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Post by thefullback on Jul 15, 2008 6:24:26 GMT
Congratulations to Annan Athletic following their success in landing a place in the Scottish Football League ahead of Cove Rangers, Spartans, Edinburgh City and Preston Athletic.
The side from Dumfries and Galloway will take the place of neighbours Gretna following their well-publicised demise and will begin life in the SFL with a Challenge Cup trip to Clyde on July 26. Athletic were certainly the best equipped of the five sides to go straight into the Third Division and it is fair to say the 29 clubs who voted took the safest option, understandable following the Gretna debacle. Spartans claimed to be the best long-term bet, with plans for a new stadium and around 1,500 kids involved in their community programme, but with Ainslie Park not due to be SFL-ready until September, clubs did not want to leave anything to chance. Annan just edged out Cove Rangers after three rounds of voting, with Edinburgh City and Preston Athletic dropping at the first and Spartans at the second based on criteria such as finances, stadium, training facilities and infrastructure.
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Post by stealth1039 on Jul 15, 2008 10:46:22 GMT
Cove Rangers must have dramatically improved their stadium since I was there if they got that close!
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