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Aldwyn “Midget” McGill
R. Hunte, V. McGill, A. McGill, E. Sebro, E. Birch,
P. Nicholas Front: C. Joseph with Baby Brother
Back: V. McGill, E. Birch, C. Joseph, R. Hunte, E. Sebro,
Middle: A. Hunte, A. McGill, Front: C. Williamson, P.
Nicholas, R. Nurse, R. Henry, J. Howard
I learned a lot about running a club as a
member of Cipriani United. The way the club
operated was the blueprint by which I achieved
quite a high level of success with the teams I
later administrated.
Cipriani United was formed in 1968 with Rocky
Henry, Christford Williamson, Adrian Hunte,
Rueben Nurse, Reynold Hunte and Victor McGill
as the main stakeholders.
The club operated under a unique concept that
allowed only the residents of Cipriani and
Caimet Streets to be eligible for team selection.
In my investigation into the membership
eligibility I was told that it was used because of
the problems of previous teams in the area
which encountered hardship when players from
outside the area fragmented efforts with late
arrivals and/or total absences.
However, there were concessions made to
Cipriani United exclusive player eligibility rule
after members voted unanimously to include the
residents of nearby Pitch Road where
goalkeeper Carlton (Lamo) Joseph and Lance
Dillon (God rest their souls) frequented.
Based on the club’s onus on discipline there are
ongoing discussions as to whether players from
previous teams in the Cipriani area would have
been able to crack the Cipriani United team
lineup based on the strict criteria ...Stay Tuned!
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Back P. Samuel, C. Williamson, R.Mathews, R. Hunte, K. Sebro
Middle: G. Samuel, V. McGill, E. Sebro, A.. Hunte,
Front : A. McGill, Seon, K. Bruce