Pre-season plansare hit with snag at Broadwood

Hamilton Accies’ pre-season plans have suffered a setback before they have even completed their move to Broadwood Stadium-with the pitch at the Cumbernauld venue set to be ripped up this summer.

- PAULTHOMSON

The South Lanarkshire side announced last week that they would be ending their 24-year stay at New Douglas Park after failing to come to a buyout deal with the stadium landlords, HAFC Stadium Limited which is headed up by ex-Accies owner Colin McGowan.

A deal to secure a switch across the region is close to completion after talks with North Lanarkshire Council.

However, Accies will need to go elsewhere for their pre-season training with the artificial Broadwood pitch out of service while upgrades are made at the request of the Scottish Football Association and NLC.