A newly formed club from the Isle of Man has revealed their intentions to enter the non league pyramid, joining the likes of Jersey Bulls and Guernsey.
Football Club Isle of Man (FC IoM) has confirmed they continue to look into the formation of a new club, which would aim to start in Step Six.
Talks have taken place with The Northwest Counties Football League (NWCFL) regarding the application process and with the Isle of Man FA in relation to the affiliation of the club.
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(‘The Bowl’, in Douglas, pictured above, has a capacity of 3,000)
FC IOM spokesman Paul Jones stated: “As our local football and sporting fraternities will know this idea has been mooted for some time, but it really started to gain momentum earlier this year following a positive social media consultation and we’re delighted to say that we now have some real traction to drive FC IOM forward.
“We have assembled a small number of committed individuals from the local sporting and business communities to assist in establishing the possibility of the club. We now have a registered corporate structure in place, and we are in dialogue with identified key stakeholders.
“The opportunities and benefits that FC IOM could bring to Isle of Man Football, Isle of Man Sport and the Isle of Man community are wide-reaching. We are now looking forward to the next stage of the process.”
FC Isle of Man says it will issue further statements as the affiliation process progresses.
Back in February, Mark Watterson from the Isle of Man’s Centre of Excellence says football over here is on the decline, but tells Chris Cave and Tony Mepham there is a solution to the problem.
Watch what he had to say in the video below…
After learning of the news, fans took to give their thoughts, plenty were excited with it and at the prospect of a future away day – check out those tweets on the next page.
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