Waysiders/Drumpellier Rugby Membership have formally withdrawn from Tennent's West League 2, having struggled to discipline a group on numerous events.
The Langloan membership have been repeatedly docked factors by Scottish Rugby to the extent that they have been unable to keep away from relegation to West League 3 in any case, however basic supervisor Gerry Brankin says the choice was taken to voluntarily come out of the league, including that it would not have been honest on the opposite groups.
That does depart West League 2 with 9 groups, nonetheless.
Brankin is not pleased that the choice has been compelled upon the membership, however says a minimum of the problem has been resolved.
He informed Lanarkshire Dwell Sport: "It has been coming for fairly some time, to be trustworthy. We have struggled to get a group out most weeks this season, and acquired to the stage the place we had 10 video games nonetheless to play, which took us up till Might 21.
"I do know there was a minimum of one different sport the place we might actually have struggled for gamers as a result of one of many guys is getting married, so you then're wanting on the finish of Might/starting of June, and relegation and promotion must be sorted out earlier than then.
"I met with the president and the coach, it has been one thing we had been fascinated about for some time, that we weren't going to have the ability to fulfil the fixtures, it will mess up the league.
"We spoke to the West Committee and acquired an endeavor the place if we withdrew from the league we might be allowed again in to Division Three subsequent season.
"One in all our massive issues was that if we chuck it, will we be allowed again within the league, however they've assured us that we might be."
Brankin says a number of points have been at play, and added: "It isn't honest on all the opposite groups within the league, as a result of they're making an attempt to kind out fixtures, catering, journey, and the promotion and relegation facets, so we determined that was it.
"Fairly a number of of our guys are self-employed now, so in the event that they get accidents meaning you'll be able to't work. It has been a mix of various elements which have come again and bit us on the bottom.
"We're all devastated that it has come to this, however I actually do not suppose there was a lot selection.
"There was no level in carrying on and fooling ourselves. I converse to folks on the different golf equipment regularly they usually've all been on this place in some unspecified time in the future or one other, in order that they're stuffed with sympathy, however they wish to full their league season."
Brankin says the membership will now regroup and begin once more from subsequent season.
"It hasn't been a good time, however a minimum of it is resolved. We all know know the place we stand, let's begin rebuilding for subsequent season," he mentioned.
"I feel we are going to most likely profit from being relegated to Division Three, and even when we keep there for a few years I feel that will profit us long-term.
"Now we have possibly 9 or 10 first rate first-team gamers who can function at this stage and under that we have got under-18s coming by way of, so that may give us the prospect to blood them.
"A few years down there ought to imply we're prepared to return again up. The hazard is you go down there and you do not come again up, however that is one thing we have to work in the direction of."
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