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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Karl[/i] [br]Carl Brown: September 2001 – May 2003. Tuesday, June 03, 2003, 4:06:51 PM IP:64.12.96.170 Carl Brown: September 2001 – May 2003. Jamaica’s football programme as it relates to national teams has been put under the direction of Technical Director Carl Brown from September 2001. Yet, Carl Brown’s elevation to the top spot went through a set of curious twists. Firstly he was given the national senior team, the Reggae Boyz, after the JFF President had publicly stated that any opportunity to make it to Japan/Korea 2002 had evaporated, and after his predecessor was summarily removed. Secondly, the TD was sent to the English Premier League outfit, Bolton Wanderers, to as the JFF’s President put it, “. . .be in a full time professional environment. . .”. Finally Mr. Brown was only confirmed as Technical Director, at a press briefing by the JFF on, December 12, 2002, which stated the appointment would cover the period January 1, 2003 to July 31, 2006. During the period September 2001 to December 2002 Technical Director Brown could have been said to have been operating ‘under the gun’. Brown operated in an atmosphere of extreme uncertainty where security of tenure was concerned. There were other turbulent waters for Brown to sail through. There has been an unceasing undercurrent of murmurings on i) his supposed lack of qualification for the job, ii) the need for a foreign expert, and iii) the lack of success by our national teams sans Rene Simoes. There were also the upheavals created by the JFF’s voicing of lack of funds and the subsequent directive to ‘send all national teams in training home’. Through it all Carl Brown stuck to his task! . . .and, has been answering his critics with deeds. Carl Brown has had a very successful run thus far if his deeds are by which we should judge him. Thus far he has held his technical staff together and together they have put a credible record of achievements before his detractors. His tenure has seen the assemble of national women senior and national female U-19 teams. Both teams competed in international competitions enjoying some measure of success and laying the basis for continued development of both although the seniors went down to 3 successive defeats in the Women Gold Cup Finals. The national U-17 and U-20 teams proved themselves to be among the best in the Caribbean Football Union and CONCACAF. The U-17 fell at the final hurdle before FIFA’s World U-17 Finals losing in a two match play-off with Mexico by an aggregate score of 7 goals to 0. The U-20 squad marched through their CFU matches until they stumbled against Haiti falling in the match that would decide who would advance to the CONCACAF Final rounds. The Senior National team, the Reggae Boyz, has played 24 matches. The breakdown shows: World Cup 2002 Qualifiers: Lost = 2; Friendlies: Won = 4, Drawn = 6, Lost = 6; Copa Caribe/Gold Cup combined: Won = 4, Drawn = 2. This translates into totals of Won = 8, Drawn = 8, Lost = 8. The results show a mixed bag of 4 losses at the start of Carl’s stewardship, followed by a period of 10 matches without a loss, which in turn was followed this year with 4 losses, 3 drawn and 3 won. The record speaks for itself. There was an inability to score consistently in the early matches with gradual improvement as time went on. FIFA has given some credence to this gradual improvement with the reward of upward movement in the FIFA Ranking charts from a low of #52 to the current standing of #48. This writer faces the reality that the US, Mexico, Costa Rica and Honduras are all front runners in the march to qualifying for World Cup 2006 finals. There is much work to be done. However, Technical Director Brown has, in my opinion, done enough to suggest he is on the right path. The senior squad has seen an injection of new faces with promise. The 2003 Gold Cup is on us. All Jamaicans wait with anticipation on sterling performances. This writer leaves you to draw your own conclusions on progress or lack thereof as he faces the future with great expectations. Carl Brown and his squad have great responsibilities! Forward! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Addendum: Source CONCACAF's website 1. THE WOMEN PREVIEW: Jamaica 25.10.02 - Women’s football got its start in Jamaica, when one of the parish leagues, Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association, started a four-team league. The league served as the backbone for the first Jamaica’s women national team, which participated in qualifying for the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Also in 1991, organization of the league became national in the Women’s Football Association, which affiliated with the Jamaica F.F. in 1999. Jamaica also competed in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1995 Women’s World Cup, just as in 1991 on the short end all of their matches. In the inaugural Caribbean Football Union women’s championship in 2000, Jamaica were eliminated by Haiti in the semifinals, But the Reggae Girlz got their revenge this year, knocking off Haiti to secure passage to the Women’s Gold Cup. Women’s football in Jamaica was also immeasurably aided by the formation of a schoolgirl championship (high-school age), beginning in 1998. That competition bore fruit in short order, when Jamaica qualified for the CONCACAF U-19 Women’s Championship. SUCCESSES Despite participating in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cups, Jamaica found itself down the rankings in the Caribbean women’s scene, behind countries such as Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, and even Martinique and Puerto Rico at times. But that has started to turn around. Jamaica knocked off Haiti in their group final in the Caribbean Zone to secure automatic qualification to the Women’s Gold Cup this year. In addition, Jamaica’s U-19 women powered their way into the Confederation’s final tournament, where they drew with Panama and Mexico, a 2:1 loss to rival Trinidad & Tobago the only negative. GOLD CUP BUILDUP Jamaica earned qualification to the Women’s Gold Cup without conceding a goal in their four Caribbean Zone matches. The Reggae Girlz sailed through their first tie against Puerto Rico, winning 8:0 at home in Spanish Town, then 3:0 away. Up against arch-rival Haiti with the automatic berth on the line, Jamaica scored twice in the opening five minutes in the home leg on their way to a 2:0 victory. In Port-au-Prince, things got off to a dreadful start when Jamaica were a player down after just five minutes. But the Reggae Girlz gritted out a scoreless draw to advance to the WGC finals. WOMEN WHO MATTER Bernadette MAIRS (31, Rae Town FC): Began her footballing career in 1988, and made her national team debut in 1989 v Finland. When Jamaican international Paul Davis moved to Israel to play professionally, she followed with the same achievement. Can play in midfield or as a forward-thinking right back. Alicia JAMES (20, Olympic Gardens FC): Began playing football just four years ago when at Meadowbrook High School, and is already one of the Reggae Girlz brightest stars. Possesses a lethal left foot and wonderful skills. The leading goalscorer during Women’s Gold Cup qualifying, she first drew attention with his crossing ability which earned her the name “One Left”. Nicole BERWISE (28, Bryant & Stratton College): Starting attacker who plays at Bryant & Stratton College in New York. Her nickname is “Schillaci”. Alicia WILSON (22, William Carey College): Former captain of the national team who now plays in the USA. Taneisha FRANCIS (22, Barbican FC): Holds the Jamaica schoolgirl record with 37 goals in one season for Donald Quarrie Comprehensive. 2. U-17 Mexico claims third CONCACAF spot to World Championship 26.04.03 - Mexico claimed the third and final CONCACAF spot for the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championship in Finland, after blanking visiting Jamaica 5:0 this afternoon at the Estadio Azul in Mexico City and winning the home-and-home playoff series 7:0 on aggregate score. Mexico joins Costa Rica and USA as the CONCACAF representatives for U-17 tournament this year in Finland from 13-30 August. The tricolores, led by Argentinean coach Alberto Grondona, had five different players score in the victory over the reggae boyz. Rafael Murguía and Julio César Ochoa opened the scoring with back-to-back Mexican tallies in the opening 24 minutes of the match, then Luis Enrique Robles made in 3:0 just before the half. Emilo Lopez Navarro increased the Mexican advantage to 4:0 in the 67th minute of the second half, while José Alberto Santiago closed out the scoring 10 minutes later for the 5:0 final. The tricolor had previously, won the first playoff match against the host reggae boyz 2:0 on 13 April in Kingston. Mexico will be making their seventh overall appearance at the FIFA world championship and their first since New Zealand 1999. Jamaica and Mexico had to battle for the final CONCACAF berth to the FIFA event after both nations finished second in their respective four-team qualifying groups last month. USA finished ahead of Jamaica in Group A played in Guatemala City, while Mexico were runner-ups to Costa Rica in Group B held in Victoria, B.C. Canada. 26.04.2003: Ciudad de México; Estadio Azul (A: 5,000) MEXICO – JAMAICA 5:0 (3:0) Rafael Murguía GONZALEZ 4’; Julio Ceja OCHOA 25’; Luis Enrique ROBLES 45’; Emilo López NAVARRO 68’; José Alberto de SANTIAGO 78’ MEX: José Rafael Alamo – David Cavazos, Luis Enrique Robles, Alberto Ramírez (70: Samuel Herrera), David Sánchez, Diego Estanislao, Rafael Murguía Gonzalez (62: José Alberto de Santiago), Julio Ceja Ochoa, Emilio López, Manuel Mariaca (55: Oscar Herrera), Diego Octavio Jiménez. Booked: none JAM: Duwayne Kerr – Andrews Fraser, Keniel Moodie, Ricardo Cousins, Donovan Miller (62: Kemar Smith), Richard Kentish, Steven Morrissey, Kemar Munroe, Marlon Benbow, Anthony Christie (46: Brian Bayliss), Philip Hall. Booked: Benbow 62', Smith 64' R: Mike SIEFERT (CAN) 3. RBSC website - www.reggaeboyzsc.com USE "search" - NEWS, COLUMNS. Game statistcs @ http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/matchstats.aspx [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.