Stirling Albion board and boss urge fans to stick together in joint statement

Stirling Albion have urged everyone to stick together after last Saturday’s defeat at Elgin saw them slump to eighth in cinch League Two.

The Binos are closer to the bottom than the top four, having been second at the end of October, and the fans are unhappy at the prospect of another season without a promotion play-off.

This week the club issued a joint statement from the board and manager Darren Young which said: “We are very conscious of supporters’ concern and frustration at the league position we find ourselves in and wish to provide the assurance that everyone at the club is united in working together to do everything in our power to deliver the desired outcomes, on the pitch, to ensure we can look up and not down.

“The latest injury blow in respect of Ray Grant doesn’t help and added to that we have been hit with a couple of Covid-related absences for the week ahead.

“Fortunately, neither of them has any wider implications for the rest of the squad.

“We are equally conscious that actions speak far louder than words and would ask everyone to get behind the players on matchdays and give them the encouragement and support to deliver.”

The statement went on: “We have decided that the ‘Meet the Fans’ session on Wednesday, March 9 will be extended to include the manager to provide the opportunity for fans to pose questions to him, in addition to the club board.”

Stirling Albion have a home double header coming up as they look for their first league win at Forthbank since the end of September.

They host local rivals Stenhousemuir tomorrow and face bottom club Cowdenbeath in a rearranged fixture on Tuesday night after the original match was postponed on Saturday, February 5.

Stirling have won just one of their last 16