For those of us who remember the 70's ("ahem, early 70's actually", Ed ) Saturday's match at the Fife Maracana is a throwback to the days of two Divisions  and Cowden and Stirling Albion sides fighting it out for promotion to an 18 team top league in Scotland.

The four years between 1971 and 1975 prior to League reconstruction saw many a titanic struggle between two sides who have their roots in Coal. Albion's 4-5 win at a rain lashed Central Park and Cowden's 3-2 victory over them in a see-saw match were two of the best games at Central Park in the early 70's and now its just like old times as the blue and the red battle for the right to lead the division on Saturday night.

Much has been made of cash-strapped Stirling Albion throwing their lot in with Compare The Market.com and adopting the name Stirling Albion Meerkats in homage to the website where everything is "Simples".

Cowdenbeath FC can certainly relate to any financial difficulties Stirling are having right now as the Bank Manager hasn't always been Cowden's best friend. Who's to say the Fifers wouldn't be asking for financial help from a Brazilian Coffee Magnate if the money boot was on the other foot presently. Maybe one day we will get Stirling Albion Meerkats v Cowdenbeath Blue Brazilians but not if Gordon Smith and the SFA have anything to do with it!

Stirling Albion was founded in 1945 after the town's previous football team Kings Park had failed to survive the Second World War. King's Park's ground (Forthbank) had been damaged during the war, having been hit by a German bomb 20 July 1940. This was the only bomb to fall on the town during the Second World War. The new club was the brainchild of local businessman Thomas Fergusson, a local coal magnate, and he purchased the Annfield estate to build a new stadium.

Annfield was situated within a quarter of a mile from the town centre and would be the home of The Binos until 1992. 'Albion' came from the make of Fergusson's coal trucks it is said. This, unfortunately, is an urban myth. Albion Coal lorries were used as grandstands but the Club was named at a meeting of fans long before a ball was kicked. (Reference, Stirling Journal Newspaper, 1945) Cowdenbeath FC (created in the 1880's by the Pollok family from Ayrshire who settled in the Fife town) might have been named Cowdenbeath Rangers if some had had their way but the amalgamation of three sides in the town (including Cowdenbeath Rangers) became simply Cowdenbeath Football Club.

These days The Binos and The Blue Brazil are two of the best known nicknames outside the SPL and Saturday's clash promises to be an intriguing encounter. It was 2-2 at Forthbank last time they met  and Cowdenbeath know they must up their game on Saturday, especially after a surprise 2-1 defeat last weekend at Dumbarton after the Fifers led 1-0 at half-time.

Blue Brazil boss Danny Lennon accused some of his players of thinking the game was over at the interval last weekend and now they must not lose this coming Saturday if they want to stay top of the division.