Former Strike Squad captain Clayton ‘JB’ Morris was voted president of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) at a virtual election held by its board of directors this morning, with eight votes for, zero against, and one abstention. Morris, who is the head coach of TTSL team UTT FC, …
Read More »‘Worse than DJW!’ Rigues aborts elections in ill-tempered AGM, TTSL board sets new date
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League’s 14 active member clubs were meant to choose their new president today from either of two candidates: Guaya United manager Jameson Rigues and UTT FC head coach Clayton Morris. Instead, by all accounts, chaos reigned in an ill-tempered meeting before Rigues, who is also …
Read More »Rigues tries to postpone election with Hadad’s help; TTSL board, electoral committee insist he must face polls
Interim Trinidad and Tobago Super League League (TTSL) president Jameson Rigues has attempted to unilaterally call off elections for the organisation, just two days before he is scheduled to face Clayton Morris in a virtual referendum. Rigues, the Guaya United manager, claimed that his action is supported by Fifa-appointed normalisation …
Read More »Clayton Morris: As TTSL president, I’d focus on club licensing and coach education
“[…] If elected as president of the Super League, I would like to address two major issues: club development, compliance and licensing; and coaching. “As a former player and now coach, I see these as key areas in which we remain deficient, while the rest of the world and even …
Read More »Rigues and Morris contest presidency; election will proceed virtually despite Rigues misgivings
Guaya FC manager Jameson Rigues and UTT FC head coach Clayton Morris will bid to succeed Keith Look Loy as Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president on 29 November, despite protests by the former over the electoral process. Yesterday was the deadline for nominations for the vacant position. Rigues, …
Read More »‘Trinidad and Tobago football needs realists’; Clayton Morris throws hat in ring for TTSL presidency
“[…] There is a saying that: ‘The Pessimist complains about the wind; The Optimist expects it to change; but The Realist adjusts the sails’. “Trinidad and Tobago football is in need of realists—persons who want to serve and adjust for the betterment, enhancement and development of our young players: boys …
Read More »National football coaches to Wallace: How will you help us to get paid?
The steering committee of the nascent coaches association has asked Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace to explain how he intends to help them be remunerated for their work thus far. The TTFA’s technical staff members were hired under the Wallace-led administration, via the board, and began …
Read More »Hadad claims SporTT and not TTFA locked-out coaches; coaches set record straight
Fifa-appointed normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad tried to pass the blame for the recent temporary lock-out of Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) coaches, with a release that was immediately rebutted by three national coaches. On Tuesday morning, security at the Ato Boldon Stadium locked the gates and stopped coaches …
Read More »‘Total disrespect!’ Coaches locked out of stadium, while trying to deliver letters to Hadad
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) head office at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva went into lockdown mode this morning but it was not as a safety measure against Covid-19. Normalisation committee chairman Robert Hadad’s staff was not trying to keep the novel coronavirus at bay—just the country’s …
Read More »Dear Editor: TTFA committed injustice on Clayton in Futsal appointments
“[…] The TTFA, given that they had all this information prior to making the appointment of the FUTSAL technical staff, must explain to the FUTSAL community—and by extension, the people of this country—on what basis and by what authority, did they accept the recommendations of FATT, in the appointment of …
Read More »Brereton: ‘TTFA mamaguy Clayton’; Look Loy: ‘Konstin was best choice for Futsal’
Former Men’s National Futsal Team manager Ronald Brereton has criticised the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical committee for overlooking Clayton Morris for job of national head coach and accused the local football body of siding with the ‘illegitimate’ Futsal Association of Trinidad and Tobago (FATT). However, technical committee …
Read More »TTFA appoints Konstin as Futsal head coach, American replaces Morris at helm
Former United States Men’s National Futsal Team player Constantine Konstin has been appointed Trinidad and Tobago new Men’s National Futsal Team head coach and will lead the Soca Warriors at the 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship from 1-10 May in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The Concacaf tournament features 20 teams from the …
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