Stirling Albion boss left delighted after side hits Dumbarton for six in top-of-the-table clash

Delighted Stirling Albion gaffer Darren Young admitted to being full of nerves as he took his spot in the stand on Saturday – but had the perfect view as his side romped to a memorable 6-0 win over league leaders Dumbarton.

The manager was forced to bite his fingernails amongst the crowd after being sent off last week at East Fife but was full of praise for a performance he described as the best in his time at the club as the Binos cut the gap to the Sons at the League 2 summit to two points.

Another fast start saw the home side three up inside 22 minutes with goals from Robert Thomson, Paul McLean and Dale Carrick.

Ross McGeachie added a fourth before half time to send the noisy home fans into raptures – and they kept up the pressure after the break to add a pair of rare goals from Kyle Banner and put the gloss on a thoroughly dominant display.

It’s the fourth win on the spin for the Forthbank men, who are brimming with confidence ahead of a trip to local rivals Stenhousemuir next up.

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Manager Young said: “I’ve been up there [in the stand] before but it was a great watch.

“It’s not nice to be up there and it’s probably the most nervous I’ve been having to sit in the stand because you don’t feel as if you’re taking part or competing.

“Usually on the sideline, you’re shouting and bawling – which got me into trouble last week – but Jamesy [assistant manager James Creaney] done well and a lot of credit to the coaching staff for taking over.

“We were ruthless today that’s for sure – both at the back and up front. The goals we scored were good, a couple of set pieces, maybe a couple that we got lucky falling to us, but at the same time we’re anticipating it and getting