Brading Town s Harris Payne (wearing green), third left, tries to tackle W&B defender Martin McDonough, who normally stars as Newport s skipper in the Sydenhams Wessex League. FILE SINCE outdoor team sports were reintroduced as we come out of a third lockdown, debate across local grassroots football followers has raged about the fairness of leading Island clubs taking Wessex players to boost their chances of winning the Isle of Wight’s Division 1 title. Wessex players with Cowes Sports, Newport and East Cowes Vics became available once their season was declared null and void for a second time.
Brading s Aaron Burford, left, who normally plays for Cowes Sports, comes up against W&B forward Matt Evans. FILE