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“NO FUN ANYMORE”
It’s getting to be no fun anymore” McGill
told SHARE after their victory in the Cato-
Jupiter knockout final last month” “We go
one goal up, and some teams just pack it
in. They don’t think they can come back
against us”.
Often the discouragement of the players’
opponents led cries of foul play, particularly
as some of the TCSL officials are also
involved with Toronto & District First
Division champions, Iere — a team with
several starters from the Players club.
Manager of the Flemingdon United club,
Trevor Robinson, was disappointed when
his team lost to Players in the
knockout final when the game was called
by the referee midway through the second
half. Supporters of the Flemingdon team
had come unto the field, disputing a number
of the official’s call
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Back:
U. Sobian, V. Haywood, A. Skerritt, R. Austin, J. McNeilly,
Middle:
F. Benjamin, A. Arcia, A. Baptiste, A. McGill,
C. Hamblett
Front;
P. Cowie, H. Pierre, H. Herreiera, B. Pierre
By Michael Freeman
It was a time for introspection
as much as retrospection as
the Toronto Caribbean Soccer
League once the Street Guys
Soccer League , held their
tenth annual awards night last
Saturday at Flemingdon Park
Community centre.
About 100 league participants
and their guests were on hand
as master of ceremonies
Renwick Jupiter, who with
Arthur Cato co-founded the
league a decade ago, looked
back at the struggles in the
league’s
history,
and
congratulated
the
many
people who have helped
shape the league into its
present form.
And looking to the future of the TCSL,
Aldwyn McGill who succeeded Jupiter
as the chief administrator several years
ago, announced that he was stepping
down from the top post, and that the
team he captained, Players, would be
withdrawing from play in the 1985
season.
Players have been the most
consistently successful team in the
league history. Having won 23 major
team trophies since 1975. Players this
year swept all five of the major trophies,
chalking up their fifth undefeated
season along the way. The incredible
success of the club, however, has
tended to inject a divisive element into
the league. Rather than look to Players
at their fans might, other teams have, at
times become discouraged, and even
embittered.