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Coach Terry Fenwick and CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh have appealed a ten-match ban handed down on the Englishman by the Disciplinary Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF).


This was confirmed by Dexter Skeene, chief executive officer of the T&T Pro League, who said the appeal had since been passed on to the T&TFF disciplinary body, but had not yet been dealt with.

Fenwick was fined $24,000 and banned for ten matches for his part in sparking a brawl during the Toyota Classic final, which Jabloteh lost 1-0 to W Connection.

The former England defender deliberately hung out his right elbow, catching the face of W. Connection's Brazilian midfielder Gefferson Da Silva Goulart, who ran towards the opponents' bench celebrating his free-kick goal which won the game.

The Pro League also imposed sanctions on players from both teams who were involved in the fracas.

Afterwards the League issued a statement saying: "Mr Fenwick-San Juan Jabloteh. Found guilty of violence in according with FIFA disciplinary code article 48. As a result Mr Fenwick has been banned for a period of ten consecutive matches and a fine imposed of $24,000."

But, since then, several football officials have been arguing that Fenwick has been circumventing the ban and effectively still coaching Jabloteh during the recent FA Trophy competition, in which they beat Defence Force 2-1 in Wednesday's final at the Marvin Lee Stadium.

Although Michael Grayson was listed as the Jabloteh coach on the team sheet during the final, Fenwick, who sat in the bleachers, was heard barking instructions. He also appeared to be giving instructions to the Jabloteh bench via cell phone.

When Jabloteh were about to bring on Nicholas Addlery as substitute, Fenwick was seen signalling the team bench. He then got on his cell phone, after which the substitution was stopped and minutes later Josh Johnson was brought on as the Jabloteh sub instead of Addlery.

When contacted on Friday, Skeene appeared baffled on how to deal with the new development.

"I don't think that there is anything we can do to stop him," Skeene admitted. "I don't think they can stop him coming in the stadium if he buys a ticket. Maybe if they find him coaching, the referees or the people at the venue can ask him to leave."