The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) did not follow the ideal procedure in hiring Brian Williams as the National Under-20 Team coach, according to TTFA technical committee chairman, Dexter Skeene. Williams, who last coached a national youth team in 2006, was unveiled yesterday as the TTFA’s second coaching appointment …
Read More »Quintero has operation; Connection vow to welcome back striker after lengthy impasse
DIRECTV W Connection forward and former Trinidad and Tobago national youth team player Dwight Quintero finally underwent surgery on his right ankle yesterday, after a near two-month stand off between the player, his relatives and attorney and a Connection contingent that included Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president and …
Read More »Thanks T&T! Jones and Hart express gratitude for the Soca Warriors
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart and captain Kenwyne Jones have expressed their appreciation for the support shown by “Soca Warriors” fans during their 6-0 Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying win against St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday March 29. The handsome triumph at the …
Read More »Griffith: Warriors supporters will flow to their seats for WCQ against St Vincent
Former National Security Minister Gary Griffith, who was hired by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) as a security consultant, has promised football fans that the trip to their seats to watch the “Soca Warriors” tackle St Vincent and the Grenadines at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Tuesday March …
Read More »Hart feelings: Key to mentally stronger Warriors and why Caribbean football is better than ever
“We have a tendency that when the real game stress is on us, we make mistakes and let teams into the game,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart told Wired868. “So what we have to strive for is to be more consistent and determined. So that, when …
Read More »Wreckers operate at stadium for T&T WCQ; Griffith acts as TTFA security consultant
Patrons at Trinidad and Tobago’s Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday March 29 will follow parking guidelines or face the consequences. Wired868 was reliably informed, by a football insider, that a wrecker will be in operation both inside and outside the Hasely Crawford …
Read More »Who’s Johnny? FIFA blocks Bostock after Warriors fail to follow procedure
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder John Bostock will not make his Trinidad and Tobago debut in St Vincent tomorrow, after an administrative error meant he did not get international clearance to represent the “Soca Warriors” in the March 25 Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier. Bostock, who captained England at National Under-17 …
Read More »TTFA president embroiled in Connection dispute; blamed for endangering Quintero’s career
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has allegedly broken his campaign promise to stakeholders of the local game and opened up his office to disrepute, after a string of emails suggest that he continues to conduct business at local Pro League club, DIRECTV W Connection, despite a …
Read More »TTFA “responds” to report on Walkes’ termination; but does not clarify TD’s job status
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), headed by new president David John Williams, has issued a response to a Trinidad Guardian article on the termination of its technical director Kendall Walkes. However, the TTFA release has not confirmed or denied Walkes’ job status and only claimed that the aforementioned …
Read More »Soca Warriors snag Uruguay friendly; tickets available for St Vincent qualifier
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will face Uruguay in Montevideo on May 27, as the “Soca Warriors” head to South America for the first time since June 2014. Two years ago, the Warriors played Argentina in Buenos Aires and then Iran in Sao Paolo, as the latter two …
Read More »Canada clobber Women Warriors; but Hood promises semis spot for T&T
The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team got an ice cold reality check in Houston yesterday evening, as they were clobbered 6-0 by Canada in a CONCACAF 2016 Rio Olympic qualifying fixture at the BBVA Compass Stadium. At kick off, Canada and the “Women Soca Warriors” had three points …
Read More »Discussion: How the Pro League, SSFL and all in-between can help T&T football
The following post was created by Sherron Charles in Wired868’s Volley Facebook group and created a vibrant discussion: The TT Pro League struggles commercially. Could someone please inform me why they see the need to invite more teams to ‘join the struggle?’ Is it because registration fees are their main …
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