get reinstated as active members of the Caribbean Football Union.

Newly elected BFA president Neville Tyrrell has indicated that since the instalment of the Association's full executive committee, they were looking to their Caribbean neighbours for competition.

"We actually have a proposal in with the executives of CONCACAF for them to discuss our condition of going back into the CFU,'' said Tyrrell. "They are studying it and it's my understanding that it will be brought up at their next executive meeting this month. I don't know the exact date though.'' Tyrrell and BFA Secretary General David Sabir first had talks about the possibility of Bermuda returning as full members of the CFU when they attended the CONCACAF Congress meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico earlier this year.

Bermuda have not participated in CFU competitions since playing in the Shell Cup five years ago when former BFA president Donald Dane initiated the move.

As a result of the recent talks in Mexico, Bermuda were later invited to attend the Congress meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in May as observers and the occasion gave the BFA hope that the response to their application to join the CFU would be positive.

But talks were temporarily suspended because the CFU wanted to give the BFA time to sort out their leadership crisis at a time when executives were demanding that president Richard Thompson step down.

With their internal problems now settled, the BFA remain hopeful that they can return to the CFU.

"I am sure that as soon as the matter is taken up they will get back to us.

We are hopeful that they will look at it favourably even though they originally indicated that they would like to look at our position over a two-year period'' said Tyrrell.

"We are looking at possibly being back in two years time, not as soon as next year. In the meantime it will probably be in our best interest to open up some dialogue with some of the individual countries in the Caribbean with a view to getting some playing time.''