Terminix La Horquetta Rangers welcome Matura ReUnited to the TT$5.3 million christening of their Phase Two ground, only to maul their guests 10-2; plus Police FC keep their momentum as they outgun FC Santa Rosa’s ‘Big Cannons’ 4-1. Will Rangers and Police still be smiling by the end of Round …
Read More »Francois puts Phase Two in a groove as La Horquetta Rangers swamp Matura 10-2 in Ascension debut
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (LHR) made their belated debut in the Ascension Invitational Tournament one to remember last night as they utterly demolished Matura Re-United 10-2 at the opening of the renovated Phase 2 La Horquetta Ground. “We wanted to score ten—it wasn’t by guess,” LHR head coach Dave Quamina …
Read More »SSFL 18: East and Tobago take aim; Wired868 talks to Trinity East, St Augustine, Bishop’s and Valencia
In Wired868’s final chat with Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) coaches before the 2018 season gets underway, the attention shifts to the East Zone and the lone Tobago representative. And like their counterparts in the north, they hope to remove the southern schools’ firm grip on the Premier Division trophy. …
Read More »Streete joins TTSL newcomers, RSSR, as coach; Matura unveil three-year ambitions
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) rookies RSSR will not be short of tactical know-how on their bench this season, after the North Zone champions snagged veteran Pro League coach Anthony “Prowler” Streete for their 2019 season. Streete, a former St Ann’s Rangers and Club Sando head coach, will lead …
Read More »Intercol 2017: The Boyce and Brandon duo do it again to lead San Juan North past Valencia
San Juan North Secondary copped their second successive Coca Cola East Zone Intercol title this afternoon, defeating Valencia Secondary by a 2-0 margin at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. In a final that they dominated from start to finish, the boys from Bourg Mulatresse sealed the victory with second-half …
Read More »We’re going up! East Mucurapo, Bishop’s HS and Valencia seal Premier Division places
Extraordinary scenes involving high fives and general jubilation among players and supporters of both camps marked the end of today’s SSFL Championship Division play-off at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Arima. You would have sworn that Valencia Secondary had put five or six goals past Bishop’s High School. Or vice-versa. …
Read More »Big 5: East Mucurapo take big step towards SSFL top flight with win over Valencia
East Mucurapo Secondary today took a big step towards promotion to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, defeating Valencia Secondary by a 1-0 margin at Fatima Grounds. In a largely scrappy affair between the two Championship Big 5 opponents, a 21st-minute item from Mucurapo skipper Kevon Edwards was …
Read More »Soca Warriors star Keron Cummings shot; MLS target will miss Copa play off
Trinidad and Tobago international footballer and North East Stars playmaker Keron “Ball Pest” Cummings was shot outside his home in Diego Martin early this morning, after returning home from a boat cruise with his girlfriend. Cummings, according to Stars coach Roland Clarke, had just been given a lift home by …
Read More »Central sack Russell; Sancho fires coach after North East Stars loss
Former Defence Force coach and two-time Pro League champion, Ross Russell, lasted just under five months as head coach at Central FC. Wired868 understands Russell, a former Trinidad and Tobago stand-out goalkeeper and national youth team coach, was fired within an hour of last night’s 1-0 Pro League defeat to …
Read More »Stars replace ‘excellent Eve’; Clarke takes the reins at North East
North East Stars has parted ways with its former head coach Angus Eve in the first step of the Sangre Grande-based Pro League club’s financial restructuring. Stars gave Eve, who club owner Darryl Mahabir once referred to as “the Maestro”, his first opportunity as head coach at Stars. And, three …
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