A request by Brent Sancho, a member of the Board of Directors of the T&T Football Association, to be able to take important documents out of the office of the TTFA to do an in-depth study, was denied.
Meanwhile, TTFA president William Wallace had to intervene to quell a heated disagreement between national football coach Terry Fenwick and members of the Technical Committee on Monday in what has a dramatic 48 hours in local football.
Sancho, a former national defender and managing director of Central FC, in a letter written to William Wallace, the president of the TTFA and copied to other members of the Board, said, "Denying members the ability to take documentation outside of the walls of the TTFA is in breach and impedes my ability to perform my duties."
The letter, written last Saturday, also called for all information to be made available to him via email or hard copy by Tuesday.
When contacted by Guardian Media Sports Wallace said: "The information was provided to him on Saturday after the meeting, and I also told him that the other things are in the office if he so desired he can go and read."
Wallace made it clear that the Board ruled in a meeting that members can only peruse key information at the office but cannot leave with it. "Especially key information such as contracts can be looked at and read, but it must remain in the office of the TTFA."
However, Sancho took serious offence to this, saying studying legal documents such as contracts etc must require the services of his legal representative, as he is not a lawyer.
He believes the move is one taken to prevent transparency and accountability and referred to a court judgement last year between Keith Look Loy, the T&T Super League representative to the TTFA Board, and then president of the TTFA David John-Williams in which he (Look Loy) stated that all documentation should be made available to directors in order for them to make informed decisions and perform his/her duties to the best of their ability.
Sancho also took a swipe at the football president, saying information given to the public in a recent Guardian report that documents from the Caribbean Chemicals contract were presented to the Board, was untrue.
Fenwick storms out meeting
Meanwhile, Wallace was forced to hold talks with both Fenwick and members of the technical committee after a heated meeting, led to the former (Fenwick) storming out.
The local football boss told Guardian Media Sports: "From all reports I got, from direct and from what I read, was that the meeting got heated. In all Boardroom sometimes it gets heated, but it is not something we can't deal with. Whatever it is, I spoke to both parties and that will be taken care of."
The committee, which is being led by Technical Chairman Yale Antoine, in an immediate response, called on the coach to apologise for his behaviour via a formal apology, as well as acknowledge that the contents of the meeting are of a confidential nature that ought not to be shared with the public or any other unauthorised persons.
The committee also called on Fenwick to submit a formal document, detailing a developmental plan, including all affairs of the Senior Men's National team relating to Project 2026 by March 16: Submit a proposal for the Senior Team for the period beyond April 2020 that would include expected training schedule and international friendlies: Inform him that a meeting of all the T&T Pro League team owners or officers, has been scheduled to discuss training for an all-local team.
Antoine also called on Fenwick to supply an updated roster of players for the Canada friendly match, noting that not all the players on the current list can participate.