Hamilton Accies have rubbished reports that the Celtic v East Kilbride Scottish Cup tie would be played at their New Douglas Park ground.
The club stated on its website that it had never been lined up to host the game and, moreover, their ground was never available on the weekend of February 7.
"It has recently been reported that we will be hosting the William Hill Scottish Cup 5th round fixture between East Kilbride and Celtic on Sunday 7th February," the statement read.
"We have a full programme of Academy, Youth and Community events already planned for that weekend and have no intention of altering our club programme and as a result will not be in a position to make New Douglas Park available to stage the tie."
The SFA announced after East Kilbride's victory over Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale that the Celtic match would take place at the Lanarkshire venue.
Hampden chiefs later issued a statement clarifying the reasons behind the decision despite the ground reportedly being the seventh choice of the host club.
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