Stirling Albion boss admits Rose win not "pretty on the eye" as Binos snatch Valentines thriller
dailyrecord.co.ukStirling Albion boss Darren Young admitted his side dodged a potentially big blow in the League Two title race as they snatched a dramatic last-gasp winner in a Valentine’s Day thriller at New Dundas Park.Rose threatened to put a thorn in the side of the Binos’ effort to hunt down table-topping Dumbarton after Kevin Smith’s leveller seven minutes from time.
But Greig Spence popped up with his second goal for Albion since signing in January to cut the gap on the Sons to four points – much to the delight of the sizeable away support.Stirling gaffer Young acknowledged his side weren’t at their best on a night where their injury problems continued to grow, but hailed his side’s never-say-die spirit – and his new striker – for sealing a tough win.Young said: “We had a great start and that gave us something to hold on to but it wasn’t pretty on the eye.“They could possibly feel unfortunate to be going into half-time 1-0 behind but we defended our box well and that’s one of the things you need to do in this league.
It was a hard-fought game and everyone had to stand up and be counted and they all did.“Every single player knocked their pan in and they’ve all turned up on the night.
It was scrappy but it’s a really good result for us. “It’s a massive three points and we’re delighted to get them, there are games this season where we’ve played a lot better than that and come away with nothing.
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