Steeton face search for new step 6 home

Steeton need to find a new home after Keighley Cougars informed that they cannot stay at Cougar Park beyond the end of the season.

Steeton moved there last year to enable them to gain promotion to the North West Counties.

The club cannot go back to Summerhill Lane as the ground is not up to standard, so they are facing against time to find somewhere suitable in order to stay in the North West Counties League.

First team manager Roy Mason said: “Whilst it’s disappointing for us that Keighley Cougars have decided to end our ground share agreement, we have to respect their decision and that the original deal we signed was not with the current regime who wish to explore other avenues with regard to Cougar Park.” 

“We have already informed the NWC of our situation and they have been very supportive and have offered to help us as much as they can as we look to secure a new venue for 2020/21. “

“As things stand we have a few options that we are exploring, however moving back to Summerhill Lane unfortunately is not one of them. The pitch simply is not big enough to meet requirements and there is no way that we can reconfigure it in any way to do so.”

“As a club we have put a considerable amount of time effort and not to mention expense in progressing from Step 7 to Step 6 and taking our first steps on the non-league ladder.

“We believe that playing non-league football is the way forward for the club and myself and the whole of the committee are resolute in our ambitions to keep progressing and moving the club forward.

“The support that we have received since making the move has been fantastic and ideally we wish to remain in Keighley and we hope that the business’ and sporting public of the town will continue to support us as we look to secure the long term future of the football club”

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