Archive for category: East Stirlingshire

/ November 11, 2011 11:44 am

East Stirling left fuming as player hit with 14 game ban when Rangers defender escaped with a fine

East Stirling manager John Coughlin was left seething yesterday after he saw Ryan Frances handed a 14-game ban for man-handling a referee.Last season former Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra escaped with a fine for man-handling the referee twice in the so-called Old Firm shame game. Coughlin slammed the decision: “The punishment seems excessive. There is a lack of balance in the

/ May 20, 2011 10:21 am

Can you point me to the deck chairs? ‘Cos the music’s still playing

The season may not be over as we await the results of various finals but the news that Alloa Athletic have appointed Paul Hartley, Jim McInally has left East Stirling and Derek Adams has returned to Ross County has taken more than a few by surprise. Hartley at Alloa citing Paul Lambert as an influence certainly brings back the ideal

/ May 16, 2011 8:27 pm

Jim McInally resigns from East Stirlingshire

East Stirlingshire management duo Jim McInally and David Nicholls have resigned. Head coach McInally and his assistant resigned after Shire avoided finishing bottom of Division Three their final game of the season win over Annan. The club’s website stated, “The board would like to make it clear that it wanted both men to remain in position. However, neither feels in

/ May 14, 2011 11:12 am

Managerial merry go round??

The SFL will begin with new faces at the helm in quite a few clubs as the end of season, still to finish, has thrown up departures – Jim McInally (East Stirling), Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic) and Ian McCall (Partick Thistle) – whilst new managers have already been confirmed – Jackie McNamara (Partick Thistle) – or old ones have been

/ April 18, 2011 9:33 am

SFL Match Report: East Stirlingshire 1-2 Albion Rovers

Albion Rovers all but secured a spot in the 3rd Division Play Offs and kept their title hopes on track, with a hard-fought victory at Ochilview on Saturday. A “did he mean it, or was it a fluke goal from Left Back Michael McGowan was enough to separate the 2 sides, on a day that Albion Rovers were left hanging

/ January 26, 2011 7:16 pm

East Stirling kicked out of the Scottish Cup

Third Division side East Stirlingshire have been expelled from the Scottish Cup after they fielded an ineligible player in their Fourth Round 1-0 win over Buckie Thistle. The Highland League outfit will now play host to Brechin City on 5th February. The ineligible player Michael Andrews, played for East Stirlingshire in the cup tie despite the SFA not receiving registration

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