Newmachar United Amateur Football Club (NUAFC) has recently been thrown out of the Aberdeen Amateur Football Association (AAFA) due to 2012 / 2013 application form being delivered 8 hours late.
There are various mitigating circumstances for this over-sight however that AAFA executive committee members, voted in to represent amateur teams, nurture and foster amateur football in the region whom were present at our Division 1 relegation play-off match and talked with Newmachar committee members on this final day for applications knowing full well we had not submitted an application does not sit well with us. Recieving a call the morning after to advise we were late therefore seen as having resigned falls short of expectations.
As there are several clubs previously interviewed for admission into the league and that the association is at maximum capacity (90), our club will therefore be dissolved.
There are various theories regarding why this has been allowed to happen and why the Association Secretary and others were hindered in doing the right thing however these are best left for a more formal forum.
NUAFC - Founded in 1920 and a member of this association forthe last 25 years need the support of as many clubs / individuals as possible to avoid this injustice and secure amateur football in our village for years to come.
Please sign up to this petition which will be sent to the Aberdeenshire and Scottish Amateur Football Associations in support of our case.
Thanks for giving this your consideration and thank you for supporting our cause.
Updates
June 14, 2012
WE JUST SMASHED THROUGH THE FIRST 100 SIGNATURES!! THIS SHOWS EVERYONE THAT THE PEOPLE OF NEWMACHAR ARE NOT GOING TO LET OUR CLUB DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A FIGHT!!
Reached 500 supporters
June 12, 2012
June 12, 2012
THE SILENCE FROM THE ASSOCIATION IS LOUD BUT WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!! WE ARE ALREADY ORGANIZING OUR NEXT STEPS BECAUSE A DECADE OF HISTORY DESERVES FAR BETTER THAN THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE!!
June 12, 2012
THE MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY EXPLODING AND NEWMACHAR UNITED IS FEELING THE LOVE!! I NEVER IMAGINED WE WOULD GET THIS LEVEL OF ENERGY SO FAST AND IT PROVES THAT OUR VILLAGE FOOTBALL LEGACY IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR!! NEXT STEP IS TAKING THIS ROAR OF SUPPORT STRAIGHT TO THE LEAGUE OFFICIALS TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR OUR CLUB!!
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2012
8 Comments
Common sense needs to prevail here. Clubs are for the players not the paperwork.
Joke of an association. If the committee members were talking to them on the day and didn't mention it they are just looking for a reason to kick them out.
Lived in the village my whole life and this club is part of the community. Don't let bureaucracy ruin local football.
PATHETIC. There is no common sense left in the AAFA. Keep NUAFC running!
8 hours late? Absolute joke. Rules are rules but this is just being petty over nothing. Let the boys play.
best of luck lads
best of luck lads
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Newmachar United Amateur Football Club (NUAFC) has recently been thrown out of the Aberdeen Amateur Football Association (AAFA) due to 2012 / 2013 application form being delivered 8 hours late.
There are various mitigating circumstances for this over-sight however that AAFA executive committee members, voted in to represent amateur teams, nurture and foster amateur football in the region whom were present at our Division 1 relegation play-off match and talked with Newmachar committee members on this final day for applications knowing full well we had not submitted an application does not sit well with us. Recieving a call the morning after to advise we were late therefore seen as having resigned falls short of expectations.
As there are several clubs previously interviewed for admission into the league and that the association is at maximum capacity (90), our club will therefore be dissolved.
There are various theories regarding why this has been allowed to happen and why the Association Secretary and others were hindered in doing the right thing however these are best left for a more formal forum.
NUAFC - Founded in 1920 and a member of this association forthe last 25 years need the support of as many clubs / individuals as possible to avoid this injustice and secure amateur football in our village for years to come.
Please sign up to this petition which will be sent to the Aberdeenshire and Scottish Amateur Football Associations in support of our case.
Thanks for giving this your consideration and thank you for supporting our cause.
Updates
June 14, 2012
WE JUST SMASHED THROUGH THE FIRST 100 SIGNATURES!! THIS SHOWS EVERYONE THAT THE PEOPLE OF NEWMACHAR ARE NOT GOING TO LET OUR CLUB DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A FIGHT!!
Reached 500 supporters
June 12, 2012
June 12, 2012
THE SILENCE FROM THE ASSOCIATION IS LOUD BUT WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!! WE ARE ALREADY ORGANIZING OUR NEXT STEPS BECAUSE A DECADE OF HISTORY DESERVES FAR BETTER THAN THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE!!
June 12, 2012
THE MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY EXPLODING AND NEWMACHAR UNITED IS FEELING THE LOVE!! I NEVER IMAGINED WE WOULD GET THIS LEVEL OF ENERGY SO FAST AND IT PROVES THAT OUR VILLAGE FOOTBALL LEGACY IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR!! NEXT STEP IS TAKING THIS ROAR OF SUPPORT STRAIGHT TO THE LEAGUE OFFICIALS TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR OUR CLUB!!
Reached 100 supporters
June 11, 2012
8 Comments
My son plays for them and loves it. You can't just kill a local club with 90 years of history over a bit of paperwork. Sort it out.
Common sense needs to prevail here. Clubs are for the players not the paperwork.
Joke of an association. If the committee members were talking to them on the day and didn't mention it they are just looking for a reason to kick them out.
Lived in the village my whole life and this club is part of the community. Don't let bureaucracy ruin local football.
PATHETIC. There is no common sense left in the AAFA. Keep NUAFC running!
8 hours late? Absolute joke. Rules are rules but this is just being petty over nothing. Let the boys play.
best of luck lads
best of luck lads
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My son plays for them and loves it. You can't just kill a local club with 90 years of history over a bit of paperwork. Sort it out.