Albion Rovers have slammed the idea that a consortium will take over the club and rebrand them as Shamrock Rovers Coatbridge.
The Cliftonhill outfit were relegated from the the SPFL after a playoff defeat to Edinburgh-based Spartans and will begin life in the Lowland League after the summer. Sister title Lanarkshire Live exclusively revealed last week that a group of Irish, British and US businessmen were keen to take Rovers over and rename the club to 'tap into' the town's irish heritage. They called for the current board to resign in order for the deal to happen.
BUt with a previous attempt having failed, Rovers have now issued a strong response, assuring fans that there is no chance of the Lanarkshire side changing their name to Shamrock Rovers or anything else. And they have hit out at the timing of the revelations, claiming it was a brazen attempt to capitalise on the recent relegation from League Two.
