[footie fan]

Confirmed at weekend Stranraer Athletic wont take part this season Dick Shaw has agree'd to give them a year out to find new manager and players is this another Tarff will they be back or will this be the end of another successfull south team?????

[HHH]

footie fan, on Jun 2 2008, 17:04, said:

Confirmed at weekend Stranraer Athletic wont take part this season Dick Shaw has agree'd to give them a year out to find new manager and players is this another Tarff will they be back or will this be the end of another successfull south team?????

according to the Solway Press website, Stranraer Athletic have withdrawn from the league and cups for the forthcoming season. think there is a quote from their chairman or someone saying that they hope to be back next season though. this is fairly dissappointing news as they always seemed to have a decent team on show.could it be said that the intro of Stranraer Reserves is one of the causes of this or down to the fact they could not get a new manager?

[Hoss]

Think it might be hard for them as Wigtown,Newton,Str fc and maybe even Crretown will benefit from their withdrawl....its a shame cause noone looked forward to going down there to play.........just wondering how recently it was they won the league(within the last 5 years?) and now this.

[DG7]

Pity. Stranraer Athletic were a good side. I'd understand if they couldn't fulfill fixtures or had no money or whatever. But they seemed to be doing well. Maybe behind the scenes it wasn't so good.

[boyfaethetoon]

This is the one, on Jun 2 2008, 21:44, said:

WooHoo one less journey that hole next season

And what hole are you from prob a team with crap changing rooms and a crap pitch at least atheletic had a decent pitch and changing rooms

[boyfaethetoon]

HHH, on Jun 2 2008, 17:19, said:

according to the Solway Press website, Stranraer Athletic have withdrawn from the league and cups for the forthcoming season. think there is a quote from their chairman or someone saying that they hope to be back next season though. this is fairly dissappointing news as they always seemed to have a decent team on show.could it be said that the intro of Stranraer Reserves is one of the causes of this or down to the fact they could not get a new manager?

Lets hope they are back next year and dont go out of business like Tarff remember they said they were only taking a season out and we never saw them again

[Hoss]

boyfaethetoon, on Jun 2 2008, 22:03, said:

And what hole are you from prob a team with crap changing rooms and a crap pitch at least atheletic had a decent pitch and changing rooms

Thats pish.....if a team wants to compete with the bast thats one of the tricky places the had to go...................meant best not bast!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

[boyfaethetoon]

Hoss, on Jun 2 2008, 22:20, said:

Thats pish.....if a team wants to compete with the bast thats one of the tricky places the had to go...................meant best not bast!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Dont know why you aimed that at me hoss i was having a go at the guy who said going to athletic was a hole which was obviously posted by someone who didn't like going there cos they most likely got beat

[Jimmy MCcabe]

The loss of Sanny was huge and seemingly insurmountable but there always appeared to be enough interest to keep them going, obviously not. I Would have thought there was enough good football minded guys in the town to at least give running them a shot. As a Stranraer man living away you only get snippets but the way it was started from scratch and the success they achieved in such a small time period makes their demise even sadder and I agree with an earlier poster that Stranraer is big enough for a second team but if someone won't take over then it won't happen. SFC to a certain extent has the same problem everyone is an expert and a master tactician but ask for coaches or committee members and all of a sudden everyone is far to busy.

[boyfaethetoon]

This is the one, on Jun 2 2008, 23:45, said:

Yep a hole that has crap changing rooms (ours not the schools) a crap pitch (ours not the schools) but a hole that has a football team next season night night

You are obviously jealous of the success they had without paying the players and your glad you wont need to go down to London Rd and get humped this season we should be trying to save teams from this so lets hope your team can stay a float and go to Stair park and get humped even more as they seem to be picking up the best of the players

[boyfaethetoon]

Jimmy MCcabe, on Jun 3 2008, 00:41, said:

The loss of Sanny was huge and seemingly insurmountable but there always appeared to be enough interest to keep them going, obviously not. I Would have thought there was enough good football minded guys in the town to at least give running them a shot. As a Stranraer man living away you only get snippets but the way it was started from scratch and the success they achieved in such a small time period makes their demise even sadder and I agree with an earlier poster that Stranraer is big enough for a second team but if someone won't take over then it won't happen. SFC to a certain extent has the same problem everyone is an expert and a master tactician but ask for coaches or committee members and all of a sudden everyone is far to busy.

Did anyone think about approaching Bobby Mckie or big Harry Rogers i know Harry is busy but I'm sure he still has a keen interest in football him and Bobby could drum up a decent side I'm sure and with Harry's business connections they would have ready made sponsors

[southman08]

boyfaethetoon, on Jun 2 2008, 22:03, said:

And what hole are you from prob a team with crap changing rooms and a crap pitch at least atheletic had a decent pitch and changing rooms

Athletic had one of the best pitches in the league. How many games were ever called off there, compared to anywhere else ? It doesnt matter who owned the changing rooms, the club would pay for the facilities for the benefit of everyone using them.