Adamski Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 6 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: It hasn't happened in living memory for a club entering part-way into the cup to scratch/fold prior, AFAICS, but given prelims have been drawn probably someone would receive a R1 bye. Alternative would be drawing a PR2 "lucky loser". It'd be unfortunate as 2 clubs would have been eliminated in PR1, and 1 club in PR2, unnecessarily. EDIT: Indeed even the last example of a club scratching after the opening round is as far back as Huntingtower in 1919-20, but it was post-draw. Airdrie in 2001? Knocked Queens out, but we’re then unable to field a team against Peterhead in the next round, so Peterhead were given a bye. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 57 minutes ago, gogsy said: If there are any new developments from tonights meeting then they will probably rightly inform Kelty first. FTFY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, Adamski said: Airdrie in 2001? Knocked Queens out, but we’re then unable to field a team against Peterhead in the next round, so Peterhead were given a bye. Aye that is basically like the Huntingtower example... round had been drawn then they were unable to fulfil it. Though the club did not fold (although they did so at the end of the next season). What's being hypothetically talked of here would be like the FA Cup in 1999-00: after the withdrawal of Manchester Utd to play in the Club World Championship they filled the R3 gap with a R2 "lucky loser". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchmo Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 just how long will this uncertainty go on? they waiting to see how many players turn up for a training session then decide whether they can play their next game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golum Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 For the benefit of the League and all teams concerned i would hope they are removed from the league without further delay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 10 hours ago, heedthebaa said: FTFY Watch it heedthebaa, gogsy will accuse you of trolling and being nasty at Kelty at every opportunity. Then he'll call you an utter welt. I've seen it done before 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magoo Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 18 hours ago, TheLad said: Thought Selkirk's behaviour lacked ANY class. Yes they are in difficult times but they need to act with some dignity and show a bit of respect. A club with decades of history close to disappearing and your getting uppity about a phone call...let's be honest here the sound footing that Kelty are on, the game being called off makes virtually no significance whatsoever. I would imagine the people involved with Selkirk at the moment are having a stressful and very uncomfortable time, you and Kelty bleating and craving a phone call sticks in the throat a bit. Whilst Selkirks demise would undoubtedly and unfortunately probably assist my own club our fans have been nothing but supportive to there cause on here and will continue to do so...reign in the poor poor Kelty script 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I'm on my phone so can't link to it, but there's an article in the Southern Reporter that goes in to detail about the situation and what was covered last night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golum Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/sport/football/fears-that-selkirk-s-time-in-the-lowland-league-may-be-up-1-4783719 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchmo Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Future uncertain after reading the article....not very encouraging words from their chairman.....secretary talks about buying time...needs sorted now by the League not in 2 weeks time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Selkirk FC’s time as a Lowland League club is looking perilously close to being over, after the club was forced to call off last Saturday’s visit to Kelty Hearts. The Ettrickhaugh Road club is facing disciplinary action from the Lowland League for not fulfilling the fixture and has been given 14 days to respond before possible sanctions may be imposed. The club was unable to field a team for the trip to Fife and has been struggling since the start of the new season with very low numbers of registered players. Groups of players left the club over the summer because they had not been paid, and the Yarrow Park outfit has been trying to attract more. However, recently-elected chairman, Jay-Dee Sharkey, told an open meeting on Monday night that virtually no one wanted to play for the club and he believed it would be going no further in the Lowland League. As well as having almost no players, the meeting also heard the club had cumulative debts which ran into six figures. Potential players, it was suggested, had possibly been discouraged from joining because of the financial plight, while it may be that the club would go into some form of administration. The club is going ahead as planned with two open training sessions at Yarrow Park, one tonight (Tuesday) and one on Thursday, both at 7.15pm, to see once again if it can lure anyone who is prepared to offer their playing services for next to nothing and help the side put a team on the park. There’s a temporary break from Lowland League fixtures as Selkirk face a Football Nation Qualifying Cup game this Saturday at Sauchie and a South Challenge Cup game at home to Upper Annandale on August 25. Some short-term solutions were suggested at Monday’s meeting but club chairman Sharkey felt the club’s financial position could be too much of a hindrance to the way forward. The gathering attracted around 30 people, almost all of whom had connections with Selkirk FC. They also heard the view that interest in the town’s football team had dwindled and very few young local people were coming forward to play the game, with rugby having a far bigger following. No firm decision was made on Monday about what to do, with the club awaiting the outcome of the latest talks with the Lowland League.Some in attendance were in favour of taking up an offer from one of the other Lowland League teams, who were apparently prepared to make around 20 players available to Selkirk from later this month to help them through the season. Sharkey, however, believed there may be logistical and practical issues attached which ended up costing the club even more money. One possible scenario was that the club withdrew from the Lowland League, while retaining its Scottish Football Association membership, and applied to join the East of Scotland League, if a vacancy became available.Other matters discussed included the implications for the stadium, club premises, and Selkirk’s affiliated junior and amateur teams.Numerous appeals have been made to the community in Selkirk for any kind of support it can offer – and the message was reiterated by Sharkey after the meeting.“Selkirk is saying for the club to keep going, it needs obviously to get backing by locals in the community and get everyone else behind them, or else the club won’t have a future,” he said. “The club needs that future to go forward.” Selkirk, like many clubs, had a name in Scottish football and nobody wanted that history from years ago to fold overnight, he added. Sheree Davison, who has a 30-year association with Selkirk FC and has been club secretary since 2001, said: “There are options for players to come in and it is all about buying time and managing the debt.”It was also agreed at the meeting that legal action should be pursued in relation to some of the financial matters enveloping the club. Read more at: https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/sport/football/fears-that-selkirk-s-time-in-the-lowland-league-may-be-up-1-4783719 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 So £100k+ in debt and no guarantee they can field a team on Saturday given it has to be signed players only, no trialists. C'mon..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I take it kelty are nae the LL club offering 20 players for the season They might just save the club so fair play to the non named LL club for trying. Sadly it still doesn't look good. Mon the souters Get out this mess !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfassemblyshire Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I take it kelty are nae the LL club offering 20 players for the season [emoji38] They might just save the club so fair play to the non named LL club for trying. Sadly it still doesn't look good.[emoji20] Mon the souters Get out this mess !!!Edufrance cause they can charge £18k a head for keeping them over here [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 With September as the start date for the 20 player offer, Stirling Uni might be a shout. Since they've ran multiple teams at different levels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golum Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 No way will it be Stirling has to be EDU 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesw Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 £165.000 was figure rumored. even if they have players the debt is there so they cant continue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, Jamesw said: £165.000 was figure rumored. even if they have players the debt is there so they cant continue You like yer rumours James 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, newcastle broon said: I take it kelty are nae the LL club offering 20 players for the season They might just save the club so fair play to the non named LL club for trying. Sadly it still doesn't look good. Mon the souters Get out this mess !!! Must be Edusport I would imagine they would be the only club with 20 spare players and they previously had a tie up with Selkirk before they joined the SOSL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Some good news for Selkirk at this time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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