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Andy McGilvray

Albion Rovers board blast controversial takeover plan and criticise timing of it

Albion Rovers' board have hit back at controversial take-over plans that would have involved a name-change to Shamrock Rovers Coatbridge.

A consortium of Irish, British and American businessmen approached the Cliftonhill club following their relegation to League Two, saying they would pump money into the club and rename them in a bid to tap into the town's Irish heritage.

That would have required the current board to resign, allowing the consortium to take over the club and change their name.

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