as coach of First Division Dandy Town.

Club president Randy Butler confirmed the appointment but still stuck to the club's executive decision to withhold disclosing reasons for the sacking of Calderon.

"We can confirm that Mark Trott is the coach of Dandy Town and that is all we are prepared to say about the matter,'' said Butler.

Trott, though naturally pleased to be in full charge of a First Division team for the first time, also refused to reveal any information that led to the change. But he did say that he is looking forward to the challenge and that both he and Calderon, who would remain around to assist, still had a great interest in the club.

It is believed that a players' revolt was avoided at the St. John's Road club after Trott and Calderon came up with a compromise following the decision by the executive committee to sack Calderon.

After the initial decision was taken, a group of players reportedly considered boycotting the club until Trott and Calderon came up with the idea of keeping the coaching staff intact.

"Robert and I had the best interest of the players at heart, they were our main concern,'' said Trott.

However, although Calderon will continue to have ties with the club it is the opinion of the executive that he will not serve in the official capacity of assistant coach.

Calderon, who turned down a more lucrative coaching deal to join Hotels, was lured back to Dandy Town this summer after resigning at the end of last season. When he announced his intention to resign he indicated it was because of work commitments.

However Town persuaded him to continue on and it is thought that largely through talks with team manager Wayne Baxter, who has always been a strong supporter of the former international, he came back.

With Calderon still having some input, new coach Trott is optimistic that there will be a smooth transition and that some positive results will be achieved by the club between now and the end of the season.

Trott may lack experience in coaching at a senior level but he does not view this as being any major setback. He is hoping that his long involvement as assistant coach at Devonshire Colts and Dandy Town over the past 10 years will prove to be beneficial.

"In addition to being assistant I have coached the club's Alliance Division teams over the years and often many of the players at Dandy Town compete in the First Division as well, so I am quite familiar with most of them,'' said Trott, a former chairman of the BFA's Coaching Committee.

"I have enjoyed working with the players at Dandy Town over the years, the players have responded to me very well. The fact that I have become to know all of them is a big advantage,'' he added.

Trott is also hopeful that his four-year spell as manager of the Bermuda national squad will also prove to be a big advantage to his future endeavours as a senior coach.

St. George's travel to PHC tonight (8 p.m.) in search of the two points that would lift them out of the First Division cellar and help improve their chances of remaining a member of the top flight past this season.

Their chances appear fair as the Zebras, despite Tuesday's 6-0 Friendship win over Hotels, have proven vulnerable lately after being hit with numerous injury problems.

Another advantage may be the scheduling, as top marksman Kenny Mills is unlikely to suit up because of religious reasons as he is a Seventh Day Adventist.

ROLE REVERSAL -- Robert Calderon (left) is likely to be on bucket duty as a tem assistant now that Mark trott (right) has replaced him as coach at Dandy Town.