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BBC News
29-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Jersey Bulls boss ready for higher level after promotion
Jersey Bulls manager Elliott Powell says his side will focus on consolidating their league position next led the island side to promotion to the Isthmian League South East on Wednesday night after a 2-1 win over Cobham in their play-off had topped the Combined Counties League Premier South before being docked three points for fielding a suspended player, forcing them to go into the play-offs. But they will now play in the fourth tier of non-league football for the first time since the club was formed in 2019."For us at step four the aim's going to be different," Powell told BBC Radio Jersey."We're not going to try and get promoted in year one from step four, I think it's going to be a gradual build up to that over a number of years and probably over a number of tenures now."For us now it's about stabilising, consolidating next year without that pressure to win every single week."We can probably blood a few more youngsters and hopefully you'll see more of the Will Yates', the Fergus Boyles, the Tom Goncalves, the Connor Lloyds of the world."It's important for us, it gives them more development opportunities now." Powell says it is also important that the club learn from the mistakes of this were docked points after mistakenly playing midfielder Toby Ritzema while he was banned - the club wrongly included a yellow card he had been given in a cup game as counting towards the threshold for a league suspension. But Powell is hopeful Jersey Bulls can be successful at the higher four - the eighth tier of the English pyramid - is the highest any side from the Channel Islands or Isle of Man has FC were relegated from Isthmian League South Central this season after 12 years at that level."Next season's been planned for a while now," Powell explained."We have a five-week break, so we know when we're coming in for pre-season that starts on 1 July."Pre-season fixtures are being planned now by the club."We know that we've got a few things to work out behind the scenes at the club now to make sure that we're ready for step four."We've had a warning shot this year with the processing of an ineligible player and all that sort of stuff, now it's about gearing up so that on the pitch, off the pitch, we're ready for step four and hopefully higher heights form there."
BBC News
18-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Injured Bulls player says lads got him through double leg break
A Jersey Bulls footballers says "the lads got me through it" after he broke his leg in two Curtis, 26, suffered the injury following a tackle as the team played Abbey Rangers in the had to stay in the country to have surgery on his leg which ruled him out for the rest of the he said he would be "rooting for them" as Jersey Bulls look to win the Combined Counties Premier South with a victory at Springfield later. Curtis is now able to walk again freely and is hopeful of returning to the pitch when his rehabilitation is said: "You think this wouldn't happen to you. It was a really nasty one but it was almost harder for the lads to take than me, because it's tough to see that."Curtis is planning to cheer on the Jersey Bulls from the stands when they play Sandhurst Town knowing a victory would win the league and seal promotion."I'm so proud of them and that's what we deserve - it's been such a squad effort this season," he added. Toby Ritzema, a fellow Jersey Bulls player, was watching the game on a live stream when Curtis was said: "You could see the reaction from all the lads. Everyone was just messaging, thinking how horrific it was."Ritzema added: "You're doing it for the fans, doing it for the club, doing it for yourself but I think it's given us that extra motivation to do it for him (Curtis) because he deserves that league title."The main stand for the game has already sold out with more than 1,500 supporters expected to be at Springfield to cheer on the Jersey Bulls.
BBC News
23-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bickley scores 100th Jersey Bulls goal as islanders win again
Jersey Bulls kept pace in their Combined Counties Premier South title race with a 4-0 win over Fleet victory, Bulls' ninth win in a 10-game unbeaten run, keeps them three points behind leaders Redhill with a game in hand. Toby Ritzema gave the islanders a 15th-minute lead as he blasted home after a good doubled the lead six minutes later as Bulls dominated the first half. Bulls' record goalscorer Lorne Bickley found the net for the first time since being injured in October as he made it 3-0 four minutes into the second half when the striker headed in his 99th goal for the brought up his century for the island side with 14 minutes to go as he again rose highest to head into the net. The win also keeps Bulls three points clear of third-placed Whyteleafe who, like Redhill, have played an extra game.
