Echoing an earlier plea made by former Bermuda Football Association (BFA) president Charles Marshall for a full-scale probe into the Under-23 fiasco, Robert Calderon went one step further yesterday.

The North Village coach said the BFA should also launch an investigation of their own into the matter.

"They owe it to themselves to do their own investigation,'' Calderon said yesterday. "If there have been a number of errors made then the only way to correct them is by admitting that there has been some problems. But that's for them to decide.'' Later he added: "For me to publicly make a comment about what's taking place is a bit premature. Let's just say that what's happened was inevitable.

Because you'd have to be an ostrich with your head deeply entrenched in the sand not to know what was going on in our local leagues.'' BFA general secretary David Sabir, however, said last night: "It hasn't been decided whether we'll have our own inquiry, but we want to be part of any inquiry that'll best serve the sport. We'll support a full inquiry.'' Sabir was granted his wish by Sports Minister Pam Gordon yesterday, who revealed that a full commission of inquiry would be set up within the next two days and headed by former Premier Sir John Sharpe.

BFA officials have remained silent on the growing scandal for over a week now.

On Friday Sabir promised to meet local media yesterday after FIFA overturned a CONCACAF ruling allowing the team to participate in the Pan-Am Games.

The press conference was postponed yesterday.

"The planned press statement, unfortunately, we're not in a position to go ahead with it because of new developments obviously,'' said Sabir last night.

"So we're having to do some meetings to cover some issues and as soon as possible we'll get in contact with the media to issue a full release.'' Sabir was locked in meetings yesterday afternoon, apparently working on an extensive report that Sports Minister Pam Gordon had requested concerning the Jamaican trip.

Last night BFA executive committee members held an emergency meeting with representatives of affiliate clubs.

The Island's soccer crisis took a new twist after letters written by Technical Director of Coaching Burkhard Ziese to BFA officials and CONCACAF president Jack Warner about drug problems on the Under-23 squad were made public.

Ziese, who was also required to submit a report, said he had planned to deliver it personally to the Minister. He also revealed it was 30 to 35 typed-written pages.

It is believed that the Director of Coaching was going to write extensively on the team's drug problems but "I also made a number of recommendations for the future.'' On Sunday night Ziese sent copies to Gordon of the letters he wrote to Warner, BFA first vice-president Neville Tyrell and Sabir.

The notes to Tyrell and Sabir clearly illustrated how the BFA were made aware of serious drug involvement with players on the Under-23 team, but seemingly ignored it.

In a memo written on November 30, Ziese demanded that players involved with marijuana be sent home just five days after the team arrived in Jamaica.

Sabir would not reveal if he saw the original memo. "I will not speak on any of the details. I won't say anything. I won't be pulled into it media-wise.'' Ziese, departing for Christmas holidays in his native Germany today, said he was besieged by telephone calls yesterday, mostly showing support for him.

When asked if he expected to return to a different situation in local soccer after his vacation he said: "I hope so. I'm sure it is a different situation because everything is now out as far as I'm concerned.'' Regarding the potential for changes on the BFA executive, Ziese added: "That is too premature to speculate on. I'm a very big realist. That is their decision and you have to ask them what their intentions are. It's a question of individuals or whatever. I have a contract with the BFA, not with an individual. My contract is valued and as far as I'm concerned and I think everyone has seen this now, I haven't done anything.'' Under-23 coach Mark Trott, who left for a cruise with his wife on Saturday, was unavailable for comment. Ziese submitted the report Trott made immediately following the Jamaican tour to Gordon.

"If he has to add something he can add it later on,'' said Ziese.

Calderon, meantime, saw a silver lining in the soccer chaos.

"Obviously there's going to be a lot of fingers pointed,'' he said. "The only positive thing that's come out is that finally the problem as it exists has been exposed. Now we can go about the business of seriously trying to improve or eradicate the elements that need to be eradicated.'' Calderon confided that his club is not immune to drug problems.

"I obviously have suspicions that people are involved in certain ways. I would say that if it's happening on other clubs then it's safe to assume that there are a certain number of people within your own association that may be involved.

"I think North Village as a club is trying desperately to wrestle with this whole idea of drug abuse. In fact we've had a meeting with the chairman, we've talked on a number of occasions.''