Jersey football club upset after new home setback

A Jersey football club has said it is disappointed after missing out on a new home.

Jersey Scottish FC, which runs training sessions for boys and girls aged five to 15, had hoped to relocate from Haute Vallee to Les Creux.

The club said it submitted a "once-in-a-lifetime" proposal to the Government of Jersey to use the site for community and sporting purposes, but it was not shortlisted, it said.

The government has been approached for comment.

The club said it had planned to turn the new facility into a daytime community hub and a football venue in the evenings, open not just to its own teams but to other clubs and casual players.

Haute Vallee and Les Creux were understood to be owned by the government, but lead coach James Scott said the rent on the existing premises was "not sustainable".

Les Creux was "such an amazing facility, we could potentially put a full size pitch there, and the clubhouse sort of speaks for itself, really, it's a fantastic facility," he told BBC Radio Jersey.

"It would be a game changer for us as a club."

He said the proposal had from charities, schools and parents.

"It's getting to a point now, if we don't find a place that we can call home, we simply will not be able to take any more children on due to the financial costs we currently have to keep keep the club afloat," he said.

Despite the setback, the club remained hopeful that the government might reconsider.

"We just want the chance to present our proposal to the ," Scott added.

The BBC has approached the minister for sport for a response.

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