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The corner where football was the main topic of
conversation (corner Caimit & Cipriani Street .
Cristford “Puss” Williamson and my brother Victor
became my football inspiration. Puss organized the
road football into a house league for the youths in
the area and although he was soft spoken I found
him to be an effective leader.
It was Puss and Victor who made me the captain of
the youth team called Blackburns which entered the
MFL against older teams. Key players were Keith
Bruce and Anthony Garcia together with the two
older administrators. It was my first leadership role.
Blackpool was the first
team I played for in
Morvant. Again it was the
older guys and the team
was short of players
when the captain Gordon
Roberts asked me to fill
the vacant spot.
Blackburns was the
second team I played for
in Morvant. The team
was named after a
previous team in the
area. It was the first team
which I captained.
It was Cipriani United
club however, which
strengthen my resolve
and build my confidence
as a player. For the first
time in my young career
there was no issue about
my size.
I recalled when Everald
“Gally” Cummings came
into Morvant to train a
team named Who Cares
and I entered his drill he
asked “where this little
fella going”. The
response he got was
“that’s Midget” ...the end!.
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Christford Williamson receives Aldwyn McGill’s
Appreciation award from Yvonne McGill Constantine
The Cipriani block had
three distinct areas;
“Upper Cipriani, “lower
Cipriani” and “the Corner
“ where upper and lower
Cipriani Street at the top
of Caimet Street (3-way
junction).
The Corner was where
football was the main
topic of conversation and
where information got
passed along.
Except for Who Cares
team, the corner was the
meeting place for teams
such as Ball Dribblers,
Blackpool and Cipriani
United.
Who Cares on the other
hand gathered at Upper
Cipriani. As a youngster I
was always in the midst
of all huddles in the
Cipriani area and in most
of the other teams in
Morvant while waiting for
my turn to shine through
road football or scrim-
mage behind the goal in
the Savannah.