Scottish Club Forced Into Two-Team Split by Bizarre Fixture Clash
The Lowland League West club will split its squad and coaching staff, with Under-20 players likely needed, after both away ties were fixed 30 minutes apart.
- On November 21, Johnstone Burgh Football Club must divide its squad to compete in two separate cup ties at the same time, with matches scheduled 30 minutes apart at different venues.
- Despite attempting to rearrange the Scottish Communities Cup tie against Tayport by offering to forfeit gate money or play midweek, the club failed to find a solution with competing fixtures.
- Kick-Off for the Tayport fixture is set for 2:30pm, while the Lowland League Cup match against Dunipace begins just 30 minutes later at 3pm on the same day.
- Johnstone Burgh will split both the playing squad and coaching staff between the fixtures, requiring the call-up of players from the Under-20 ranks to fill the gap.
- While Armadale Thistle recently played two home games in a single day, Johnstone Burgh's predicament is unique because both fixtures occur simultaneously at different venues.
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The Johnstone will have to align to two different teams or not present to either of the two encounters, with the consequences that this brings.
Scottish League Five team Johnstone Burgh will play two different cup matches on the same day and at the same time with two different squads.
Scottish football team forced to play two games at the same time and day
A Scottish football team have been forced to play two games at the same time on the same day.Johnstone Burgh, who play in the fifth tier of Scottish football, must play two cup games on November 21, with kick-offs scheduled for 2:30pm and 3pm.One squad will go to Tayport in the Scottish Communities Cup, and another will face Dunipace in the Lowland League Cup.Johnstone Burgh confirmed the bizarre fixture planning in a statement to supporters and…
Scottish team Johnstone Burgh will play two different cup matches on the same day and at the same time with two different squads.
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