Former Somerset Trojans midfielder Kenny Thompson has been appointed as the club’s director of methodology.

Thompson’s new role entails overseeing the coaching methods implemented throughout the entire programme at Trojans from youth to senior level.

Richard Scott, the Somerset president, said that the return to the West of the assistant coach of Bermuda’s national team is part of the efforts to reinstate the club as a football powerhouse on island.

“This new post has been contrived as a result of the senior team’s recent years of lack of success and the postseason 2024-25 analysis,” Scott said.

“We believe now is the ripe time as this is the setting of yet another piece of the puzzle to re-establishing “Silver City” as a perennial football giant in Bermuda.

“We are indeed pleased that Kenny has accepted the appointment, and we look forward to his indelible mark as a renowned scholar, teacher and master of the game, being etched in the annals of Somerset football history.

Scott revealed that football chairman Dennis Lister III, in consultation with director of football Danvers Seymour Jr and the football committee, have worked diligently and expeditiously to convince Kenny to “return home”.

“Kenny has spent many years east of 6 Cricket Lane, from a football standpoint, but as we know, roots have a way of never forgetting from where they come,” the Somerset president said.

“Kenny is no stranger to the football field at Somerset, having been a regular explosive midfielder with the Trojans in the 1980s and 1990s.

“We are looking forward to the professional flair and acumen that Kenny brings and we believe that in time, we’ll see great dividends on the investment.”

The 60-year-old Thompson, whose most recent role was that of North Village head coach, is expected to lead Trojans’ preparations for next season.

“As the 2024-25 season has recently come to a close, we are looking forward to a robust preseason in preparation for a profitable and successful 2025-26 season and beyond,” Scott said.