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ITV News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- ITV News
Euan Van Der Vliet the hero as Jersey Bulls reach play-off final following dramatic penalty shootout
Jersey Bulls are into the Combined Counties League Premier South play-off final after a stunning performance from goalkeeper Euan Van der Vliet. The Bulls were locked at 1-1 with Fleet Town after 90 tense minutes at Springfield, but Van Der Vliet saved all of the visitors' penalties in the shootout to send his team into the final. His teammates were penalty perfect too, with Paul McKay, Kurtis Guthrie, and Francis Lekimamati all converting from 12 yards to give Bulls a comprehensive 3-0 win on penalties. Speaking about his heroics, Van Der Vliet, said: "I'm buzzing! Just to get over the line and get to the final is the main thing - we've been through a lot in the last few weeks. "I'm always quite confident on penalties because the pressure is always on the taker. "I don't think I've ever saved three in a row! Once I saved the first one, it put more pressure on the second one, and the third one was amazing." Elliot Powell's side, unsurprisingly, weren't at their usual fluent best having not played for more than a month. An own goal had given them the lead early in the second half, but Fleet found a leveller three minutes from time, taking the game to penalties. Elliot Powell said: "I turned to my assistants and said it's been a pretty traumatic end to the season, so why not top it off with a penalty defeat - that was the pessimist in me, but there's no better way of winning it than on penalties." Jersey Bulls thought they had won promotion from the Combined Counties League, but ended up receiving a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player earlier this season. Reflecting on a topsy-turvy few weeks, Powell pulled no punches about the saga: "The whole situation is a shambles. The system isn't fit for purpose, there's a systematic breakdown at the FA's end, and there's no accountability from them, so the whole thing is a shambles and a lot of people need to have a look at themselves." Bulls will now face Cobham FC in the final next week, with the date and time still to be confirmed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jersey Bulls boss confident his side can win title
Elliot Powell has seen his Jersey Bulls side lose just three games in his 39 games in charge [Lauren Trachy/Jersey Bulls] Jersey Bulls manager Elliot Powell is confident his side can win the Combined Counties Premier South title. Bulls know victory over relegation-threatened Sandhurst Town at Springfield on Saturday would almost certainly be enough to become champions. Advertisement Bulls are level on points with second-placed Redhill, but their goal difference means their rivals would have to win their final game by 21 goals more than the islanders to take the title. Should both teams slip up, third-placed Whyteleafe could win the title - they are just one point behind. "In terms of achieving what we set out at the start of the season, this gives us the opportunity on the pitch at the first time of asking," Powell told BBC Radio Jersey "It's an important day for the club, we've been looking for promotion from this level for about four seasons now, so for us to have that opportunity in our hands on Saturday is one that we need to take." Advertisement Only the champions will earn promotion to the eighth tier of English football, with the next four sides in play-offs for the second promotion place. Bulls were beaten in the play-off semi-finals last season, but Powell hopes they can build on their midweek win over Abbey Rangers after losing 2-1 at home to Redhill last week. "They need to play the game, not the occasion. I know that's a cliche but our lads have been really good at it all season," added Powell. "We play the opposition in front of us, especially here at Springfield. "We've lost a couple, to Redhill and Whyteleafe, but largely we've been pretty dominant here, and even in those games we should have taken something out of both of them. Advertisement "We've got a way of playing down here, the home support definitely helps that, and fingers crossed everything goes to plan on Saturday." Jersey Bulls finished second Combined Counties Premier South last season, but hope to go one place better on Saturday [Lauren Trachy/Jersey Bulls] Powell took over as Bulls manager in the summer from Gary Freeman, who had led the island side since they were formed in 2019. Despite only being 27, he came to the club with a strong record in local football. He guided St Peter to the island's domestic title and led Jersey's representative team to gold at the 2023 Island Games and victory in the 2024 Muratti Vase. He has continued that form as Bulls boss, losing just two league games, to Redhill and Whyteleafe, and once in the FA Vase to Whitstable Town - who have gone on to reach the final at Wembley. Advertisement He says victory on Saturday will be comparable to any achievement he has had s a coach. "That Island Games is always going to be pretty special, certainly the outpouring of of emotion on the pitch after the game was something I don't think we'll experience again," he said. "But I'm pretty sure Saturday we'll get pretty close. "It's going to mean an awful lot to the fans and the club if we can get over the line on Saturday." Related internet links
BBC News
17-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jersey Bulls boss confident his side can win title
Jersey Bulls manager Elliot Powell is confident his side can win the Combined Counties Premier South know victory over relegation-threatened Sandhurst Town at Springfield on Saturday would almost certainly be enough to become are level on points with second-placed Redhill, but their goal difference means their rivals would have to win their final game by 21 goals more than the islanders to take the both teams slip up, third-placed Whyteleafe could win the title - they are just one point behind. "In terms of achieving what we set out at the start of the season, this gives us the opportunity on the pitch at the first time of asking," Powell told BBC Radio Jersey"It's an important day for the club, we've been looking for promotion from this level for about four seasons now, so for us to have that opportunity in our hands on Saturday is one that we need to take."Only the champions will earn promotion to the eighth tier of English football, with the next four sides in play-offs for the second promotion were beaten in the play-off semi-finals last season, but Powell hopes they can build on their midweek win over Abbey Rangers after losing 2-1 at home to Redhill last week."They need to play the game, not the occasion. I know that's a cliche but our lads have been really good at it all season," added Powell."We play the opposition in front of us, especially here at Springfield. "We've lost a couple, to Redhill and Whyteleafe, but largely we've been pretty dominant here, and even in those games we should have taken something out of both of them."We've got a way of playing down here, the home support definitely helps that, and fingers crossed everything goes to plan on Saturday." Powell took over as Bulls manager in the summer from Gary Freeman, who had led the island side since they were formed in 2019. Despite only being 27, he came to the club with a strong record in local guided St Peter to the island's domestic title and led Jersey's representative team to gold at the 2023 Island Games and victory in the 2024 Muratti has continued that form as Bulls boss, losing just two league games, to Redhill and Whyteleafe, and once in the FA Vase to Whitstable Town - who have gone on to reach the final at Wembley. He says victory on Saturday will be comparable to any achievement he has had s a coach."That Island Games is always going to be pretty special, certainly the outpouring of of emotion on the pitch after the game was something I don't think we'll experience again," he said. "But I'm pretty sure Saturday we'll get pretty close."It's going to mean an awful lot to the fans and the club if we can get over the line on Saturday."
BBC News
29-01-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Jersey athletes get share of £105k under support scheme
Twenty-three elite athletes have each received an equal share of £105,000 under a new Jersey Sport scheme aimed at supporting local sportspeople to fulfil their government funding will support athletes competing in 13 sports, including athletics, snooker, and be eligible, applicants had to already have competed internationally, or to "have the potential to perform at a world class level".In total, the government has allocated Jersey Sport £120,000 for the project. Jersey Sport has made £105,000 available to athletes and used £15,000 to set up the scheme and provide services such as mental health support and physiotherapy. 'Blown away' Elliot Powell, the head of Sport and Community at Jersey Sport, hoped the Performance Sport Programme would help to fund a range of athletes' expenses, including travel, kit, and competition entries."Whatever they deem as their most urgent need and request, that's where that money is going," he Sport received 94 expressions of interest in the programme, and Mr Powell said that he was "blown away" by the level of talent."Clearly our biggest financial barrier is always going to be the cost of travel," he said. "But it was quite pleasing, in a way, to read quite common themes around nutrition support, sports psychology, strength and conditioning, media training – all those types of things that we know are required on island." Aaron Canavan, the 2018 World Seniors Snooker champion and one of the athletes awarded a £4,565 grant, said travel and competition costs had put his participation in this year's tournament in said that he had been forced to miss two qualifying events "purely because the costs were too much"."There's so much more to consider when you live in Jersey to compete in the UK - working extra shifts at work to cover the costs when you should be practising," he be eligible for funding, athletes had either to have been born in Jersey or to have been resident in the island for the preceding two years. Those who were living overseas, but would otherwise have been eligible under those terms, were also able to also had to meet one of three additional eligibility criteria. The chair of the Jersey Spartan Athletic Club, Rebecca Orpin, praised the programme's aims, but said the eligibility criteria was "very, very tough". "The lower levels are more for development athletes," she said. "We're targeting that, and we've had a few people that we put in."But, Calligo Tigers Swimming Club head coach, Nathan Jegou, thought that it was right to focus on the island's most high-achieving athletes. 'Not a one off' He asked: "When was the last time we had an Olympian?"When was the last time we had a Commonwealth Games medal winner? "In swimming, we've had two individual finals at the last two games. "I've said before that shouldn't just be a one off. We want that to be a norm."The next phase of the programme, which will focus on younger athletes, is due to begin in 2025.
