Young Reds Column - Update This season is the 8th season of the Young Reds. For those of you who are unaware what the Young Reds is, it is the official Junior Supporters Scheme of Stirling Albion Football Club. It is administered by a voluntary committee, with the full backing of the Management, Players and Directors of Stirling Albion. The annual membership fee is £5-00 and members receive several benefits . Anybody wishing more details should contact Jacky Farrell, c/o Stirling Albion Football Club. Membership
We are pleased that the majority of members have re-enrolled this year but there are a number who have not returned their forms. If you know of anyone who has not renewed their membership, ask them to contact us. We would be interested to hear if there are any reasons why some members have not re-enrolled. Birthdays
The following members celebrate their birthdays this month:- Nicholas Cowie 1st November
Scott McVean 3rd November
Paul Croal 5th November
Barry McLean 6th November
Mason Clelland 11th November
John Gilmour 11th November
Alban Dickson 13th November
Jason Dick 13th November
Daniel Shields 15th November
Andrew McAllister 20th November
Alexander Ross 20th November
James Ferguson 21st November
Sam O’Neill 22nd November
Gary Mansell 23rd November
Andrew Japp 25th November
Andrew Hutton 26th November
Lachlann Aldridge 27th November
Lee Mackie 28th November
Cameron Doyle 29th November
Iain Tennant 29th November
Andrew Turnbull 30th November Soccer Sevens
The current block of Soccer Sevens finishes this Tuesday, 30th November. This block has been the most successful ever with 96 children enrolling, many of whom have just joined the Young Reds. The Soccer Sevens is having a two way effect. Children receive coaching whilst membership of the Young Reds increases. Hopefully, a lot of these new members will also come along on a Saturday and support the team. Details about the next block, which will start towards the end of January will be sent out nearer the time. In that block, Scott Christie, who has been on the bench in a few first team matches this season, has offered to provide specialised goalkeeping coaching. We are grateful to Scott for this offer. We would like to point out that only members who have enrolled for the Soccer Sevens can take part. Over the past few weeks, several children who are not members, have turned up at Forthbank expecting to be able to join in. Because of the limitation in numbers, we cannot accept these. Ten Pin Bowling
The annual ten pin bowling night, with the players, will be held at AMF Bowl, Stirling, on Tuesday 7th December from 7-00 to 9-00 p.m. The cost, which will include 2 games of bowling, juice, crisps and a selection box, will be £6-00. If you want to go, send in the reply slip, which is in the newsletter, by 3rd December. We would like a good turnout of members as the players are very supportive of this event, despite having to go to training beforehand, and they enjoy meeting the children. Stirling Albion Fans Team
The fans team, which has played a number of friendlies against other fans teams, entered the Garry Miller Testimonial Seven a Side Competition in Greenock on 13th November. The fans team contains some current and former members of the Young Reds. The Young Reds donated £40-00 to the fans team to cover the entry fee. We are pleased that the fans enjoyed the tournament although they appear to have been unfortunate not to have done better. We also appreciate their acknowledgement of our support by having this announced over the tannoy at the Morton match. Player Sponsorship
This season the Young Reds are sponsoring Martin Glancy. We are pleased Martin playing so well and banging in the goals. Admission Price
Admission to league matches this season will be £4-00 and not £3-00 as indicated in the renewal letters which have been issued. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Merchandise
This year’s free gift, a torch keyring, should now be in the club shop. Members can collect it by taking along their voucher and exchange it for the gift. The Club Shop is also open during the Soccer Sevens on Tuesdays. Why not pop along and speak to Fiona who would be willing to listen to any suggestions about merchandise which could be sold in the shop. Kingsmill Tokens
We have collected 1332 tokens and would advise that we have placed an order for first aid equipment to replenish our current stock. When we started collecting tokens, we had envisaged getting some footballs and bibs. However, we had to purchase new balls and bibs at the start of the Soccer Sevens which means that we no longer require these items. We have decided that first aid equipment would be of practical use. Again, we would like to thank everyone who contributed tokens. Newsletter
The first newsletter of the season has gone out. The newsletter contains features on events so far this season together with the latest instalment in the history of Stirling Albion, courtesy of Jim Thomson. If any member has not received theirs, please contact Ian Jones. Latest News
For up to date news about the Young Reds, look out for the Young Reds section in Wednesday’s edition of the Stirling Observer or log on to www.stirlingalbion.com where the Young Reds page carries all the latest happenings with the Young Reds. Young Reds news also appears on www.stirlingalbion-mad.co.uk where an application form, courtesy of Scott Johnstone, is available on line. | 