Roselea to share with Gable Endies

Montrose and Montrose Roselea have agreed a deal that will see the junior side play their home matches at Links Park for an initial oneseason trial.

Both clubs hope this will extend to a long-term arrangement, one of the first between a junior and senior side in Scotland.

Roy Gill, Roselea’s general manager said, “This is a great move forward for both clubs and will provide us with much needed stability for the future.

“Maintaining our current ground, Broomfield Park is a year-round activity, and often we only use it once a fortnight.

“With very little payback, this makes the upkeep expensive for a small club like ourselves.”

Club president Stuart Robertson added: “Some of our fans will be naturally concerned as ground-sharing at Links Park has been tried in the past on what was then a grass pitch back in the 80s.

“However, I believe the time is right to try again.”

Montrose chairman John Crawford claimed the move was “a win-winwin situation” for the clubs and the town.

“The intention is our charitable arm, the Links Park community trust, will be handed the lease on Broomfield Park for use by Montrose Amateur FC, Montrose Ladies FC and Montrose Youth FC, giving all three clubs possibly the best facilities in Scotland for their level,” he said.