Archive for June, 2006
Monday, June 26th, 2006
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| Yorke at Celebration Saturday |
On Saturday evening the government of Trinidad & Tobago rewarded the T&T Soca Warriors for reaching the finals of the FIFA World Cup in Germany. According to Prime Minister Manning, the Warriors will receive $1M TT cyash! (which is actually $750,000 in Units from the Unit Trust Corporation and $250,000 cyash!). However Dwight Yorke, because of his long illustrious career will receive a whopping $1.2M The Warriors will also receive the Chaconia Medal (Gold). Beenhakker will also receive the Chaconia Medal (Gold) and $1M cash.
Give Jack his Jacket Without a doubt, had it not been for Warner, Dwight Yorke and Stern John and all the others would have to have watched the World Cup from their living rooms.
Even the members of the team that did not make the final squad, as well as Leo Beenhakker’s three assistants will get $250,000 each.
So everybody gets some money and everyone is happy. So What about Jack? Is there no love for Jack Warner? Without a doubt, had it not been for Warner, Dwight Yorke and Stern John and all the others would have to have watched the World Cup from their living rooms. (If I had things my way, Stern John whould have watched it from his living room regardless). But what about Jack? Jack Warner poured so much of his own money into football. He even paid Mr. Beenhakker’s hefty salary out of his own. The guy has spent millions on Trinidad and Tobago football. And on “Celebration Saturday” he gets nothing except an honourary mention from Patrick Manning - his nemesis? Man, O, Man. It’s like getting kissed by someone with bad breath. At least give the man the Trinity Cross Order of the Trinity Order of Trinidad and Tobago.
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| How easily they forget |
It’s the least the man deservers for all is hard work over the years. A run-of-the-mill thanks offered my Manning isn’t quite enough. It’s sad but I think that Warner would have gotten something had he not been the UNC’s chief financier, deputy leader and chief pitbull. On his best day I know that he’s kind of a moron and when he gets up there on that UNC platform, those really pretty lips of his can spew some pretty vile stuff. But when it comes to football, the man’s loyalties are undivided. So ok, you don’t want to give him a cash award that’s going to get funnelled back into the UNC’s coffers and work against you at the next general election. That’s fine. But an award will do just fine.
What did the Soca Warriors not get that they should have gotten? Well that’s a very relevant question. I actually I have a list compiled from hours upon hours of street surveying. I canvassed the streets of Trinidad from Port of Spain to Guaico, from Moruga to Beetham, from Mafeking to Bayshore, from Woodbrook to Charlieville. I have questioned zero people, and this is what I have decided:
- First of all give all the Soca Warriors a Ford Mustang with the GT package and real zorce. A Warrior should not have to take a Maxi or a Taxi to go anywhere. Please, no roll on/roll off.
- Next give each Soca Warrior a Bus Route Pass for life. No Soca Warrior should have to fight up with the Churchill-Roosevelt around Valsayn there.
- 1 plot each of Caroni land.
- Hair-clippers - Brent Sancho
- Athletic Cup - Dwight Yorke
- Compass & book entitled The Purpose Driven Life World Cup Edition- Why am I here on this football pitch? - Stern John
- Nicotine patches & book entitled I’m an Athlete. I shouldn’t smoke. - Russell Latapy
- Nicotine patches & book entitled
Why 95-year-old men shouldn’t smoke - Leo Beenhakker.
- And oh, of course, a smelter-free T&T.
- A book entitled Slide-tackling for Dummies - Avery John
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Sunday, June 25th, 2006
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| Shelly Dass |
Thanks to the visitor to my site who alerted me that Shelly Dass was in fact in recovery after having been in a car wreck this past Monday. I had absolutely no idea. I hope she is doing better with each passing day. What’s really sad is that it was a hit and run - in fact her second hit and run in five years. Madness! There are just way too many maniacs on our roads. Too many people who buy their licences from corrupt licensing officers and not enough measures to get them off the roads. I can go on for hours.
Get well soon, Shelly!
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Friday, June 23rd, 2006
Neither I nor Trinidad & Tobago will ever forget this Peter Crouch
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
American Embassy Official - So where will you be staying when you enter the U.S.?
Young illiterate Trinidadian - I have a padna up dere who go handle de scenes.
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
I wish that ‘fore that very day,
Brent had shorn his locks away,
Had he been told, and with naught to hold,
Crouch would not have scored that goal.
- A poem by The Manicou
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
Last night I had a good sign that my pledge of watching all 64 games of the FIFA world cup may have some unforeseen implications. For every night of the past week I have had a dream about football. Which is one of the worst dreams I have ever had. I barely remember them, but I think they have all been about Trinidad and Tobago, England, Sweden and Paraguay. All Group B dreams.
In my second-to-last Group B dream I was working the points table to figure out how it would be possible for Trinidad to move on to the next stage. I remember waking up in a cold sweat and what felt like indigestion. In the dream before that, I was restructuring the field positions in order to give Stern John some more help up front. (I know that’s crazy, but it’s true).
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| Wayne was a good listener |
Now last night I had the zaniest dream of them all. I was in a room - I have no idea whether it was in England or Trinidad or Germany for that matter - but I was in this room having a conversation with Wayne Rooney. He was telling me all about his injured foot and how it was to play with it. I asked him if it still hurts him when he plays and he admitted that it did. At that point I began to chide him for rushing back into the game before he was ready. I also told him that he can risk further injury to himself that may hurt his future. He looked down and nodded slowly in agreement while he massaged his calf. He said that yes he knew, but he wanted to play so badly. Anyway we chatted some more after that, I can’t remember what about exactly but it was for quite a while. Then we got up to go.
First of all, why do I care enought to dream about Wayne Rooney? Sure I’m a Man U fan, but that’s hardly important right now. And Wayne Rooney of all people? How random is that? Geez. I would rather have given Stern John some pointers on how to get the ball into the back of the net.
So maybe I better lay off the World Cup a bit. Although if (God forbid) Trinidad gets eliminated tomorrow, I may cease to care altogether. Yeah, right.
Good luck to the Soca Warriors on Tuesday!
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Monday, June 19th, 2006
I used to watch TV6 news. Notice the use of the past tense. That was until I turned to CNC3 nes and saw what I had been missing.
I found out that CNC3 has actually devoted a large part of their newscast to the Soca Warriors in Germany.
Oblivious I’m not even sure that TV6 is aware that the Soca Warriors are from T&T. Let alone playing in the World Cup.
It’s not just news, injuries and scores, but their newscasts also center on the impact that Trinidad & Tobago is having in Germany and more specifically in Rotenburg, their adopted town.
I’m not even sure that TV6 is aware that the Soca Warriors are from T&T. Let alone playing in the World Cup. Hello!!! TV6, are you guys even trying? I wouldn’t have known half the stuff that was going on in Germany had it not been for CNC3. They actually make me feel that I am not missing very much by not being over there in Germany.
Of course the man behind it all is the workhorse also known as Roger Sant, who is doing a spectacular job over there in Germany. Thank you Roger for making me look forward to the CNC3 newscasts and for saving us from that dreadful TV6 reporter known as Marlon Miller.
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| Roger Sant |
For one I think that this Miller guy is more of a writer than a talker - and that’s being overly generous - a generous benefit of the doubt. I’m assuming just for the sake of saving TV6’s face that he has a talent that CCN finds attractive. And I say that he must be more of a writer than a talker because this is evidenced by his absolutely horrible diction. He sounds like he’s standing at the bar with a Carib in his hand when he gets the phonecall from either Colleen Holder or Samantha John. Honestly where did they dig this guy up? At least find a reporter who can speak proper English and who can carry on a conversation rather than giving terse, unhelpful replies. It’s like pulling teeth. It’s painful to listen to.
I think that I’m now sold on CNC3 and I will continue to watch even after the World Cup is over. Good job guys. It helps also that Shelly Dass is the hottest thing on T&T TV, and Carla isn’t half bad either.
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
So this is my blog which can be here at TheManicouReport.com. It will be about Trinidad and Tobago and all the bacchannal out there in the political arena and otherwise.
Right now it does look a little bland but I will spruce it up a bit hopefully before I move in fully.
Anyway if you are Trini, please keep coming back and tell all your friends.
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