Councillors this week rejected Blantyre Soccer Academy's appeal bid to takeover the Jock Stein Centre in Hamilton.
The decision was made at a meeting of the Community Asset Transfer Panel on Wednesday afternoon, and saw politicians knock back the idea of the Academy purchasing the popular sports facility for community ownership for a second time.
The move has been welcomed by those who currently use the facility, and who backed a petition to stop the sale, with many locals and Lanarkshire football teams believing the Academy would "prioritise their own teams" when it came to let bookings.
