FEARS for the future of Fort William Football Club have been allayed this week after a ‘positive’ meeting on Monday night – but the club’s Highland League status remains in doubt, writes Neill Bo Finlayson. Players, club officials and coaching staff met with the board on Monday night to discuss the future of Fort William Football Club (FWFC) amid pressure from Highland League bosses to make a decision on the club’s league status by the end of the month.
It was decided at the meeting that FWFC will continue to exist but its future may lie outwith the Highland League if it fails to secure ‘major financial investment’. As a result, the club is considering stepping down into the North Caledonian Football League.
Representatives of the club released a statement on Tuesday giving an update on the future of football in Fort William which said that ongoing talks with a new committee have been positive. That statement read: ‘In recent months the future of FWFC has been in doubt following the announcement that all six current directors were resigning at the end of the season. This news resulted in two public meetings aimed at generating interested people and ideas who would be willing to fill the void and help move the club forward. The outcome of these meetings has been positive and subsequent committee meetings, including new and existing committee along with current players and coaches, have been held to investigate the club’s future.