Keith Tucker's vision of "one footballing family" has already sprung into action with Premier Division coaches assisting him in coaxing the Island's top talent into training.

The national team coach has been overwhelmed with the support from the football fraternity since his appointment, with a number of domestic coaches encouraging their club players, invited for international try-outs, to join Tucker's revolution.

Hogges' Stephen Astwood, Damon Ming, Kwame Steede, Kevin Richards and Timmy Figureido are among the 20-plus players to have already nailed their colours to the national team mast and Tucker is now keen to run the rule over a few more leading lights in local football.

"I haven't heard anything from Village's Ralph Bean who I'm keen to see at training as well as Somerset's Jelani Scott," said Tucker.

"I'm brand new and everyone's got a clean slate with me. If anyone thinks they've the talent then come on down and let me take a look at you. The domestic coaches have been superb and if there's a player I should see they've said they'll encourage him.

"PHC's Jack Castle and Colts' Ray Jones are helping out in training as much as they can. Cougars' Shawn Smith also said he's keen to come along as well as Elliott Jennings from Village."

Over the last few weeks the ex-Somerset Trojan has purposefully taken a backseat during training with the likes of Castle and Jones overseeing much of the drill work, allowing him time to survey the talent on show.

Monday night's session at the National Sports Centre attracted 17 players, including two who were injured and watched.

Tucker is already familiar with the likes of Jason Williams, Nigel Burgess and Omar Shakir from their days at Howard University, but it has been some of those he knew little of who have really caught his eye.

"I'd never seen Sammy DeGraff play before but he's really come to my attention," said Tucker. "He's very mobile, composed and plays with his head up. He will cause problems for any opposing midfielder.

"Jeff Franklin is another guy I've been impressed with. He handles the ball well and although he plays up front for PHC I'm keen to see him in midfield. In training he's shown all the attributes of a defensive midfielder in terms of winning the ball and passing it off.

"Up front he tends to rely on people running off him. I'll be talking to him about that because he's a player who interests me. He's very tidy, technically good, and careful with the ball and reads the game well.

"We need our midfielders getting the ball to the likes of Damon Ming and Lashun Dill (who supported Monday's session from the sidelines despite carrying an injury) in dangerous areas. Players like Jeff can help us do that."

Tonight Premier Division outfit Devonshire Colts provide Tucker's men with a workout at the National Sports Centre as they step up preparations ahead of next week's double header against St. Kitts and Nevis.

Tucker said the gentle run-out would allow him to observe the "weapons" in his armoury and decipher how best to use them.

"Colts are about the only team who train on Wednesdays and they came last week for a run-out," said Tucker who is still deciding on his captain. "It allows me to see players in a match situation and Colts are not an overly physical team and like to play football, so they're ideal as we don't want to pick up any injuries.

"We'll play them in a game consisting of three periods of 30 minutes. Last time the players actually asked to carry on for longer. For a coach that's a good feeling. The overseas college players have been e-mailing me and I feel things are slowly coming together.

"I was encouraged to see Dandy Town's Denis Zuill come down to take a look at training on Monday and he's declared his desire to be part of things — that's what I want to see."

Overseas stars Khano Smith, of New England Revolution, and John Barry Nusum, from MISL side Philadelphia Kixx, have been ruled out of both international friendly matches through injury.

But it is believed Ipswich Town Academy youngster Reggie Thompson-Lambe could be involved.