East Stirlingshire kicked out of the Scottish Cup!!
As a result of fielding an illegible player in last Wednesday's fourth round game against Buckie Thistle, East Stirlingshire were today informed by the Scottish Football Association that they have been expelled from the competition.
The SFA informed the club that keeper Michael Andrew's loan extension documents had not been received, meaning the player was ineligible. The Scottish Football League also confirmed that they too hadn't received the necessary paperwork and as such, the three points they got for beating Arbroath 5 - 3 in an eight goal thriller on Tuesday night.
East Stirlingshire's Chairman Les Thomson stated that they sent the documents in the post way back on the 21st December and that his club have been let down by the middle man. He went on to say "Everyone knows what happened at Christmas time - there was a backlog of mail. Some of it reached it's destination, some of it didn't".
So unless they appeal it appears that it will be Highland League side Buckie Thistle will now have the chance to reach the quarter finals.
I'll be sure and keep you informed of any further developments.
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