Spiro Sillato, the veteran Victoria Hotspurs defender, joined the Club after a defeat in the Independence Cup in the 1989/90 season and assumed the position of player coach for the rest of the season. The Blacks finished their league commitments in mid-table. Then again, after three matches under Teddy Curmi, in 1990/91, Spiro Sillato was elevated again to the player-coach position. The Club and the team, however, were running short on organization, discipline and motivation. Despite Spiro’s efforts, the Blacks suffered their third relegation in a decade.