TTSL member clubs reject ‘unethical, political and short-sighted’ offer from TTFA and TTPL

Letters to the Editor Tuesday 10 September 2019 Global Football, Local Football, Volley Leave a comment

The following is the full statement from the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL), rejecting the offer to form the second tier of the TT Pro League (TTPL).

Photo: TTFA president David John-Williams (left) shares the stage with board members Julia Baptiste (centre) and TTSL president Keith Look Loy at the presentation of FIFA refereeing badges to local officials on 23 January 2019.
(Copyright TTFA Media)

At the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Extraordinary General Meeting of Sunday 8 September 2019, member clubs rejected the joint offer from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and the TT Pro League (TTPL) to join the latter as its second division. TTSL believes the effort of TTFA and TTPL to form a second tier in the latter by poaching TTSL members is unethical, political and short-sighted.

Abandoned by both TTFA and TTPL, fellow signatories to the Tripartite Memorandum of Agreement to establish the T-League, TTSL members agreed to stage the 2019 Super League competition between 4 October and 14 December 2019.

In a statement of organizational principle and values, and rejecting the US$8,000 being offered to TTSL clubs to jump ship, participating clubs of 2019 Super League competition agreed to pay a registration fee of TT$1,000.

The following clubs have confirmed their participation:

Bethel United FC
Club Sando
Metal X Erin FC
FC Santa Rosa
Guaya United FC
Matura Reunited FC
Petit Valley/Diego Martin United FC
Police FC
Prisons FC
Queen’s Park CC
RSSR
San Fernando Giants FC
UTT

TTSL’s 2019 competition is sponsored by Ascension Limited and Raymond Tim Kee Investments Limited. The details of TTSL Cup are:

Registration fee of TTD 1,000
Inclusion of one Tobago club
TTSL to provide inter-island transportation
TTSL to subsidize ground transportation for all visiting teams (to a maximum of TT$1,500 per match)
TTSL to provide a match result bonus: Win (TT$1,000), Draw (TT$500).
TTSL to provide referees and match commissioners
Clubs to be responsible for staging their home matches

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TTSL member clubs reject ‘unethical, political and short-sighted’ offer from TTFA and TTPL

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