seven players arrested in Miami was going to disappear after the announcement of reduced suspensions for the players' this week, they're wrong.

A number of the players' clubs will appeal the sentences, The Royal Gazette has learned. And the clubs will be meeting among themselves shortly to discuss the penalties meted out by the embattled association.

"We have appealed already, and I understand that a meeting is planned for the clubs involved,'' confided David Kneisler, president of BAA.

The players, Meshach Wade (BAA), Herbie Dillas (Southampton Rangers), Donnie Charles (Boulevard), Shawn Riley (Somerset), Keishon Smith (Devonshire Colts), Tokia Russell (PHC) and Kevin Jennings (North Village) were all banned from local soccer until April 30, 1997 and from international soccer until April 30, 1998.

The bans were handed out by the association on Tuesday, reportedly after consultation with their lawyers and both FIFA and CONCACAF.

While many clubs officials remained uncommitted or preferred to talk with the players and discuss it at an executive level before giving a response, Kneisler, Boulevard president Albert Richardson and PHC vice president Chris Furbert made it clear that they intend to lodge appeals.

However, Furbert indicated that their position was to appeal only against the ban of their players from local soccer.

North Village's president Irving Ingham said that he preferred to meet with his executive committee before revealing their plans while Somerset president Reginald Pearman reserved comment until the related documentation about the sentences had been received from the BFA.

Southampton Rangers president Wayne Raynor said that he will discuss the matter with his players and then decide whether or not an appeal would be forthcoming while Devonshire Colts president Nelson Bascome said that he was in no position to give a comment.