Former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team coach Shawn Cooper explains an often overlooked deficiency in local teams—the support staff!—and its impact on the Soca Warriors’ readiness at Concacaf level. Look out for Part Two of our interview with Cooper on Friday 3 December as he talks to the Burdie …
Read More »B&B Ep 20: Shawn Cooper on ‘Naps’ v ‘Pres Lions’ and calamity with ‘Yaya’ and the Women Warriors
Presentation College (San Fernando) head coach Shawn Cooper talks to the Burdie and Barney Show about his coaching journey, working with Levi Garcia and Keston Julien, the ‘Naps’ / ‘Pres Lions’ derby, and the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team calamitous 2018 Concacaf Championship campaign, including when star forward …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper explains why Concacaf football is a whole other ball game
Think you know all about football? Wait until you’ve competed at Concacaf level! Presentation College (San Fernando) head coach Shawn Cooper explains the challenge in moving from Trinidad and Tobago’s domestic competitions to Concacaf tournaments: Look out for our full interview from Thursday 18 November as Cooper, the only coach …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): Shawn Cooper: I had to shake up Levi Garcia…
“You think you got picked already?!” Presentation College (San Fernando) head coach Shawn Cooper recalls his wake-up call to the then 14-year-old Trinidad and Tobago whiz kid Levi Garcia and how the Shiva Boys Hindu College star responded to his setback. Look out for our full interview on Wednesday 17 …
Read More »B&B Ep 19: Jan-Michael Williams (Pt 2): The ups and downs—Hart, DJW, W Connection, Central FC and ‘Tallest’
HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams lifts the lid on the impact of ex-TTFA president David John-Williams on the Soca Warriors, his controversial W Connection exit, premature international retirement, and THAT injury against Honduras which caused a split …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): Jan-Michael Williams: I was tired of the nonsense—my premature exit from the Soca Warriors
HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams explains why his Soca Warriors career ended at age 32, although he played professionally in Honduras, Guatemala and Canada for another three years. Look out for part two of Williams’ interview on …
Read More »B&B (Trailer) Jan-Michael Williams: Why I left W Connection and fell out with mentor, Stuart Charles-Fevrier
HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams opens the lid on his sudden, controversial exit from W Connection in 2013, after a dressing room row. Look out for part two of Williams’ interview on the Burdie and Barney Show …
Read More »B&B Ep 18: Jan-Michael Williams (Pt 1): My path to the number one shirt
HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and ex-Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams talks to Burdie and Barney about tough lessons at the 2001 U-17 World Cup, racism in Hungary, and the mental, physical and psychological preparation necessary to become a high level international footballer. Subscribe …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): Jan-Michael Williams: Racial abuse came every day as a professional footballer in Hungary
Do you think you know racism? Try playing professional football in Budapest, Hungary. HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams revisits a traumatic season at Ferencvaros in Budapest when the then 24-year-old goalkeeper and teenaged compatriots Matthew Bartholomew and …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): Jan-Michael Williams: When I disrespected Rene Simoes; and the lesson he taught me
HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams remembers how heartbreak at the 2001 Fifa Under-17 World Cup and a fall-out with renowned Brazilian coach Rene Simoes shaped his early career. Look out for Williams’ full interview on the Burdie …
Read More »B&B Ep 17: Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira on WI’s woes, cricket’s glorious past and his own remarkable journey
Renowned cricket commentator Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira on his journey from a Guyana farm-boy to a globe-trotting journalist, the golden era of West Indies cricket, the slow death of the regional four-day game, and his endearing respect for legendary West Indies fast power and cricket analyst Michael Holding. Subscribe for free …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): ‘Reds’ Perreira on the ingredients that go into making a great athlete
How important is ‘talent’? Renowned West Indies commentator Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira describes what makes a great player with two examples: batting genius Brian Lara and formidable fast bowler Andy Roberts. Look out for Perreira’s full interview on the Burdie and Barney Show on Friday 24 September as we chat about …
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