Adrian Frater, News Editor

Captain Horace Burrell ... We will be having a full-strength Reggae Boyz team for this game and we are looking for a bumper crowd. - file

Western Bureau:

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) boss, Captain Horace Burrell, yesterday called for maximum support from western fans as he announced the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium as the confirmed venue for the June 14 second leg 2010 World Cup qualifier between Jamaica and The Bahamas.

Speaking at the official launch for the game at the Starfish Hotel, the JFF boss, who was flanked by vice president Bruce Gaynor, national technical director Rene Simoes and general secretary Horace Reid, promised that quality support from the fans would guarantee them more international games in the west.

"We will be having a full-strength Reggae Boyz team for this game and we are looking for a bumper crowd," said Captain Burrell. "The government, through Sports Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, is now making plans to ensure that the stadium is in perfect condition for this game."

Game packages

In announcing entrance fees for the game, Captain Burrell outlined a package to meet the needs of fans across the board. The two grass areas (bleachers) will attract a cost of $500, the grandstand will be divided into two categories - category I - $3,000 and category II - $2,500. Twelve corporate boxes will also be available - 16-person box - $80,000 and 20-person box - $100,000.

In welcoming international football to Trelawny for the first time, Mayor of Falmouth, councillor Colin Gager, said he was elated as it falls perfectly in the ongoing expansion of Falmouth, which includes the creation of a shipping pier and several other multimillion-dollar projects.

"I am elated and welcome this venture with open arms," said councillor Gager. "The choice of Falmouth for this game is very good because the parish has an absolutely lovely facility in the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium."

Transportation

Dennis Seivwright, president of the Trelawny Chamber of Commerce, promised that he will be doing everything possible to help mobilise fans from as far away as Manchester, St Elizabeth, St Ann to come in and join the fans from the western parishes of St James, Hanover and Westmoreland.

"We see this as another test for Falmouth. We successfully staged the ICC Cricket World Cup and we are going to do it again with this football match," said Seivwright. "I will be calling on the business community to throw their full support behind this game and I have no doubt they will."

Simoes noted that it is of paramount importance for fans to put their support behind the national football programme, noting that it is the kind of partnership that is required to ensure that the Road to South Africa 2010 is a success.