T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

[Zeppo]

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[Bogle]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

does this look like a trinidad forum. who gives a damn if they bail out or not

[Rico]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

I think the Jff should look into this and start lobbying or that spot.

[Tilla]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

Rico (3/10/2007)I think the Jff should look into this and start lobbying or that spot.

The question is, would they get it? I see where people have put some good points forward about Barbados and St Vincient finishing higher than Jamaica. Would it be fair to them to have Jamaica awarded this position ifT&T bail out?

What could happen is Jamaica ask T&T to suggest that we replace them in the competition like Canada did some years ago.

Still, T&T earned their spot. I hope they can find a way to go to the games. I do not want to see any other outside team invited. I think that is a disservice to the region's football. Our regional teams need this competition to develop.

[Zeppo]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

Bogle (3/10/2007)does this look like a trinidad forum. who gives a damn if they bail out or not

Read the description of this forum, fool:



"Forum for general discussions on Jamaica and world football. Non-football posts will either be moved to the correct forum or be deleted."

[Jamaica2099]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

If T&T have really dropped out of the Gold Cup then CONCACAF should do the decent and right thing by giving the spot to Guyana. Likewise Boxhill. Even though everyone knows Jamaica will perform better than the other Caribbean nations in the Gold Cup I personally believe that Guyana will performtheir best knowing that they are playing at CONCACAF's prestigious #1 tournament. That alone will be incentive for them.

Even though Guyana will be "minnows" at the Gold Cup this chance alone will also boost their chances at gaining experience againstsome top teams in the region andgive them a quiet feeling of confidence.

And maybe, just maybe they can spring a surprise. (Pray)

[Jangle]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

It will boil down to money. Even though the noble and honourable thing to do is to invite one of the higher finishing teams from the Caribbean, it will not be financially viable to the GC organisers. Teams like St. Vincent , Martinique and Guyana will not pull the sort of crowd support a USA vs Jamaica match will...if played on the east coast. The GC has been trying for years now to become a creditable and meaningful competition for years now. Having one of those smaller teams will not add any value to the competition. That's just the ugly truth. All the organisers need to do to make money is to invite Jamaica and have their matches played anywhere on the east coast.....Giant stadium for a sellout. Mexico on the west. End of story.

[Tilla]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

Now there is some valid argument for inviting the Reggae Boyz. I do agree if you look at it like that, then Jamaica would be the bigger crowd pleaser and could benefit the competition at the gates.

Still hope T&T can get their act together and make the trip. The teamandits fans deserve it.

[Hortical]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

It had to be less than 200 Jamaican fans at the US-Jamaica Gold Cup match at Gillette Stadium two years ago. The fact of the matter, Jamaican fans have lost interest in the reggae boyz football.



I am not too sure about a sell out, and the other teams who advanced further in the Digicel Cup are more deserving than Jamaica, who flopped against SVG at home.

[Reggae-Fan]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

Tilla (3/10/2007)Now there is some valid argument for inviting the Reggae Boyz. I do agree if you look at it like that, then Jamaica would be the bigger crowd pleaser and could benefit the competition at the gates.

Still hope T&T can get their act together and make the trip. The teamandits fans deserve it.

The Gold Cup is not an invitation tourney for teams from CONCACAF. If money ewas the primary concern of the organizers, I am sure they would make it a "by invitation" event only, and teams like Guadeloupe, Guyana etc would never ever get the opportunity to play at the event.

Jamaica doesnt deserve to be there, Guyana or the team that finished just outside of the 4 qialifiers are deserving of a chance...even if they cant pull the crowds.

[Karl]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

Reggae-Fan (3/11/2007)

Tilla (3/10/2007)Now there is some valid argument for inviting the Reggae Boyz. I do agree if you look at it like that, then Jamaica would be the bigger crowd pleaser and could benefit the competition at the gates.

Still hope T&T can get their act together and make the trip. The teamandits fans deserve it.

The Gold Cup is not an invitation tourney for teams from CONCACAF. If money ewas the primary concern of the organizers, I am sure they would make it a "by invitation" event only, and teams like Guadeloupe, Guyana etc would never ever get the opportunity to play at the event.

Jamaica doesnt deserve to be there, Guyana or the team that finished just outside of the 4 qialifiers are deserving of a chance...even if they cant pull the crowds.

Should failure be rewarded? Wouldn't that be the case if Jamaica was leap-frogged over teams that finished above us were overlooked?

My position - i) We would not be next in line in terms of where we finished in the qualifying games...and, ii) I do not think it would be good for our football - as I think being knocked out should be treated as a reality check for the JFF, and should cause a redoubling of our efforts to improve 'the football'.

Getting 'a bly' encourages 'the feeling' thatwe can drop the balland instead of hard work sneak in because of favoured status. Who really wants to get something undeserved? Would it nothave more lasting positives if we always arrive mbecause we worked for it and was rightly rewarded for that work? I think so!

[Tilla]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

It had to be less than 200 Jamaican fans at the US-Jamaica Gold Cup match at Gillette Stadium two years ago. The fact of the matter, Jamaican fans have lost interest in the reggae boyz football.

Jamaican fans are really a fair weather bunch. If things are not going well, they abandon the team. I remember when we played the USA at Foxboro in 2001, my cousin who lives in Chicago acquired tickets for approximately 12 people. When it came close to match time, 7 people decided they were not going to make the trip, as to them they did not think that we would win. We needed a win against the USA to assure us a place among the qualifiers.

It is typical of our fans, we will come on board if we see the team doing well, but they will desert the team when it is down. Just let Bora get the team playing well again and you will see the amount of Jamaican fans crawling out of the wood work. . .

[Hortical]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

My bredda gwaan the same way, and every know and then ask mi why dem gid rid of Simoes



I believe the bandwaggonists will not show any interest until world cup qualifying.

[Jamaica2099]

RE: T&T to bail out of Gold Cup?

I consider myself a die-hard Reggae Boyz fan. I basically have all their matches that I cantape from 1996 to present. And still hope that TVJ and CVM tv will carry some of the pre-1996 matches that I missed. I have cutted out and saved newspaper clippings from 1996 also and went to as far as paying abookmaker to design two 50 page scrapbooks to paste the clippings.

Now, here's the irony: I have never been to any venue in Jamaica (The Office or Jarrett Park) and seen the ReggaeBoyzplay live.

[Tilla]

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My bredda gwaan the same way, and every know and then ask mi why dem gid rid of Simoes

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