English-born midfielder Chris Birchall made his debut for T&T at age 21 in 2005. Ten years later he believes this country could be on the verge of having yet another youthful English-born enter its national team.
Nineteen-year-old Crystal Palace defender Ryan Inniss is currently on loan at Birchall's club Port Vale and seems to be in top form at the moment. Inniss' father is Trinidadian and T&T could be an option for the centre back.
"He's in great form at the moment for Port Vale. He's 19. His dad was born in Trinidad and I think I'm delighted that he's eligible to play for T&T. He could be a great addition to the team," Birchall said.
Innis, who stands at six feet five inches, has also played for England's Under-16 and U-17 teams. He joined the Crystal Palace Academy at age 14 and signed his first professional contract at age 16. He's also been on loan to Luton Town, Yeovil, Gillingham and Cheltenham Town.
Former Port Vale star Phil Sproson also spoke highly of Inniss following his debut in a 1-0 win over Walsall and then in a 3-0 win over Doncaster a few days ago.
"He's an out-and-out centre-back who wants to defend and go and win the ball in the air," Sproson said.
"We have had defenders who are comfortable on the ball and can play out from the back, but they have struggled when they have come up against teams with a physical presence up front.
"Inniss is a rock and he will go and win that ball. He is a Ryan Shawcross type player."
Latapy's Thistile near European spot
Russell Latapy's Scottish Premiership side Inverness Caledonian Thistle has been on a fantastic run this season and is nearing qualification for European competition next season. But the former T&T captain says that's not the club's priority at the moment.
Latapy is the assistant coach at Thistle but has been given a lead role at the club and handles a lot of the club's press relations with top boss John Hughes never failing to give him that vote of confidence.
"There will be a time for thinking about European football and that sort of stuff. That is not the time now," Latapy told BBC Scotland.
"Because the club has never played in European competition it would be nice and would be a margin of taking the club forward. But we don't want to get ahead of ourselves.
"Maybe with five games to go you can sit down and have a look and say 'okay this is where we are and this is where we want to go'."
Inverness is third on the table with 53 points, seven off leaders Celtic which has played two games less.
"We're confident if we play the way we want to play, which is getting the ball down and passing it, then we have a good opportunity to win football games and pick up points," the T&T legend added.
Howard head coach wants to return to Trinidad
Howard University head coach Phillip Gyau is keen on making annual visits to this country in search of young footballers hopeful of joining Howard's football programme.
Gyau visited these shores earlier this month for a players combine in conjunction with the T&T Football Association (TTFA) during which time he saw some150 players with the hope of offering at least five scholarships to talented players. He admitted though that a lack of satisfactory SAT scores proved to be a challenge.
"I was very pleased with the support and the turnout. This shows that the players want to go to school and play. They need to know that without academics their opportunities will be limited," Gyau said.
"But I was happy with what I saw from some of the players and I decided that Trinidad was one of the places I would visit to try and find players because of the history between Howard and T&T especially in the early 70s. I will make this visit an annual event."
Jan Michael eager for Panama test
Goalkeeper Jan Michael Williams sees the upcoming friendly international against Panama as the ideal test for the "Soca Warriors" as they step up their build-up for the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup which kicks off in July.
Speaking two days ago, the Central FC custodian recognised Panama as one of the new powerhouses in Concacaf.
"It's going to be a very good test for us especially if some of the home-based professionals are in the squad for this match. Panama are one of the most progressive teams in the region now and it would be a great match up for us. We'll be at home and I expect it to be a great contest," Williams said.
"This year is a crucial one for us because obviously the Gold Cup is coming up and the World Cup qualifiers for Russia begin for us in November. We haven't really gotten over the disappointment of losing in the final of the Caribbean Cup in November and a lot of the boys are very eager to get back out there and continue to push on with the national team."
He commented also on the appointment of Central FC founder Brent Sancho as Minister of Sport and the club's race for the T&T Pro League title.
"It's great to see him (Sancho) as Minister of Sport. I believe he's in a position to make things happen and he will do just that. But it's also a little bitter sweet for us because it means he's no longer present in the club and we may be missing the important role he plays at the club. But we'll keep on giving everything we have and try to bring home the title for him and the supporters of the club."
Shaun Fuentes is the director of communications for the TTFA. shaunfuentes@yahoo.com