`No favours from us', BAA promise
Boulevard in tomorrow's title decider at Lord's.
Midfielder Troy Harvey and goalkeeper Dwayne (Streaker) Adams both issued this warning yesterday to anybody who thinks that victory is a foregone conclusion for the title-seeking Blazers in this match-up.
The pair insist that the fact that BAA have been relegated will have no bearing on how they approach the match and they also agree that the Green Knights are capable of doing better than the 2-0 setback they suffered against Boulevard at BAA on December 18.
"We still have a lot of pride to play for, I personally hope to take a point away from them in this important game,'' said Harvey.
He added: "We are definitely not going to lie down and give away anything. I can say that our players are motivated to do their best as a team when there is still a lot at stake.
"We realise the importance of the game in relation to the title race, we have been competitive all season and we don't intend to let anybody run over us at this stage even though we have been relegated.'' Adams agreed that the drop to the Second Division hasn't discouraged BAA and reckoned that they were indeed capable of winning this time against Boulevard.
"We are looking at this like a regular match, we intend to put our best foot foward and don't intend to roll over and die,'' said Adams.
"There is no doubt that our players will be motivated for the challenge. We are in a position where we can play a role in determining who wins the league championship. Just playing that role is enough to inspire the players to be ready.'' Neither player is predicting an outcome, but they agree that it will be a very competitive game.
"I expect us to give a very good account of ourselves,'' said Harvey. Adams interjected: "We may make somebody champions or break them, who knows? BAA are quite capable of beating anybody on their day, we intend to give them a good run for 90 minutes...the season isn't over until the final minute is played.'' Adams' reign at BAA starting in the most disappointing of fashions, having eight goals pumped past him by his former North Village team-mates in the first match of the season. Since then he has been outstanding, particularly at international level in the Pan Am Games qualifying in Jamaica and in the Games itself recently in Argentina.
Bermuda's number one goalkeeper will be hoping to maintain that form. Rumours are rife that he will be leaving BAA in the summer so as to stay in the First Division and if that is the case that he will be determined to have his final game be more memorable than his first.
For Harvey there also lies an added inducement, born out of the situation involving the infamous `Miami Seven'.
"I have a lot of incentive personally to take a point from them, especially after they (Boulevard) were one of the clubs who went into the meeting regarding the Miami Seven, saying they were going to play their players and then turned around and didn't do it for the sake of the points,'' concluded Harvey.
The match he is referring to is the league enounter against Devonshire Colts in which BAA played Meshach Wade. They won the match 1-0 through a goal by Wade and then subsequently lost the points. Boulevard decided against playing their banned defender Donnie Charles.
DWAYNE ADAMS -- Wants to have a hand in deciding the title.