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ARCHIVED NEWS- October 2005
Having a nosey back to this season, then here is all our archived news from October 2005. Please note that some of the link may not work anymore :
| Club Shop | 30/10/05 |
| Did you know that there is less than 60 days till Christmas? As you may or may not know, there is a fantastic range of stock available in the club shop and it's available on most week days (it's advisable to pre-phone the club secretary to say your coming down) and when the Binos are home on a Saturday. The Binos have had a stall available outside (despite the terrible weather) next to the club shop entrance in recent weeks, so why not take a moment to check out all the latest merchandise that is now available in time for Christmas at the next home game. More stock was added on Saturday (ie.sweatshirts, adults shorts, etc) and is now available to buy, but hurry to avoid disappointment, as it will probably sell out fast and many a Bino would be disappointed if they woke up on Christmas morning any they hadn't got a piece of Stirling merchandise for Christmas. 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. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| Colin Hamilton's cartoons | 30/10/05 |
| Colin brings us his latest funny cartoon, 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. This week Colin features several new cartoons with a Halloween feel to them. 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. | |
| Related Link- Recent Cartoon | |
| Stirling 1v0 Raith Rovers | 29/10/05 |
| Stirling continued their recent return to form today with a 1-0 victory over Raith who where sitting fourth in the table before the game. Stirling opted to stay with the 4-5-1 formation that has given them success over the last few games and the 16 man squad remained the same as well. The unlikely hero for the Binos today was Paul Nugent who headed the Binos in front just before the half time whistle. The Binos went on to dominate the second half and despite missing a few good chances, they took away those all important three points to move within one point of next week's opponents Alloa. Match report below. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| Morton 1v2 Stirling | 25/10/05 |
| The Binos ended their winless streak tonight with a well deserved victory over The Ton at Cappielow and also ended a spell of winless games against the Cappielow side that stretched back to December 1997. The Binos opted to stay with the same team as Saturday with only Taggart making way for Boyack on the bench and the 4-5-1 formation seemed to work well with the Binos having by far the better chances. Stewart Devine missed a penalty half way through the first half, but goals from top scorer Connolly and Forsyth saw the Binos take all three points and double their points tally for the season. The Binos will be hoping that this win kick starts their season and help them on their way out of the relegation spot and up the table. Match report below. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| Young Reds Update | 23/10/05 |
| Once again Stirlingalbion.com brings you all the latest Young Reds news that will feature in this weeks programme. 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. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| Stirling Albion Supporters Trust | 22/10/05 |
| Stirling Albion Supporters Trust have sent out membership renewal form's last month to all it's members and previous members in a bid to get numbers up. If you haven't received a renewal form, then please e-mail james@stirlingalbion.com and we will post one out to you asap. The emphasis this year is to make the people of Stirling more aware of the trust, gain new members and to help the club as much as we can indirectly. Over the last few years the trust has done a lot of work that the people of Stirling may have not reliased and it's hoped that the efforts of this years committee will have more press coverage. So far this season we have been editing and selling the official club programme, got the council to re-route a bus service to Forthbank on a Saturday (available from stance 15 at the bus station, every 15 minutes from 11am to 6pm and costs only 50p return) and have been putting up posters in all the local areas advertising games. This is only the tip of the iceberg and a lot more will be done over the next few weeks so keep an eye out here and in local press. We are therefore appealing to anyone out there who cares for SAFC to join the trust in a bid to eventually be recognised by the club. It only costs £10 per adult per annum to join and £5 per under 16 year per annum to join. Please take a second to look at the supporters trust website (link is available below or by clicking on the supporters trust badge below on the left) to see exactly what it is the trust are trying to achieve. For example, did you know that Stirling Albion was more than £1.3 million pounds in debt? We want to help the club get rid of this, but we need your help to do this. There is still a limited amount of places available on the trust committee and all members can come along to the meetings to ask questions or give us advice. We need you to stand up and be counted and help take the club forward. We are therefore appealing to all the clubs fans to join together and help the club out of it's current predicament. To become a member, simply e-mail james@stirlingalbion.com for further details or approach one of the trust committee at one of the games. A printable form is available below and it should be sent back to James Smith,50 Main Street, Cowie, Stirling. FK7-7BN. | |
| Related Link- Printable Membership Form | |
| Stirling 1v2 Partick Thistle | 22/10/05 |
| Stirling put in a spirited display in front of the biggest crowd at Forthbank this season. Stirling went with the same formation that did them well in the Shire cup win on Tuesday night and the only changes from that game saw the return of Myles Hogarth in goals and Paddy Connolly up front instead of Chris Hay. Steven Bell scored his first senior goal and equalised for the Binos, but slack defending seen them again come out with nothing from the game despite playing well. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| East Stirling 0v3 Stirling | 18/10/05 |
| Stirling retained the Stirlingshire cup for a third successive time with a comfortable 3-0 win over East Stirling on their own back yard. Both teams fielded full strength squads with Stirling opting for a 4-5-1 formation. The Binos goalkeeper for the night was Scott Christie, whilst the defence was made up of Devine, Graham, McNally and Nugent and the midfield had Wilson, Fraser, Bell, Forsyth and O'Brien and our lone striker for the evening was Chris Hay. On the bench saw places for Paul Hay (used), Paddy Connolly (used), under 19's duo Nathan Taggart (used) and Andy Bell (unused), whilst our sub keeper for the night was Giacomi (unused). East Stirling had an early chance to take the lead, but saw Christie in fine form. Stirling's scorers on the night where Chris Hay, David O'Brien and Steven Bell although Christie pulled off three excellent saves over the game. Stewart Devine walked away with the sponsors man of the match after a fine display at left back. There is no doubting that there is a gulf between the third and the second division after the Binos have easily seen off Berwick, Stenhousemuir and now East Stirling over the season in different cup competitions, however, a win is a win and the Binos will be looking to do the same against high flying Partick at home on Saturday. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| Cup draw goes easy on Binos | 17/10/05 |
| Stirling have been drawn at home to third division Elgin City in the first round of the Scottish cup. Elgin where beaten 2-0 away from home to Arbroath on Saturday and they are struggling in the league with only seven points from ten games that see them 7th in the table. They haven't had much luck in the two cup competitions so far either with Raith (Challenge cup) and Berwick (League cup) putting them out in the first rounds. The man to watch out for seems to be ex-Peterhead striker Martin Johnston who is currently top scorer with four goals in ten games. The winner of this round will get a home tie in the second round against Inverurie Locos of the Highland league who won 5-0 away to Rothes on Saturday. Inverurie Locos are currently sitting third in the highland league whilst top scorer for the Highland league outfit this season is Stuart McKay. First round of the cup will take place on Saturday 19th November and if the Binos are lucky enough to get past Elgin, then the second round is scheduled for Saturday 10th December. | |
| Related Link- Fans Reaction | |
| Forfar 3v0 Stirling | 15/10/05 |
| Stirling slumped to yet another defeat today giving them a grand total of three points from ten league games. The Binos went into this game having stopped the rot with two points from the previous two games against Ayr and Alloa. After only one change from the previous starting eleven, Chris Hay in for Robert Dunn, the Binos started the game pretty brightly. In fact, Stirling dominated the first half and had endless chances to score, but as before, the Binos went into half time 2-0 down thanks to a mixture of bad defending and bad goal keeping. Forfar scored again early in the second half and put the game out of range for the Binos. Stirling have still to win a game this season and have slumped to seven defeats in the first ten league games. With games against high flying Partick, Morton, Raith and bogey team Alloa coming up in the next four games, things are looking pretty bleak for the Binos. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| Stirling 0v0 Alloa | 07/10/05 |
| Stirling dominated this game for almost 85 minutes, but in the end they nearly threw away a well earned point when they had to clear the ball off the line twice in the last few minutes. Stirling went into this game having seven players out injured. In came Steven Bell and trialist Sean McLare in replace of Mark McNally and Steven Boyack from the previous game against Ayr United. The binos are still bottom of the league, but things are looking better after drawing their last two home games. Next up is Forfar away and the Binos will be looking to get their first win of the season at Station Park. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| New Stock in Club Shop | 07/10/05 |
| The club shop has been running out of stock all season, however, the club is pleased to announce that more stock will be in the club shop as of tonight. More will also be added next week. Why not take a couple of minutes before tonight's game against Alloa to go in and have a look at what the shop has to offer. Christmas is getting closer and closer and a piece of Stirling merchandise is what all real Binos want as a gift. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
| Colin Hamilton's cartoons | 07/10/05 |
| Colin brings us his latest funny cartoon, 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 website. | |
| Related Link- Recent Cartoon | |
| Stirling Albion Supporters Trust | 05/10/05 |
| Stirling Albion Supporters Trust have sent out membership renewal form's last month to all it's members and previous members in a bid to get numbers up. If you haven't received a renewal form, then please e-mail james@stirlingalbion.com and we will post one out to you asap. The emphasis this year is to make the people of Stirling more aware of the trust, gain new members and to help the club as much as we can indirectly. Over the last few years the trust has done a lot of work that the people of Stirling may have not reliased and it's hoped that the efforts of this years committee will have more press coverage. So far this season we have been editing and selling the official club programme, got the council to re-route a bus service to Forthbank on a Saturday (available from stance 15 at the bus station, every 15 minutes from 11am to 6pm and costs only 50p return) and have been putting up posters in all the local areas advertising games. This is only the tip of the iceberg and a lot more will be done over the next few weeks so keep an eye out here and in local press. We are therefore appealing to anyone out there who cares for SAFC to join the trust in a bid to eventually be recognised by the club. It only costs £10 per adult per annum to join and £5 per under 16 year per annum to join. Please take a second to look at the supporters trust website (link is available below or by clicking on the supporters trust badge below on the left) to see exactly what it is the trust are trying to achieve. For example, did you know that Stirling Albion was more than £1.3 million pounds in debt? We want to help the club get rid of this, but we need your help to do this. There is still a limited amount of places available on the trust committee and all members can come along to the meetings to ask questions or give us advice. We need you to stand up and be counted and help take the club forward. We are therefore appealing to all the clubs fans to join together and help the club out of it's current predicament. To become a member, simply e-mail james@stirlingalbion.com for further details or approach one of the trust committee at one of the games. A printable form is available below and it should be sent back to James Smith,50 Main Street, Cowie, Stirling. FK7-7BN. | |
| Related Link- Printable Membership Form | |
| Shire cup and Young Reds update | 04/10/05 |
After disposing of Stenhousemuir 4-1 and Alloa 2-1, the Binos have now reached the final of the Stirlingshire cup final and will be looking to retain the cup for a third consecutive time. The Bino's will take on East Stirling on Tuesday 18th October at East Stirling's home ground (Firs Park). It's thought that East Stirling will more than likely field a strong team and the Binos will have to be at their best to retain the cup. On other news, the Young Reds soccer sevens that take's place every Tuesday night will be cancelled for the next three weeks. It will resume back on Tuesday 1st November. |
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| Related Link- Fans reaction | |
| Stirling 3v3 Ayr United | 01/10/05 |
| Stirling halted the disastrous start to the season with a well taken point at home to the league shock troops, Ayr United. Stirling went into the this game having had their worst run of defeats since the early eighties and knowing that they had already beat Ayr at Somerset Park earlier in the season in the challenge cup. Stirling didn't make it easy for themselves though, as Ayr raced into an early two goal lead. Goals from Paddy Connelly and Paul Hay gave the Binos a boost going in at half time. Jerome Varelle completed his hatrick for Ayr early in the second half, however, Robert Dunn went up the field and scored the equaliser on his first game back since being out injured. The game finished with a share of the points, but it was Stirling who could have taken all three if Devine had scored when one on one with former Albion legend Mark McGeown. Hopefully this point will end the rot that has set in down Forthbank way and three points will be obtained against local rivals Alloa on Friday night. | |
| Related Link- Stirlingalbion.com | |
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