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Fort William F.C. (Official) · Follow · STATEMENT AND UPDATED NEWS ON SCOTTISH CUP FIXTURE: Following the announcement that our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup tie against Clydebank would now take place at King George V Park, Golspie, subject to SFA ratification, we can now confirm that following Clydebank getting in contact with the club, they have agreed to play the game at Claggan Park, Fort William on Saturday 2nd September at 7:30 pm (after the Ben Nevis Race). We had originally proposed an evening kickoff time for Saturday 2nd September more than 3 weeks ago, however Clydebank initially declined this offer. We were disappointed by this as we believed this was the best solution to the problem. This is due to the fact the SFA did not allow a fixture reversal to Holm Park, Clydebank and the game could also not take place any later than Saturday 2nd September, which is why the evening kickoff at Claggan Park would make sense. After this offer was declined, we made attempts to secure an alternative ground for the game as close to Fort William as we could in places such as Inverness and Grantown. Some SFA approved grounds closest to Fort William already had games being played on them on that date, another was declined by a club. Out of the options available to us we believed that the next best option rather than the evening kickoff at Claggan was to play the game in Golspie. We thank Golspie Sutherland for agreeing to host the game. The SFA were satisfied with our strong efforts into securing an alternative ground for this game. After this news was confirmed, Clydebank decided to retract their initial decision, and decided to accept our original offer from 3 weeks ago of an evening kickoff on 02/09/23. We are glad that this issue has finally came to an all round mutual agreement as the situation has unnecessarily been dragged on, considering the initial offer of an evening kickoff time at Claggan Park was made more than 3 weeks ago. We look forward to welcoming Clydebank and their supporters to Claggan Park and we are hopeful for an entertaining game of Scottish Cup football. The club can now fully focus on the upcoming North Caledonian League game as we travel to Recreation Grounds, Invergordon where we face Orkney FC on Saturday. Kickoff time is 1 pm tomorrow afternoon. Confirmed Scottish Gas Scottish Cup second round Preliminary tie: Fort William vs. Clydebank Claggan Park, Fort William Saturday 2nd September 2023 7:30pm kickoff.

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