 More football coming up now on the Sportsmax zone. We turn our attention to the Ryan Nephew, Jamaica Premier League. The regular season came to a close on Sunday, clearing the fog that surrounded our vision for the 2024 playoff round. In the end, the teams were decided by Hart, Gritt and Mathematics. Let's take a look at how the regular season finale played out. Cavalier 6-0 over Mullines, Dunbar Holden winning 4-2 over Vera United, finding their form too late, Montego Bay United 2-1 over Tivoli Gardens, Leimhold beaten 2-1 by the reigning champions Mount Pleasant, Portmore United 2-0 over Humbleland, Treasure Beach beaten 3-1 at home by ex-champions Arnett Gardens, and in a critical result, Waterhouse battling their way to a 1-0 victory over Harbour View. And as a result of that 1-0 victory over Harbour View, Waterhouse cementing their spot as a 6th and final qualifier ahead of Montego Bay United, who got the result they wanted in defeating Tivoli, but on goal difference they were edged out for the number 6 spot by Waterhouse. Cavalier with their big group picture over Mullines overtaking Tivoli Gardens for the number 2 spot, so Cavalier joining Mount Pleasant as an automatic semifinal qualifier, Tivoli, Portmore United, Arnett Gardens and Waterhouse to battle in the quarter final playoffs, and here is how those playoffs will work out, Arnett Gardens against Portmore United on Wednesday, the 21st. That should be Monday, April 21 actually, two Mondays from now, April 21 and then the second playoff game, Waterhouse against Tivoli Gardens, yeah. And that's Monday as well. That's Monday as well. It's going to be a double header quarter final playoffs there and there are two legs, so those are the first legs of those matches. Plenty to discuss from the final day of action, and also as we look ahead to the playoffs we are joined now by our Sportsmax analyst Dwight Jeremiah, Dwight, welcome to the Sportsmax zone. You were on commentary yesterday, Harbourview gave Waterhouse a lot to think about yesterday, but Waterhouse got the result they needed in the end. Yeah, plans, happy to be here. I took down all as well. If I knew it was going to be a Manchester United cast, I don't know, maybe I would take up the offer coming on. Today, the only good thing is that Sawyer's gave me some good tips, so maybe I'll win some money to be able to buy a drink when we win the title at the end of the season. Win which title, do I? The English Premier League, Liverpool, I am. Oh, the English Premier League, I thought they were third favourites to win, with both City and Arsenal fans in above them. I suspect that's why Sawyer's and myself was on today is to give the Liverpool fans a batter. But that's fine. But I think City should make a Premier League for now, of which I heard Manchester might be joining us next year. But yeah, it was a good showing yesterday from Harbourview. I was pleased to see the first half, not that I think they were dominant in midfield. I just felt that they didn't attempt, I didn't threaten goal enough and the second half I was a bit disappointed because I felt they downed towards someone and really didn't really go for it and didn't really look good at one point. But yeah, Waterhouse, they struggled, it's around Brian, he struggled a lot. We were getting ready to put together the allied reel of his misses, or his reel of misses and he just got one bundling over the line. If Waterhouse are going to trouble Tivoli, who they're expected to play, there's going to have to be massive improvement because on the evidence of what we saw yesterday, really would really struggle to get past a Tivoli team that there are yet to be this season, they've lost 1-0 and 3-0 against Tivoli so that could be difficult for them. But they squeezed in yesterday and I think that's all that mattered for them. At the risk of sounding sympathetic to the Waterhouse effort yesterday, I was watching on television so I wasn't there but the pitch conditions don't look that good to me Dwight and to be honest with you, sometimes it's very difficult for the players to look skillful and adept at their craft when the pitch isn't offering them a true surface and a good platform to shine. Yeah, you did say that, the true bones that you'd want to have. I would counter that by saying our view did look slick on that pitch. I don't know if it's because maybe the compounder used to that type of pitch but no, I mean, you could say that but I think if you take out the pitch out of it, just effort and desire, just seeming that it looked like, our view looked like the team that was playing for a playoff spot in that first half, I mean, they really ran rings around Waterhouse in midfield. Someone saw that they had to take off Christian at once is because Rose and ChukaMaker, they were the ones that were having a lot of joy. So if you put it down to the pitch, our view, they adapted quite nicely to a pitch that is Waterhouse's home game, home ground rather. But I just thought Brian was really off in terms of his finish in as well. They did make some opportunities, but he was really poor in terms of putting the chances away. In fact, to give them some credit, I think they should have had a penalty in that first half. I don't know why Nation didn't make the call because he was perfectly positioned when Jones tackled Jimmison right in the box and the call didn't come. I think that was a let-off for Harbourview in that first half, but that was pretty much most of what they created in that first half. But Harbourview looked more vibrant to the two, but they didn't make chances. Waterhouse, I must say, but was was really poor in the finishing. Do I do want to talk about the top six in just a little while, but let's stick with Harbourview for the time being because, of course, big news recently in terms of Lord the Bernard not staying there as head coach, how much of a miss do you think he's going to be? Because I think Harbourview, they have been plateauing since they won the title a couple of seasons ago. They haven't been firing in all cylinders. The fact that they haven't been playing at home at the compound is a travesty, in my opinion, and really the administrators have a lot of questions to ask in that regard. But what are your thoughts on Harbourview over this particular season and really the last couple of years? I think this season, it's just really been a decline. And he pointed to a poor preseason and also poor transfer dealings as well. But I think it will be a good, a good move. Luddy is a great coach, well respected, but I think, you know, sometimes familiarity does great content. I just feel like, yeah, freshening up would be good. And from what I'm hearing, it may not be any of the back boom stuff that will rise to the occasion to become the main gaffer at Harbourview. So they may be looking outside. I think just a freshening up and there are some players, words are that players are just a little bit too complacent and maybe the dressing room needs some shaking up. So I think he has recognised that too, and maybe not like my coach at Liverpool Club, who says maybe running out of energy, maybe a little bit just maybe want to recharge. He's not like saying that this is the end. He just wants to go and recharge his batteries. So I think it went ahead of Harbourview. So, let's speculate a little bit, right? Because I love the speculation here. So I am thinking that maybe they should go for a Lenny Hyde or possibly, and follow me here, because I think based on his ambition, I don't think he's going to be settling to be an assistant coach for too long. I'm talking about at Davion Ferguson. How do you think their thinking is in terms of possibly the next coach at Harbourview? For sure, one of the thoughts I know they have is not going with possibly who is there at the moment, because of, as I mentioned before, the dressing room and the familiarity, so they'll go for somebody else. And you mentioned those persons. I might also throw another game in the ring as well. I know he was there before, he's Harbourview through and through, he's here still. So, to add to your little thing is why not Vivi Gardner again, and maybe with a lot more staff around him? Who knows? That could be it as well. Ferguson, I've had a chat with him, and I don't think he wants to go permanently in terms of going on his own. I don't know, that's what he said earlier in some chats we had, you know, but things could change when opportunities come up, so who knows? But I don't know, that would be a good choice, I feel, but I want to throw Vivi there and see how that makes up your little, slightly lazy efforts. You know, that's interesting. I mean, I don't know if there are any more comments in the aftermath of what you just suggested, but fine, let's look at the match-ups in the playoffs, because there are a couple of big match-ups there, and I think the one that jumps out at me is these two teams which have battled for titles in the past. We're talking Portmore United and Arnett Gardens. I mean, what are you expecting there? Well, you look at the stats, and the stats says Arnett, they haven't had the better of Portmore this season. The closest they've come is in their recent game where they ended 1-1. The first game that they played, Portmore 1-1, that gave two goals to Nell. Portmore sought to have tapered off somewhat, but maybe just looking to peek again. Sometimes you just want to get the boys ready to go again, but Arnett on their league can be very exciting, and it's an exciting tie, because I think there's a lot of a thing about Arnett when they go forward. One of the most, like, more exciting teams in the Premier League is going forward. Portmore with Philip Williams is a very organised team and can be very mean, but they also have the focal points you see watch there, and they do have, they're dangerous on the set play with Young going forward a lot of times, and their rotation is quite good. A lot of times you'll see Young staying forward for long periods, and they look to have maybe two at the back sometimes in their offensive transitional play. So that can be a very, very exciting match. I don't know, despite Portmore getting the better of Arnett, I think Arnett, with the disappointment of last season, I think they're going to really have to go there and really put on that show and get the results this time. So, you know, I want Portmore because of the sentiments with, you know, a player. I have players there that I've worked with, Philip, from Trinilani, and being the bride, groom a lot of time at these events, I'd want to see him go through a tough one to call for me. It's close in terms of the results, but I'm just going to see Portmore because they've got the better of Arnett. And what are ostentatively going to be our most helter-skelter, right, in terms of the back-and-forth that I anticipate based on the coaching styles and what we've seen this season. And of course, the top scorer is going against each other. Yeah, Arnett. Brando seemed to be off it and really have to go... He's just scoring, though. Well, he's going to need... All right, put it this way, then. He needs a lot of chances to score from what I've seen in recent weeks. I am not quite sure, typically he's going to offer him a lot of opportunities to score. I want to go with Tivoli on the form sheet because they went into this last week on the form table, the top team, and second was Montague Bay United. They lost out to Mabé, but they did manage to score. But what I've seen of Tivoli in recent week and what I've seen of the itess of Waterhouse even yesterday, I would have to just go against the odds to want to get a big pale to go against Tivoli in that tie. I feel Tivoli for that one. Dwight, thanks much for your analysis of these matches. I think it's going to be some really exciting stuff when we head off to Sabayna Park two Mondays from now. And we did mention about the fields that we've seen so far in the Premier League. Thank goodness that's going to be in the past and hopefully we'll be seeing some really good football over the next few weeks when the playoffs begin two Mondays from now. Thanks again, Dwight, for joining us. Just to say to you before I go, just remember, there are three teams in the title race in England as well. Manchester is not a part of it, so just remember that, all right? Couldn't care less. We take a break. Back with more after that.