No honeymoon period here, sir: you have a serious job to do. I am excited yet also afraid of Dwight Yorke’s appointment as head coach of the Soca Warriors.

Excited, because our best-ever player is at the helm and will bring his international experience to the national set-up; afraid, because he will be made a scapegoat of any shortcomings, and potentially dent his reputation.

Dwight Yorke must be given time and patience to build and/ or rebuild on Angus Eve’s project beyond World Cup 2026.

I again call upon the Government to amend our immigration laws to allow players whose grandparents have Trinbagonian roots to be eligible to represent the Soca Warriors. This would widen the talent pool and increase the competition for selection, thereby raising the standard of football.

Make allyuh selves usefulwhat is the keepback? Perhaps, as a Manchester United legend, he can convince Jadon Sancho, currently plying his trade at the same, to switch allegiance to his true home.

Yorkie has only managed one club post his playing career; that is not enough pedigree as a manager to be considered for any national team, despite winning a title in Australia.

Who were the other candidates that applied for the post as head coach? What were the criteria used to evaluate these candidates? It can’t be that a coach is selected based on his performance as a player and nostalgia; I hope I am wrong.

We have five stadia in this country that need to be up to world-class standards. We should be able to play a Champion’s League game in any one right now-not like the Dwight Yorke Stadium where the lights go out in the middle of the match.

Investment in coach education, grassroots football, talent identification, nationwide maintenance of fields, gap analysis on the T&T Football Premier League, Tier 2, and closing those gaps ASAP. Also, mentality shifts top-down and a level-up on fitness and football IQ; definitely a nasty streak and dark arts would help us against CONCACAF nations.

TTFA president Kieron Edwards, you’d better know what you are doing.

Kendell Karan

Chaguanas