Pupils Withdraw Reserve Team from SAFL
Unfortunately, Campbeltown Pupils AFC has been forced to abandon plans of maintaining a reserve team in the SAFL. Hopes were high at the beginning of the season that the club’s ambitious plans to run two sides in the national league could be achieved; however, as the season progressed the situation gradually became unworkable. The decision to withdraw wasn’t taken lightly, as people responsible for the second team had invested a lot of time and effort in trying to make it work; however, fielding two separate squads every week from a submitted list of registered players would prove unworkable.
The Pupils are not alone in this respect, as a number of teams from the league’s non-premier section have found similar difficulties and, have also indicated their intentions to return to a single squad system. As a result, the SAFL will reduce its non-premier section from three divisions to a maximum of two for season 2011/2012. Both of the Pupils squads will be retained and registered with the SAFL for the new season, the younger members introduced at a local level and, through a series of friendlies against other Argyll and SAFL clubs with similar ambitions. Many of the younger members will make the breakthrough to SAFL team sooner rather than later, so if you are interested and, can give the level of commitment required, we are certainly interested in hearing from you.