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30 minutes ago, fullback said:

It’ll probably be flooded

Poor Ben , think you might be confusing the venue with another local park that’s only seen one game since August hahahaha 

[Wigtown]

1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said:

D&G News:

http://www.dgnews-sport.co.uk/?art=8060&page=home&title=WIGTOWN+OUT+OF+SOUTH+LEAGUE+BUT+HOPE+TO+FIGHT+BACK
 

WIGTOWN OUT OF SOUTH LEAGUE BUT HOPE TO FIGHT BACK

Football   11-07-2017

ONE of the oldest clubs in the region has been forced to drop out of the South of Scotland League just three weeks before the start of the new season.

Wigtown and Bladnoch management and committee has been trying desperately to recruit players without success.

They have notified the South League that they won’t be competing this season and also all but one of the South Cup competitions.

Wigtown have also been forced to drop out of the prestigious William Hill Scottish Cup which was drawn yesterday (MON).

Jim Brown, secretary of the club which dates back to 1880 and plays at Trammondford Park at Wigtown, said they had been unable to recruit players despite the desperate efforts of manager Micky Dougan.

He added: “Most of last year’s team have joined other clubs such as Stranraer, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Newton Stewart and junior side Maybole.

“We are hoping to play the Challenge Cup this coming season and that we can return next season. Michael tried his best but he couldn’t get them to sign.

“We want to try and build over the coming year, get started earlier and get some boys together. Basically, it’s been a domino effect for once you lose five or six players the others begin to lose heart as well.”

Wigtown have won five championships since the South of Scotland Football League was re-formed in 1946, the latest being in2014/15 when they won their first ever back to back league titles.

Last season they finished runners-up to champions Edusport Academy after leading the table for long spells.

In complete fairness any Wigtown players from what I've heard that have since signed up at St Cuthbert Wanderers and Newton Stewart bar one young lad who had already agreed the move to St Mary's only did so once it became apparent that the Trammondford side were really struggling to recruit sufficient players to have a squad as such. This might have been easier had a few others as was suggest above stayed on but it's very difficult as everyone surely appreciates to convince guys to commit their immediate futures when others are moving on and I know they tried their level best to maintan their League status.

Everyone locally truly hopes the team rebuild quickly and are involved again for the 2018/19 campaign.