Board stand firm and risk an uproar

Saturday 17th May 2008, 9:30AM BST.

THE Guernsey Football Association could be back on collision course with the senior clubs after rejecting their plea for a 16 to 21 development league.

One leading club official said yesterday that rejection of the olive branch acceptance of 16 to 21 instead of the GFA’s proposed 16 to 23 league, would not go down well with the clubs and could spell trouble for the association.

A recent meeting of senior club representatives ended with agreement to support the GFA’s plans if the association agreed to the alteration of the ceiling age for the new league, which is intended to replace Jackson and Youth One.

But the GFA are not backing down. ‘We still believe in our reasoning which is included in a letter to the clubs,’ said GFA vice-president Jeff Vidamour (pictured). ‘We want to get it through as per plan.’