The Scottish Football Supporters Association reports:
Next Friday, the SPFL will release the fixtures for next
season. At present, Hamilton Academical will feature in that list,
but there is a serious chance that they may not be able to fulfil those
fixtures. Why? Well, it’s a mess to be honest, but this is what we
understand the current situation is, with the caveat that this is changing on a
daily, if not hourly basis.
As we have reported over the last few weeks, the Accies
Supporters’ Association has come together to do everything it can to save their
club. The SFSA has seen at first hand the passion and emotional
involvement of the Accies’ supporters. It’s both uplifting and harrowing:
these fans really do fear, and with justification, for the future of the club
that many have watched for generations.
Currently, there are three parties involved. They are:
the directors/owners of the club; the man who owns the stadium; and the
fans. It is no secret to say there is a lack of trust between all three.
The SPFL will not allow a club to take part in its
competitions unless it has a ground to play in, with a lease for at least a
season. Essentially, there are a few days for the directors/owners of the
Accies to sign a deal which is acceptable to the football authorities. If that
doesn’t happen then it seems likely that the club will struggle to continue to
exist, unless it can find another ground.
There is, we understand, a possible deal for the Accies to remain at New Douglas Park. This has (again we understand) been verbally agreed between the Supporters’ Association and the stadium owner. The problem is that the club directors/owners will not agree to this under any circumstances. In our view, without knowing all the details, this is a tragedy. If some way could be found to square this circle, the Accies could stay in Hamilton.
Surely, that’s what everyone would want? Radio Scotland
reported that the owners say that is their intention to return to Hamilton. If
they can demonstrate a viable plan to do this, the supporters would, we
suspect, be much more comfortable with what is happening just now. But at
present, it looks like it’s Broadwood [Cumbernauld, a considerable distance away] or bust. Let’s hope it’s not the
latter. No fan will want one of Scotland’s famous old clubs to be consigned to
history.
It’s incumbent fans of all clubs to support their
counterparts at Accies. Please do so here (this will take you less than
30 seconds).
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/s-f-s-a/hamilton-accies-support
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