We would like to update our supporters on the ongoing situation regarding our Scottish Communities Cup tie against Tayport.

We have explored every possible option to find a suitable solution that would allow us to play the tie outwith a Saturday afternoon as our schedule is already full.

This has included attempting to rearrange league fixtures and South Challenge Cup ties, travelling to Tayport midweek, playing Tayport on a Friday night or Sunday afternoon, and, most recently, offering to play the Communities Cup tie immediately before or after our upcoming Lowland League Cup fixture.

In addition, we offered to forfeit our share of the gate money to help cover any inconvenience caused by rearranging the fixture.

Despite exhausting every option available to us, we have been unable to reach a solution that allows us to play outwith a Saturday afternoon. Regrettably, we now find ourselves in a position where our communities cup tie and lowland league cup tie must be played on the same day, at the same time, on Saturday 21st November.

We are extremely disappointed that, despite our best efforts, we have been unable to find a reasonable solution that would allow us to compete in both games with our strongest available squad.

We’d like to thank Tayport and the other clubs we have spoken to for considering the options we have put to them and understand that clubs want to stay within the traditional Saturday afternoon kick off times

We want to reassure our supporters that every avenue has been explored and every effort has been made to find a workable solution. It certainly hasn’t been for the lack of trying.

Scottish Communities Cup

Tayport v Johnstone Burgh … 21st November at 2:30PM

Lowland League Cup

Dunipace v Johnstone Burgh … 21st November at 3PM

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