Stirling Albion opened their league campaign with a 3-1 defeat by Ayr United at Forthbank today. Stirling fielded almost the exact team as they did against St Johnstone the previous week, although Shields started alongside Cramb and Cashmore dropped to the bench. The Binos went into this game with four defender's out of the game due to injuries and suspensions and Alan Moore was forced into playing a 3-5-1-2 without the defensive midfield qualities of John Fraser because of his injury. Overall the game was evenly matched and the difference between the two teams was two bad goals conceded by the Binos through bad defensive play. Stirling had quite a few new signings making their debut's and debutant Colin Cramb scored from a cracking Tomana (Binos man of the match) cross. Also a quick mention to a decent Ayr support (350-400) who got behind their team from the start, lets hope they bring the same numbers up to Stirling on Boxing Day. Match report below.

Stirling Albion will have the new home and away strips on sale tomorrow before the opening game against Ayr United tomorrow at Forthbank. The strips will be priced at the same prices as last year and will be on sale in the club shop just after 2pm and then for roughly half an hour after the game. There is a limited stock of kids shorts available at £9 and adult shorts can be ordered which cost £12 and a 50% deposit is needed to order them. Please come down to the ground a little earlier than usual if you intend to a top buy as there is a limited stock and there maybe a queue. I am sure the prices last season varied from £31 for kids and £37 for adult tops. Merchandise will also be available to buy during the week from the office during office hours, but please phone Marlyn if you intend to come down (01786-450399). Please support the club and buy a strip this season.

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Stirling Albion have signed ex Ayr United striker Ian Cashmore who has featured quite heavily in pre-season for the Binos. Cashmore started out his career in the junior ranks before signing for Ayr United at the start of last season. The 23 year old striker featured in over twenty games last for them, mostly from the bench, but he was unable to score any goals. Cashmore first appeared for the Binos in a closed door game against Dundee at Stirling university and has featured in most pre-season games, scoring a cracking goal against Dumbarton in the Shire cup and scoring a double in a closed door game at Hampden against Queens Park. Alan Moore also hinted that Robert Dunn could still sign for the Binos again this season after being released by the club in the summer. Dunn missed most of last season through injury and if he can prove his fitness, Moore might be tempted to add him as our fourth striker. Steven Boyack is another player who may yet return when he comes back from his holiday and like Dunn, he would need to prove his fitness before winning a contract. The Binos have dropped their interest in former Falkirk player Ian McSween after signing Andy Gibson last week. Moore also hinted that Marek Tomana might not be first choice for a starting place in midfield, but he signed him as he added a new dimension to the midfield. Stirling go into Saturday's opening game against Ayr with several key players missing through injury and suspension. Stewart Devine and Ross Forsyth are suspended for one game while Paul Nugent, Mark McNally and John Fraser will miss the game through injury.

Stirlingalbion.com's upgrade is now complete and although most features are the same, they have been brought up to date for the coming season. As you can see, the flash buttons on the front page have been done away with and all information can be accessed from the front page. Some readers may not have known that we have a big archive of facts and information and hopefully this new lay out will give you easier access to the information. The main new features to be added is the stats pages and the commercial information. All the business's to have sponsored the website so far are available on the right hand side of this page and if you click on their banners, it will take you directly to their website. As you can see, we still have plenty of space on the front page for more sponsors so if you know a business that would be interested, then details are now available under the Commercial Page on the left hand side of this page. Season tickets are also on sale and you can gain more information on them by choosing that link on the left hand side. Please support the club by buying one this season.