Guernsey v Jersey: ‘It’s in the blood. It’s about more than football: it’s about this island’ | Jonathan Wilson
The Muratti Vase match between Uefa hopefuls Jersey and Ryman South Guernsey embodies a very modern debate between club and countryThis mattered. There is always a slight suspicion at annual showpiece sporting occasions that the important thing is less the result than the enacting of the ritual, but as Guernsey’s players cavorted on the pitch with hundreds of fans after their 2-1 victory over Jersey on Saturday, the depth of the emotion was clear. The Muratti Vase is not merely ceremonial: there is a desperate desire to win it, particularly if you are from Guernsey.“When you come onto the pitch in this sort of parochial island mentality, Guernsey feels very local, very much Guernsey people,” said the Guernsey manager, Steve...