IF history is anything to go by then the Bermuda Football Association may as well call off Sunday's FA Cup final and give North Village the silverware. After all Village have had Dandy Town's number for some time now ? they recently beat them in the Friendship final 2-1 and if they go on and win Sunday's match at the National Sports Centre then they will have beaten Town in six straight finals over the past six years.

But Village's player/coach Dwayne (Streaker) Adams is taking nothing for granted and knows Town will come out firing on Sunday after their semi-final victory over Devonshire Cougars last weekend when Dennis Zuill hit a 40-yard free kick into the Cougars net just when extra time was looming with the score at 2-2.

One thing about Sunday's final which brings a smile to Adams' face is the fact that the match will be played on the pristine field at the NSC.

"The National Sports Centre field is always a good surface ? it is true pitch which brings the truth out of players. You can see it with your first touch and your passing ? you have nothing to blame," said Adams adding that the pitches around the clubs right now are rough. "The pitches at this time of year around the clubs are very challenging and it is great for the players to play at the stadium. It gets them on a pitch where they can really harness their skills and talent. Sometimes (on the poorer fields in Bermuda) they look to do something ? a bit of magic ? and the ball doesn't bounce right or their foot hits a stub of grass but when they get up on the stadium you can see the magic."

For Adams the chance to win the triple crown is very special ? he is, after all, in his first year in charge at Village.

And he credits Village's youth policy for much of the success this year. "I think that Village's youth policy is really showing now. We have a number of young players. Keishan Bean is only about 18 years old and has had a great year. He has a good future ahead of him as long as he keeps his head above water and does the right thing. And we also have Shayne Hollis who is only 16 years old. He is a really good talent."

Bean showed just how good he is when in February he scored a hat-trick in Village's 7-2 victory over Ireland Rangers which gave the Rams their seventh Premier title.

And there is more coming through the Village assembly line. Their Under-18 team won their division this year.

When Adams took charge at the beginning of the season he gave the players more responsibility on the field. "It has been a year where we have given everyone individual roles which in turn develop into the team concept and that has worked well for us thus far," he said.

To help out with the youngsters Adams can rely on veteran skipper Kentoine Jennings.

Adams knows that Dandy Town will be a lot tougher proposition that his last two FA Cup opponents. In fact Village have had a fairly easy route to the final. On the way they took on First Divsion Paget and won 1-0 with a header from Damon Edwards in the second half. Paget were unlucky that day as they had Dion Stovell sent off and had to fight Village with 10 men on the large White Hill field.

In the quarter-final Village were given another lesser opponent in the form of Prospect. In the end Village walked away 4-1 victors with man-of-the-match Nakie Smith scoring two goals.

Then in the semi-finals they came up against Hamilton Parish who they beat in the final last year to grab the FA Cup.

Parish didn't put up the fight they did a year ago and were crushed 9-0.

Adams said about Town. "They will be a lot tougher than our previous two opponents. I tell my players that this is a FA Cup final. At this point we have a lot to lose in terms of winning the triple crown. I tell my players that the triple crown is not won until after the match."

The coach also expects Town to stick to their game plan. In beating Cougars last weekend Town did well. "Their coaches had a game plan and their players went out an executed it. I expect they want to do the same thing on Sunday and I expect my players to take our game plan and execute it as well. And may the best man win. It should be a good match."

Adams said he has no injury worries and was glad of the break last weekend. "It was a great break especially coming at the end of the season. We have had a long year ? we have been in the semi-finals or finals of every competition. Getting a little break before this match is good ? it gives the players a time to refresh and focus and get ready for another match."

President of Dandy Town, Cal Blankendal said that like Village, he also has no injuries worries. And although Town did play last weekend he said the pros and cons playing or resting can go both ways.

"When you do have a break you can lose a bit of rhythm and if you are playing you can become a little fatigued so it goes both ways," he said.

And like Adams he loves matches at the National Sports Centre. "It is always an honour to play at the National Sports Centre. It is really a true field and very fast. Sometimes it can work against you because you are not used to the true bounce and also the speed but having said that on any given day the majority of players would prefer to play at the centre than at local grounds because of the quality of surface. It is fast and it gets even faster when it rains so I hope it will be a nice day with no wind so that both teams can play their traditional quality football."

The fact that this will be the 50th anniversary of the FA Cup also will make Sunday special, said Blankendal.

"It is nice to be part of that history and hopefully we can come out as champions at the end ? that will make it extra special."

Asked if he wanted revenge over Village for the Friendship final loss, Blankendal said: "We want to take this game on its own merit."

The match kicks off at 2.30 p.m.