Cougars boss Brown enjoys taste of success

Title-winning Cougars boss Dennis Brown said his Sunday dinner tasted better than usual after hearing of rivals North Village Rams’ defeat.

Rams’ 3-2 loss to Somerset Trojans meant the Devonshire club have an unassailable seven-point lead at the top of the Digicel Premier Division with just two games left.

However, Brown – despite being hugely satisfied at his first league title as coach – now has one eye on completing the treble. Cougars, with the Friendship Trophy and the league already secured, have an FA Cup semi-final against Southampton Rangers on March 30 to look forward to.

Brown told the Bermuda Sun: “There is no need for us to celebrate at this time, we still have two games to go in the league and a FA Cup semi-final to play for, although I did enjoy my supper a bit more last night knowing that the league had been won with Somerset defeating North Village yesterday.”

He added: “This is my first league title as a coach and it is most gratifying to accomplish this because this signifies a level of consistency for the team, which we emphasized during pre-season preparations.

“The league was always our first and main priority and it gives me great pleasure to see us accomplish that mission. The rest of the coaching staff like Cyril “Dago” Steede, Kwame Steede, Shawn Smith and Earl Rhoda who also made sure that all of the players needs were met, also need to be applauded.

“The players, for all the hard work that they put in, have to be commended as well because this season I placed huge demands on them in relation to putting in more time to train and the results and consistency level have spoken for themselves.”