The maestro is back in business! Former North Village and Bermuda international midfielder Andrew Bascome has returned from the soccer's wilderness to take over the reigns at Dandy Town.

Bascome was confirmed to the post last night, where he takes over from Mark Trott, who ironically now looks to be a man without a team or administration.

Unconfirmed reports have Bascome being contracted to spend three years with the St. John's Road club at $5,000 per season.

The coach could not be reached for comment last night, however on Tuesday intimated that he was leaning towards taking the position, but only if "the situation was right''.

"It would be beautiful to take over at Dandy Town,'' said Bascome during a wide ranging conversation. "Dandy Town took me on my first trip overseas as a kid, when I came out of Sunshine League. They took me to Washington, which was a great inspiration to me.

"Before that I was just sitting at the `Jungle Gym' wondering what I was going to make of myself. Wayne Baxter came and asked me if I wanted to go on the tour, I went and had a good tour and it really opened me up to the world.

"I'm glad now that I'm in a position that I can perhaps give something back, but things have to be right.'' With a wife and three children Bascome noted the days of doing such a job strictly for the love of the game to past. No longer will he tolerate any lack of commitment from players or relative administration, especially when it is his family time being sacrificed.

Having travelled the coaching carousel, with stops at Village, Boulevard, St.

David's and Somerset, Bascome has come in for criticism regarding his own commitment. Yet the dreadlocked coach launched an able defence of what has been a nomadic career.

"It's a combination of reasons, commitment has to come from all around, administration, players, coach, everyone,'' said Bascome, possessor of arguably local soccer's brightest minds and one known to spend countless hours viewing tapes, studying books, devising training and game plans.

"You have to look at -- and I have to look at -- everything, because it's not just Drew any more. There's Andrew, my wife Selina and three children, I have a package and everything I do I have to make sure is done for the benefit and welfare of my family.

"I'm not going to leave home to waste my time. I'm not in a position to do that any more. I would stay home, but even then people call you and say Drew we need a coach and why do you want to take your talent to the grave.

"Yet if you coach and people upset you through not showing the commitment, what are you supposed to do. The national squad only got six people out training, what do you think is happening at clubs? That's the real!'' Nevertheless, it would seem that Bascome may have found the perfect fit, with Town one of the few clubs that have displayed a willingness to train regularly throughout the season.