Nixon, Pierre in TT training squad

STRIKERS Jerren Nixon and Nigel “Pistol” Pierre have been included in a 33-member squad, announced by national senior football team coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier, for training which resumes tomorrow from 7.30 am. The session will take place at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, with double emphasis on the senior team preparing for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers and the Under-23 unit awaiting the winner of the Grenada-Cayman Islands tie as they continue their Olympic qualifying phase. Nixon has been in prolific form for his club North East Stars since joining the Sangre Grande-based outfit in August while Pierre has been inactive since he was dropped by Joe Public due to disciplinary reasons. Pierre is expected to join discarded “Eastern Lions” defender Keyeno Thomas at Pro League leaders San Juan Jabloteh next week. Charles-Fevrier revealed that he is taking a closer look on the local-based players after stressing on the foreign-based pros during their recent 2-0 defeat to Morocco.

“Following discussions with my other staff members, we now feel that we have to rebuild a team and my reason for this is because we have had a basic crop of players for the past six to eight years and I think the time has come for us to look towards a new generation. In saying that, we also have to keep some of the more experienced players in the team to be part of the effort.” Squad: Goalkeepers - Jan-Michael Williams (W Conn-ection), Kelvin Jack, Daurance Williams, (Jabloteh), Kevin Graham (Joe Public), Peter Ramon Fortune (Arima Fire); Defenders - Keyeno Thomas, Ronald Primus, Nigel Daniel (Jabloteh), Julius James (Joe Public), Kenwyne Jones, Lyndon Diaz (SWIF), Corey Rivers, Shelton Williams, Anton Pierre (Defence Force), Reynold Carrington (W Connection); Midfielders - Devon Caseman, Denzil Theobald (Joe Public), Kerry Baptiste, Michael Celestine, Trent Noel, Josh Johnson (Jabloteh), Conrad Smith (Caledonia AIA), Errol Charles, Andre Charles (Starworld Strikers), Silvio Spann, Stokely Mason (W Connection); Strikers - Devon Mitchell, Cornell Glenn, Nigel Pierre (Jabloteh), Kendall Davis (W Connection), Bevon Lewis (SWIF) Jerren Nixon (North East Stars), Andre Toussaint (Joe Public).