cave_canem Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 excuse me if ive missed somthing here but where have gone to in the game ?????????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Hart Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 They went out of business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Yep, Gretna are no more. He got ill and pulled all his funding. No money meant they could afford wages or bills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cave_canem Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 thats a shame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avstwentyone Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 He's died now, I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepentheZ Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Thats a shame. I remember reading about it. I loved Gretna, especially after that amazing cup run Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7077 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Gretna did indeed go under. But they are back. They are no longer in the Scottish Football League, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 He's died now, I believe. A couple of weeks ago I think it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Yes Brooks Mileson is dead, he died on the 3rd of November. Gretna went out of business and they reformed and they are now called Gretna FC 2008. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Yeah, I hope they can develope a promotion/relegation system between SFL/Non-League. I would increase competition and also give Gretna '08 a chance to make a comeback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyprime Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Yeah, I hope they can develope a promotion/relegation system between SFL/Non-League. I would increase competition and also give Gretna '08 a chance to make a comeback. yeah i think the system they have now is stupid, whats wrong with how the english leagues work? why cant the scots work the same? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 If they've got trouble with how they'll do P/R, I've got my own idea: There's 3 top non-leagues - EoS, SoS and HL, so the top team from each league enters a play-off with the bottom SD3 team. Teams drawn randomly, and the winner plays SFL football next season. Then the non-league is shuffled accordingly. Do you think that'll work? Perhaps I should post this on the SFL thread in the Football Forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beneamata Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I think the problem lies with the 'smaller' clubs and leagues themselves, rather the establishment. These leagues have their own associations, which means the clubs are not members of the SFA/SFL and therefore cannot participate in pro/rel to their leagues. And obviously these associations don't want to just cease to exist any more, they want to survive - hence the status quo. There has been some intigration in cup competitions recently though. And believe it or not, there is a 'kind' of prom/rel tool already in place in the 3rd division. If a team finishes bottom for 3 years running they have their full membership suspended, and the members will vote on their fate after another 2 years?!? A bit quirky to say the least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Perfect Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Gretna now play their league games (I can't remember the name of their league) at Stirling University. They were on Football Focus a few weeks back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I prefer my method. Cos otherwise it'll be East Stirling all over again, when they're on the verge of being kicked out they pull something out of the bag and are now a mid-table team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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