    ANY SCHOOL….
    ANY SCHOOOOOOOL…
    PRESTIGE SCHOOL…
    GOVERNMENT SCHOOL…
    PRIVATE SCHOOL…
    UP SCHOOL…
    DOWN SCHOOL…
    RICH SCHOOL…
    POOR SCHOOL….
    BIG SCHOOL…
    SMALL SCHOOL…
    DOLLY HOUSE FRIGGIN SCHOOL…
    That goes so far to break the laws of the land via FRAUD….CANNOT and MUST not be allowed to compete against schools that are playing by the rules…..
    A school venturing outside the Laws of the SSFL…if found guilty of such… must be EXPULSED IMMEDIATELY if not SOONER…and BANNED for 5yrs….
    This has to happen across the board…without FEAR or FAVOUR….
    This is not jus an issue of presenting a fraudulent Certificate….
    I have made an official statement in a SSFL disciplinary hearing that yhe 2 boys in question were the one who presented the school with those fraudulent documents……
    Upon saying this…these 2 boys lives have jus been flushed down the toilet….because it is better they have “EXPELLED” on their school record…than i lose my job and my pension…..
    ANY SCHOOL…that is found guilty of fraud…must be expulsed from the SSFL with immediate effect…banned for the maximum amount of years possible….that is taking it toooooooo far…this is clearly a case of using 2 kids and then flushing them down the toilet…LITERALLY…
    Lasana Liburd.. Dez Starboy Jones…Jade Jones…Brent Garcia…Brendon Burke….Brian Jordan…Calvin Pierre….Kurtwyn Baird…

  21. This is simply a Police matter for the Fraud Squad and deal with it and then all Schools involved kick them out for a period of years and let TTFA consider what sanctions to be applied to the players and Coaches.

  22. Some of the schools principals are no different they try anything to ensure there school are through example Arima north secondary there Principal taking away valencia secondary home game un announced to the school staff .what you seaw us what yoh will reap

  23. So much wrong with this story that to address it all would require me quoting the entire article… but this stands out: “Fyzo, represented at the session some two weeks ago by school principal Troy Jebodhsingh and team manager and school teacher Nigel Lakhan, told the SSFL that Dick and Jones brought false certificates to the school and did not present original copies when requested to do so.”

    Why are the adults trying to pass the buck on this? Why did they not ensure that they had original documents before either player was allowed to kick a ball? Do these adults really expect us to believe that two players independently tricked them with the same ruse? More likely is it that the adults perpetrated this fraud with the students going along with it, trusting that the adults knew what they were doing and that the trick would work.

    I kinda understand where Brian Williams coming from, in that he sees himself as volunteering with conditions, the conditions being the administrators would take care of administrative matters. That being said he’s not free of responsibility here, as he is now realizing his name is attached to this. If they achieved something he would bask in the glory, so with the ship sinking he needs to fasten himself to the mast and face whatever penalty as well. He needs to ensure, or get assurance that the players he meet there are eligible and not just wash his hands by focusing on rolling out balls.

  24. Real good sportsmanship!steupsss

  25. wire dat all wat u all cud do stigma fyzo I hope u cud go into all sch and investigate to those boys are innocent all dey want to do is to play footbal and dat is wat u are trying to take from dem shame ,shame

  26. What a shame to the school admin who forge the documents just to be in the INTERCOL top running. SMH

  27. Tee Zano wired article titles never gets old

  28. Nearly all big name schools has been going around the primary school taking students who did not even pass for their schools simply because of their sporting skills and they leave school without any kind of academic learning

  29. Nothing new.Big names in SSFL have been doing this for decades taking in sutdents with low academic results in order to win at sports.

  30. Hmmm!! Thought Dom Basil died years ago.

  31. Please please to the powers that be these two students are being blamed for something that has become so normal within the last five years please have this matter properly investigated

  32. Its really sad but this matter is just tip this matter cannot stop here it needs to be forwarded to the TTPS Fraud Squad because this is just one incident to name a few there are a lot of parents and students who have a lot of info

  33. I would like to suggest a solution. If the ssfl calender were to change to jan to march or something before may june. The registered players would have had to show attendance record and grades for the previous term. This will emphasise a bit more on education and give time to track records etc.

  34. Travis..we spoke of this up to Saturday.I never knew CIC from 1972 to now to engage in this exploitation of players.Charge those responsible…Players…teachers and coaches.

  35. Wired you just touch the surface, you need to peel off the scab. They blameing the boys ??
    I urge you sir dig dig dig. This particular story it have more, more more who will stand up for these boys? They done start to lie on them.
    Is time to expose principal and manager buss the pepper!

  36. Easy fix… immediately the school gets demoted…. Administrators are investigated and criminally charged for fraud. Do that twice and things will be fixed….

  37. Blame the SSFL fo not having a proper compliance group that certifies each player before the season begins. It was a knee-jerk reaction that highlighted this fraudulent behavior.

    If this is true, shame on the management of Fyzo for its win-at-all-cost morals. These individuals should be banned from future involvement in the SSFL.

  38. Matter for Fraud Squad…Police matter

  39. The same problem that plagues us at National level is affecting us at the youth level …. corrupt leadership and administration. Banning the school affects the kids who are “qualified” to actually get their experiences. The “officials” through whose hands this was initiated are the “ones to be removed”. You ban the school kids miss out and the same corrupt officials are “still” there ….problem isn’t being solved the snakes are still there. Root out the snakes!!

    • Just to elaborate, removing an official is one person in a system, it must have had kids, parent, officials, admin all playing a part in any corrupt or fraudulent act. the school being demoted or money taken away, affects all involved, brings a level of shame to individuals, schools rep, the footballers will either leave or stay. The idea is this will cause an immediate change, we know all too well changing a coach or administrator only, never really fixes the problem

    • Well firstly I did say “officials” and secondly how has the bans and demotions worked so far? The corrupt officials are still there because they know they can get away with it. You ban the school kids suffer corrupt officials wait it out and are still there and do it again. You gonna ban the school again? Ban the involved officials and put the clearinghouse system in place to confirm students paperwork like Dion Sosa suggested.

    • I dont recall anyone being banned and thats not necessary, a demotion ensures in two years if all goes well players may benefit but action must be taken, points deducted dont work as they continue to play and may escape etc or be back soon, things need to be immediate, season done. and as brooks said charge the person and for me fine the schools heavily the ministry that is.

  40. All I sayin is thanks to these dishonest teams, QRC may have a next year of getting it together at the premiership level

    • Shhhhhh (Hahahahahaha!)

      Lasana!!!!! Lemme hear yuh now! Ahahahahaha!

    • I guess so long as we have school footballers who are not even sure what form they are supposed to be in, QRC will always have a chance!

    • school footballers who dont even know what 6th form means…

    • Lasana that’s one of the more shocking aspects of this situation – the fact that this kid wasn’t quite sure that he was a lower six student..it’s almost as if they (the school administrators) never seemingly had that conversation with him. My concern is what happens to these young players now?

    • Both boys have already stopped school. Maurice Dick is already playing with Club Sando Moruga in the TTSL and if Dez Jones isn’t back playing for Erin FC yet, he will be soon.
      That’s it for school. What the future holds otherwise? What they make of it I guess. Same as old school players who don’t have the academics to push for a scholarship.
      I felt Maurice’s brother, Sharkeel, was good enough for Defence Force. If the Army takes Sharkeel and Maurice that would probably be as good as it gets for them at this point in time.

    • hence the reason we so so many talented young players on the block, the school use them to play football and when the season ends so to is their education,

    • Yes. I think when Alvin Jones repeated, he played for Mucurapo until November/December and then joined W Connection full-time as soon as the SSFL season was over.
      I guess many players repeat just to have an extra year’s football under their belts and not to improve their grades.

    • So nobody from the Ministry of Education seeing this…nobody from the Police service seeing this….this made the papers today…are we ourselves going to let these boys lives go down the drain….
      Are the parents going to let their children lives be marred with this forever…are we saying that our concern is jus a bunch of comments on FB…and then if nothing happens because we waiting for things to happen for themselves and not make it happen…i am sure that none of us wants this for our kid/kids….so y do we accept these things for other people’s kids…..that is not good enough….
      I am totally fed up with School team managements mistreating and abusing kids in one way or the other….
      SeriouslyFedUppppp

  41. It should be mandatory that schools submit original documents before the season starts.
    How can a pupil be called a student athlete with two passes being the minimum requirement for a transfer student?

  42. btw…at least in my day…this practice was worse in school cricket….but few pay attention to it…so they get away even more so than football

  43. and after all that. they have what?..10pts?”’lol

  44. I can’t believe persons are stooping to such levels for school football :/

  45. Since when our school football has all this scandal#shameful

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