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.

Sunday, 13 June 2010

UNBELIEVABLE DECISION AT THE NCEL AGM.

This will be my final post with any reference to Scarborough Town, I have no time for them, the people who run the club, the idiot who posts on the ss or anyone connected with them, but at the Koolsport NCEL  agm held yesterday it was decided that Scarborough Town will be admitted into the NCEL Division 1 for next season, their place is provisional depending on them getting the necesery planning permission to have floodlights installed, no doubt the lights will be in place when they have to be. I cannot see why they should be allowed into this league, Athletic are the number 1 team for Scarborough and have done so well since their formation just 3 years ago, our town cannot support 2 teams at this level and the promotion of Town to the NCEL will in my opinion see the demise of one of the teams in the not too distant future, against the odds, with no outside help and having to play their games 20 miles from home, the supporters have followed the team home and away in great numbers and we have a good squad with an excellent manager and backroom staff, the club really is a credit, yet here we are seeing Town accepted to the same League as Athletic, a division lower but still in the league where we had to start, they can never advance more than a couple of steps in the pyramid because of where they play (a school field), so what is the point of this outfit playing in the NCEL when they will never progress any higher.
The poll in my sidebar shows a massive 86% in favour of them not being allowed into the NCEL, these people have shown more sense than the ncel commitee at their agm.
I also remember when the club (Athletic) were formed there was a ruling that only one team from the same town could be admitted to the league, so why can they now be accepted. This decision will be the worst thing to happen to local football since the old club folded.
UP THE BORO.........................
THE ONLY TEAM FOR ME...............

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