With its team facing up to England in Thursdays World Cup clash in Nuremberg, Trinidad and Tobago is the little Caribbean country on everybody's lips - especially if they don't want to support England.
In one of my previous blogs I had mentioned the hoopla in the UK because the majority of Scots are rooting for T&T as no fewer than six of the Soca Warriors play for Scottish clubs - hence The Scottish First Minister's professed interest in supporting them. The appropriately named forward Jason Scotland plays for St Johnstone and formerly played with Dundee United; defender Marvin Andrews, doubtful for Thursdays game with a recurring knee injury, plays for Glasgow Rangers, and has spent time with both Livingston and Raith Rovers; "Little Magician" Russell Latapy plays for Falkirk and has also been with Dundee United, Rangers and Hibs; midfielder Densill Theobald also plays for Falkirk; while forward Colin Samuell is another Dundee United man. Defender Brent Sancho, currently with the English team Gillingham, also used to play in Dundee, at Dens Park, where goalkeeper Kelvin Jack still plies his trade with the Dark Blues. This seems to have upset quite a few people in England including quite a few politicians. Uh, what did they expect?
I for one am rooting for T&T not only because of their affiliation with all the Scottish clubs but because they are supposed to be such underdogs (remember Cameroon a few world cups ago??). The SOCA Warriors have already played against powerhouse Sweden and held them to a 0 - 0 draw playing a man short for most of the game, due to Avery John being red carded.
At work we have large Plasma screens set up in our Cafeteria and the play by play is being piped in over the speaker system that usually plays boring, mind numbing, CHFI easy listening crap which we normally have to listen to while waiting in line for our coffee or lunch. I imagine I will have to get down to our second floor cafeteria early to get a view of one of the screens. Come on!! it's world cup...who is working during these matches...Okay, I do admit I worked quite hard and went to a few meetings today while the Football power houses of Tunisia and Saudi Arabia were playing today and while Spain was demolishing Ukraine 4-0 but tomorrow afternoon I will be trying to catch as much of the SOCA Warriors and rooting for them in their quest to beat the English......
Quote for today:
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
Chief Justice Earl Warren
3 comments:
Love the Earl Warren quote! So true!
Watched the England v Trinidad game in the pub tonight and everyone was cheering on Trinidad. Scotland are right behind them but unfortunately it was not to be!
i know, we were watching it at lunch in the Cafeteria. Not many people working this afternoon here in Toronto for the 90 or so mins....They did play a good game. They just need to beat Paraguay and Sweden will maybe get knocked out..I hate watching Sweden play, it's boring football. The first England goal was a nice goal though....
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