En Voyage - Issue #8
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Sport<br />
THERE’S NO DENYING<br />
THAT ROSS HAS BEEN CRITICAL IN THE<br />
SUCCESS OF GUERNSEY FC, BUT HE<br />
NOW FEELS THE CLUB IS IN A STRONG<br />
POSITION TO PROGRESS WITHOUT HIM<br />
There’s no denying that Ross<br />
has been critical in the success<br />
of Guernsey FC, but he now feels<br />
the club is in a strong position<br />
to progress without him and<br />
there are others that will fill the<br />
void he is leaving behind. ‘I think<br />
the greatest achievement I have<br />
from my time at Guernsey FC is<br />
just having been involved from<br />
day one and helping to grow<br />
the club to a position where it is<br />
sustainable, successful, and known<br />
all over the world,’ he said. His<br />
beloved Guernsey FC is a winner<br />
for the island in terms of getting<br />
its name out to the rest of the<br />
world – especially in the football<br />
world. ‘Guernsey FC has definitely<br />
helped put Guernsey on the map.’<br />
Ross takes with him fond<br />
memories of playing for his team.<br />
‘I’ll miss everyone at the club,<br />
but mainly my fellow players,<br />
and the coaching and medical<br />
staff who have been like a family<br />
to me for the best part of a<br />
decade. It’s a comfort to know<br />
that the club is here to stay, and<br />
that the Guernsey FC family<br />
will always be there for me.’<br />
Guernsey FC was established to<br />
offer the island’s elite footballers<br />
the chance to progress and test<br />
themselves on regular basis<br />
outside of the Channel Islands and<br />
currently plays in the Bostik South<br />
Division at Step Four on <strong>En</strong>glish<br />
football’s non-league pyramid<br />
system. The club is owned and run<br />
for the benefit of the community<br />
in Guernsey and its plays its home<br />
games at the Footes Lane Stadium.<br />
Although Guernsey FC is a<br />
relatively young club, the island<br />
has a long history dating back to<br />
1893 when the Guernsey FA was<br />
established. Several of its players<br />
have succeeded at the highest<br />
levels of the <strong>En</strong>glish professional<br />
game. These include including<br />
Bill Spurdle (Manchester City),<br />
Richard Le Flem (Nottingham<br />
Forest & <strong>En</strong>gland U23), Ron Farmer<br />
(Coventry City), Len Duquemin<br />
(Tottenham Hotspur) and, more<br />
famously, the club’s former<br />
president Matt Le Tissier<br />
(Southampton and <strong>En</strong>gland).<br />
122 <strong>En</strong> <strong>Voyage</strong> | Aurigny’s Magazine
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