Dynamo Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Gretna have been relegated to Div. 3.Airdrie to 1st and Stranraer to 2nd. Link to comment
Penfold- Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 If a buyer can be found for ailing Gretna, the club will resume life in Division Three next season, the Scottish Football League has confirmed. Gretna were relegated from the Premier League after going into administration and have since shed all staff. An offer has been made for the club but it is still under consideration. As a result of Gretna's demotion, Airdrie United will step up to Division One, while fellow play-off final losers Stranraer get a place in Division Two. At the SFL's annual general meeting, Gretna's administrator David Elliot could not give guarantees that they will fulfil their fixtures next season. Gretna were included in the draw for the Challenge Cup and face a trip to Clyde. Link to comment
Dandyjam Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Ridiculous. Close them down or just let them play in Division One if they survive! Link to comment
razor89 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...tna/7426281.stm Absolute joke. Montrose would have gone up if they had beaten Stranraer in the play off! Link to comment
NorthernLights24 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Fast promotion to the SPL from the 3rd and now the fastest relegation from the SPL to the 3rd. Living the dream indeed! Link to comment
Guest GoldFinger Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Punted straight down to Div 3. Airdrie and Stranraer up. Shambles. Link to comment
centraldon Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 And they have less than a week to escape expulsion altogether. Think gretna will be no more within the fortnight. No fan base, no players and sh!t ground. Who's gonna pay for that? Link to comment
zander Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Be good if they go bust and another north team comes into the SFL maybe even Cove,Vale,Huntly or Buckie. Link to comment
madjockmcferson Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Be good if they go bust and another north team comes into the SFL maybe even Cove,Vale,Huntly or Buckie. there ought to be a pyramid system in scottish football...but then again id argue there are too many teams in scotland anyway with frigg all ambition...i know its herasy and i dont support any of these teams but below the first division there is virtually frigg all going on....it is almost worth combining lots of teams into regional teams or franchises cos there is just nothing there.... Link to comment
Milners Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 http://www.gretnafootballclub.co.uk Link to comment
Dynamo Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 http://www.gretnafootballclub.co.uk That's quite funny Link to comment
Crossbow Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Seems a daft decision to me - either they're out altogether or they are in division one. Can't imagine we'd be too happy in that situation (hopefully we'll never be in that situation!) Link to comment
csdonz Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Their actual website has been suspended cus they canna pay for it. nice one Link to comment
E-P-K Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I think the powers at be are aware that Gretna are not going to be around for much longer and have made the decisions sooner than later. Link to comment
centraldon Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Just had a look at the gretna footymad site. They have a message from footymad admin tellin them they are winding up the board and time to "head for the exits". Apparently whoever was funding it has given up. I guess both fans will just have to start talkin over the garden fence again. edit: could actually be on the wind up. latest post contained - While I'm here its a good chance for users to reclaim the lost property I have just found down the back of the board, anyone know who these belong to? 1 x Dummy (Looks to have landed with some force, inscribed CT)3 x 'Living the Dream' T-shirts1 x A-Z Map of Motherwell140 x Dreams (All shattered)1 x Username: "Truthhurts" (Looks to have been discarded) Link to comment
mixu Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Why not monday? Is that not obvious? Link to comment
E-P-K Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 They were given 7 days to find a rescuer on the 29th May. Would think they will be given till Thursday, Then they will fold. Link to comment
NorthernLights24 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 They were given 7 days to find a rescuer on the 29th May. Would think they will be given till Thursday, Then they will fold. According to the Scotland on Sunday it will all be over tomorrow - http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sport...d-as.4139947.jp "There is no bid from Hume International, or from Paul Davies," said Scott Hume, "and there has never been a formal bid from us. We had discussions with the administrators to the point where we were supplied with financial information and then we withdrew because it wasn't a nice picture. Link to comment
robbo Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 amazing that this can happen. team goes from relative non-existance up to the SPL in a matter of years, youd think they have made some money from the league wins, the cup runs, cheap but successful squad....then its all goes bottom up. I know its all to do with the chairman but ffs, things must have been so badly planned. My mates dad is an accountant and offered to help them out for free but they refused his help. Side note, no real relevance but hes actually just bought a controlling share in one of the div 3 clubs, cant mind which one but its one of the Edinburgh teams. He thought gretna would be his way into football and when they knocked him back, thought sod it, who can i buy (....hes a hearts fan) Link to comment
OneZanderDiamond Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 There aren't any Edinburgh clubs in the Third Division. Link to comment
robbo Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 i shoudl have really been listening closely when the guy was talkin about it then. Im sure he said it was east fife but cant be sure. Link to comment
Milners Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 and now the end is near: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_...and/7430745.stm Link to comment
Guest SS RED Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Good ridance to gretna. Looks like Robo was right, they will be thrown out the morn. Link to comment
E-P-K Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Tis all over indeed. Gretna Kapoot. Robo's mystic ball does the business. Link to comment
Guest SS RED Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Great news IMO. They were an embarresment to the league. Lowest attendance ever 431 just one of the records they set. Link to comment
Dynamo Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 It's sad for their fans. Wonder if they think 'living the dream' was worth it? Getting to the top league and cup final, which they would never of done without doing what they did. Link to comment
E-P-K Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Great news IMO. They were an embarresment to the league. Lowest attendance ever 431 just one of the records they set. But on a passing note,Just thank Gretna for "winning" some of the terrible records that AFC had. Especially the most conceded in a season record. Hearts must be happy, There boggie team are no more. Link to comment
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