Earlier this year Fife Council terminated the junior club’s lease for Recreation Park, with a new agreement that only has to give them one month’s notice to quit.

And with an unnamed housebuilder eyeing the land, it seems it’s a matter of time before they’re turfed out.

“The council told us we’ve got to move,” said manager Lee Richardson (right). “If we could get away with it we’d stay where we are.

“That’s the only reason we’re coming down this line, we’re going to lose our ground over this.

“The council said they’ll not leave us homeless, they’ll not fling us out, so we’ve got to take their word for it. It’s just frustrating we still don’t know when or where we’re moving to.” Fife Council has drawn up a list of potential sites that the club can move to, but for the team to continue playing in the South Division of the East Region leagues, their ground has to meet strict criteria.

This includes a wall or fence, parking for officials and supporters, a covered area to accommodate around 500 fans, floodlighting, hospitality facilities and more.

“The criteria needs to be in place or we’ll not get to play football”, admitted Lee. “We’ve had a couple of meetings with the council, who have come up with eight suggestions for where to move but only two of them are really viable, the Fleet Grounds or the public park at Park Road.

“One of the options was the land at Whinnyburn Place, behind Stephens bakers, but the council didn’t realise they didn’t own it, even though they’d been cutting the grass there for years!

“The site at Park Road has problems with drainage and there’s things we’d need to do to meet SJFA criteria.

“We’re not bothered as long as we get a good set-up for the community. Hopefully the community council will be for it to help get this sorted.” A front-runner for the club’s new home could be the Fleet Grounds, and Lee compared its potential to East of Scotland Spartans’ award-winning academy.

“They’ve got a great set-up over at Spartans,” said Lee. “In Fife we’ve not got anything like that.

“What we’re hoping for is that the council will provide a new 3G astroturf pitch for the whole community to use, that’s the way we’re looking.

“It could be a shining light for Fife if the council do this properly.” Another point of frustration is being unable to make any improvements to their ground in the meantime, for fear of being told they’ll have to leave it shortly after.

“We’re a junior team but we’ve got ambition to go further,” said Lee. “We need to keep improving and we have been doing that on the pitch but we need to improve off the pitch.

“We’ve been trying our best to keep it right but we can’t afford to do it if we’re going to be told to move, so it’s like we’re stuck in limbo.

“We’ve got people who want to help but they could bring a bulldozer in and knock everything down! What’s the point when we might be moved?” Despite the challenge to find a new ground, Lee believes the most important thing is to have a facility that benefits all of Rosyth.

“As long as it’s right for everyone it will be great,” he said. “It’s not just for us. Our ethos is all about the community and it will be really good if we can do it.

“We’re trying to get a pathway from kids to adults and have a real community focus.” David Campbell, Fife Council’s estates surveyor, said, “We’re in discussions with Rosyth Junior Football Club about a potential move to a new ground.

“The first choice site of Whinnyburn Place has been ruled out at present as the owner does not wish to sell.

“However we’re consulting with the local members and the community council regarding land at Park Road and hope that we can find a solution that suits everyone.

“The possibility of relocating the club has been initiated by interest from a property developer in part of the club’s existing ground at Recreation Park, Admiralty Road, Rosyth.”