Attention Football Fans
The TT Pro League has taken a big step into the world of technology by revamping its website and in so doing, giving the Trinidad & Tobago Pro League a bigger audience than it had experienced before. Today at the launch held at Pier 1, officials at the TT Pro League unveiled the new website (www.ttproleague.com) that is capable of (get this) streaming live matches over the internet.
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They promise to stream at least two football games a month, with the first game being streamed tomorrow (29, September) with the First Citizens Cup Final at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium.
The revamp of the TT Pro League also includes the publication of a bi-monthly magazine and an online store where allyuh ex-pats can secure allyuh TT Pro League replicas. So no more Arsenal and Inter Milan wear, iz W Connection and Caledonia AIA.
The new site will also be a good place for information as they will provide real time news updates as well as forums and chat rooms.
One thing I do disagree with is the notion that this new website with all the new techie stuff will somehow give our players a lot more international attention.
League Chairman Larry Romany said, “This will now allow our local players to showcase their talent on the international market, foreign clubs and scouts, can now see our players week in week out as they ply their trade on local soil.”
Let me tell yuh something, If it didn’t happen for the World Cup, chances are it’s won’t happen because of a website.
I mean how many of our players were snatched up by big name clubs? The only person who really gained anything from the World Cup was Chris Birchall and Dwight Yorke, which really wasn’t the great recognition we’d been hoping for. All the talk we heard about Carlos Edwards and Manchester United was apparently all just old talk. And at the end of it all all our dreams of seeing people like Aurtis Whitley and Cornell Glen play in better leagues vanished. So although it will be great if it happens, I won’t hold by breath for anyone to be discovered from the internet.
But for the new website and all the other stuff the TT Pro League is doing, I’m happy. At least they not stickin’.
2 Responses to “Attention Football Fans”
By Bubbly on Oct 1, 2006 | Reply
WOW!!! I rell glad to hear about that jed!!! According to Mani is no more manchester united…Caledonia AIA all de way! I figure, the major clubs probably feel we need some more international experience before they start to hops up we players…so if dey play dey cards straight and we start tuh win some major games…I see big tings in the warriors future and the website will definitely supplement that!
By Mani on Oct 1, 2006 | Reply
Well I hope so. And I hope the TT Pro League gets bigger and better. Baybe we’ll let Ronaldhino come play here if he gets any better.