ROYAL ALBERT were the first club in Scottish football history to score a spotkick.
But last week they were unhappy about a penalty of a different kind.
The Lanarkshire-based outfit were hit with a £500 fine and docked three points for fielding an ineligible player.
They admitted they had made a mistake – but an honest one too.
The punishment saw club secretary Peter Higgins take to social media to outline just what it meant to a club that is one of the oldest in Scotland.
This week Peter joins us on the show and tells us why the decision left him close to walking away after over 30 years at the club.
He also explains why he believes clubs who stray should be treated differently, particularly as clubs deal with the effects of covid.
Royal Albert were named after a boat in 1878 – but Peter tells us why he was never keen to steer the ship away from the juniors and into the West of Scotland League.
We also look back at how it all started for Peter, who is one of those many guys football at this level just needs.
All that plus, in a new slot, we look back at last weekend’s lower league scores from north to south and west to east with Tayport’s head of communications Pete McEleny.
It’s all here as we go Down The Divisions.
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083 Gordon Robertson: Junior Cup final suits Yoker after shocking Petershill & 12 years at Clydebank
082 Alex McDowall: Replacing the Junior Cup, bumper prize money, why the conferences don’t work, reopening SJFA membership & life at Gartcairn
081 Ryan Caddis & Andy Bell: Making their mark at Craigmark, FIFA red tape, taekwando & going viral PLUS Jamie Nesbitt on double celebration with Thorniewood
080 Jamie McKim: Johnstone Burgh injustice in derby, promotion hopes & recruitment PLUS Adam Hopes on The Drum’s Conference C D-Day
079 Andy Souter: Grounds for optimism at Lanark, wearing pinnies Stateside & a better system for kids being freed at the top level
078 Chris Cameron on reviving Neilston & the shock end to his playing career PLUS Sean Kenney on promotion for Ardeer
077 Brian Blair on winning Div 4 after changing mentalities at Finnart PLUS Kennie Young on what happens next & should new teams join
076 Craig Palmer: Getting Arthurlie up & running after learning to walk again plus the moaners and farters in the Dunterlie dressing room
075 Neil Schoneville: Following a Gow legend as boss, the death of the old centre-half and why Colin O’Neill made him cry
074 Newmains United takeover, Craig Menzies on joining Pollok, Paul’s team of the season so far and the question about next term’s Division Three.
073 Mark Daly: Spud on losing his chips at Wishaw, Paul’s reasons for quitting Newmains & Moff miffed at Bankies cup drama
072 Jimmy Quigley: becoming Renfrew boss after 21 years, winning & losing Scottish Cup on same day and a Big Mac breakfast to start his testimonial
071 Brian Crawford: Football Manager to football manager at Larkhall, losing his job for scoring a winner & doing his cruciate after refusing to come off
070 Alan Robertson: Bonnyton in with the big boys, club man at Killie & Boydy & Naisy PLUS Murdo MacKinnon on Pollok‘s double drama
069 Tony McInally Part 2 on tennis & fancy suits, Kennie Young on phases to the finish & Sean Kenney on fireworks at Ardeer
068 Tony McInally Part 1: coal thieving in Cumnock, a year‘s ban for a first offence at Shotts & life at Pollok PLUS Mark Mackay‘s Best of the West
066 Prof John McKendrick: refereeing where it started, warmups, red cards, Michael Palin & child poverty
065 Mark Mackay: Vale of Clyde exit & early season departures plus his 13-second red card
064 Lugar BT's Greg Gallagher & Andy Reid on their Rosebank revival, Greg's axe at Craigmark & serial winner Andy's lessons learned at Blackburn
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