of the Board of Inquiry into drugs in soccer will finally be discussed by Bermuda Football Association (BFA) affiliates at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting next week.

The Sharpe Commission's 90-page report is expected to take up "50 to 75 percent'' of the meeting's agenda, according to BFA president Richard Thompson. The AGM is finally expected to conclude next Monday after two failed attempts because of a lack of a quorum.

With the soccer season set to begin in just a few weeks Thompson yesterday made a plea to affiliate members to attend the meeting, scheduled to take place at Social Club beginning at 7.30 p.m.

In a statement released to the media yesterday, Thompson wrote: "On the agenda will be the Report of the Board of (Inquiry) which looked into the arrest of some players in Miami, and members of the Board of (Inquiry) will be in attendance.

"My opinion is that this report is of extraordinary importance to those of us who are involved with soccer in Bermuda, and I want to make sure that it gets as wide and as complete an airing as possible. Decisions may well be taken at this meeting which will affect our affiliate members. I am sure that they would not want to miss being able to express their opinions.'' When contacted at his office yesterday, Thompson was not certain which members of the board would be in attendance but noted that "they've all been invited.'' The commission was chaired by Sir John Sharpe and included Eugene Blakeney, Louis Mowbray, Kenneth Richardson and Calvin Symonds.

"I don't think Mr. Mowbray is going to be there because he can't make it and I'm hoping very much Sir John will be there but he is presently off the Island.'' The report contained a number of controversial recommendations including an experimental ban of the sale of alcohol and a Police presence at matches along with some form of video surveillance.

Sports Minister Pam Gordon has given a lukewarm response to some recommendations and promised earlier this summer to meet with the clubs on the report.

"Hopefully we'll be able to make some decisions at that meeting, obviously there's a number of recommendations there,'' said Thompson. "We haven't discussed the report at all, so we will be discussing it at that meeting.

We'll just have to wait and see. I'm hoping that some positive things can come out of it.''