Manchester United fans' all over the world has acknowledged the contribution that Dwight Yorke has made as a player at Manchester United especially the treble winning season. Personally, I have never heard any negative comment directed his way. In fact there are delighted with his career as a Manchester United player, especially in his partnership with Andrew Cole, which contributed 53 goals for Manchester United in Dwight Yorke's debut season in 1998/1999.
It's a shame especially, given he will always be part of Manchester United's history, that he never won more personal accolades. As a fellow national, I firmly belief if Dwight Yorke was playing for a bigger country like England, instead of Trinidad and Tobago he would win World Player Of The Year. But in the eyes of many, they labelled Trinidad and Tobago has third world and therefore they can't give him that award.
Trinidad and Tobago may be a small country but they have produced world-class sportsmen in the form of Brian Lara, who is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world if not the best. Ato Boldon and Keshorn Walcott in track and field. My point is that the powers that be need to get over this way of thinking, that if you don't belong to a world power, you are not considered to be among the world's best, which is what Dwight Yorke is. Award on merit please.
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