Barbados Roster (team FROM Barbados!)

[garbaggio]

There's another thread confusingly titled "Re:Barbados Roster" but it's actually about the US team callups for Barbados in the home-and-away series that starts this Sunday June 15.

If anyone knows anything about Barbados national team player pool, post your knowledge here. From the US fans' standpoint Barbados should be a minnow. But the minnow we faced 4 years ago, Grenada, included some shark-like minnows like Shalrie Joseph and Jason Roberts.

Here's the boxscores from FIFA for Grenada's home-and-away elimination qualifying series with Dominica in February & March.

Dominica 1 Barbados 1

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250441/match=10000000/index.html

Barbados 1 Dominica o:

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250441/match=10000001/index.html

Players used:
Alvin Rouse (keeper, both games)
Dyson James (both games)
Jonathan Straker
Bryan Neblett (both games)
Romell Brathwaite (both games)
Jonathan Nurse (both games)
Norman Forde (both games)
Rondell Vaugn
Rashida Williams (both games but redcarded in 2nd leg)
Elvis DeFreitas (both games)
Neil Harvey
Dwayne McClean
John Parris (both games)
Riviere Williams (both games)

Emmerson Boyce (2nd game)
Jonathan Forte (2nd game)
Romelle Burgess (2nd game)
Dwayne Stanford (2nd leg)


According to Wikipedia, the following players have played professionally in England.

Emmerson Boyce (Wigan), Jonathan Forte (Scunthorpe), Jonathan Nurse (Dagenham & R).

Also listed on the Wikipedia page of Barbadian footballers are the following players who may be retired or not called up so far:

Paul Ifill (Crystal Palace), Tom Soares (Crystal Palace) and his brother Louie Soares (Aldershot Town).

Wikipedia (brief) list of Barbadian footballers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Barbadian_footballers

How many English soccer fans or Bajans can fill in some details about these players or the players expected to play in this series?

[scaryice]

Rouse, the likely starting keeper, has played in Ireland the past few years but was just released.

Forde is the team's captain, plays in Barbados.

Ifill is their best player by far, he's expected to play in the qualifiers.

[sidefootsitter]

It's too bad Rashida Williams was red carded ... I always liked her work on the Office.

[scaryice]

Barnet player will not play for Barbados (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09062008/1/carew-chooses-club-country.html)

Starting lineup from the most recent friendly (3-0 loss to Bermuda):

A.Chase, N.Forde (capt) J.Parris, D.Jones, M.Jones (B.Carrington 69), G.Belle, B.Nesbitt, R.Williams, R.Braithwaite, W.Burrowes (B.Skeete 55), M.Marshall

From the Bermuda newspaper: (http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d865333003001c&sectionId=70)

In truth the score could have been far greater against a Barbados team bereft of any creativity other than in ways to kicks lumps out the opposition.

The US scout watching from the stands will surely have wondered whether it had been worth sending him to watch his nation's next qualifying opponents, who will surely be nothing more than cannon-fodder for the red, white and blue.

Controlling proceedings from start to finish, The Gombey Warriors gave their most complete performance in recent memory, making their admittedly under-strength opposition, who take on the US at the weekend, look a sorry lot.

Notes on various players

Greg Belle - right back
Emmerson Boyce
Romell Brathwaite
Romelle Burgess
Brett Carrington - "teenage wonder boy"
Adrian Chase - backup keeper? started recent friendlies
Elvis DeFreitas
Omari Eastmond - another keeper, third string?
Norman Forde - captain and "key player"
Jonathan Forte
Neil Harvey
Paul Ifill - best player, only notable foreign player
Dyson James - "key player"
Dwayne McClean
Madalisto Mikoloma - defensive midfielder
Bryan Neblett - "key player"
Jonathan Nurse
John Parris - "experienced defender" and "key player"
Alvin Rouse - likely starting keeper, but has he been called in?
Barry Skeete - "former Argentine professional" and "good marker"
Dwayne Stanford - former top scorer in Barbados premier league
Jonathan Straker - left back
Rondell Vaughn - has "patience and skill"
Rashida Williams - will miss first game due to red card
Riviere Williams

http://bararchive.bits.baseview.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=./pubfiles/bar/archive/2007/January/20/Sports/31933.xml&start=0&numPer=20&keyword=eyre+sealy&sectionSearch=&begindate=1%2F1%2F1994&enddate=12%2F31%2F2008&authorSearch=&IncludeStories=1&pubsection=&page=&IncludePages=1&IncludeImages=1&mode=allwords&archive_pubname=Daily+Nation%0A%09%09%09
http://bararchive.bits.baseview.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=./pubfiles/bar/archive/2006/September/27/Sports/26582.xml&start=0&numPer=20&keyword=eyre+sealy&sectionSearch=&begindate=1%2F1%2F1994&enddate=12%2F31%2F2008&authorSearch=&IncludeStories=1&pubsection=&page=&IncludePages=1&IncludeImages=1&mode=allwords&archive_pubname=Daily+Nation%0A%09%09%09
http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d863b730030000&sectionId=70
http://www.nationnews.com/story/120346569144868.php

[voros]

Jonathan Nurse
In FIFA 08 Dag and Red are the worst rated team so I usually pick them to start a managerial career. Nurse is rated as a 46. Most of the U.S. Team is rated in the 70s, with a few in the high 60s, and Donovan topping the rankings with an 80.

Here's how FIFA 08 rates possible Barbados callups:

Committed to Barbados:
Jonathan Forte - 64 - Striker
Emmerson Boyce - 68 - Center Back
Paul Ifill - 65 - Right Midfield
Mark McCammon - 54 - Striker
Jon Nurse - 46 - Striker

Eligible but not committed:
Tom Soares - 66 - Center Midfield
Marlon Harewood - 73 - Striker

And our likely starters:

Howard - 79
Cherundolo - 75
Onyewu - 75
Bocanegra - 76
Pearce - 65
Edu - 64
Bradley - 68
Beasley - 77
Dempsey - 69
Donovan - 80
Johnson - 77

[fire428]

harewood is from barbados has he ever made an aperance good player. big guy good pace.

[voros]

harewood is from barbados has he ever made an aperance good player. big guy good pace.
Harewood is from England, his parents are from Barbados. He turned them down in January, but not sure whether he's changed his mind.

Tom Soares is quite young and has played in the U-21 setup for England, so I'm guessing he's going to wait for a bit. His brother Louie has played for Barbados already.

[Prime Time]

In FIFA 08 Dag and Red are the worst rated team so I usually pick them to start a managerial career. Nurse is rated as a 46. Most of the U.S. Team is rated in the 70s, with a few in the high 60s, and Donovan topping the rankings with an 80.

Here's how FIFA 08 rates possible Barbados callups:

Committed to Barbados:
Jonathan Forte - 64 - Striker
Emmerson Boyce - 68 - Center Back
Paul Ifill - 65 - Right Midfield
Mark McCammon - 54 - Striker
Jon Nurse - 46 - Striker

Eligible but not committed:
Tom Soares - 66 - Center Midfield
Marlon Harewood - 73 - Striker

And our likely starters:

Howard - 79
Cherundolo - 75
Onyewu - 75
Bocanegra - 76
Pearce - 65
Edu - 64
Bradley - 68
Beasley - 77
Dempsey - 69
Donovan - 80
Johnson - 77

You must not have the roster update from the Online Gaming. All those have changed.

[Marko72]

EA Sports never really rates their players very well in any game, do they?

[Prime Time]

EA Sports never really rates their players very well in any game, do they?

No, except in FIFA. I think they're pretty accurate in FIFA as opposed to other sports. I remember Sam Madison being a 94 in speed in Madden back when I use to play and although I liked Sam, he was nowhere near that quick.
FIFA is much better with their accuracy of player's talents and I think it comes from competing with Winning Eleven for the past few years as WE is always accurate with ratings. I mean one of Eddie Lewis' top attribute is crossing. That is just one example. FIFA got much better this year and out did WE for the first time in a long time.

[voros]

You must not have the roster update from the Online Gaming. All those have changed.
No, no network adapter for PS2. It doesn't make any difference really.

[Scotty]

From the Bermuda newspaper: (http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d865333003001c&sectionId=70)

In truth the score could have been far greater against a Barbados team bereft of any creativity other than in ways to kicks lumps out the opposition.

Well that certainly sounds promising.

[jonspider]

Looks like they are still looking for players.

bdosfootball@caribsurf.com[/email]

or ronalddac@yahoo.com.





http://www.barbadossoccer.com/


Give Barbados a Chance. We got a Jersey with your name on it, mon. We kid, we don't have dem budgets for de fancy lettering and all.
(Ok, I have no idea what accents they use)

[Kevin8833]

Looks like they are still looking for players.





http://www.barbadossoccer.com/


Give Barbados a Chance. We got a Jersey with your name on it, mon. We kid, we don't have dem budgets for de fancy lettering and all.
(Ok, I have no idea what accents they use)
Wow, that's pretty sad.

[Master O]

Wait, does this mean that if Barbados doesn't have enough players, the US would win the 2-legged series by forfeit?



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or [email]ronalddac@yahoo.com.

Maybe this explains why we have yet to see a Barbados Roster for this match...

[mcnaulty21]

You must not have the roster update from the Online Gaming. All those have changed.Anyone happen to have a list of the updated ratings?

[Jwaksman]

Wow, that's pretty sad.


You know, we can put this in perspective. According to wiki, Barbados has a TOTAL POPULATION of 279,000 people. To put that in comparison, that's less than half the size of North Dakota. Imagine North Dakota trying to put together two even soccer teams of their best citizens... do you think they'd be able to beat Barbados?


It's really amazing to think of a whole country being made up of so few people...

[diablodelsol]

You know, we can put this in perspective. According to wiki, Barbados has a TOTAL POPULATION of 279,000 people. To put that in comparison, that's less than half the size of North Dakota. Imagine North Dakota trying to put together two even soccer teams of their best citizens... do you think they'd be able to beat Barbados?


It's really amazing to think of a whole country being made up of so few people...
Even more amazing is that they have as many CONCACAF votes as we do.

[Jwaksman]

Even more amazing is that they have as many CONCACAF votes as we do.



Eh... all of these international organizations are that way. It's why the UN is so messed up - Syria, Lebanon, Libya and Cuba get more votes than the US, England and France...

[Elninho]

You know, we can put this in perspective. According to wiki, Barbados has a TOTAL POPULATION of 279,000 people. To put that in comparison, that's less than half the size of North Dakota. Imagine North Dakota trying to put together two even soccer teams of their best citizens... do you think they'd be able to beat Barbados?


It's really amazing to think of a whole country being made up of so few people...

Iceland has about as many people as Barbados... and can put together an entire roster of players at foreign top-flight clubs, which can give even the Germans a run for their money...