Islanders will see the Bulls going the extra mile as they take on Spelthorne Sports in the first match of the season.

The Bulls are back in action on Saturday, 10 August 2024, after their summer holidays.

Jersey's amateur side's Manager, Elliot Powell says the aim is to go one step further than last time around and hopefully get promoted into set four.

"We had an eight-week preseason, or so, the squad now are really looking forward to getting going on Saturday and we start with quite a hectic schedule."

The Bulls have five matches in around the first two weeks:

• Saturday 10 August - Spelthorne Sports (Away),
• Tuesday 13 August - Epsom & Ewell (Away),
• Saturday 17 August - Alton (Home),
• Saturday 24 August - Cobham (Away),
• Tuesday 27 August - Horley Town (Away).

The islanders came second in a tense last season, in the combined counties league, with Knaphill trailing behind by just a point.

Farnham Town won, losing no matches and drawing three points, leading the table by an outstanding 29 points.

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The team have bid farewell to a few players with midfielders Ruben Mendes and Kamen Nafkha leaving.

Mendes has moved off-island and Nafkha has decided to focus on work commitments and has taken a step back.

Powell explains islanders will see some returning faces in the new season:

"We're really lucky to have so many of the young lads, so Rai Dos Santos and James Sunley represented England Universities last year, Toby Ritzema is also back, he played set three last year, and we've also got Karl Hinds, from St Clements, back.

"We've got a few knocks and niggles ahead of the first game, which is what you kind of always expect, but very much looking forward to it.

We've got everything in place so far, so we need to deliver now and hopefully get the results that will put us at the right side of the table and in contention come April/May."