Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) presidential candidate, Raymond Tim Kee, has denied “malicious rumours” which claimed that his candidacy is being supported by National Security Minister and ex-FIFA vice president Jack Warner. Tim Kee is one of two nominees for the TTFF elections on 11 November 2012 along with …
Read More »Sport Ministry gave Queen’s Park more money than Warriors
Sport Minister Anil Roberts has allegedly again failed to keep his promise to Trinidad and Tobago football. Roberts told Parliament, on 5 October 2012, that the Sport Ministry would bankroll the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team’s preliminary Caribbean Cup qualifying round in St Kitts and Nevis, which was held earlier …
Read More »Sport Ministry gives TTFF money to an employee
The Ministry of Sport arguably continued its provocation of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) today as Wired868 understands a cheque meant to cover the senior men team’s Caribbean Cup trip to St Kitts and Nevis, was made out to the team’s manager, William Wallace. TTFF press officer Shaun …
Read More »Defiant Sport Minister delivers fresh rant but questions remain
Sport Minister Anil Roberts unleashed a fresh verbal assault on the character of All Sport Promotions director Anthony Harford in a press conference at the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs today. Roberts also accused Bruce Aanensen, the All Sport financial director and Queen’s Park Cricket Club president, of a …
Read More »Sport Minister accused of deceiving Parliament
All Sport Promotions financial director Bruce Aanensen defended the reputation of his company and the integrity of his colleague Anthony Harford, in a press conference today at the Queen’s Park Oval, and has added to concerns that Sport Minister Anil Roberts might have willfully deceived the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. …
Read More »Abandoned Warriors near Caribbean Cup semis with slender win
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team put its financial issues aside to virtually book a place in the Caribbean Cup semifinal phase yesterday with a slender 1-0 over host nation, St Kitts and Nevis, at Warner Park, Basseterre. A solitary Kevon Carter goal after a mazy run from …
Read More »Sport Ministry funds Warriors but calls for Harford’s head
Sports Minister Anil Roberts is apparently trying to settle a grudge with taxpayers’ money after the Ministry allegedly agreed to fund the Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team’s Caribbean Cup campaign on one condition. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation’s (TTFF) marketing manager Anthony Harford must not be involved. …
Read More »Wounded Warriors press on despite gov’t snub
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) is banking on the goodwill of the local public and the sales savvy of marketing manager Anthony Harford to rescue its 2012 Digicel Caribbean Cup campaign after being snubbed by the Sport Ministry. The TTFF had requested $423,218 from the Government but was …
Read More »Warriors pay cost for TTFF/Sport Ministry conflict
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) marketing manager Anthony Harford accused Sport Minister Anil Roberts of attempting to create a parallel organisation to run local football as the conflict intensified between the two sporting bodies. Roberts has consistently snubbed the TTFF since National Security Minister Jack Warner asked him to …
Read More »Penniless Warriors restart Operation Gold Cup
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team restarted its mission to qualify for its first CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament since 2007 with a training session on Sunday and coach Hutson Charles’ 29-man provisional squad meets again today from 9 am at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar. But selecting a squad …
Read More »Sport Ministry fiddles as national football teams shut down
Sport Minister Anil Roberts and, by extension, the Trinidad and Tobago government spared little expense in celebrating the finished article as it recently feted Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott and 50 of the country’s top sportsmen. But the feeling within local football circles is that the Sport Ministry is not …
Read More »An unsporting conversation with the Spalk Minister
It is Monday morning in the Office of The Minister of Sport. The telephone rings. Sport Minister: “Good morning. The Minister of Spalk speaking.” Anthony Harford: “Ah, Minister, it’s Tony here.” Minister: “Tony, Tony, I’m so glad you called. I wanted to speak to you about your football funding.” Harford: …
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