Scotsman Ian Porterfield almost became the first casualty of the Hexagonal after Trinidad & Tobago opened with a pair of losses. Facing a must-win game against Mexico April 25 in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago has looked to shake up its coaching staff. In is former N.C. State women’s coach Alvin Corneal, a veteran of the T&T coaching scene, as technical director. Also added to the staff are Yugoslav Zoran Vranes, a former T&T national team head coach, and Jimmy Blanc. Out are Porterfield assistants Clayton Morris and Michael Maurice. There has been speculation that Bertille St. Clair, who lost his job to Porterfield after the 2000 Gold Cup, would return as national team coach. St. Clair is popular with the Soca Warriors, having coached many of them, including star Dwight Yorke, as youth players. T&T has invested millions in its World Cup campaign. Oliver Camps is the president of the T&T Football Federations, but the key figure in T&T soccer is Jack Warner, the powerful president of the Football Confederation. The emergency meeting to plan the Mexico game was held at Warner’s offices. There was confusion about just how will run the team. After agreeing to become involved in the program, Corneal was quoted as saying Porterfield “was no part” of his plans and their ideas were ôtoo far different.” It’s been no secret Corneal wants St. Clair back, but Warner and Camps told T&T reporters that St. Clair’s name never came up during the meeting. “Everybody agreed that what was said in the past was water under the bridge,” Warner told the Trinidad Guardian.