Away From The Numbers
All good things come to an end. Or so they say. AFTN has been around since 1989, first as a fanzine and then making the jump to a website and forum in 2003. We've been through the many ups and down at East Fife in those 12 years but policing the forum has become a giant pain in the ass in recent years. As such, we made the decision not to renew it when it expired.
The forum is no more and will remain as a locked archive until it is eventually deleted by the host. We're looking in to try to save some of the content as an archive.
This is not the end of AFTN though. The site will continue and will be revamped and return in its full glory for the start of the 2016/17 season. Maybe even sooner. There will be a comment sections and possibly even a new, registered forum. Check our Twitter (@aftnwebsite) for all the latest info and we'll also post in on the EFFC memories Facebook page.
Until then, have a last browse here, thanks for all your support over the years, and 'Mon the Fife.
GoF
Dave Baikie 
Only results will tell, but as far as experience in management/Asst with Senior clubs and the very quick turn around of performance in The Fife, it may turn out to be so. Main thing is to keep BB though. He knows the game and he may be the man to take us forward IF we can keep him. He is very much respected in the football world and comes over as a good professional which he will [im sure]pass on to the squad.
Since our Pat Quinn/Clarkie era's i have been waiting for something to shout about and he may be that person, but he cant do it by coaching alone, he needs cash and where will that come from?? No one seems to want to contribute to the managers fund and as I've said many times a fiver a month from our brave 500 would certainly help. Crowds up to over 1000 would be great but that would take consistency on the pitch.Catch 22 really, we want the success but leave the club to depend on small gate receipts. We have the potential to have bigger crowds than St Johnstone and Killie [if stadium upgraded] Would be great to fill Bayview regularly to warrant the upgrade but sadly that will take a good few years of success and im 60 now so time running out for me, AWWW. At least we won the league cup when i was two, pity i cant remember.
Brown's made a promising start and I'm really chuffed.
However its amazing the extremes the posts on this forum go to!!!!!
We lose a match, and its the worst ever. We win, and we have the making of one of the all time great Fife sides
I hope Billy turns out indeed to be the best manager since Dave Clarke. However at the moment that honour surely must go to the great Steve Archibald
Only results will tell, but as far as experience in management/Asst with Senior clubs and the very quick turn around of performance in The Fife, it may turn out to be so. Main thing is to keep BB though. He knows the game and he may be the man to take us forward IF we can keep him. He is very much respected in the football world and comes over as a good professional which he will [im sure]pass on to the squad.
Since our Pat Quinn/Clarkie era's i have been waiting for something to shout about and he may be that person, but he cant do it by coaching alone, he needs cash and where will that come from?? No one seems to want to contribute to the managers fund and as I've said many times a fiver a month from our brave 500 would certainly help. Crowds up to over 1000 would be great but that would take consistency on the pitch.Catch 22 really, we want the success but leave the club to depend on small gate receipts. We have the potential to have bigger crowds than St Johnstone and Killie [if stadium upgraded] Would be great to fill Bayview regularly to warrant the upgrade but sadly that will take a good few years of success and im 60 now so time running out for me, AWWW. At least we won the league cup when i was two, pity i cant remember.
You raise a good point regrading crowds. When did we last average over 1000? This should really be an aim of the club to reach that level on a consistent basis and not just for the odd game. Of course playing well, being near the top of the league and getting into Division 1 would help but I do think attracting another 400-500 people through the gate is not an unrealistic target in the medium (2-3 years) term.
We are living in times where the word *a*i or y*d is deemed offensive,but the word Scot is not.
What on earth are you on about?
