Articles tagged with "soca-warriors"
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 21st, 2006
I have loved this game ever since I first kicked (well, tripped over) a football in my backyard in Trinidad, at an age when crawling ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 21st, 2006
At half time I was down but not out.
At full time that Warriors were down 2-0 and out of the World Cup.
Till 2010, then.
Or at ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 20th, 2006
One of my all-time favourite soca songs is called Glow, by Alison Hinds and David Rudder. It is six Carnivals old, having been released back ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 19th, 2006
Defensive stalwart Cyd Gray is injured, and will miss our game against Paraguay tomorrow.
It's a good thing we've got Avery John back following his two ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 19th, 2006
Every day our coach, Leo Beenhakker, keeps reminding the squad that our job is not yet over. We've already proved we're not whipping boys but ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 19th, 2006
"The team is ready again, they gained a lot of confidence, a lot of courage and we know what we have to do. The message ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 19th, 2006
If you've never listened to the audio documentaries on BBC 1Xtra, now is a good time to start.
I've just spent a most enjoyable half-hour ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 18th, 2006
"Send for the Doctor, I got the music fever ... / I start to sweat and my temperature rise / I get diagnose with catching ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 17th, 2006
It's been a tough week for us all.
But as the late great Robert Nesta Marley said, one good thing about music - when it hits, ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 16th, 2006
Sigh.
Realising that Carlos Edwards is already married was heart-rending; now, I've discovered that my beloved Brent Sancho is also headed down the aisle.
Sancho proposed to ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 16th, 2006
Laugh in the face of adversity? Trinbagonians go one better - we fete.
There were about a dozen of us assembled in my living room for ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 16th, 2006
Over at the 4thegame.com, I found this tidbit:
"[in a poll by] UKTV G2, where 3,000 people were asked where Trinidad and Tobago is, 37% thought ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 16th, 2006
I'm not impressed by the Crouch Incident. I'm even less impressed by the argument that "it's football and these things happen", primarily in light of ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 16th, 2006
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 15th, 2006
And I see yellow.
That is all.
(Except: Damn, Stevie G is annoyingly good)
(Except: *censored* offside)
(Except: We are Soca Warriors. Win OR lose, we are fighters.)
Vibes it ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 15th, 2006
"I can assure you that when my players get the ball, they will not be thinking of the great [Frank] Lampard, the great [Steven] Gerrard ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 15th, 2006
I've got so many butterflies in my stomach I wouldn't be surprised if spent the rest of the day hovering just above the ground.
Oh, the ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 15th, 2006
It's 6am on the morning of the game of our lives. Who could sleep at a time like this?
Not I. I wonder what it's ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 14th, 2006
"We didn't come here with the Olympic idea that participating is more important than winning."
"In football nothing is impossible. That's why we have the right ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 14th, 2006
Warrior Chief Beenhakker has confirmed that Shaka Hislop will be in the sticks against England tomorrow.
Sweet.
I'm excited. I'm nervous. I've been listening to Madix's ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 14th, 2006
Tomorrow. Tomorrow we play England. Tomorrow the Little Giants face up to the most overconfident squad in the tournament.
Can the Warriors tame the English Lions? ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 13th, 2006
Hip-hopper Foxy Brown is supporting the Soca Warriors - and not just because her parents are Trinidadian.
Ms. Brown is a huge fan of T&T's national ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 12th, 2006
Somehow, in between giving Sweden a lesson in the art of War, basking in the adoration of millions around the world and preparing for the ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 11th, 2006
"We are not talking about mathematics, we're talking about football. And in football anything is possible. We are very proud of our team. We are ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 11th, 2006
Want to see Shaka perform heroics? Want to relive the moment when Glen's shot hit the crossbar? Of course you do - enjoy the agony ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 11th, 2006
I'm still too excited to form coherent sentences on the first attempt, and the final whistle blew almost seven hours ago. Nonetheless, here's my match ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 11th, 2006
I have never seen a team more deserving of its nickname.
I have never seen Shaka Hislop save so brilliantly.
I have never seen Carlos Edwards run ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 10th, 2006
One hour to kickoff!
Are you ready? Are you wearing something red and have a bandana to wave to the sweet, sweet sounds of soca music? ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 10th, 2006
Way back in March (how time flies when you're obsessed) I posted my first installment of the Soca Warriors' Supporters Handbook. The emphasis was on ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Jun 10th, 2006
I've revised my initial selection for a T&T starting XI against Sweden.
My new formation takes into consideration Dog's injury, Beenhakker's decision not to use ...
