Young Reds – September 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
Renewal forms have been posted out and we would ask that members return these as soon as possible. If you have not received a form, please telephone Ian Jones on 01786 464572. Members who do not renew will not be allowed to participate in any of the Young Reds’ events.

Birthdays
The following members celebrate their birthdays this month:-

Gordon Mackay 2nd September
Cameron Smith 2nd September
Michael Clements 3rd September
Stephen Nolan 6th September
Alan Gilmour 6th September
Ben Campbell 6th September
Daniel Jefferson 8th September
Aston Nairns 8th September
Jordan Hamilton 10th September
Garry Brown 11th September
Grant Fraser 11th September
Christopher McLauchlan 16th September
Ross Binnie 16th September
Andrew Robertson 18th September
Jack Jefferson 18th September
Murray Hill 20th September
Alister Ross 21st September
Ryan Stuart 22nd September
Jack Copland 22nd September
Finn Russell 23rd September
Craig Steven 25th September
Cameron Emslie 25th September
Andrew Campbell 25th September
Calum McDiarmid 28th September
Matthew Couper 30th September

As you can see, September is a busy month for birthdays with no fewer than 25 members celebrating their birthdays this month. In addition 2 Committee Members, Colin Ogilvie and Ian Jones, also celebrate their birthdays this month.

The Young Reds have commissioned a new design for the birthday card and this will feature the club crest. Last season, the card was a picture of the Stirlingshire Cup winning team.

Soccer Sevens
The Soccer Sevens re-started on 7th September and a report on the opening night will appear in the next programme.

International
A party of 30 Young Reds and 6 adult helpers attended the Scotland v Slovenia match on 8th September. Again, a report on this will appear in the next programme.

Player Sponsorship
This season the Young Reds are sponsoring Martin Glancy. We wish Martin every success with the club.

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.

Donation
The Bridge of Allan Supporters Club sponsored the league match against Alloa. After the match, the club made a donation to the Young Reds. We would like to thank the Bridge of Allan Supporters Club for their generosity and support for the Young Reds.

Merchandise
The Committee is investigating the possibility of having a range of specially designed polo shirts available for members to purchase.

If any member or parent has any thoughts which they would like to pass on, please contact Ian Jones on 01786 464572 or by e mail on mijones@lycos.com. You can also post any thoughts in the Young Reds section of the website whose address is printed further down.

Kingsmill Tokens
Although the promotion is now finished, we have until the end of the year to redeem them for kit. If anyone has tokens which they would like to donate, please hand them in as soon as possible. At the moment, we have just over 1100 but the more we get the better.

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-mad.co.uk where the Young Reds page carries all the latest happenings with the Young Reds.