"No magic wand" says Stirling boss as Binos prepare for SPFL's leading scorer

It was more second-half pain for Stirling Albion on Tuesday night as Bonnyrigg Rose inflicted a fourth straight defeat on the struggling Binos.

Stirling had edged a poor first half but were swept aside as Rose produced an improved second-half showing to come away 2-1 winners.

The goals from Lewis Lorimer and Cammy Ross now make it 11 conceded by the Binos in their last four matches - and Bonnyrigg squandered more opportunities to inflict further agony in a long second 45 for the visitors.

But despite his side’s struggle for form, Stirling boss Alan Maybury remains confident in his charges’ chances of turning things around – beginning with the visit of another in-form side in Edinburgh City.

The Albion boss told Binos media manager Matt Reid: “I was satisfied with our performance in that first 45 and we spoke at half-time about repeating it and showing a bit of grit and determination to stay in the game.

“But we were more negative in the second half, played backwards, didn’t do things quickly enough, didn’t get in behind them enough.

“I can’t fault the boys’ work rate and effort, the weather is changing and you have heavier pitches which make the games a little different and you have to fight and scrap it out and we probably haven’t done that well enough.”

The recent poor run has brought back to the pack in League Two after their previous run of six straight wins had them looking up towards the top end of the league.

A City win would see them surge above Stirling into fourth.

The tests don’t get any easier for the leaky Stirling rearguard as the Citizens come into town boasting the top goal
scorer in the entire SPFL in former Clyde and East Fife Connor Young.

However, Maybury expressed confidence in his defence to