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23 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said:

Have the club ever utilised the 3G surface within the complex? I know its a bit of a 'souless cage' affair but it looks like it'd be useable if needed for a one off.

Only really for the odd friendly match as far as I can remember. Saw WW play they there in pre-season a couple of years ago. Even their U20s play at Meggetland 3G instead. 

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2 hours ago, Burnieman said:

Nothing on their social media at all, and the league fixtures indicated Ainslie Park

Yes, a bit odd.

FWIW. A poster on NLM is also reporting that they're headed back to Saughton Enclosure claiming:

"That was their plan once the athletes moved back to Meadowbank."

If this is correct then would FC Edinburgh, Leith Athletic and LTHV's moves create spaces for other clubs to play, next season, in the EoS, on the grounds which they have vacated. Perhaps another club could ground share at Saughton Enclosure?

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Posts  on NLM again:

1:   "They were also working on getting a community transfer scheme to take over the running of Saughton Enclosure themselves. Not sure if that has happened yet."

2: "Spoke to the Hutchie manager on Saturday. They will be staying at Ainslie Park, hence the occasional Friday night game."

 

Sounds as though LTHV may be working towards a return to Saughton Enclosure. We shall see.

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Interesting. There's plenty of room to expand Saughton into a decent football venue and the parent club Hutchi Vale might have the funds if not, as a youth community club, the profile to get an improvement grant 

If they stuck a 4G in they could run it like Haddington Athletic run the pitch in Haddington and they'll be quids in 

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11 hours ago, tamthebam said:

Interesting. There's plenty of room to expand Saughton into a decent football venue and the parent club Hutchi Vale might have the funds if not, as a youth community club, the profile to get an improvement grant 

If they stuck a 4G in they could run it like Haddington Athletic run the pitch in Haddington and they'll be quids in 

Didn't the pitch used to have drainage issues? A 4G would deal with that too.

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On 19/07/2022 at 10:37, Dev said:

Didn't the pitch used to have drainage issues? A 4G would deal with that too.

The current 3G pitch not in the enclosure is well over the year 10 years advised replacement... Infact i'd go as far as saying it's a no G pitch now! Edinburgh Leisure just don't care.

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