“As citizens, we have been gun-whipped, shell-shock and shellacked into submission by these ‘monsters’, who roam night and day seeking out their next victim. They have shattered our once peaceful existence and turned us into persons who are distrustful, skeptical and paranoid.” The following Letter to the Editor on Trinidad …
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Pres v Naps Big Four finale! Jordan helps Lions past Shiva; Shadeon stuns San Juan
The two schools which arguably share the fiercest rivalry in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) at present will close of the 2016 season on Monday, as Naparima College and Presentation College (San Fernando) square off in the Big Four Super Cup Final at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. …
Read More »Christmas is cancelled: Saintfiet starts T&T football adventure in Nicaragua on Dec 27
Forget Santa Claus, the Soca Warriors will spend Christmas with new Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Tom Saintfiet. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) confirmed today that Saintfiet will begin his adventure with the National Senior Team on 27 and 31 December 2016 in Nicaragua. The …
Read More »TTFA Media: The unveiling of new Trinidad and Tobago coach Tom Saintfiet
New Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Tom Saintfiet talks to the media at his unveiling at the Marriott Hotel on Wednesday 7 December 2016: More from Wired868 T&T mis-Fortune for WCQ campaign; Atlanta midfielder requires surgery Midfielder Ajani ‘Jay’ Fortune will miss the remainder of Trinidad and Tobago’s …
Read More »Shabazz explains duties as TTFA technical programs coordinator
Former Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana National Senior Team head coach Jamaal Shabazz was appointed as Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) head coordinator of technical programs at the local football body’s board of directors meeting on Monday 5 December. Shabazz, who campaigned alongside current football president David John-Williams for last …
Read More »Big Willie! Jabloteh and T&T striker Willis Plaza talks life and football with Wired868
San Juan Jabloteh and Trinidad and Tobago international striker Willis Plaza talks life and football with Wired868: Upcoming Pro League fixtures (Friday 9 December) Morvant Caledonia Utd v Point Fortin Civic, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium; San Juan Jabloteh v Club Sando, 8pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium; (Monday 12 December) W Connection v …
Read More »Of gated communities and locked mindscapes: T&T is on road to political upheaval
Being shocked senseless is the proverbial effect of the many tremors currently running through T&T’s political, social and economic landscape. We seem not only unable to come to terms with our present economic and social realities, but completely unwilling to put collective intellectual mettle to the wheel to address some …
Read More »STREET VIBE: Arrive Alive dead wrong to blame me for fatal accidents
“I am not in the employ of the TTPS, I am not in a position to instruct and or assign police officers on how or where to detail. Nor am I in a position to purchase speed guns and/or breathalysers to detect drunk and/or speeding drivers.” The following Letter the …
Read More »How the TTFA ended up with Saintfiet; and DJW’s role in the whole affair
The local football body’s board of directors, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) constitution, holds the ultimate responsibility to: “appoint the coaches for the representative teams and other technical staff.” And it is the board of directors that: “shall appoint the chairmen, deputy chairmen and members of …
Read More »The Great Wall of Bourg Mulatresse; Semper strike helps stubborn San Juan snatch Intercol glory
It had been a decade since the boys from Bourg Mulatresse tasted National Intercol success. And, today, the Jerry Moe-coached team put in a stubborn defensive display to eke out a 1-0 victory against their more fancied opponents before a 3,000-strong crowd. The eastern schools really did prove to be …
Read More »TTFA set to appoint obscure Belgian; ex-Bangladesh coach asked to take T&T to World Cup
The coach entrusted with taking Trinidad and Tobago to the Russia 2018 World Cup is not coming from South America. His last job was in Bangladesh! In a bizarre turn of events, Wired868 understands that Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams is set to name 43-year-old Belgian …
Read More »Oops… UTT top table but Cunupia win NSL Championship due to overlooked rule
In a scenario that could be likened to the Miss Universe debacle involving host and comedian Steve Harvey last year, the National Super League (NSL) administrators were forced to backtrack on their initial announcement of the Championship Division’s winner. And, three days after the final ball was kicked, Cunupia FC …
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