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A West Lothian football club is growing foul after their Scottish Junior Cup clash had to be called off.

The match between Fauldhouse United and Bridge of Don Thistle was cancelled after foxes allegedly dug up holes all over the pitch.

The damage saw a local referee declare the park at Aberdeen Sports Village was too dangerous to play on.

But Fauldhouse officials have since claimed there was something far more cunning afoot.

The club have insisted the real reason behind the call-off was that the Bridge of Don players wanted to go on a stag do.

United chairman Steven Sharpe, who was in Aberdeen on business, checked the pitch yesterday morning and said it was in “pristine” condition.

Last night, Fauldhouse manager Jon Connolly described the call-off as “an absolute farce”.

He said: “Bridge of Don didn’t even bother to contact us, so we had to find out from the Scottish Junior Football Association.

“It looks as if the referee, whoever it is, has done them a favour because there are rumours of a stag do going around, which means that they’ll have players missing, so they’re trying to play the game when it suits them.

“My chairman went to check the pitch this morning and it’s absolutely fine.”

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