Photo: Boys Town head coach Andrew Price and Waterhouse FC coach Glendon "Admiral" Bailey
After struggling for the first half of the 2016-2017 Red Stripe Premier League season, Boys Town FC and Waterhouse FC will both be heading to the transfer market as soon as the window opens in order to strengthen their respective squads.
Both teams have struggled from the opening weeks of the season and are currently propping up the league after 17 games played of the 33 games regular season.
Photo: Waterhouse FC head coach Marvin Tate at a Red Stripe Premier League press conference earlier this season.
For all intents and purposes, Marvin Tate would have coached his last game at Waterhouse FC this season after his team succumbed to their third loss in four games at the hands of the UWI FC on Sunday.
A narrow 1-0 loss, their third such defeat in a string of bad results, has seen the former champions slip back into the relegation zone as they remain on 11 points and in 11th place in the 12 team league.
Photo: Kevin Lamey holds off the challenge of Victor Thompson during the Red Stripe Premier League between Boys Town and Waterhouse on Sunday. The game ended 0-0
The shot shy strikers from both Boys Town FC and Waterhouse FC failed to find the back of the net on Sunday when the two teams met at the Barbican field in the latest round of the Red Stripe Premier League.
Photo: Portmore United goalkeeper Shaven Sean Paul goes up with a strong left fist to punch clear under pressure from Waterhouse forward Jermaine Anderson in the Red Stripe Premier League on Sunday. Portmore United came from a goal down to win 2-1 for their third straight win of the new season.
Photo: Waterhouse striker Andre Leslie tries to protect the ball from Humble Lion defender Hugh Howell during their Red Stripe Premier League game on Sunday at Drewsland. Waterhouse won the game 1-0 to book a spot in the semifinals of the competition.
Waterhouse FC sealed their place in the semi-finals of the Red Stripe Premier League on Sunday when they edged play-off hopefuls Humble Lion 1-0 at Drewsland, courtesy of a first half penalty scored by Nicholy Finlayson.
File Photo: Waterhouse Captain Damarley Samuels
The Red Stripe Premier League is living up to the expectations of providing entertaining football for 33 rounds and with five rounds of matches to go things are looking gloomy for some teams and managers while things are looking bright and and promising for others.
With Arnett Gardens romping six points clear of Waterhouse FC at the top of the pile, all eyes will be on other ongoing battles in the league as the action gets back underway on Sunday.
Photo: Waterhouse striker Jermaine 'Tuffy' Anderson protects the ball from Barbican defender Shawn Lawes
Premier League strugglers, Barbican FC saw their fairytale run in the KSAFA Jackie Bell Knock-Out competition come to a dramatic and brutal end, at the final hurdle, when they were beaten 3-2 by Waterhouse FC at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium last Thursday.
The game was arguably not one of the most thrilling Cup finals of the decade but was entertaining nonetheless as Waterhouse FC came back from 2-1 down at half-time to clinch the win in stoppage time.
Photo: Waterhouse Captain Damarley Samuels protects the ball from Harbour View defender Damion Anderson during their Red Stripe Premier League mtach. Waterhouse defeated Harbour View 7-2 at the Waterhouse Mini-Stadium on Monday Night.
Waterhouse FC inflicted total humiliation on Harbour View FC and their embattled manager Andrew 'Bowa' Hinds with a brutal victory at the Drewsland Mini Stadium on Monday night as they claimed a famous 7-2 win to go back second in the Red Stripe Premier League.
Photo: John-Ross Edwards needs to control the game for Harbour View against Waterhouse tonight
Waterhouse and Harbour View will face off in the latest Monday Night fixture in the Red Stripe Premier League at Drewsland starting at 8:30 and both teams will be under pressure to secure all three points having lost their last two completed fixtures.
Photo: Former Waterhouse midfielder Weston Forrest scored the only goal of the game for Tivoli Gardens when these two teams met in the second round.
As the final round of the Red Stripe Premier League gets underway no team wants to drop any point at this all important stage where it's still anybody's take for the top four spots in the league and a place in the semi-finals.
