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[Hortical]

The captain on occasion has scheduled a friendly with Cayman.

[Peter R]

We shouldn't get too swell-headed over this and forget our brethren who would like to emulate this hopefully not short-lived success. Offering competition to lesser teams than we now are is one way of giving thanks, and giving a run to the second or third XI.

[Hortical]

A friendly with a lesser team has always been OK with me and it would give some of the younger ballers a run out.

[Don1]

Yuh waan give tanks an get weak ar yuh waan progress at a critical cross road?

Progress mi seh... nuff time fi give tanks afta wi done qualify fi di Big Dance

[Muadib]

Chile and Uruguay wi compete well against... bring dem come..

Dem suppose to have a direct flight now.. thanks to Bartlett..

[Don1]

Chile and Uruguay wi compete well against... bring dem come..

Dem suppose to have a direct flight now.. thanks to Bartlett..

gwaan Bartlett!! LOL

[Jawge]

and your point is that Tappa gave zero contribution? Correct? Why am I not surprised? This is a trait among us to divide, blame and tear each other down. Wonder where that came from?

[Assasin]

we keep on forgetting the basics. If we don't use our local players to get games against the minors how them a go develop?

I remember 2 years ago when them use to say the local players them nuh good and nuh fi get nuh game. Guess what? A di same player them a play now.

We need some minors fi beat up as well. We nah fi use we A team. Use mostly under 23 and give them a run.

[Tilla]

Agreed Sass. We need to select some teams if it is just for target practice.

[Don1]

Basics?? Yuh mean like St Kitts?

This is not 2 years ago...this is 2011. We are at a more advanced point on the development continuum now and should not be focused on "minors" or even minnows

U23s can always play B internationals if that's needed to expose players on the fringe

Grenada, Cayman, Trinidad...and assorted Roti Eaters nah dweet fi wi to move forward.

Jamaica has to concentrate on playing better teams to grow...and get used to better managing situations like the US game.

[Jamaica2099]

Basics?? Yuh mean like St Kitts?

This is not 2 years ago...this is 2011. We are at a more advanced point on the development continuum now and should not be focused on "minors" or even minnows

U23s can always play B internationals if that's needed to expose players on the fringe

Grenada, Cayman...and assorted Roti Eaters nah dweet fi wi to move forward.

Jamaica has to concentrate on playing better teams to grow...and get used to better managing situations like the US game.

Exactly! Which will allow the Reggae Boyz to improve more from the basics.

[Assasin]

Who is focusing on minors?
Getting international exposure for local players is very important for their development. While we want to beat the world we still also have to make sure the local players are ready to step in and get enough exposure so they can get contracts abroad.

Again this is primarily the same team John Barnes and then Tappa used but the difference is with the exposure they have grown. Mi nah follow unnu because me know nuff DPL players need some international game to grow their crafts.

Aren't B internationals, internationals? I don't care if it is ABC or C but we need not to act as if matches against these teams can't help inna progressive program. It is two fold, get some good games and some for development.

Based on unnu reasoning why would Brazil, and Argentina choose to play Lowly Jamaica?

[Jamaica2099]

Who is focusing on minors?
Getting international exposure for local players is very important for their development. While we want to beat the world we still also have to make sure the local players are ready to step in and get enough exposure so they can get contracts abroad.

Again this is primarily the same team John Barnes and then Tappa used but the difference is with the exposure they have grown. Mi nah follow unnu because me know nuff DPL players need some international game to grow their crafts.

Aren't B internationals, internationals? I don't care if it is ABC or C but we need not to act as if matches against these teams can't help inna progressive program. It is two fold, get some good games and some for development.

Based on unnu reasoning why would Brazil, and Argentina choose to play Lowly Jamaica?

It seems you are getting senile before your old age. Because Brazil and Argentina have actually played Jamaica before on more than one occasion.

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/matchsta...d=31&year=1998

Where Tappa's nose was broken and Brazil were the lucky ones not to exit the first round of the 1998 Gold Cup. Because Jamaica topped their four team group which allowed Brazil to finish second but the Brazilian nation was not happy that the 1998 World Cup favourites mighty Brazil had finished second to "lowly" Jamaica and were lucky that there were four teams in the group. .

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/matchsta...d=35&year=1998

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/matchsta...d=37&year=1998

http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/matchsta...=202&year=2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubb0C7zCVkE

This was a game that almost got Diego Maradonna fired before the 2010 World Cup. The game that had 8 minutes injury time added to it and as soon as Argentina scored the winner. The referee blew the end of the match.

That was real funny when I saw it the first time.

[Karl]

we keep on forgetting the basics. If we don't use our local players to get games against the minors how them a go develop?

I remember 2 years ago when them use to say the local players them nuh good and nuh fi get nuh game. Guess what? A di same player them a play now.

We need some minors fi beat up as well. We nah fi use we A team. Use mostly under 23 and give them a run.

If you mean send out 2nd formers against them fine...but at the same time I would like our Senior TEAM to be playing the FIFA top teams regularly. ...we are at a good place with this Gold Cup team. They have the ability to step towards TOP OF THE WORLD giving them garbage to play is not going to help.

...Truth is we should be hoping our U-17s and U-20s could 'mash hup dem lowly team dem' like the Brazilian U-20 destroy our best 5 - 0 - I think it was, when Bebeto, Siva, Dunga, etc. visited Jamacia.

[Assasin]

That is not the point. We are never rated in the top 20 so based on your logics why should they even think about playing us?

The fact is we have fi cut some slacks fi the lower teams while us it for building our players who ply their trades at home.