Andrew Bascome is refusing to get personal when it comes to tomorrow's FA Cup final.

Although the match is the Dandy Town coach's swansong, he has told his players it is more important to beat North Village for themselves than for him.

Town, who were forced to relinquish their League crown to Village this year, last won the FA Cup at the end of the 1986/7 season, defeating PHC 1-0 in a replay.

And though it is bound to be an emotional moment for Bascome, who announced his retirement earlier this year, he has impressed on his side that they are the ones who tomorrow's game is about.

"Firstly, I want Dandy Town to win for Dandy Town," he said. "I think that it would be a great moment for them considering how long they have been without the trophy, just like I am sure Village felt after winning the league after such a long drought.

"They (Town) are now in a position to break that jinx and it is important that these guys are aware of that and realise they will have to do it more so for themselves and for the club."

Despite a poor league campaign, Bascome believes his side would be worthy winners of the Cup.

"I feel that we deserve it," he said. "But then the other team can say that they deserve it as well. Deserving it and working for it are two separate things.

"So we have to go out there, put our heads down and work because Village are not going to be easy opposition."

Bascome said though he was hanging up his coat as far as coaching was concerned, he still had 90 minutes of work left in him.

"My job isn't over yet," he said. "I am not going to get up there to sit down, get a suntan and enjoy the game. I have work to do!

"For me it is just another task at hand."

That task will have been made a little more difficult thanks to injuries to key players. But then that is something Town have been blighted by all year.

Both Darron 'Duke' Simons and Lloyd Christopher are battling to be fit.

"The struggle continues," said Bascome. "It's been like this all season. However, we can't get halfway through the journey and then turn back."

This will be Village's seventh final and their third in succession. To date they have only lost two encounters, firstly against Casuals, 2-1 in 1965-66, and then against Devonshire Colts, 3-1 last season.

After last Sunday's Friendship Trophy loss to PHC, coach Scott Morton said it was time his players did their talking on the pitch.

"Enough has already been said about our style of play," he said. "In order to win you must have the passion and determination.

"It's a Cup final and one-off game so the heart and true character of a player has to come out at these times and I am expecting that from my players come Sunday."

In the Women's FA Cup final, defending champions Rude Girls will be aiming for a clean sweep of all domestic honours.

To do so, however, they will have to ward off the challenge of Hemisphere Royals, who will be aiming to rain on their parade.

Meanwhile, the Bermuda Football Association are warning fans travelling to the game that they will encounter increased security at the National Sports Centre.

Bermuda Police Force will be on the gate and sniffer dogs will be on the lookout for anyone trying to enter the ground with illicit substances. Officers will also be patrolling the inside of the stadium.

Admission for day, which sees the women kick-off at 1.00 p.m. and the men at 3.00 p.m., is $8 for for those wanting to sit on the eastern side of the field and $13 for those wanting to use the new grandstand.