First division side Stirling Albion have become the first senior Scottish side in history to be
owned by their fans, after the club's Supporters Trust struck a landmark deal with chairman
Peter McKenzie.
The agreement will see the Trust collectively pay off £300,000-worth of the club's debt, with
McKenzie agreeing to waiver a £1.
Football fans across the world are, for the first time, being offered the chance to become part
of the first ever 100% fans' owned football league club in the UK - Scottish Second Division side
Stirling Albion.
And Soccerade and FIFA World Player of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo, have pledged their support
to the campaign.
Fans of Stirling Albion FC (a Scotland Second Division club) have had a substantial bid to buy
the club rejected by the current owner.
The offer, from the Stirling Albion Supporters' Trust, which met the sale price (thought to be
£300k) placed on the club by current owner Peter McKenzie, has been rejected.
Another clean sheet, another couple of goals, in a dead rubber, no less! Pim Verbeek can afford a
little chortle of satisfaction.
And the Socceroo performance, on the whole, wasn't too bad. As in the Uzbekistan game at the same
venue, Australia were languid and short of ideas in the first half, but became more cohesive and
incisive as the game wore on.
Thanks to Singapore based football writer Paul Goodwin who sent through this report from yesterdays
2008 Lion City Cup media conference. The Joeys are involved in the tournament which starts
today.
Group A with Singapore B's new Japanese coach Masanaga Kageyama and coaches from Australia (Martyn
Crook), the United Arab Emirates and Chinese Taipei.
