Derek Broadley has thrown his support behind Devarr Boyles to become the next Bermuda Football Association (BFA) technical director.Broadley left the Island on Thursday after completing his contract as technical director and believes Boyles, the current youth director, is the best candidate to step into his shoes.Part of Broadley’s mandate three years ago was to groom a Bermudian coach to succeed him and he has no doubts that Boyles is the right man for the job.“One of my goals was to make sure that when I left there was a Bermudian to step into my shoes, and I think Devarr’s the best guy,” he said. “I think there other Bermudian coaches who can do the job, like Kenny Thompson but Devarr deserves his chance.“Am I confident Devarr can do the job? One hundred percent. He’s very good at his job, he’s a great learner and believes in the programme.”Broadley’s main concern is for his successor to be given sufficient support and freedom to build upon the foundations which have already put in place.He said: “From the vibes I’m getting, I think Larry Mussenden (BFA president) is fully supportive (of Devarr) and I hope the player development committee under Mark (Wade) will be as well.“Everyone wants to put their own stamp on things but, if it isn’t broken don’t fix it.”The BFA are unlikely to continue with a full-time technical director and youth director in the current financial climate, and look set to merge both positions to form an all-encompassing role instead.That’s a concern for Broadley who believes the workload would be too great for one full-time coach to take on.“At the moment Devarr’s on his own, although I believe the plan is to expand his support staff and get more people involved,” he said.“However, there’s a big difference between part-time staff and full-time staff. That’s a real concern for me because the volume of work for one person to do is massive.“If (Devarr) doesn’t get enough human resources then the whole operation could take a hit. Either that, or he will have to scale back on some of the programmes.”In an effort to absorb the loss of the $250,000 cut from the BFA’s $1million budget by –Government’s last month, Broadley believes the Association must prioritise their plan and cutback on the less important programmes.He said: “We do a lot of prep school tours and maybe that’s something that needs to be pushed to one side. I think we need to focus on football on the Island; the National Academy, the domestic structure and the youth level.“You have to prioritise and the great things about these programmes is they don’t cost anything.“The coaching education –doesn’t cost anything; the National Academy doesn’t cost anything, other than the part-time staff.“When money’s tight you have to focus on your domestic programmes. The BFA funding cut may focus people unknowingly on the programmes that need developing.”One partnership that could grow in prominence during difficult financial backdrop is the BFA’s mutually beneficial agreement with the West Ham International Academy, according to Broadley.Last summer saw the –Hammers hold a coaching camp on the Island while two of Bermuda most promising younsgters were invited to train at the Premier League club’s –academy in the UK earlier this year.Broadley said: “West Ham held a camp here at no cost to the BFA and I think it’s a great partnership. Obviously there’s a nice link with Clyde (Best) as well.“Mike Kelleher, the development manager for West Ham, has come over and met with Larry (Mussenden) and the player development committee and hopefully the partnership will continue. It should be a great educational path for both players and coaches.”From his time as the Crystal Palace academy director and head coach of Reading Rage, Broadley has built up a wealth of useful contacts on both sides of the pond and is happy for Boyles to continue to utilise them.“Devarr knows I’m only an e-mail or a phone call away,” Broadley said. “Several players have benefitted from going to the UK such as Nakhi Wells (now at Carlisle United), Tahj Bell and Quadir Maynard and hopefully more will follow. Bermuda has some very good young players and if I can continue to help them, from wherever I’m at, I will do so.”Broadley’s next move will see him take charge of Knoxville Force in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in the US.He stressed he would not be making any moves to sign up local players until the Bermuda Hogges named their squad for the coming season.“Because the Hogges haven’t really got going yet a couple of boys have asked if they can come and play for the Knoxville team,” he said. But I’ve said no until they know what the Hogges are doing.”