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Vance 'dumbfounded' by Guernsey FC play-off switch
TL;DR
Guernsey FC manager Tony Vance is 'dumbfounded' after the decision to remove home advantage for their play-off final against Peacehaven and Telscombe. The match was rescheduled due to travel difficulties coinciding with the island's Liberation Day celebrations.
Key points
- Tony Vance is the manager of Guernsey FC.
- Guernsey FC was stripped of home advantage for the play-off final.
- The play-off final is against Peacehaven and Telscombe.
- The decision was due to travel issues related to Liberation Day.
- Vance expressed being 'dumbfounded' by the decision.
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Tony Vance
Guernsey FCPeacehaven and Telscombe
Tony Vance has managed Guernsey FC since the club was founded in 2011, leading them to two promotions and one relegation [Fran Torode]
Guernsey FC manager Tony Vance has said he is "dumbfounded" by a decision to strip his side of home advantage in their play-off final.
The Green Lions had been due to host Peacehaven and Telscombe in the Southern Combination Premier Division play-off final on Sunday, 10 May.
But with the island having its annual Liberation Day celebrations that weekend there have been difficulties in arranging travel for the game.
It has led to the Southern Combination Football League rearranging the game for either Tuesday 12 or Wednesday, 13 May on the English mainland - a decision which Guernsey FC say they are considering lodging an appeal against.
"I think dumbfounded is an understatement," Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey about his feelings when he heard the news.
"The joy and excitement of having a home play-off, which we'd earned, and then suddenly being given a bombshell.
"Those are the rules - whoever finishes higher gets the home play-off.
"We will do anything we can to help people get over - it is logically difficult, particularly on a Liberation Day weekend, so we were prepared to do that and then before we even got the chance we were given the bombshell that we were no longer having the game."
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Q&A
Why was Guernsey FC stripped of home advantage in the play-off final?
Guernsey FC lost home advantage due to travel difficulties caused by the island's annual Liberation Day celebrations.
When is the Guernsey FC play-off final against Peacehaven and Telscombe scheduled?
The play-off final is scheduled for Sunday, 10 May.
Who is the manager of Guernsey FC?
Tony Vance has been the manager of Guernsey FC since the club was founded in 2011.
What has been Tony Vance's impact on Guernsey FC since its founding?
Tony Vance has led Guernsey FC to two promotions and one relegation since its establishment in 2011.
