Forfar Athletic v Stirling Albion – Match Preview
Venue – Alpha Projects Stadium @ Station Park – ko 3pm.
Saturday 28th December, 2024
William Hill league 2 – match no 17
Stand admission charges are;-
Adults £16
65 & over £10
Under 17’s £5
Terracing admission charges are;-
Adults £15
65& over £10
Under 17’s £5
Payment on the day by cash at turnstile or purchase online at https://forfarathletic.ticketco.events/uk/en/m/e/forfar_athletic_v_stirling_albion
Forfar Athletic Season Tickets are of course valid for this fixture. Half season tickets remain available for purchase and are valid beginning with this fixture.
1984 Lounge
The 1984 Lounge at the ground will be open to supporters from 12.30pm. to 2.50pm. The lounge will re-open again on the final whistle till approximately 8pm.
The Refreshment Kiosk and Club Shop will be open as usual at the fixture.
50/50 tickets will be on sale from vendors within the ground and pre-match in the 1984 Lounge.
PREVIEW
Forfar Athletic bring the curtain down on what we all have to admit has not been the greatest year in the club’s history by welcoming Stirling Albion to the Alpha Projects Stadium @ Station Park on Saturday in their ninth home league fixture of the current campaign.
There is little doubt that the ‘Loons’ management staff and players will be going all out to end the year on a winning note, at the same time building on the home momentum build up over the recent clashes with Bonnyrigg and Peterhead. The Athies do go into the game however on the back of a 2-0 defeat last weekend at New Douglas Park. Reflecting on that result and performance against Clyde, Jim Weir again expressed his disappointment that the players did not glean some reward from the fixture, especially considering the possession they had and the chances created but sadly not converted.
However we move on to the visit of the ‘Binos’ and like most if not all part-time clubs there is no resting place over the festive season. The squad were put through their paces at Station Park on the mornings of Christmas Eve and Boxing Day due in part to the unavailability of training venues elsewhere during the holiday period and Jim was delighted with the attitude of the squad on both occasions.
Certainly one cannot question the commitment of the players, some of whom will have clocked up 600 miles of travelling in the ‘Loons’ cause this week alone by the time they arrive home from Saturday’s contest.
There will be two notable absentees from the match day line-up tomorrow. Nathan Cannon serves a one match suspension due to receiving his sixth yellow card of the season against Peterhead, while Ross MacLean is also ruled out.
The ‘Binos’ were of course our opponents in a classic Scottish Cup tie just four weeks back and will head north no doubt keen for revenge. Alan Maybury’s side’s form since the cup tie has been mixed and they currently sit in fifth position in the league table. Defeats away to Bonnyrigg and at home to Edinburgh City were followed by an excellent 4-2 win up at Elgin, a 1-1 draw the outcome of Stranraer’s visit to Forthbank on Saturday past.
Albion triumphed 2-1 in the previous league meeting between the sides on their home territory back in early October.
The man in the middle on Saturday is George Calder, a frequent visitor to Station Park last term.
Despite the fact that the ‘Loons’ will finish the year in tenth spot in the league table, there is an air of optimism as we head into 2025 amongst all concerned within the club, especially the fans who have backed the club superbly in recent times. Hopefully that optimism will be rewarded with a three point haul on Saturday. One thing that is a certainty, the Forfar Athletic players will be giving their all as ever in that quest.
C’mon the ‘Loons’
Match Sponsor – A.I. Simson Solid Fuels
Hospitality Guests – Robin Beattie & Friends, Alan Davie & Family, Audrey Lindsay & Friends, D&A Factors Ltd
1984 Lounge Hospitality – HBB Geosales Ltd
Saturday’s other William Hill league2 fixtures;-Elgin City v Peterhead, Stranraer v Clyde, the Spartans v Edinburgh City
