TONY VANCE has issued a stark warning to his Guernsey FC side – tighten up or risk their FA Vase run coming to an abrupt end at the third-round stage.

GFC entertain high-flying Erith & Belvedere tomorrow, with the Kent League side averaging four goals a game and, like GFC, challenging for promotion from step five.

With no new injury worries, Vance will be hoping to avoid recent poor starts. GFC have fallen at least two goals behind twice in succession and conceded multiple goals in a game on eight occasions this  season.

‘Looking at form, this should be an absolute cracker and it could well come down to how well they [Erith] punish our frailties,’ admitted Vance.

‘They are strong offensively and we have been leaving ourselves far too open recently, good sides will exploit that and we will be in real trouble.’