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“[…] Where else would you find U14 and U16 games playing at 10am on a workday, attracting 200 to 300 people supporting, sans schoolmates?
“Boys U-20 and Girls Championship teams have crowds of over 500 watching—so much so that members of the community have even benefited through enterprise, with fresh pies, pholourie, and other refreshments on sale…”
Which school football ground has the best vibes?
Our third Subway to Glory winner, Devon London, left the well beaten path en route to our prize—a $100 Subway voucher—as he reminisced over a school ground that hasn’t hosted top flight school’s football competition since pre-pandemic times, the Delhi Road Recreation Ground in Fyzabad:
When we think of the SSFL, we often think of the Premiership Division—all the glitz and glamour of venues like Serpentine Road, Lewis Street, Mucurapo Road, Westmoorings, and Gordon Street, et al.
What we often overlook are the lower division schools in the Championship, U-20 Senior Division, and even the Girls Championship that don’t get the rightful publicity they deserve.
Photo: Chevaughn Christopher/ Wired868.
I am Fyzabad born and bred and a true supporter of ‘Fyzo’ talent. I attended and played for Fyzabad Anglican Secondary in the late 90s, and I was a member of the coaching staff of Fyzabad Secondary during their stint in the Premiership back in 2015.
I would say there is no more iconic SSFL venue than the now derelict Petrotrin Sports Club in Fyzabad. Sadly, it is no more.
The new venue is now the community-centric Delhi Road Recreation Ground, aka D’Gallows. It boasts historical significance—from the Black Power days to birthing many national team talents and SSFL legends.
It is heartening to see a revival of crowd support for Fyzo football, with hundreds at this venue. Parents, teachers, students, and the community come together to support our boys and girls weekly and daily, by the hundreds.
Where else would you find U14 and U16 games playing at 10am on a workday, attracting 200 to 300 people supporting, sans schoolmates?
Photo: Nimchand Bissessar/ Photo Imaging Ltd.
Boys U-20 and Girls Championship teams have crowds of over 500 watching—so much so that members of the community have even benefited through enterprise, with fresh pies, pholourie, and other refreshments on sale.
It is truly a sight to behold that one community has this much love for student-athletes.
They say: “What good can come from Fyzabad?” I say, come for yourself and see: Fyzabad is Fyzo-good!
Photo: Chevaughn Christopher/ Wired868.
Notable SSFL Lower Division Community Grounds I have visited over the years with similar attributes:
Guapo Recreation Ground, Point Fortin;
Guayaguayare Recreation Ground;
Bonasse Recreation Ground, Cedros;
Biche Recreation Ground;
Mayaro Recreation Ground;
Darren Ganga Recreation Ground, Barrackpore;
Palo Seco Secondary School;
Siparia West Secondary.
Photo: Chevaughn Christopher/ Wired868.
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