It's who wants it more on the day - Price

Ryon Jones, Gleaner Writer

Boy's Town's task on Sunday is a fairly simple one, defeat arch-rivals Tivoli Gardens in the final round of games in the 2010-2011 Digicel Premier League (DPL) season and they will claim their first national league title in 21 years.

Tivoli lead the standings with 69 points going into the derby between teams separated by Spanish Town Road in west Kingston, with their opponents a point adrift.

"We had said at the start of the fourth round (that) for us to have any thoughts of winning the title we would have to win five games," Boys' Town's coach, Andrew Price, shared, when The Gleaner visited his team's Collie Smith Drive training ground on Tuesday. "It has come down to just that, we just have to win this game on Sunday.

"Despite the fact that we are going down to Tivoli Gardens, it is a field that we have performed well on and have won a couple matches there against them," he added.

five-point lead

Tivoli came into the final round, which consists of five games, with a five-point lead over Boys' Town. But while they have won twice, they have been held to two draws.

The Red Brigade, on the other hand, have secured victories in all of their games in the fourth round. This has, however, led to suggestions from some quarters that teams have gone easy on Boys' Town, but Price was quick to dismiss such a proposition.

"I would say utter, unadulterated rubbish," Price expressed. "Every team has run at us and every team has started a team that is capable of winning games on any given Sunday in the Premier League.

"So for people to even suggest that people have given us passage is a real idiotic and ignorant statement and I rebuff any talk of that," he added.

Both teams boast identical defensive records, having conceded 27 goals. Tivoli have, however, been far more prolific in front of goal, as they have found the back of the net on 51 occasions to Boys' Town's 29.

Despite this and the fact that his team will be playing away from home, Price is confident going into the encounter, while acknowledging the significance of the game to the community.

"We don't harbour any fear of going into Tivoli Gardens and getting a positive result," Price said. "They are a good team, I respect them and I think they have good players, but it is who wants it more on the day.

"Right now I think the community is on a high and we hope to finish the season on a good note by winning on Sunday to give the community the jubilation that they deserve," he added.