It?s kind of difficult to imagine where Dandy Town might now be had Cymande Davis? burning desire to play outfield come to fruition.

At the beginning of the 2004-05 campaign, the 32-year old ?keeper contemplated throwing away his gloves and taking up another position on the pitch.

Hornets coach Devarr Boyles, however, had other ideas.

Boyles, perhaps, foresaw what was to come as, after only a handful of appearances Davis established himself as arguably the Premier Division?s top goalie.

Thanks to the ?keeper?s heroics this season, Town have clinched the inaugural Champions Cup and remain on course for a third league title in five seasons.

?Ever since school days I?ve always played outfield and my team-mates at Town have always known that I?ve wanted to play out of goal,? said a smiling Davis.

?And at the beginning of the season I was actually training to play out on the field. It would mean the world to me if I could play outfield for the brown and gold of Town. I?m a footballer and I feel I can play anywhere on the pitch. But I?m more team oriented and so I understand that my main responsibility is goalkeeping.?

The last time Davis was a given a chance outfield, the then Hamilton Parish player came up trumps with the winning goal.

?The coach put me on the field and told me ?you only have 15 minutes to shine? ? and I scored with my left foot and we won the match 1-0,? he recalled.

Though Davis has come all the way up through Town?s junior ranks, he?s also enjoyed playing stints at Wolves and North Village during a highly successful career which has seen the ?keeper win every domestic major title.

Only last May the Air Care employee successfully completed four years of studies at Bermuda College.

?Town have always been my team,? continued Davis. ?I grew up there (Mount Hill) and even when I was playing with other teams my heart always remained at Town.

?The coach (Boyles) has set high standards at Town and everybody comes training. We have 30 players and everyone is changeable. So you have to stay on top of your game or your spot is gone.?

Town demonstrated their team depth over the festive break, fielding nearly an entirely new squad during the inaugural competition.

Davis made his first appearance this season between the posts against Devonshire Cougars in Hornets? opening Champions Cup clash at Somerset Cricket Club. Town eventually lost the match 2-1, but since then He ? and Town ? have gone from strength to strength.

?I put in a lot of hard work, especially on my weaknesses,? he explained. ?In my first game this season I was giving up a bit of change and my coach doesn?t like that. So every training session I work on something I know that I?m weak at and I work on it as hard as I can until I drop. And I think that approach is now carrying over into games.

?Every game I get better and I learn from my mistakes so that I don?t make them again in the next. I try to better myself every week because it?s all about work. I believe that I have earned a lot of respect from players and my confidence continues to grow with every game.?

Davis descends from a family rich in football tradition as he is the cousin of former Somerset Trojans forward, Troy Berkeley, and former Social Club and Vasco da Gama central defender, Larry (Cracks) Darrell.

The Hornets ?keeper also has a brother, Ryan Evans (Devonshire Colts) playing in the game along with promising North Village junior player Kwande Lathan.

Having now won just about every major domestic title, Davis wouldn?t mind earning a shot at playing for his country.

In fact, it?s always been a goal of his to play for the national team.

?I?m just waiting for my turn,? he said. ?And basically I feel that if I can continue to perform well at the domestic level then eventually I will get my chance.?

Surprisingly, Davis has not been included in national coach Kyle Lightbourne?s training squad for this month?s incoming tour by Brazilian side, Santos.

?I have seen Cymande play and he has been playing quite well,? said Lightbourne. ?He?s certainly a good ?keeper as he brings a lot of confidence to his team?s defence. However, he has only played in a few games and so the decision was made not to include him at this time. But I?ve had my eye on him.?

Still, Davis also has other goals in mind.

?I think everybody ? including Randy (late Town full-back Randy Swan) ? wants to win the triple crown championship (League, Friendship Trophy and FA Cup),? he said. ?Randy wanted to win the triple crown and although we can?t do it this year, that remains our goal.

?Randy instilled that goal in us and although it?s now beyond our reach this season, everyone wants to win the league championship to bring some sort of closure for him. And since Randy?s passing, the team has bonded together even more.?