Nobody at Dalkeith is too offended by this, but we are determined to improve the club beyond your 'not very good' description.
What you probably don't realise is that over the last 5-6 years our Community Club has steadily grown to 400+ playing members including around 50 girls in addition to 40 qualified coaches. We have a disabled football section, over 50s walking football, our over 35s won their league 2 years in a row, our Sunday Ams got to the Scottish Cup semi-final the season before last, we have 2 adult Futsal teams and will have an Under 20s development side next season, and plans are in place for a Women's team. We are one of only two East Region Junior clubs to have an SFA accredited club Chaplain.
Last year our own training facility was upgraded to 3G astro and by the end of the year we'll have access to a full size 3G training pitch. Our SFA Club Licensing application is being processed now so we have been making improvements to the ground and are developing things accordingly.
Dalkeith is the 'county town', and Midlothian is the fastest growing Local Authority in Scotland with 4000 new houses to be built within 3 miles of the town centre over the next 10 years. A new train station was opened at Eskbank in 2015, and the main visitor attraction at Dalkeith Country Park has benefited from considerable investment by Buccleuch Estates.
The town is definitely on the up and it deserves a strong football club for the locals to follow. You can only wait and see if Dalkeith Thistle's potential is realised, or if it is still 'mediocre' in 5 years time.
