New merged club has lofty targets

Wednesday 17th November 2010, 2:30PM GMT.

Athletics and Rovers in action against each other in Division One earlier this season. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 1043203)

ROVERS ATHLETICS has put entering a UK county cup competition as one of its future aims.

A statement on Monday night announced that Athletics were to merge with Rovers to form the new club from the beginning of the 2011-12 season.

For the remainder of this campaign, Athletics have pulled out of all GFA competitions with immediate effect and have encouraged their players to join Rovers.

Part of the statement read: ‘Rovers and Athletics have both shared the same ambitions and aspirations to not only become a major force in Guernsey and CI football, but also to play in UK competitions. Firstly via a county cup route and then a suitable UK league, which was the initial reason for the creation of Athletics.’