Three consecutive FA Cup wins are beckoning for the North Village coaching pair Calvin “Patches” Dill Jr and striker Jonté Smith when Village face Devonshire Colts at Flora Duffy Stadium tomorrow (4pm).

Dill and Smith won the competition with St George’s in 2024 before they lifted it with Village a year ago.

An assistant coach to Jarreau Hayward when St George’s defeated Village in the 2024 final, Dill made it two wins on the trot when his side beat Devonshire Cougars.

“It’s definitely exciting to have done it with St George's then turn around and now take Village to back-to-back finals,” Dill told The Royal Gazette.

“It would be special to me as a coach to win the FA Cup three times in a row. But it wasn’t just me that’s done it, I have to always implement and talk about my coaching staff.

“They have been a big part of it too, it's not just been me, it's been us and the players. It would be an accolade for me, but, as long as players and other coaching staff are part of it, that’s the only way I could do it.”

Smith declared that he was ready to devote maximum energy to secure the FA Cup for the third time on the spin.

“It will definitely be special,” the forward said.

“You always win trophies, but to win it three years in a row would be incredible. Obviously, no one goes up to this stadium to lose and I'm prepared to give it everything I have.

“It’s the last game of the season, so if there’s a time to leave it all out there, it’s on Sunday.”

Village lost the two league matches to Colts, starting with a spicy fixture at the beginning of the season at Bernard Park, before Ray Jones’s side completed the double at Police Field.

The Village coach has put the two matches behind, with his sole focus being on the final.

“We have to put those games aside,” Dill said.

“We have a final to play and we have to go up there and play our football and come out.

“We have to stay focused for the whole match. Losing focus and giving them opportunities is what cost us in those two matches.

“It’s just another football game where we have to concentrate and know that we don't want to lose again too.

“The morale’s been good in our camp. The last two weeks we had like 21 guys training.

“There’s always going to be a headache with the numbers and the quality that we do have at North Village. But remember, there’s only eleven that can play, but it takes a whole team to win it.”

Smith acknowledged the great season that Colts had, which saw them in contention for the Premier Division title until the last day.

“They’ve had a good season, to be fair to them,” he said.

“They’ve played well and they’re a fit team. They probably performed as expected this year with their league placing and were just unfortunate not to win the title.

“They’ve been a solid team this year, so you can’t take that away from them. Anyone that takes six points off North Village in a season has a right to be said that they had a very good year.

“Obviously, we want to right those wrongs come Sunday. But we know it’s going to be a tough game.

“We know the type of football they play and that they're a talented team, but we just have to be better on the day.”

Smith, who scored a hat-trick trick for St George’s in 2024 before being kept off the score sheet a year ago, has trust in his scoring abilities.

“I back myself to score every game,” he added.

“I pride myself on trying to, if I get a chance, I’m capable of scoring it. In a national stadium where you’re playing on a nice pitch, I just look to take my chances when they come.

“The final is a day where you want everything to go in. If you get three chances, you want three goals.

“You don’t want to be sitting at home on Sunday night thinking about all the chances you missed.

“I’m going to do my best to be extra focused and composed in front of goal and try to take my chances as best as I can.”

Village captain Detre Bell is writing his own piece of history, as he is heading into a fourth consecutive FA Cup final. The goalkeeper has won two of the three previous finals.

After missing out on the league and losing in the Friendship final, the Village captain is hoping to finish the season with some silverware.

“It’s just another game for you guys with a piece of silverware on the line,” Bell said.

“When we started this season we wanted to win the league, Friendship Trophy and the FA Cup, but sometimes it doesn’t go that way.

“What’s more important is that we leave this season with a piece of silverware. So obviously the game is very important for us on Sunday.

“We trained three times this week, the guys are in high morale and intensity is high for the final.”

Just like Dill, Bell called for Village to remain focused and take some lessons from the two matches against Colts.

“I think it’s just a moment, just a split second where we lose our focus,” Bell said.

“Obviously the last game we played them, I made a mistake in the game that caused us to lose. The lessons that we learnt from those two games is that we can’t afford to switch off.

“I think Colts is a very good team, but we are a very good team as well. I believe that the game on Sunday will be a very tough game.

“I have a lot of respect for Ray Jones. I know he’s going to get his team geared up for this game, but it’s nothing that we’re not prepared for.”

Former captain, Tah-Mi Williams, who led Village to victory over PHC in the 2023 final, is back hunting another winner’s medal after missing the whole of last season through injury.

“Colts have an upper hand on us right now, but we’re looking to change that and tidy things up and end the season with a trophy,” Williams said.

“We had a good training session these last two weeks. We had a lot of numbers right now. We’re going into the final with confidence, but also humble as well.

“As a team we’re just going to stick together. We’re going to keep it compact and we’re just going to make sure that we don’t really concede any early goals or anything like that as well and just keep everything compact and try to get the win.”

Jordan Outerbridge has never won the FA Cup. In 2024 he was an unused substitute when Village lost to St George’s, before he left for Hamilton Parish where he lifted the Dudley Eve Trophy.

“I'm really excited and looking forward to winning my first FA Cup this weekend,” the 30-year-old said.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing in the FA Cup this season. I think this is historically Village’s trophy, I think it’s shown in years prior. And we’re looking to win it again this weekend.

“I wasn’t here for the St George’s game, but the guys showed a lot of character to take it to extra time, come back and win that game. I think we’re coming into this final confident.”