THE Sunday and Business leagues have decided to split from the Guernsey Football Association and go out by themselves in response to the GFA’s new five-year plan.

The two organisations held separate meetings on Monday night to discuss the plan, which from next season would have seen the two social leagues absorbed into a new four-divisional Priaulx League. Both meetings had a high turnout, with more than 30 people attending each and there was a unanimous decision at both to go their own way.

It is understood that both leagues have told their member clubs not to comment to the media about the issue and that all statements must go through their respective committee. ‘The statement from the Business League is that we’ll not be applying for affiliation to the GFA for next season and we’ll be setting our own league up,’ said the Business League president Rod Hamon (pictured.