Culkin the realist

Having guided Jersey to the win in Aland in 2009 and third place last summer in the Isle of Wight, hopes had been high that the Island could secure a hat-trick of medals.

However, due to the high costs of getting to Bermuda and despite everyone’s best fund-raising efforts, the JFA have made the decision to pull out of the football competition in 2013.

Culkin understands that it is not financially viable to send a team and said: ‘Not going to Bermuda is extremely disappointing but it’s just not possible because we don’t have the money.

‘It’s a great shame though because the players and the management team have been successful in the last two tournaments.’