[footie fan]

SAFC, on Jun 4 2008, 21:04, said:

Dear Pie and Bovril bloggers,

I have just taken over as the new Chairman of Stranraer Athletic, my names is Nick Arkless and I own The Swan Inn, Stranraer. We have had to withdraw from the league for various reason. No doubt the rumour mill will be going into overdrive.

Firstly can we dispell any rumours of financial hardship, the club was and is run very well with one of the best lottoprey draws in southern amateur football. The club could have continued into next season but a manager, a chairman and a treasurer were not to be found in time. Even though an advert was placed into the local press with a virtualy nil response.

The club has now moved on and even with no Southern league football on offer we will have a busy year.

Over the Next three weeks the club will be profiled in the local rag (The Free Press)

There will be a Race NIght held next month in aid of the club and is designed to honour all the players who have made Stranraer Athletic one of the most successful clubs in the region of ver the last 13 years (9 honours including a 3 in a row run)

We, the committe, woudl ask that if you have any ties to the club to make yourself heard and make enough demand so that we can contiune to play next season (by this I mean a Sunday League team and a Sixes team in the local winter league)

But everybody please rest assured that the fall from Grace will be short lived and we will return bigger, better and refocused after a years sabatical.

If any one on the board is interested in helping Stranraer Athletic through this lul in our proud history we would love to hear from you. Contact me at the Swan (Tel 01776702973), through The P&B forum or at theswanstranraer@aol.com

Any questions and I will do my best to answer them for you.

Cheers

Nick

Glad to hear you are starting to get things sorted and wish you all the luck and hope to see you back in the south next season, there's nothing worse than watching a successfull team fold good luck