Scrimmage Nation

Venue set for USMNT v Jamaica WCQ [FoxSports]

January 2012 opens with the scrimmage player of the month going to a premeir league player for the first time. Montego Bay United FC goalkeeper, Jacomena Barrett is January's Player of the Month.

Reading Captain and former Jamaican International, Jobi Mcanuff, is the Scrimmage Player of the Month for December.

MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps have selected Darren Mattocks with the second overall pick in the 2012 SuperDraft. The confident Jamaican forward from the University of Akron who is 6 feet and 155 pounds is expected to add a different dimension to the Whitecaps' offense.

Mark my words, there is a treble challenging team in the city of Manchester and it just might not be the one managed by Sir Alex Ferguson. To the dismay of many a red devils supporter it has been the light blue half of one of the world’s most notorious football cities that has been stealing the headlines this season.

The 2011/2012 season has gone on an interntional break and this seems like the perfect time to do some analysis regarding player movement over the past transfer window, as players have somewhat settled into their clubs now. However the closed season ended with pretty limited movement where Jamaican players were concerned,

Mark Mendel. A pioneer and champion for Jamaica. Married to Leonie Mendel, I first met him when my friend Richard (aka Potcover) and I left Santos with Deon Messi Willmot to go to train at Swallowfield. We were young and had no money. Still in high school but gifted beyond our years, 'Potcover' especially was a great striker. Mark had a security company called Security Alert & Protection Products and was first to bring electronic signage into the banks in Jamaica.