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There is nothing โfundamentally unfairโ years ago clubs voted for a pyramid. We even voted for it ๐ฌ We were the 1st club 42 and took our medicine, embraced the Lowland League and rallied
@OfficialBRFC
did the same. Dry your eyes
@BrechinCityFC
you are bottom for a reason.
@spfl
Brechin write to the SPFL board claiming it would be โfundamentally unfairโ to hold play-offs between club 42 and winner of Highland and Lowland league play-off(based on games played by Brora and Kelty).They propose league recon with no relegation, expanding League 2 to 12 clubs
Thanks to all the staff
@RFC_Youth
for the help this week arranging the game and promoting ticket sale and the kit team for leaving immaculate dressing rooms and a card.
Much appreciated. โฝ๏ธ
@OfficialSLFL
@OfficialCatchup
Everyone at the club is saddened to hear of the passing of legendary Shire fan Bill Duncan.
Bill has contributed in many ways to the club and will be missed by fans, players, directors and staff, past and present.
Our thoughts are with all of Bill's family and friends. โซโชโซโค๏ธ
Tonight we saw the harsh reality of Lower league football in the current environment. Players turning up in kit straight from the car and training for 90 mins in lashing rain and wind walk off the pitch soaked straight back into the car for long journeys home
Well done boys ๐ค๐ค
We wish to update our supporters, having recently asked for feedback from you around extending guest teams for a year beyond the agreed one season and hearing clearly that this was NOT something our support wanted we today sent our vote AGAINST 3 colts teams and a 19 team league
Welcome Sandy Clark as our manager.
We had over 50 applications for the role but Sandyโs cv was a stand out and after chatting with him it was something that worked well for everyone. Our young squad will learn from his vast experience.
@OfficialCatchup
@FalkirkHeraldSp
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The club are delighted to announce the signing of Morgaro Gomis, subject to international clearance.
The former Scottish Cup winner and two-time Senegal international joins us until the end of next season.
Welcome, Morgaro!
#WeAreTheShire
After we had to call off Saturdays game v
@TheBravesFC
, our players decided that they couldn't see the charity
@whenyouwishUK
losing out from donations made at the gate so within a couple of hours they'd had a whip round. ยฃ400 raised and counting...
@OfficialCatchup
Over the last few days we sought the views of our season ticket holders, regular supporters & sponsors as to their views about guest clubs remaining for another season beyond the initial agreement
Our support was clear that this was NOT something they would wish to see continue
Club announcement
The club have tonight very reluctantly accepted the resignation of Manager Derek Ure.
Derek is the Shire through and through and as a Player and then Manager he has represented us on every occasion with ultimate commitment and passion
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We are proud to announce that our friendly against Ayr United on Thursday 27th June will see the sides compete for the John Sludden Trophy, in memory of a man who had a great impact on both clubs.
#WeAreTheShire
๐| Remembering John Sludden.
The weekend just gone marks the unfortunate passing of our former manager John Sludden, who passed away just over a year ago.
Johnโs incredible passion for the club helped bring The Shire stability in uncertain times
Continued below โฌ๏ธ
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Apologies for the lack of updates this evening, but an incredible win for The Shire tonight!
Massive thank you to everyone who came out to support.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
#WeAreTheShire
We have been asked to clarify the circumstances around our 4th goal. Nicky Low wishes us to point out that his header (header๐) was indeed placed over the keeper from 22 yards out with his head ๐. We are pleased we can confirm Nicky header was cute ๐
@Nicky_low18
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The club are delighted to welcome Callum Tapping to the squad as a player/coach until the end of next season.
The central midfielder joins after leaving East Kilbride earlier this season.
Welcome to the club,
@caltappz
!
#WeAreTheShire
As preparation continues towards a return to matches Derek has been putting the final details to this year's squad with the announcement of our new Club Captain and Vice Captain.
Club Captain - Nicky Low
Vice Captain - Eddie Malone
Well done
@Nicky_low18
&
@eddiejmalone3
There will be a minutes silence before tonightโs match to pay our respects to all our Shire family whom we have lost over the last 18 months.
๐ค๐ค๐ค alway with us.
Signing news -
Nicky Low - Queen of the South
Midfielder Nicky Low tonight signed on to boost Derek Ureโs squad for the2019/20 season.
ex Aberdeen, Dundee, & Derry City midfield brings premiership experience having made over 70 premier league.
@OfficialSLFL
@OfficialCatchup
After 6 days with all players, staff, families and kids being placed in isolation by Test and Protect all 72 people have had their isolation reversed after days of working with the
@ScottishFA
@OfficialSLFL
@GeorgeJFraser
and
@scotgov
the club would like to thank everyone.
Transfer - Mark Millar
Shire have agreed a fee for the transfer of Mark Millar. Shire would like to thank
@LargsThistleFC
for their help with this deal
Mark will be no stranger to the
@FalkirkFC
stadium having made 110 appearances for Falkirk.
@FalkirkHeraldSp
@OfficialCatchup
40 mins and Andy Rodgers is clear through and lifts a delightful chip over the keeper, the bar, the fence behind the goals and the trees behind the fence ๐ That takes the pressure off Dish.
Happy 140th Birthday East Stirlingshire !
140 years ago today on the evening of Friday 1stย October, 1880 nine young men, all of whom were members of the Bainsford Blue Bonnets Cricket Club, met to form Bainsford Britannia Football Club.
Full story โฌ๏ธ
Signing- Peter MacDonald (Stirling Albion)
Striker Peter MacDonald is Derek Ureโs 2nd Signing of the day. Peter has played over 450 matches and scored 150 goals. Peterโs clubs St Johnstone, Morton, Clyde and Stirling Albion. Hehas won a Championship title, two league one titles
Happy birthday to our young striker, Kieran Offord!
Kieran turns 18 today and has currently managed a brilliant 9 goals in 12 games!
Have a great day from everyone at The Shire!
@OffordKieran
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@StMirrenAcad
Welcome to Kieran Offord and Dylan MacDonald who both join us today on loan for the rest of the season from
@StMirrenAcad
@saintmirrenfc
Striker Kieran and Defender Dylan both go straight into Saturdays squad for the match against
@dalbeattiestar
.
Welcome guys โซ๏ธโช๏ธโซ๏ธ
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The club are delighted to announce the signing of Greig Spence, who joins us from Stirling Albion.
The 31 year-old striker is our second new signing of the season.
๐ธ | Ashleigh Maitland
#WeAreTheShire
Commiserations to
@OfficialBRFC
who have been relegated from League 2 and will play in the Lowland League next season.
We look forward to welcoming you to our exciting division.
Congratulations to
@CoveRangersFC
on sealing promotion.
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Happy birthday to the most dapper man in Scottish football who celebrates his birthday today, the legendary Robert Jack.
Happy Birthday Robert!
We are delighted to welcome Lee Hadden (21) to the squad for the 2020/21 season.
Winger
@H4dden
broke into the
@ScotAmFASelect
team earlier this year scoring on his debut and was the Central Scotland Amateur league young player of the year with
@WishawHighFP
Welcome Lee โซโชโซ
Well done to all the award winners tonight.
Players player of the year -
๐Nicky Low
Supporters player of the year -
๐Nicky Low
Young Player of the year -
๐Reis Peggie
Goal of the season -
๐Jamie Dishington
Kieran Gibbons - Midfield
New signing Kieran Gibbons (25) will be no stranger to the Shire support as Kieran captained Lowland league rivals East Kilbride to the championship a few years ago and was also the Player of the year two years running.
Welcome Kieran โซโชโซ
โ๏ธ | ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐!
The club are thrilled to welcome back Matty Flynn until the end of the season.
Having previously represented Shire in 2019, Matty needs no introduction to The Shire support.
๐ | Great to have you back,
@Matthewflynn5
!
We welcome Goalkeeper Ross Connelly (19) to the 2020/21 squad.
Ross joins us after spending the last 3 seasons with
@acciesfc
where he was a key part of their UEFA youth league squad during 2018.
Welcome Ross โซโชโซ
Full story โฌ๏ธ
Everyone at the club has Dean Watson in our thoughts this morning. During the second half of last nightโs friendly Dean suffered a multiple fractured arm in a collision. Dean was taken to Forth Valley Hospital where he remained overnight and is awaiting surgery this morning.
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Morning Shire fans ๐
Before he was running things behind the scenes at
@JamTarts
, Joe Savage was a real handful to play against.
Start your week off with this brilliant piece of footwork and well-taken finish from Super Joe in our 3-0 win over Clyde on September 22nd, 2012!
Final score
@FalkirkFC
0 v 1 Shire
A great 90 minutes from the Shire as we dominated large parts of the match. Good outing against a very strong Falkirk side. Both teams hit the bar but a great move midway through the second half so Shire take the win.
@OfficialCatchup
๐ A delightful chipped finish from Kieran Offord gave us a 1-0 win last night, and extended Kieranโs tally to 7 goals in 10 appearances.
๐ Full highlights to follow.
@StMirrenAcad
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@OffordKieran
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The club are delighted to announce the signing of 17 year-old centre back Sam Young, who joins on a season-long loan from Dunfermline Athletic subject to SFA clearance.
Welcome to the Club,
@Samayoung5
#WeAreTheShire
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A happy heavenly birthday to the legendary โMadโ Bill Duncan who wouldโve celebrated his birthday today.
Truly one of a kind.
Happy Birthday to our Assistant Manager, the legendary John Brownlie!
John enjoyed an incredible career as a player, most notably playing for
@HibernianFC
and
@NUFC
.
John also represented the
@ScotlandNT
on 7 occasions.
Have a brilliant day, John!
โซ๏ธ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ธโซ๏ธ Signing News โซ๏ธโช๏ธโซ๏ธ
The club are delighted tonight to secure the signing of last seasons top scorer
@PaulSludden10
. PJ has spent the summer getting married in Spain but was always keen to rejoin for the 2018/19 season. Welcome back PJ ๐
@OfficialSLFL
Signing news - Jordan Tapping ( BrechinCity)
Tappyโs back.
Jordan (22) tonight agreed to rejoin for the 2019/20 season. Jordan has been at Brechin City for the last two seasons and is delighted to be back @ Shire
@OfficialCatchup
@FalkirkHeraldSp
Welcome back Tappy โซ๏ธโช๏ธโซ๏ธ
Signing - Martin Orr (Largs Thistle)
Fresh from the Junior Cup Final Shire are delighted that Martin Orr - Largs Thistle is to join our squad for 2019/20.Martin has been an almost ever present in the
@LargsThistleFC
team and previously Morton.
@OfficialCatchup
@FalkirkHeraldSp
โ๏ธPlayer update Jordan Tapping
The club has tonight agreed a contract extension with key defender Jordan Tapping.
Derek and Jordan have been in discussion over the last few weeks and everyone is delighted that Jordan has committed to extend his stay until 2021
@OfficialCatchup
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The club are delighted to announce the signing of Jamie Penker on a season-long loan from Spartans.
The former SLFL Top Scorer is also available for tomorrowโs friendly.
๐ท |
Kieran Offord, my goodness.
Shire win 2-1 at the death, and with thatโฆ
Weโre in the SPFL Challenge Cup next season baby ๐
Proud to be the Shire!
Happy Birthday Robert Jack
Everyone at the club would like to wish a very happy birthday to our Club President.
He may be the sharpest dresser around the place and maybe even a wee bit vain with it so I won't tell you what age he is now.
I'll tell you next year when he is 78.
Player update - Marty Orr
Marty Orr tonight signed an extension that sees him remain with the Shire next season. Marty transfered from
@LargsThistleFC
to Shire last season has established himself at right back where he has been one of the most consistent players this season.
โ๏ธ | ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ชโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐งโฆ
The club are delighted to be able to announce the signing of 21 year-old left back and Syngenta captain David McKay.
Welcome to the club,
@David_mckay01
!
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For those who were not part of the 45 spectators who witnessed Andy Rodgers hat trick on Monday night here is his second and possibly best strike in the 7 v 2 victory. Many thanks to
@BSCGlasgow
@GeorgeJFraser
for giving us the clip. Much appreciated guys.
@OfficialCatchup
โ๏ธโซโชโซ Contract extension
Nicky Low has tonight signed a contract extension which will see him stay at The Shire until the end of 20/21 seaon. The midfielder has been outstanding this season and the club are delighted
@Nicky_low18
has committed to be part of our future plans
26 mins GOAL Jordan Tapping finishes from the edge of the 6 yard box after a clever Bobby Barr free kick beats everyone and bounces off the post and Tapps hits the net with the rebound 0 v 1
Celtic captain and MOTM Kyle Ure lifts the Scottish Youth Cup! ๐
What an incredible game we've just witnessed at Hampden! ๐๏ธ
#BBCFootball
#ScottishYouthCup
John installed an incredible brand of attacking football and gave us fans many memorable games.
John will always be held in high regard in the football community, and it is important to remember the impact he had at The Shire.
โค๏ธ Always in our hearts.
St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce that Kieran Offord has agreed a two-year contract extension with the option of a further year.
@OffordKieran
@StMirrenAcad
East Stirlingshire wish to congratulations to forward
@Andyrodgers83
who last night became the 1st Shire player since 1937 to score 100 goals overall for the club, scoring his 100th and 101th goals.
@FalkirkHeraldSp
@spfl
@OfficialSLFL
East Stirlingshire will not accept any split of todayโs gate that comes from an under 16 attending the match.
We wish our split from kids entrance today to remain with
@TheBravesFC
and put towards their chosen charity.
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@SouthChallenge
@OfficialCatchup
Back at Alliance Park ๐ก
Itโs
@SouthChallenge
Cup day as we face
@TheShireFC
๐Alliance Park, 3pm KO
๐๏ธยฃ5/ยฃ3
๐ฅ Live coverage
The club will happily offset the cost for U16s at todayโs game ensuring that we fulfill our financial obligations for the cup and opposition!
โ๏ธ | ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ.
The club are delighted to announce the signing of highly-rated youngster Marc Sludden.
Marc joins on the back of a treble-winning season with the highly successful
@DunipaceU20
squad.
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Let it never be doubted again, The Shire run the FK.
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ธ๐!
After discussions with focal groups of East Stirlingshire FC we are delighted to announce our new updated crest
With great discussion and positivity around tradition and the nod to our founding year.
With this in mind we have the traditional crest with a addition of the blue line
โฝ | ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ธ๐, ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
7 players involved in the build up to the goal last night and 15 passes made, all the way from goalkeeper Ross Connelly to goalscorer Niyah Joseph.
Some header too.
@niyah_joseph
|
@OfficialCatchup
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Congratulations to Jamie Penker who is your Canal Inn Man of the Match tonight!
Great performance Jamie.
๐ธ |
@amphoto11
#WeAreTheShire
Player update - Nicky low
Club Captain Nicky low has today joined Championship side
@ArbroathFC
on loan for the rest of the season.
@Nicky_low18
joins up with his previous manager Dick Campbell having played under him at Forfar Athletic.
We wish Nicky all the best โซ๏ธโช๏ธโซ๏ธ
๐ | ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป
A first senior hat-trick for 18 year-old Luke Rankin yesterday, bringing his Shire tally to four goals in three games, alongside one assist.
@lukerankinn
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@AlloaAthleticFC
#WeAreTheShire
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The club are delighted to announce the loan signing of 18 year-old striker Luke Rankin from Alloa Athletic until the end of the season.
Welcome to the club, Luke!
#WeAreTheShire