Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence announced his 20-man squad to face Venezuela today with few omissions from the outfit that fell 2-0 to Honduras in Port of Spain on Thursday night. Team captain and midfielder Khaleem Hyland, goalkeeper Marvin Phillip, attacking midfielder Kevin Molino …
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Suicidal tendencies: T&T has third highest suicide rate in Caribbean; here’s how to address it
Every four days, someone dies by suicide in Trinidad and Tobago. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), T&T has the third-highest suicide rate regionally, behind Suriname and Guyana. These countries share high East Indian populations, who are most impacted by suicides. Speaking at a suicide prevention workshop before last …
Read More »Warrick: De Four should look in the mirror for cause of Women’s Olympic fiasco, not blame WOLF
“A bad carpenter blames his tools… Mr [Stephan] DeFour, you should not only apologise to TT WOLF, but its players and clubs, who feed all national programs.” The following press statement was issued by Women’s League of Football (WOLF) president Susan Joseph-Warrick in response to Women’s National Senior Team head …
Read More »Demming: State failure to blame for Arouca rehab facility
Leave alone … zap … seems to be the preferred management strategy being deployed throughout this country. It is a very unhelpful strategy to leave any situation to fester then swoop down and try to zap it out of existence. The recent furore over the 69 or so people being …
Read More »Lawrence: T&T are 13 games without a win—not Dennis Lawrence! Coach vows to keep working hard
“Dennis Lawrence is the head coach and of course I stand here and take all responsibility for 13 games without a victory,” said Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence. “But we must always remember it’s Trinidad and Tobago that went 13 games without a victory—not …
Read More »‘United TTFA’ blame John-Williams for ‘alarming destruction’ of T&T football
“United TTFA sees the immediate ill fortune of [the Men’s and Women’s National Senior Teams] as emblematic of the ongoing collapse of TTFA’s national teams programme under the David John-Williams administration…” The following media statement on the state of Trinidad and Tobago football was issued by ‘United TTFA’ members Anthony …
Read More »T&T lose 2-0 to Honduras to slip to bottom of group, Levi and Mekeil ejected in record 13th straight win-less match
Trinidad and Tobago will now almost certainly miss out on the Concacaf Hex qualifying series for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, after a 2-0 loss to Honduras in Port of Spain last night saw the Soca Warriors slip to the bottom of Group C in the Concacaf Nations League tournament. …
Read More »Lawrence’s Martinique beef, the TTFA’s CPL clash and the Warriors’ passing problems
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence appeared to have stretched the truth when he claimed to be ‘totally unaware’ of the Martinique squad up until match day of the Concacaf Nations League contest on Friday 6 September in Fort-de-France. The two Caribbean nations played to …
Read More »SSFL 19: ‘Naps’ tame ‘Westmoorings Tigers’ to stretch Premier lead
Defending champions Naparima College stretched their lead atop the SSFL Premier Division standings to four points today after a 3-2 win over title rivals St Anthony’s College in Westmoorings. Naparima College head coach, Angus Eve, explained that he simply mirrored his opposition. “It’s a small pitch, a tight pitch so …
Read More »Mystery Warriors: Lawrence refuses to name T&T squad before Honduras game in bid to gain advantage
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence attempted an unusual new tactic to gain an advantage over his next opponent this afternoon when he refused to announce his team to play Honduras in Concacaf Nations League action from 7pm tomorrow at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in …
Read More »De Four: ‘Setback’ won’t stop rebuilding process; T&T women’s coach ‘pleased’ after 0-0 draw with Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Stephan De Four said his players are already showing signs of improvement in their ‘rebuilding process’ after they followed up on Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to St Kitts and Nevis with a goalless draw against the Dominican Republic at the Ato Boldon …
Read More »CPL 19: How Shoaib makes the Warriors click; young West Indians praise senior Pakistani statesman
Both as batsman and as captain, Shoaib Malik eschews extravagance and unapologetically espouses a policy of risk reduction. It is a choice which, so far in 2019, has paid rich dividends. Additionally, swimming steadfastly against the regional tide, he has often opted for finesse over force, for six singles rather …
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