What was wrong with Jameson Rigues’ special meeting for Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) clubs on Saturday? Where to begin? Veteran football official and referees association vice-president Osmond Downer, one of the framers of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) Constitution, has regularly been consulted on constitutional matters …
Read More »Clayton Morris voted TTSL president, but Rigues claims otherwise after controversial meeting
Former Strike Squad captain Clayton ‘JB’ Morris was voted president of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) at a virtual election held by its board of directors this morning, with eight votes for, zero against, and one abstention. Morris, who is the head coach of TTSL team UTT FC, …
Read More »‘Take me to CAS if you wish!’ Rigues defies board, sets emergency meeting to sack secretary and postpone elections
Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) interim president Jameson Rigues will attempt to sack company secretary Peter Thomas, re-introduce seven suspended member clubs, and formally put off his own election date at an emergency meeting on Saturday evening—less than 24 hours before he is due to face UTT FC head …
Read More »TTSL Board ‘unanimously’ sets new election date on 6 December, Rigues misses meeting
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Board voted unanimously last night to hold a virtual election for the post of president on Sunday 6 December, according to a board release signed by general secretary Peter Thomas. Their last attempt to fill the position was scuppered by interim president Jameson …
Read More »TTSL Board: Interim president, Jameson Rigues, is on ‘a sad and destructive path’
“[…] Mr [Jameson] Rigues has refused to recognise and accept the collective authority and decision making of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) Board and has repeatedly undertaken unilateral actions that disregard the League’s by-laws and the TTSL Board…” The following is a press statement from the Trinidad and …
Read More »‘Worse than DJW!’ Rigues aborts elections in ill-tempered AGM, TTSL board sets new date
The Trinidad and Tobago Super League’s 14 active member clubs were meant to choose their new president today from either of two candidates: Guaya United manager Jameson Rigues and UTT FC head coach Clayton Morris. Instead, by all accounts, chaos reigned in an ill-tempered meeting before Rigues, who is also …
Read More »Rigues tries to postpone election with Hadad’s help; TTSL board, electoral committee insist he must face polls
Interim Trinidad and Tobago Super League League (TTSL) president Jameson Rigues has attempted to unilaterally call off elections for the organisation, just two days before he is scheduled to face Clayton Morris in a virtual referendum. Rigues, the Guaya United manager, claimed that his action is supported by Fifa-appointed normalisation …
Read More »Clayton Morris: As TTSL president, I’d focus on club licensing and coach education
“[…] If elected as president of the Super League, I would like to address two major issues: club development, compliance and licensing; and coaching. “As a former player and now coach, I see these as key areas in which we remain deficient, while the rest of the world and even …
Read More »Rigues and Morris contest presidency; election will proceed virtually despite Rigues misgivings
Guaya FC manager Jameson Rigues and UTT FC head coach Clayton Morris will bid to succeed Keith Look Loy as Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president on 29 November, despite protests by the former over the electoral process. Yesterday was the deadline for nominations for the vacant position. Rigues, …
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