month's fracas at Frog Lane field where players clashed with game officials following a FA Cup quarter-final match between Eagles and Devonshire Colts.

Kenny Basden -- who was deemed the instigator of the melee -- along with Joseph Moniz, each received a harsh three-year suspension from the Bermuda Football Association (BFA) while Kenny's brother, Anthony Basden, was remanded to the sidelines until the end of this year.

In addition, Somerset Bridge Recreation Club was fined $300 for their failure to control the players.

"Clearly the association is in no mood to tolerate this type of behaviour,'' said BFA administrative assistant David Sabir yesterday. "It's a shame and puts soccer in a bad light when you have so many dedicated individuals volunteering their time to promote the good of football.

"Irrespective of how players feel about the performance of a match official, in no way does this allow free passage to demonstrate such behaviour.'' Linesman Richard Knight was attacked and Devonshire Colts club official Wellington Zuill were injured during the incident on January 23 when Kenny Basden, a second half substitute, took exception to being shown the red card by referee Frank Drayton for swearing at Knight.

Immediately after the final whistle -- Eagles lost the match 1-0 -- Kenny Basden confronted Knight and his brother soon stepped in along with other team members and fans, including cricket captain David Jones, in an apparent attempt to restore calm.

But tempers continued to flare culminating in Knight being struck in the head by a ball allegedly thrown by Moniz as the linesman attempted to leave the scene. Zuill later required hospital treatment for an injury to the rib area.

Of the four defendents named, only Jones escaped unscathed by the wrath of the BFA's disciplinary committee.

Ironically, Bridge, along with the Basden brothers and others, were also involved in a mini-riot at BAA field back on the night of January 16, 1985 during an FA Cup first-round replay with Warwick.

A total of 91 years in suspensions were handed out on that occasion with Glen Simmons being assessed what stands as the longest ban issued by the BFA, that being an eight-year stretch.

In discussing the fine meted out to Bridge, Sabir said that it was essential that the clubs control members of their ranks.

"In the future more responsibility will be placed on the clubs to maintain the discipline of their players,'' he said.

Colts, who were not implicated in the latest occurrence, were involved last year in a row at BAA following a Friendship Trophy game against PHC which resulted in Colts' Yul Wade being banned for two years and Jack Castle, Jay Bean and Carlyle Crockwell getting shorter suspensions.