If Scarborough Athletic are fortunate enough to progress to the semi-final stage of the Presidents Cup then they will be rewarded with a home tie against Hall Road Rangers or Parkgate to be played on Tuesday 3rd March, both sides compete in the NCEL Premier division.
Both sides are also mid-table in the Premier, Hall Road are in 13th position on 28 points and Parkgate one place below them on 27 points, the fact that they are in the league above us should not cause us any great cause for concern, we are capable of beating any of the Premier teams on our day, especially at home.I do not imagine that any of the two sides will relish the thought of playing a semi final fixture at Queensgate in front of the Boro fans.
But all this means nothing if we do not beat Pickering Town who are themselves in excellent form near the top of the Premier Division.
Scarborough Athletic face Town on 27th January at Queensgate in the 2nd Round of the competition, this promises to be an excellent game of football, there should be a terrific crowd including maybe a hundred or so Town fans and I suspect that the winners of this tie will probarbly go on to lift the trophy.
The Hall Road Rangers v Parkgate 2nd Round tie will be played the night following the Boro v Pickering game.
SCARBOROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB WERE FORCED INTO LIQUIDATION AT THE END OF THE 2006-07 SEASON. A NEW TRUST RUN CLUB HAS NOW BEEN FORMED "SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC" AND THIS BLOG WILL FOLLOW THEIR FORTUNES, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD. UP THE BORO !!!
THIS BLOG WAS CREATED FROM THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC'S FORMATION
Scarborough Athletic F.C were formed on June 25th 2007 following the winding up order imposed on the old club after the local council turned down the club's survival plans. The club were finally forced into liquidation with debts of £2.5 million by a High Court judge, and so ended the club's magnificent 128 year history, no thoughts or consideration was to be spared for anyone connected with the club or the towns footballing public. However a trust had been formed and we were prepared for such a situation should it arise. The Seadog Trust applied to the Northern Counties East League to enter newly formed Scarborough Athletic and they were succesful in their application.
The new club are a continuation of the old one, they have the same kit, badge, motto etc and most importantly have kept a large number of the old supporters. This blog was started by me from the very beginnings of Scarborough Athletic FC and will follow the fortunes, both good and bad of the newly formed club as they try to get back to the higher levels of the football pyramid where they rightly belong. A rival team has also been formed 'Scarborough Town', I do not expect that particular club will have much of a future, but do they realise the damage that they are causing to the future success of football in the town, our town cannot support 2 teams, Athetic are here to stay, we are the town's number one football team and will return to the higher levels of the game in the next few seasons..
THIS BLOG WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CLUB ON THEIR JOURNEY BACK TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. I AM NOT HERE TO ADVERTISE OR MAKE MONEY FROM 3RD PARTY LISTINGS, I AM HERE TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THE CLUB AND TRY TO KEEP THIS BLOG AS INTERESTING AS POSSIBLE. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.
