Sol Campbell, the former Premier League stand-out defender who is now an assistant Trinidad and Tobago national coach, is not yet in the camp. Nor are the foreign-based players whose experience and expertise is expected to make a difference to the team’s talent pool and performance. But new national team …
Read More »Central FC attack Smith for favouring Super League; Jan-Michael distances self from release
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams has distanced himself from criticism of Sport Minister Darryl Smith, after a press release from his employers, Central FC, quoted him as expressing disappointment in Smith. On 5 February 2017, Central became the first club in the 17 year history of …
Read More »Dennis Lawrence: Why I selected Sol, Stuart and Stern as my T&T football assistants
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Dennis Lawrence said his technical staff shares his vision and insisted that he was happy with what everyone brought to the table. The 42 year old Lawrence, who never worked as head coach before, appointed rookies Sol Campbell and Stern John as his …
Read More »Lawrence names Warriors coaching staff: Stern, Fevrier, Ross and Berdien included
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has appointed former 2006 World Cup teammate Stern John and W Connection coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier to his backroom staff, which was finally released this morning by the TTFA. John and Fevrier join former Arsenal legend and England captain Sol Campbell …
Read More »Three points from history! Central hit Rangers for six to close in on three-peat
Central FC moved within touching distance of the history books this evening in a Pro League contest that owed much to two penalty shouts—one that was ignored and the other given. It might seem bizarre to single out the referee in a game that produced such a lopsided scoreline. Yet, …
Read More »Archibald, Spann, Stern… and Levi! Teenaged Garcia sets another T&T record
Warren Archibald, Leroy Spann, Stern John, Khaleem Hyland… and now Levi Garcia. In the Trinidad and Tobago National Team’s 3-2 win over St Vincent and the Grenadines today, Garcia wrote his name into an exclusive and illustrious list of Trinidad and Tobago standouts, as he became only the fifth teenager to …
Read More »Hart feelings: Dribblers wanted, what the Warriors miss and the new Bert Neptune
“The genuine quality to pick up the ball and run at defenders and penetrate or draw attention,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart told Wired868, “and then be able to dish the ball off to players is now absent in Trinidad and Tobago football. When you go …
Read More »We helped build Oliver’s house! Sancho fires back at ex-Central captain
The Central FC board, which is headed by ex-Sport Minister Brent Sancho and includes his former advisor Kevin Harrison, responded to the furore over the sacking of its former captain Marvin Oliver with a 983-word press release, published on the Soca Warriors Online website, that both confirmed and denied releasing …
Read More »Sancho threatens Oliver; Central FC vow to fine player they already sacked
Central FC managing director Brent Sancho has threatened to fine his former club captain, Marvin Oliver, just 48 hours after the Pro League club sacked him. The 41 year old Oliver, who was the club’s outstanding player last season when the “Couva Sharks” won seven trophies including the Pro League …
Read More »Central sack Marvin Oliver; veteran playmaker lifts lid on “toxic” Sharks
Pro League defending champions, Central FC, parted company with their veteran midfield star and former captain, Marvin Oliver, in controversial fashion this morning at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The evergreen Oliver, who turns 41 in August and was the club’s best player last season, was handed an oddly …
Read More »Sam and Stern steer Saddle Hill but Smith helps Barrackpore to safety
Barrackpore United moved six points clear of the relegation zone last night with a 3-1 triumph over Saddle Hill Hotspur in CNG National Super League (NSL) Championship Division action at Barrackpore. But don’t let the scoreline fool you. The hosts rode their luck last night as Saddle Hill, buoyed by …
Read More »NSL: UTT pips seven goal thriller; Stern and Sam can’t save Saddle Hill
A second half double by Trinidad and Tobago’s all-time leading goal scorer Stern John was not enough to prevent Saddle Hill Hotspur from slipping to its second straight 4-3 defeat in National Super League (NSL) Championship Division action last night. John, who was a key member in T&T’s 2006 World …
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