GFA boss defends ‘ransom’ tactics

Saturday 12th April 2008, 9:30AM BST.

DAVE NUSSBAUMER has told the clubs that if the GFA board’s ‘five-year plan’ does not go ahead, Guernsey football will cease to receive funding from the English FA.

In addition, it will be seen as a vote of no confidence in the board and that is why it would have to go, nothing to do with holding clubs to ransom, said Nussbaumer (pictured).

The plan, which will radically change football on the island, include proposals for a 16-to-23 league to replace the Jackson and Youth One Leagues, a four-tier Priaulx League with promotion and relegation and rolling subs in all the leagues apart from the top flight.

The plan has certainly divided the local game and GFA chairman Nussbaumer yesterday sought to clarify the situation after earlier in the week telling dissenters it was time to ‘back us or sack us’.