Stirlingalbion.com- Archived News- December 2005

Partick 0v3 Stirling	26/12/05
Stirling went to Firhill with the same team and formation as they did in last Saturday's 5-2 win at Ayr with the exception of O'Brien on the bench for Turnbull. Stirling went into this game being unbeaten in their last nine games and the Binos brought plenty of gifts for the large Stirling faithful that turned out at Firhill. Stirling went in at half time after "sir" Paddy had given them a half time lead. The Binos came out and played some fantastic football in the second half and again it was Connolly who scored from a header, although the national newspapers are saying it was a Colin Stewart own goal. The Binos wrapped the points up in style when Chris Aitken lobbed the keeper from 30 yards out to add another stunning goal to his collection for the Binos. Next up will be Stirling's hardest test of all to keep their unbeaten record going when big spending Gretna come into town. All at stirlingalbion.com are hoping that a big Stirling crowd will turn out for this one as the Binos are playing some fantastic football at the moment. Forfar showed on Saturday that Gretna can be beaten and with the Binos being the form team in the league, this should turn out to be a cracker of a game. Match report below.
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Young Reds Update	24/12/05
Once again Stirlingalbion.com brings you all the latest Young Reds news that will feature in the Gretna programme on the 31st December. Click on the link below to be taken directly to the update or alternatively click on the Young Reds button on the left hand side to get access all the Young Reds news and how to join. Once again we would like to take this opportunity to thank Ian Jones and the Young Reds committee for giving this information to us.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year	24/12/05
The Stirlingalbion.com team would like to wish all our readers and forum members a merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year when it comes along. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helps out with the website (there is too many people to mention) for their hard work over the last year and making the website what it is.
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Colin Hamilton's cartoons	24/12/05
Colin brings us his latest funny cartoons with a very Christmas feel about them, this will again be a regular feature this season and you can access the cartoon from the clicking on the "cartoons" button on the left hand side or clicking the link at the bottom of this story. Colin has his own website and is available for business. His contact details are available to view on his on his own website so why not take a minute to have a look and see if there is anything that Colin can do for a loved one in time for Christmas.
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Ayr United 2v5 Stirling	17/12/05
Stirling continued their long unbeaten run going with a very impressive 5-2 away win at Ayr United today. Stirling had Devine, Roycroft and O'Brien out injured and the Binos started with a 3-5-2 formation. Hogarth in goals; Nugent, Graham, McNally at the back; Forsyth, Fraser, Bell, Aitken and Paul Hay in the middle with last week's goal hero Chris Hay partnering Paddy Connolly up front. The Binos went 1-0 up thanks to a Andy Graham header from a corner before Ayr equalised. Further goals from Fraser, Chris Hay, Paddy Connolly and a 30 yard peach of a free kick from Chris Aitken gave the Binos an easy victory over the Honest Men despite them pulling a goal back near the end. The Binos have now gone nine games unbeaten, but will find it more difficult to keep that run going with games against Partick (away, please note that this has a 2pm kick off time) and Gretna (home) coming up before the end of the year. Match report below.
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Stirling 1v0 Inverurie Loco Works	10/12/05
Stirling went into the hat for the third round of the Scottish cup after edging out Highland league outfit, Inverurie Loco Works by one goal to nil. Stirling went into this game with the same side that drew 0-0 against Dumbarton in mid week, but it was the Aberdeenshire team that dominated for large spells of the game, without any real end product. Stirling on the other hand, played badly, but wasted about 5 free headers in the box to ease the tension and get that vital first goal. Hat trick hero from last Saturday, Chris Hay was sent on as well as Davie Turnbull to put three strikers up front in a a bid to win the game. The move paid off as Chris Hay put the ball in the net after a melly in the box in the last minute of the game. Overall, the result was maybe a bit harsh on Locos, but none of the players or fans where complaining too much in the end. Stirling pulled a home tie against Partick in the third round of the cup and now have a good chance of progressing onwards. Next up is Ayr United away, but the Binos will need to bring back some the footy from a few weeks ago if they are going to get anything from the Honest Men and continue their unbeaten run that has now last eight games.
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Website complaint	08/12/05
Stirling Albion received a complaint from one of the website readers about the content of this website. First of all, the website team would like to apoligise if any of the content on this website has caused anyone offence. The complaint was about the bleeped out swear words on the 'songs' section of the website. We would just like to make it clear that the website does not want to glamorize swearing at Stirling Albion games and any songs with these words in them have now been deleted or edited out. We would like to take this opportunity to point out that this has been our first ever complaint in two years of being on the internet. We would also like to state that this website is an UNOFFICIAL website of Stirling Albion and any views expressed are that of the editor and his website team and not necessarily those of Stirling Albion FC. If you have any complaints about the content of this website, please e-mail the editor by clicking HERE. Stirlingalbion.com is brought to you by a small team of people trying their hardest to promote Stirling Albion not only in the surrounding area, but also world wide. The time and money put into the website is from the website team and financed by our very generous sponsors who's links are on the right hand side of this screen. All money received by the website is spent on running the website and promoting Stirling Albion and all the time and effort from the website team is done free of charge.
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Stirling 4v2 Forfar Athletic	03/12/05
Stirling moved two places up the league after yet another fantastic result that now see's them winning six games on the spin. Things didn't look to good at the start of the game with four players from last week out injured (Chris Aitken, Paul Nugent, Douglas Wilson and Ross Forsyth), however the good news was that Steven Bell and John Fraser returned from injury and started, whilst Steven Hutchison shrugged off his injury to also start in midfield. The injuries forced the Binos to revert back to a 4-4-2 formation and allowed man of the match, Chris Hay to get a rare start. After a poor start in which the Binos where down 2-1 at half time, it was Chris Hay who stole the show with a hat trick. Strike partner, Paddy Connolly also got on the score sheet as the Binos ran out comfortable winners in the end. The website would also like to thank the fourteen forum members who sponsored the game today and also everyone at the club (especially Marlyn) for their fantastic hospitality. This is now the third game the website has sponsored and coincide's with three victories- long may it continue. Next up is Dumbarton on Wednesday night in yet another important league game, before the Binos take on Inverurie Loco Works at home in the Scottish cup next Saturday.
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Club Shop & Half Season Tickets	08/12/05
The club shop will be open on Saturday for the home game against Inverurie Locos in the second round of the Scottish cup and it will be one of the last chances to pick up any Stirling Albion gifts for Christmas. There's quite a lot of stock to choose from, but things are selling out fast, so get yourself down there early on Saturday to avoid disappointment. There still seems to be a limited amount of Christmas crackers and Christmas cards available to buy, as well as Strips, pens, scarf's, hats, polo shirts and various other merchandise. Don't fret if you can't make it on match day as the stock is available to buy Monday through to Friday. All you need to do is give the club secretary a phone on the number below and she will arrange a time for you to come down. The Binos are also able to post merchandise out to people all over the world, all you have to do is contact the club secretary on 01786- 450399 or e-mail her by clicking HERE. One of the great presents that you could buy any Stirling fan would be a half season ticket that is now on sale. These are priced at £80 for adults and £45 for seniors and kids. These season tickets will be valid from the Gretna match on 31st December and onwards. Please contact the club secretary to purchase them.
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Stirling 0v0 Dumbarton	07/12/05
Stirling continued their unbeaten run after scraping a point at home to Dumbarton. Stirling got off to a fantastic start and dominated the first fifteen minutes of play. This spell almost reaped the rewards when winger David O'Brien hit the post. After that, Stirling fell apart and Dumbarton could have won the game 5-0 in the end. Hogarth pulled off some fantastic saves and Stirling where also saved by the cross bar twice. Stirling now play Inverurie Locos in the Scottish cup, but the Binos will need to lift their game to reach the next round of the cup.
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Young Reds Update	03/12/05
Once again Stirlingalbion.com brings you all the latest Young Reds news that will feature in the programme when we play Inverurie in the second round of the Scottish cup. Click on the link below to be taken directly to the update or alternatively click on the Young Reds button on the left hand side to get access all the Young Reds news and how to join. Once again we would like to take this opportunity to thank Ian Jones and the Young Reds committee for giving this information to us.
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