corporate faith in local soccer, president Neville Tyrrell and his full executive committee intend to run for re-election at Bermuda Football Association's annual general meeting at Devonshire Rec. tonight.

"It is my expectation that every serving member will return,'' said Tyrrell.

"There have been a couple of people by virtue of either sickness or work commitments who have not been able to fully give their service, but I expect that will change in due course.'' Tyrrell took over the presidency 18 months ago, initially on a temporary basis after Richard Thompson was asked to stand down.

And after having served his first full term at the helm, he's satisfied his committee have helped steer the sport in the direction the public wanted after so much turmoil.

"I took over after very trying circumstances,'' added Tyrrell. "There were things I believed had to be done for the BFA to carry itself forward. I had the support of many people within and outside of football who felt I had the qualities to put things in the right direction.

"But I don't believe that what we started has concluded. I would like to see within the next three years the brand of soccer being played, domestically and internationally, that we could once again be proud of.'' Tyrrell said he believed the BFA administration had shown a big improvement and pointed to the establishment of a six year international programme as proof that the sport was moving forward.

Significant changes in the last year, he said, included the implementation of the BFA's drug policy and the appointment of Clyde Best as Technical Director.

"These are two highlights that I'm extremely proud of. We have managed to draw up a drugs policy that is being supported by the players, clubs and the public. We thought that there would be some reluctance initially but once we explained how we felt it should be run and the purpose of it, it was embraced by all,'' he said. "The appointment of Best was another feature. I don't think there is anyone in this country more happy than myself because there was a very long exercise in getting him. It's something we talked about over 13 months ago. It's one of those things that moved very, very slowly for various reasons. It didn't look like we were doing anything, but we wanted to do it right. We are happy and I believe it's going to prove to be a very good investment for the future.'' While he thought the future look bright for soccer, Tyrrell still felt the public had a larger role to play in giving better support.

"I think soccer is on the right course. But I'm still a little concerned that there is not enough spectatorship. I have to admit that we are competing with a lot of other things taking place in modern day Bermuda, but we are just going to have to fight harder for that share of the spectator market.

"We have a good product. It's been proven over and over again that this is so. What this means is we just have to continue to compete and go after the spectators that may be drawn to other areas.''