CLYDE FC have revealed they are in a legal battle with Hamilton Accies to continue playing their home matches at New Douglas Park beyond this season.
The Bully Wee have been ground-sharing with Accies since 2022 and have an agreement in place which allows them to stay there until 2027.
View of pitch from New Douglas Park stands[/caption]
The venue is currently home to Clyde and John Rankin’s Hamilton[/caption]
The Scottish League Two side were forced to relocate there after being evicted from their long-term home at Broadwood Stadium.
Clyde had played at Broadwood since 1994 but they were forced to vacate after the end of the 2021/22 campaign when North Lanarkshire Council refused to extend their lease amid the fallout surrounding the high-profile return of David Goodwillie.
Now Clyde face the prospect of being without a home ground once again.
The club released a statement tonight confirming they have yet to secure assurances from the Championship side over the deal in place, despite having a legally binding agreement since 2022.
A statement read: “As a result of circumstances beyond our control, an element of uncertainty has arisen over our continuing tenure at New Douglas Park. This has been resulted in rumours beginning to circulate which the board of Clyde Football Club wish to address.
“Firstly, the background to this situation needs to be made clear. The club signed a legally binding agreement with Hamilton Academical in 2022 to play home matches at New Douglas Park for a period of five years.
“Clyde FC has the right, stipulated in the agreement, to withdraw at the end of the current season, but Hamilton Academical has no equivalent right to terminate the agreement before it concludes in 2027.
“In February of this year, and in accordance with the terms of the agreement, Clyde FC submitted written confirmation to our hosts that we were continuing our tenancy at New Douglas Park. Formally, that remains our position.
“However, in spite of our best efforts we have been unable to get clarity and assurance from Hamilton Academical that the agreement between the clubs will prevail beyond the current season.
“In fact, we have an informal indication of the contrary.
“This is an increasingly complex situation which we will not want to escalate by having it play out in public, but we have an obligation to our support to reassure them that every effort is being made on our part to resolve this impasse in the best interests of our club.”
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