Match Preview

Written by Stephen Reid

This weekend we travel to Stair Park to face Stranraer FC in this crucial match in Cinch League 2.

The Rose will be under the new Management team of Calum Elliot and Kevin Smith who have joined from Cowdenbeath. Calum shared his thoughts ahead of the game, and following his appointment, in his first interview for the club with James McKenzie. You can access this here.

There are only 2 points separating both The Rose and our opponents Stranraer from the bottom club Clyde as we go into this match, we wish the new Management team the best of luck. C’Mon the Rose!

An appreciation must go to both Robbie Horn, Davie Burrell and all the team who over the past 6 seasons have taken the club to historical levels in both League status and Cup success. Under their tenure they have given the club some incredible moments that will never be forgotten.

This is the second of consecutive away matches, after the trip last weekend to Dumbarton, where The Rose went down 2-0 in a game played in conditions that made playing good football difficult.

Stranraer made the trip to Methil to face an improved East Fife side under Dick Campbell, where despite taking the lead through an early goal, two second half goals from the home side left Stranraer just below The Rose on goal difference.

On our last visit to Stranraer (16/12/23), we went down 3-1 after losing a freak own goal after 5 minutes. The Rose had a few chances to get back into the game in the first half but were unable to get the breakthrough. We then lost two goals in a 15-minute spell in the second half and despite a very late Bradley Barrett strike from close range we left Stair Park empty handed.

In the last match between the sides (03/02/24) at NDP it ended in a 0-0 draw in a match played in very windy and difficult conditions where both sides cancelled each other out.

Stranraer (last 5 league results)
23/03/24 East Fife 2-1 Stranraer
16/03/24 Stranraer 1-2 Elgin City
09/03/24 Peterhead 2-0 Stranraer
05/03/24 Stranraer 5-0 Dumbarton
02/03/24 Stranraer 0-0 Forfar Athletic

Head-to-Head (league meetings this season)
03/02/24 Bonnyrigg Rose 0-0 Stranraer
16/12/23 Stranraer 3-1 Bonnyrigg Rose
19/08/23 Bonnyrigg Rose 1-1 Stranraer

*Our next match is a home game at NDP against Peterhead on Saturday 6th April 2024.

Let's all get behind the team. C'Mon the Rose, lets go!

Ticket & Travel Information
You can pay at the gate on the day. Ticket prices are as follows;

• Adult £15
• Concessions £10
• Youth (5yrs to 16yrs) £5
• Under 5s free with a paying adult

A helpful travel and information guide for Stair Park can be accessed here.

Stair Park - Travel & Ground details - https://tinyurl.com/f3upt34c

Unacceptable Conduct and Behaviour
Supporters should note that racist taunts and abusive or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated by the club. Any unacceptable conduct and behaviour will be condemned and reported as such.

Supporters (home or visiting) behaving in this way will face eviction from the ground and their actions will be reported to the Police. You can read our unacceptable conduct policy here.