'Massive' win for Guernsey FC in relegation fight
It was the first time since January 2023 that Guernsey had kept back-to-back clean sheets after a 2-0 win at bottom side Badshot Lea last week.Vance's side are unbeaten in their last four matches, but the Guernsey boss knows survival is out of his hands ahead of a trip to mid-table Binfield on Saturday."We're still fighting. Obviously we still need a little bit of luck on the way," he said."In a funny kind of way this win means nothing if we don't beat Binfield and we've got to make sure we do that."That's a different game altogether than today, but we're on a decent run at the moment and have good momentum."The players have been fantastic and are really stepping up, but it's frustrating because I think it's 18 points we've lost from winning positions after 83 minutes and that might hurt us at the end of the day, but we're going to keep going and keep giving it the best shot we can."
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