It was supposed to be a temporary, help-the-club-out arrangement, but veteran goalkeeper Dwayne (Streaker) Adams has been a permanent fixture in the North Village team this season.And though he still says he is just helping the club out of a goalkeeping need, the former Bermuda international seems to be enjoying himself and looking forward to his next outing ... in this case Sunday’s Dudley Eve final against Somerset at the National Sports Centre.Village have reached four straight Dudley Eve finals since the competition replaced the Martonmere Cup when Village beat PHC 2-1 on penalties after the match finished 1-1. Village keeper Jason Williams, who made four penalty saves that day, was hailed by coach Shaun Goater as the best goalkeeper in Bermuda.Goater has not been able to call on Williams this season but Adams, once Bermuda’s number one stopper, has proven to be a more than adequate replacement. In a team lacking some senior players this season, Adams used his experience to help Village shock holders Town and reach the final. Both teams came out of Group B which Somerset won after beating the Rams 3-2 to avoid meeting Town in the semi-finals. After pulling off a hard-fought extra time victory over Town, Village will be buoyant against the Trojans on Sunday.“I’ve played every game so far but once the youngsters get ready we’ll play the youngsters,” said Adams.“As long as Shaun and the club need me I’ll play. It’s a little bit different in terms of the pressure you used to put on yourself, now I’m out there and having a good time and my experience over the years is paying off and it’s quite fun actually.”Village are the most successful team in the Dudley Eve competition with eight titles (most when it was a tournament over the Christmas and New Year), while they have also won a tournament-best eight Martonmere Cup titles.“I wasn’t really thinking of any trophies, I was just playing and just trying to do my best and get good outcomes for the club,” said Adams. “It’s a good thing that we could end up with a trophy.”Village will rely on the experience of Adams, Ralph Bean, captain Jemeiko Jennings and Keishen Bean while the recently retired Sammy DeGraff made an appearance as a sub in the semi-final and is another option though he was clearly short of match fitness.“He’s recently retired and I’m already into retirement but we’re both just coming out and doing our part and I’m sure as it folds out we’ll drift back into hibernation,” said the goalkeeper.“It’s more fun for me than pressure, drawing on my experience to keep the goals out.”Former Village player Tyrell Burgess, enjoying a good first season with the Trojans, could be a key threat to the Rams, having turned in some outstanding performances in midfield. One doubt for them could be striker Dion Stovell, who suffered an ankle injury in winning a penalty for the Trojans in the final minute of the semi-final match. Stovell scored Somerset’s opening goal early in the match.Adams sees some progress in the team after a slow start and expects the team to get stronger as the season progresses.“We started off slow but we’re starting to pick it up and hopefully we’ll finish well,” said Adams.“Village are always expected to do well, the expectation is always to win. Anybody who plays a competitive sport wants to win so that approach isn’t going to change for us. The win (against Town) will give us a good boost. Town had our number early on in the season but we were able to match up with them this time.”If I end up playing the whole season, as long as I can stay injury free I’ll try to make it, but hopefully we can get some games in where the youngsters can get some confidence and take over the slot. They just let me know if they need me on the weekend and I turn out. It’s a good club and have always given me a lot of respect so I’m happy to turn around and return the favour.”