“[…] His departure was both sudden and unexpected. One could say it was in his nature. The only person who could truly say they knew Dad’s movements […] was his travel agent…” The following Letter to the Editor on the passing of former Trinidad and Tobago cricketer Sheldon Gomes—a former …
Read More »Little difference between Gomes and games; Best remembers Sheldon—his QRC teammate
When I told Sheldon Anthony Gomes that Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards had reminded me of him, his response was immediate. “He as good as you?” I had asked in jest. “Nah, skip,” he responded, “ten times better—at least!” Richards had singlehandedly run out three Australian batsmen in the 1975 World …
Read More »Media Monitor: Big Picture—Pt 2: Open Letter to David John- Williams; please put T&T first
Dear David, It appeared not in a Panamanian newspaper but many years ago in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Granma. Cuando el pueblo se enfada, toda la injusticia tiembla. You speak a little Spanish, don’t you? Not a word? Small ting. It says this: When the man-in-the-street says enough is enough, all …
Read More »Sport minister vows to ditch TTFA if Fifa acts, Wired868 examines fall-out as Wallace misses key meeting
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) traditionally depends on funding from two main sources to carry out its operations: international governing body, Fifa, and the Ministry of Sport—via the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT). Besieged TTFA president William Wallace could potentially lose both patrons with just one …
Read More »Shaka: T&T football stuck between criminalisation and colonisation, Fifa has betrayed us
In early December of last year, I was in Trinidad to film a commercial for Unit Trust alongside none other than the world’s first black Miss Universe, Janelle Penny Commissiong. The format of the shoot was an informal conversation between two nationals about their successes, their failures—you get the picture. …
Read More »Selby’s ship comes in; ex-TTFA Board member acquires W/Cup TV rights
The abysmal performances of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team under the David John-Williams-led football body saw the Soca Warriors demoted from the Concacaf Nations League top tier and miss out on the Hex for the 2022 World Cup qualifying series. However, former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association …
Read More »TTFA confirms 13 from 16 board members; and nearly half of them served under DJW
The general secretariat of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has confirmed 13 of the 16 persons who will comprise the new board of the local body. The new TTFA board is due to meet for the first time tomorrow, as the William Wallace-led administration looks to chart the way …
Read More »Browne: Wallace must produce sponsorship money now to stave off TTFA bankruptcy
“The new TTFA will need to immediately bring the US$30 million sponsorship funds to include receiving (sic) the promised Nike sponsorship millions to avoid the TTFA from being declared bankrupt or avoiding insolvency…” The following Letter to the Editor on campaign promises made by newly elected Trinidad and Tobago Football …
Read More »‘Concerned’ Wallace writes Fifa on Warner links, Inside World Football denies paid hatchet job
Newly elected Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has dismissed links between himself and disgraced former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner as a work of fantasy. This afternoon, Wallace, whose ‘United TTFA’ slate won a clean sweep at the TTFA elections on Sunday 24 November, wrote Fifa general …
Read More »Wallace elected TTFA president! DJW dethroned after one term in office
Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace is the new president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). Wallace, a retired Carapichaima East Secondary acting vice-principal, defeated incumbent and Team Impactors slate leader, David John-Williams, after two rounds in the TTFA’s AGM this afternoon. Ironically, the election was held at the …
Read More »Electoral Committee clears TTFA presidential candidates; all 47 delegates expected to vote
The Electoral Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today cleared all 11 candidates seeking office at the local football body’s AGM on 24 November. The candidates are: President: David John-Williams (DJW), Richard Ferguson (RF), William Wallace (United TTFA); First vice-president: Selby Browne (DJW), Clynt Taylor (United TTFA); …
Read More »TTFA 2019 elections: Wallace and Ferguson challenge John-Williams for presidency
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president for the next four years looks to be either incumbent David John-Williams, Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace or Terminix La Horquetta Rangers managing director Richard Ferguson. Today is nomination deadline day for the jobs of TTFA president and vice-presidents …
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