Although this might be my bias talking, I think historically Dalbeattie have more than proven that they can compete as a high level club like when they finished east prem runner up. To be fair I do strongly doubt Dalbeattie will have a team near the level of their 2009 squad for the foreseeable future as I doubt Dalbeattie will be able to attract the calibre of players we used to have like Lewis Sloan while playing in the south league.
Onwards and Upwards I suppose.