NEW Guernsey coach Tony Vance has named a provisional 28-man squad for next year’s NatWest Island Games in Aland.
The players on the list today received a letter from the Guernsey Football Association notifying them of their selection.
The final squad of 20 to go to the Games, which are being held from Saturday 27 June to Saturday 4 July, will be announced in early spring.
‘I’m very pleased with the response from the players and the competition for places in the 20-man squad is very healthy,’ said Vance (pictured).
‘At this stage it looks like we are going to be able to take a very strong squad.’
Vance took over from Steve Ogier as the island boss in September and he has picked a squad that could have easily been selected by his predecessor as there are no real surprises.
Eleven of the 14 players who saw action in May’s Muratti final have all made the grade, as have eight of the Ambassadeur Bowl-winning under-21s.
The squad will be involved in training sessions and fund-raising initiatives over the next few months.
Guernsey won gold when the island hosted the Games in 2003 and then two years later claimed silver in Shetland, losing to the hosts in the final.
However, the Greens did not travel to the Games in Rhodes last year citing concerns over the heat and security after the two sides had been involved in ‘the battle of the Corbet Field’ during the 2003 Games.ascoones@guernsey-press.com
Article posted on 5th December, 2008 - 2.30pm
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How many more players that have hardly featured in Guernsey football do you want to pick?!
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