Brian Rice Appointment Begins a New Alloa Era
Brian Rice has today been announced the new manager of Alloa Athletic following the resignation of Barry Ferguson. Alloa haven't been in the market for very long with Ferguson's seat being filled just after a week after he departed. Alloa had been on a downward spiral with Ferguson at the wheel as a season filled with hopes of titles and success had become a relegation dog fight. A win for interim boss, Paddy Connolly, has given The Wasps some breathing space above the bottom but the impetus is on the team to put themselves in a much more reflective place in the division. Similarly to when Peter Grant departed the Indodrill last summer, many fans touted captain, Andy Graham to take charge and it looked like he may with the skipper helping Paddy with training throughout the week. A very well respected player in the dressing room, well liked by the supporters and clearly destined to be his own man one day, the majority of fans thought it was a foregone conclusion. However, with