Bermuda Football Association bosses are hopeful of squeezing in two more friendlies ahead of the World Cup Qualifying campaign next month.

Prohibitive costs and a heavy domestic schedule are making it tough for the BFA to schedule the matches ahead of the visit of Montserrat in the first step on the road to Germany 2006 on February 18.

Bermuda's unique position of mid-Atlantic isolation has proved too expensive a cross to bear for many of the region's national associations with Canada, St. Kitts, Cuba and Cayman Islands all turning down invitations to visit the Island's shores.

But BFA general secretary David Sabir is optimistic that both Trinidad and Tobago and a US domestic side will hop over for some desperately needed practice for national coach Kenny Thompson's men.

He admitted the BFA would once again be faced with a heavy bill if either, or both, of the proposed visits get off the ground.

The BFA was forced to fork out $26,000 in airfares for the Bajans' winter visit as well as the costs, albeit at preferential rates, for accommodation at the Hamilton Princess.

The other BFA, the Barbados Football Association, will be refunding all but $10,000 of these airfares and the Bermudian authorities can expect to bear similar costs for the warm-up games.

"We are optimistic at getting these two friendly games to help prepare for our World Cup campaign," Sabir told The Royal Gazette.

"Kenny Thompson would like more games but we are certainly looking at a minimum of two. Bermuda being placed where it is, you are looking at $1,000 airfares for most of these sides to come and visit.

"With the domestic schedule, and the costs of sending a team of 23-25 people, it would be very difficult to get our team away for games, but it is also very expensive to host a tour game here.

"We would certainly have to provide some sort of subsidy of their airfare and there will also be the costs of accommodation to deal with.

"We also have to bear in mind the costs of competing in the World Cup games themselves."

The referee's report for Sunday's abandoned game between Dandy Town and Somerset Eagles has now been submitted with the BFA investigating a possible misconduct charge for an off-the-ball incident.

Referee Anthony Mouchette was forced to halt the Premier Division clash on the half-hour mark after Town's Khano Smith was floored in the centre circle.

The absence of official linesman left the experienced referee unable to make an informed decision on how to proceed and, for fear of rising tempers getting out of hand, he chose to abandon the match with the scores tied at 1-1.

Sabir said he would be seeking comments from club officials in relation to the incident but said he wasn't able to comment further until the Committee had met.