Peebles Rovers
F orsyths P
Est. 1938
of
eebles
Butchers & Bakers
“The Best of Local Scottish Borders Produce “
www.forsythsofpeebles.co.uk
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management team are very mindful of
the physical limitations they may have,
so they are certainly not rushed into this
environment. Having the talent is one
thing but to play week in, week out takes
a bit more than that.
Our youngest player at the moment
has just turned 18 but he signed when
he was 16 and has quickly established
himself as a regular in the side. For
others, it may take longer but if they
have the right mind-set and work ethic,
then age is certainly not a barrier for
them here.”
Community
“We are absolutely a community
club. As we have already noted, two
thirds of the squad are local and more
and more local businesses are coming
on board in one way or another. As
we don’t have a player pathway under
the Peebles Rovers banner, we do not
comply with the SFA requirements of
being a community club but in terms
of community engagement and player
involvement then we certainly feel we
are making great strides.”
we need to try to keep pace with this
change. Unfortunately, the setting of our
ground is holding us back to a degree as
we are limited in terms of changes we
can make even if we were able to gain
the financial backing.
Scottish Borders Council has been
very supportive over the last year or so
which has allowed us to get the pitch
enclosed on a semi-permanent basis.
However, even with that, our ground,
changing and hospitality facilities are
still well behind those of the majority
of our peers so the major challenge is to
look beyond what we have now and see
how we can improve these facilities.
On the pitch, the clear challenge is
trying to compete against sides with
player budgets when our players are
there for the love of the game. We’ve
been delighted with how they have
stood up to this challenge until now but
it would be great to be in a position to
give them a little financial reward for all
their efforts.”
Ambitions
“Our ambitions are a bit of a wish list
but there would be little point in being
here if we didn’t want to try to improve.
First and foremost, we want to be as
successful as possible on the pitch and to
continue to provide football at this level
for the local community.
To really take the club to the next
level though, it’s off the park we need to
concentrate a lot of our efforts. Improving
facilities to the point we can gain an SFA
license and once again qualify for entry
to the Scottish Cup is where we really
want this club to be.”
Challenges
“With the recent influx of ex-junior
sides into the senior ranks and the
prospect of more to come this summer,
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