Derby Day At Forthbank
Stirling Albion will start 2009 with a derby match against Alloa Athletic at Forthbank on Saturday. Both previous encounters this season have resulted in one win each for either side with twelve goals scored.

Injury problems are easing for Stirling with Andy Graham, Ross Forsyth, Martin Grehan and Mark Docherty all available for selection. Nathan Taggart is still out with a back injury, while forward Ian Harty has now left the club after his contract expired and it will not be renewed.

Injury News
Stirling welcomed back from injury defenders Andy Graham and Ross Forsyth today against Arbroath. Both players are key defenders for The Binos and were named as substitutes at Gayfield. Graham didn't see any action but Ross Forsyth made his return from a knee injury in the last ten minutes when he replaced David Lowing.

Forward Martin Grehan was replaced at half time after suffering from dizziness towards the end of the first half. Grehan was replaced by Under 19 forward Johnny Boyle.

Midfielder Mark Docherty didn't travel North as he is suffering from illness, while Nathan Taggart is still out with a back injury.

Arbroath 1 v 2 Stirling Albion
A brace from forward David McKenna was enough to secure all three points against Arbroath at Gayfield Park.

McKenna put Stirling ahead after only three minutes with a neat flick over his head and he doubled his and Stirling's tally on the half hour mark when he lifted the ball over Arbroath 'keeper Darren Hill.
Arbroath finished the first half the strongest and were rewarded five minutes before the break when Steven Dorris's cross was turned into his own net by Scott Gibb.
Arbroath rarely troubled The Binos in the second half, with The Binos seeing the match out for three precious points.

Arbroath 1 v 2 Stirling Albion - Minute by Minute
3 - McKenna puts Grehan through, Arbroath keeper saves Grehan's low shot.
3 - 0v1 GOAL Stirling - Ball comes in from right, McKenna at front post, flicks ball over his head and into far corner.
25 - Sellars 25 yard effort comes off bar drops to Tosh. Tosh header touched over bar by Christie.
30 - 0v2 GOAL Stirling - Hamilton touches ball into McKenna's path. Ball spun to McKenna who then lifted ball over the keeper and into net.
33 - Christie saves from Weir.
33 - Masson 25 yard shot held by Christie
35 - McKenna goes round Arbroath keeper, McKenna goes down. No penalty. Ref Scott MacDonald waves play on.
36 - Stirling's Hamilton booked.
37 - Arbroath's Campbell booked.
39 - 1v2 GOAL Arbroath - Steven Dorris waltzes through Stirling defence to left hand corner of box. His low cross into the box is met by Stirling's Scott Gibb who knocks ball into his own net.
43 - Christie saves from Paul Tosh.

45 HT - sub:- Grehan (dizziness) off, Boyle on
54 - Devine cross left hand side, met by Boyle at back post who headed over.
56 - Arbroath's Tosh booked.
64 - Boyle sets up McKenna 12 yards out but McKenna's low strike goes wide of post.
67 - Arbroath's Masson booked.
68 - Devine free kick - off target
73 - Arbroath high cross into Stirling box, missed by three Arbroath players.
74 - O'Neill header goalward, met by Boyle who headed straight into arms of Arbroath keeper.
80 - Boyle goes down in box, ref MacDonald books Boyle for dive.
82 - sub:- Forsyth on, Lowing off
86 - Arbroath's Watson long range effort, deflected and saved by Christie
90+ - Arbroath's McMullen booked
Ref blows for full time after 6 mins of injury time.

Arbroath team:- Hill, Rennie, McMullan, Raeside, Bishop, Campbell, Masson, Dorris, Scott, Sellars, Weir.
Subs:- Tosh, Reilly, Gates, Watson, Trialist.

Stirling team news:- Mark Docherty misses out due to illness with Nathan Taggart still out with a back injury. Ross Forsyth and Andy Graham are both selected as subs as they both recover from injuries.

Stirling Travel To Arbroath
Stirling travel to Arbroath this Saturday looking to make up for last weekend's disappointing performance against Queens Park. Both teams lie in mid-table but are only a few points away from the relegation zone, meaning a crucial trip to Gayfield for the Binos awaits.

Stirling Albion 0 v 3 Queens Park
Stirling Albion undone last week's good win at East Fife with a woeful performance against Queen Park at Forthbank. The Spiders won 3-0 and outplayed The Binos for most of the match and thoroughly deserved their win. Queens Park led 2-0 at half time after a nightmare first half performance from Stirling that had Boss Allan Moore apologising to the fans for what he described as "the worst 45 minute display we have given the fans."

Goals from James Brough, Ryan Holms and Adam Coakley secured the win for Queens, while Stirling's John O'Neill missed a first half penalty.

Stirling Albion team:- Christie, Lawrie, Lowing, Gibb, Roycroft, Molloy, Docherty, Murphy, McKenna, O'Neill, Devine.
Subs:- Boyle, Corr, Hamilton, Waddle, Hogarth.

Queens Park team:- Crawford, Ure, Douglas, Sinclair, Brough, Quinn, Holms, Cairney, Nicholas, Harkins, Watt.
Subs:- Boslem, Neill, Coakley, Ronald, Cowie.

More news and information later tonight.
Match video highlights online Sunday at 5pm.

Young Reds News
The Soccer School is now on a short break and will resume on Tuesday 13th January. The FVFDa is also on a short break and under 13’s matches will restart on 17th January whilst the under 12’s and under 11’s will restart on 14th February.

The under 13’s have had a frustrating season only managing to play 3 league matches and 2 cup ties. As well as being knocked out of the Scottish Cup and Regional Cup, they have lost all their league matches which leaves them at the bottom of the table. However, they have 7 postponed matches to catch up on and the hope is they will have improved sufficiently to start registering some victories.
The under 12’s got off to a slow start but results have improved and they won their last two matches before the break. Their record was 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 defeats.
The under 11’s have shown great promise though results haven’t always gone their way. However, their record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats, is very pleasing considering that they are playing against teams who have been together for 2 years.

When the Soccer School resumes, the coaches and organisers will start to put into place plans to expand the number of teams next season.

Further information can be obtained from Steven or Ian.

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East Fife 0 v 1 Stirling Albion
A spirited performance saw Stirling Albion defeat East Fife 1-0 at Bayview Stadium. Stirling's goal came courtesy of an own goal by East Fife's Kevin Fotheringham.

Stirling in truth though should have added to their tally in the second half but Boss Allan Moore was just delighted to see his side pick up three well deserved points.

Allan Moore aftermatch video comments online later tonight.

Match video highlights will be available at 5pm on Sunday.

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Myles Fit After Car Accident

Goalkeeper Myles Hogarth will be in the squad to face East Fife on Saturday after recovering from a car accident last week. Hogarth had a scare when his car ended up in a ditch at the side of the road after he swerved to avoid a deer and was ordered to rest for a few days making him unavailable as he recovered. Hogarth trained on Thursday and if there is no reaction will be in the squad for the trip to Methil.

10th December 2008

Raith Match Re-scheduled Once More

It has been now agreed between both clubs and the SFL that our match which was postponed last Saturday against Raith Rovers should be re-scheduled once more after the Fife side was eliminated from the Homecoming Scotland Scottish Cup last evening. The match was initially penciled in for Tuesday 16th December with a 7.45pm kick off but with the both clubs now out of the Cup we now have a free Saturday after the New Year. So the match will now be held on Saturday 10th January at Forthbank kick off 3pm

9th December 2008

Stirling Travel To East Fife
After the postponement of last Saturday's match against Raith Rovers at Forthbank, Stirling's attention now turns to this weekends match against East Fife at Bayview Stadium in Methil.
Stirling will be without Ross Forsyth while Andy Graham, Kevin Ross and Liam Corr are all struggling to be fit in time for Saturday.

Match Off v Raith Rovers
Saturday's match against Raith Rovers at Forthbank Stadium has been postponed.

On arrival at the stadium the match referee concluded that one of the goalmouth areas was frozen and dangerous for the players.

No rearranged date has been set as yet.

Stirling Albion FC would like to apologise for the late postponement of this match.