Building upon Dandy Town’s proud legacy is a challenge club director of football Troy Harvey has embraced.

The former North Village and Boulevard central defender was recently appointed to the post after the club revamped their programme, particularly at the grassroot level.

“I’m very excited to have been given this opportunity which is a challenge because the programme is something new and managing people is always difficult when they are getting accustomed to something new,” said Harvey, who oversees the club’s entire football programme.

“Dandy Town definitely has a legacy of commitment and hard work, and we are trying to continue in that vein.”

Dandy Town, who fall under the auspices of Western Stars Sports Club, overhauled their football programme last summer.

“We did some structural changes over the summer and now have a new youth programme plan that is lot more structured than it used to be,” added Harvey. “And our coaches have now become assimilated to that new programme.”

Over the years Town’s youth programme has spawned players such as Nahki Wells who now plays for Sky Bet Championship with Huddersfield Town.

Harvey, who holds a UEFA B License coaching badge, has already identified youth players with the potential to follow in Wells’s footsteps.

“There is definitely talent around,” he said. “But again we have to match that with hard work and commitment and they should see the fruits of their labour.”

Another significant change to Town’s programme is the recruitment of former player and coach, Devarr Boyles, who serves in the capacity of director of coaching.

Boyles comes highly qualified for the job having previously worked full-time as the Bermuda Football Association’s youth director.

“My brief is coaching the coaches ... helping the coaches based on the new syllabus and new structure,” the former Bermuda midfielder explained.

“One of the reasons I am here is that Dandy Town have allowed me to share the knowledge I have with other people and it is interesting to be back. I have not signed any agreement, but I am committed to the work.”

Boyles is a firm subscriber to the club’s new approach to its youth football programme.

“The real focus of the programme is on individuals but based on a team concept between the ages of eight and twelve,” he explained.

“Individuals make up teams but if you do not work with the individual first then they can not embrace the team. We are trying to brace the individual first so they can function better when they get to the team.”