Following days of uncertainty, the TTFF did not get its wishes of a request for an MRI scan to be done on Edwards so that team doctor Terrence Babwah could have a better idea of the player’s injury. Up until Monday Sunderland did not follow the request but after word of the TTFF’s plan to take action, Sunderland, in communication with the T&T team in Kingston, made the necessary arrangements for Edwards to undergo the MRI and a report was sent to Babwah.

The report showed that Edwards was nursing a hip problem which had been suffered much earlier in the season. However he was still used in the club’s last two fixtures because of his state as a key player for the “Black Cats”

 TTFF Special Advisor Jack Warner informed the media on Tuesday that he had amicable lengthy discussions with Roy Keane and T&T’s Dwight Yorke and all problems were thrown out the door.

“We discussed it and it was wise to allow the club use of the players and the TTFF will not take any action to prevent them from representing the club. This is all aim towards ensuring a healthy relationship between both parties down the road and Dwight and his manager were pleased about this,” Warner said.

“But at the same time we must not allow clubs to take our players availability and ability to represent Trinidad and Tobago for granted and we do hope that all our relationships are built on even grounds and for the best of all parties involved.” (by Shaun Fuentes)