The following players are leaving the club - Johnathan Blake, Michael Daly, Andrew Donlay, Lewis Hawke, Jordan McKechnie, David Murray, Graeme Ramage, Craig Summersgill, John Watson.

Returning to their parent clubs after the end of their loan deals are Martin McNiff (Dumbarton), Harry Monaghan (Hibs), Ian Chisholm (Arthurlie).

The club would like to thank all of the above players and we wish them well in the future. A special thanks however is made to 'Summers', Craig is one of the original players who joined the club at the start of our SFL journey, he was awarded the POTY in our first season, during his spell with the club he enjoyed and was a part of all our 'historic firsts'. In his time at Galabank Craig made 105 appearances.

The following players have signed a new one year deal with the club - Chris Jardine, Steven Sloan, Peter Watson. Steven Swinglehirst has signed a two year deal taking him to May 2015, they are joined by David Hopkirk who is signed until Dec 2013.

Offers of a new contract have been made to -  Scott Chaplain, Ally Love, Michael McGowan, Alex Mitchell & Greig Thorburn.

Jim Chapman has made his first move in his preparations for next season with the signing of Steven Swinglehurst on a two-year deal.

The 20 year-old defender has become a fans favourite since joining the club on loan from Carlisle Utd in Jan 2012. Jim commented " I'm delighted to have secured Steven's services for a further two years, Steven has a lot of potential and has shown the attributes we are looking for from the players, we are looking forward to furthering his development with the club".

Steven added, "I'm enjoying my football here at Annan and I'm looking forward to making progress with the club and challenging at the right end of the table next season".

Due to the Rangers v Berwick Rangers match being televised live at 12:45pm, all the remaining games on the final day of the season must kick-off at the same time.

Annan Athletic v Montrose is therefore a 12:45pm kick-off, the Galabank Social Club will be open from 11:00am.

Sunday is end of season Funday at Galabank. 

Meet the AAFC players and Management, Bouncy Castle, Gladiators Podium, Face Painting, Prize Raffle, Fire Engine, Beat Annan Athletic Goalie Alex Mitchell, Galapanda will be there, Football Skills Challenge, Pitch and Toss, Hot Dogs, Colouring In Competition, Hoopla and much more and not forgetting Karaoke & Disco.

Members and Guests welcome. £1 Entry

A race Night will be held in the clubhouse after next week's home match against Stirling Albion, all funds raised will be directed to Graeme Ramage's family who have funded his recent cruciate ligament operation.

All fans are welcome, the full first team squad along with the management team will be in attendance.

First Race is scheduled for 6pm

Annan Athletic Youth Festival takes place on Sat 22nd & 23rd June 2013, details are as the attachements:

ANNUAL REGIONAL FOOTBALL FESTIVAL 2013

Annan Athletic Football Club, would like to invite your Club to our 1st  nnual Regional Football Festival,

which is to be held at our New 3G Synthetic surface at Galabank, Annan, DG12 5DQ., On Saturday, 22nd & Sunday, 23rd June, 2013.

All games will be Development 7 v 7 (9’s, 10’s, 11’s, & 12’s), & 4 v 4 (7’s & 8’s) Matches.

All players will receive a commemorative souvenir of the occasion.

(Age Groups – 2001/2002/2003/2004) Games: 14 minutes duration and each Team will play a minimum of 5 games. A maximum of 10 Players per Squad (7 v 7).

(Age Groups – 2005/2006) Games: 8 minutes duration and each Team will play a minimum of 8 Matches. Maximum of 8 Players per Squad (4 v 4).

Saturday, 22nd June 2013: Sunday, 23rd June, 2013:

Under 11’s Players Born 2002. am. Under 10’s Players Born 2003. am.

Under 12’s Players Born 2001. pm. Under 9’s Players Born 2004. pm.

Under 7’s Players Born 2006. pm. Under 8’s Players Born 2005. pm.

The cost per Team will be £50.00 (7 v 7) & £30.00 (4 v 4).

All places are limited, it will be first come first served basis, therefore, if you would like to reserve and guarantee your place, please return entry form complete with remittance. (Cheques made payable to Annan Athletic Football Club)

Please note we cannot accept any entries without payment thank you.

We look forward to seeing and welcoming you to Annan Athletic Football Club, Galabank, Annan.

The emphasis for the Festival will be be on FUN & FAIR PLAY for ALL.

Club Statement

Last Thursday the SFL clubs met at Hampden to further discuss the proposed changes to Scottish Football, at this meeting our Chief Executive, David Longmuir, delivered up to date information to enable clubs to make an informed decision on the way forward. The result is well documented in that the SFL clubs are split down the middle.

There have been a number of public releases since Thursday’s meeting, Annan Athletic FC would like to put some clarity on our position.

Annan Athletic realise that there is a great opportunity to bring change to our game and welcome the opportunity to do so, we do not fear change – our club has seen significant change over the last few years and we have relished it. Fundamentally we do not accept this ‘take it or leave it’ scenario that is so similar in many ways to what we (the SFL clubs) were subjected to last summer.

The Scottish Football League is 123 years old, the current proposals signify the demise of the SFL, surely we have an obligation to ensure that if the SFL is indeed no more then we must be sure that the correct decisions are being made in a timely and structured manner and not with a bullet to our head and ‘the take it or leave it’ scenario. The SFL have shown time and time again that that we can deliver, how we handled the Rangers process, the recent Communites League Cup final, this weekend we have another sell-out National Final  - these are examples of our success, the number of players that we blood from an early age, our bonds with the communities we serve, the personnel in the offices at Hampden, we have an obligation to each and everyone but more importantly we have an obligation to the game and to the supporters.

The basic principles and key areas of change are well documented, that is not an issue, it is the level of detail, lack of due diligence, timescale that is causing concern, threats of a breakaway, SPL 2, ‘now or never’ do not help the situation one bit.

There has to be some common ground, ‘leaps of faith’ are mentioned, surely  in a merger that is a two-way process, if the meetings in a fortnight indicate a NO vote then we cannot allow a stalemate or stand-off to scupper the whole process.

Could we consider bringing in someone to facilitate the process of change, we are not suggesting bringing in a consultancy as such as you would see in industry but someone such as Henry McLeish. Heads of Terms could be agreed, our (SFL) leap of faith could be to scrap the settlement agreement for this period of transition to the new SPFL, the SPL’s ‘leap of the faith’ could be to go with an agreeable 1-42 distribution model /play-offs. At last week’s meeting David Longmuir mentioned a shadow board be put in place – the concept seems fair and pragmatic, it would be even more acceptable if someone neutral who clearly loves the game were to facilitate the process of ‘merger’.  

Balance and objectivity seem to be a bit rare at the moment, this is time for cool heads and pragmatism. Due Diligence is key, it is crucial that everyone recognises the importance of such a process. We also believe we have every right to be cautious considering recent History.

Annan's match v Queen's Park (postponed from Sat 23rd March) has been rescheduled to Wed 10th April, kick-off 7:30 pm.

Match is postponed due to heavy Snow covering pitch and terraces.

Karaoke and drink specials, pie n beans are all still on in clubhouse as planned.

Annandale TV will be filming at the game tomorrow to gauge fan reaction to last's weekend's historic win, so young and old guns comb your hair and best smiles then let your mates know the link to Annandale TV:

http://annandale.urtv.co.uk/