The Commercial B Division comes to a thrilling climax tomorrow night with both Dandy Town Roots and St. George?s All-Stars hoping to be crowned champions after a double-header under the floodlights at BAA Field.

The pair have had virtually faultless seasons although Dandy Town have had their noses in front after St. George?s dropped a couple of points to Pest Control early in the campaign.

However, St. George?s are just one point behind after beating Dandy Town last month.

The East Enders, without Lionel Cann who has claimed 66 goals this season, take on Vasco who have also had a solid season, only stumbling against the top two, while Dandy Town meet Devonshire All-Stars in the nightcap.

Vasco captain Joe Barbosa said it was no surprise to see Dandy Town do so well.

?Most of the players are former Bermuda international and Premier Division players. St. George?s perhaps surprised me the most,? he said.

?They continuously go up and down between divisions but I really think that they have a team capable of staying in the top flight this time.?

But Barbosa has been frustrated by some teams in the B Division.

?There was a real gulf between the top three or four teams in the division and the remainder in terms of ability and results and also in terms of player commitment and attitude.

?Most of the top teams of Division B had a full squad and were on time. It is no coincidence that the better teams were more prepared and more organised.

?In Division A, it is nice to see a new winner of the division. There appears to be a changing of the guard in the division but I would say that Dandy Town of Division B will be looking to capture the A crown next year. They have the talent but they will need to supplement that with some fitness and a greater sense of unity.?

Saturday saw the big names in the Commercial League tie up a few loose ends with champions MR Onions crushing Devonshire Rec Lions 8-0, leaving the pub side on 50 points with 81 goals scored and a miserly 15 against.

After a slow start Stephen Ludgate nodded in from a corner. A second soon followed from good work down the right by Nick Briggs who crossed for Eoghan O?Dwyer to finish smartly at the front post. Half-time saw Colin Keane coming on for Briggs and notch a tidy hat-trick.

Rob Perry made it six after running the length of the pitch before finishing past the stranded Lions keeper. Lee Dwyer then stepped up to make it 7-0 with his first goal on his 50th appearance for Onions when he latched onto a through ball and lobbed the keeper.

Long-time Onions supporter Matt Clarke was given a 15-minute run-out at the end and grabbed the goal of the game when he latched on to a ball and struck it first time from 30 yards.

Runners-up Lobster Pot went down 2-1 to the Hood who opened the scoring when Colin McQueen finished off a nice move from 15 yards. Pot top scorer Dave Allison equalised about ten minutes into the second half after a defensive mistake but Simon Turner grabbed the winner some seven minutes from time after a good cross from McLaughlin.

Hood manager Donny Smythe said his side had been victims of their own success this season as the side relinquished the championship after six straight years at the top in his first season at the helm.

?Our domination of the Commercial League was a contributing factor to this year?s showing, our recruitment activities in recent years haven?t been as successful as in previous years as many potential signings probably viewed Hood as something of a settled squad and closed shop.?

He said the club were now on an active recruitment drive to make up for lost ground in an increasingly competitive league.

?The Commercial League has being improving each year and this year probably was the most competitive with five teams having a realistic chance to win the title,? said Smythe.

?The standard of football is also improving with the Commercial League attracting more and more ex-Premier players.

?Whilst rivals on the field all the teams seem to get on well off the field. Perhaps next year more will follow the lead of teams like Devonshire Lions who make a little extra effort after the game by inviting their opponents for a drink and some food.?

Pot?s Dave Allison said the overall standard of play had been good, given quality of playing surfaces.

Apart from one-season wonders Somerset Bridge Peskies and Devonshire Rec Lions, he said all the other teams were capable of beating each other.

Allison, however, was disappointed by referee no-shows.

?On three occasions after Christmas our ref didn?t show up,? he said.

?I found it ridiculous when there were basically at that stage only two teams vying for the title and one of those games didn?t have a ref. Our games (and MR?s) should have been given priority assuming there weren?t five refs available on any given day.?

Onions captain Stevie Smith said his side?s pre-season mood had not been that optimistic.

?We started with the win over Lobster Pot 2-0 and carried on from there. We never started thinking about the league until the run of games after Christmas starting with Lobster Pot in the league first time around (2-0), followed by a very comfortable 3-0 win over the Hood and then a 1-0 win over North Village.

?Nerves started to creep in as it became clear it would be between us and Pot, but I think we probably deserved it. The Pot had a great season and any other year would likely have won the league themselves.?

Smith said he was impressed by Valley?s attitude.

?They are a welcome addition to the league and are a good bunch of guys. It was disappointing that Key West cannot organise themselves every week as they would be challenging as well.?

Smith was also surprised Tuff Dogs fell away so badly after doing so well the year before.

?But they have some decent players and will be better next year.

?It?ll be interesting to see how many of the older guys from the Robin Hood now call it a day, and how well they can be replaced.

?The new boys from the Commercial B division will be stronger than previous year?s promotion winners.

?Dandy Town Roots obviously scored a large number of goals but may find the more organised Commercial A defenders a tougher proposition.?