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
C`mon st.pauli what did it cost you to go to german games when you lived there?.
I was at a german cup game between OFFENBACH KICKERS [ 3rd league] v UNION BERLIN [2nd league] in november and it was 18 euros [exchange at that time 1.20 to the pound]. 
I was at a german cup game between OFFENBACH KICKERS [ 3rd league] v UNION BERLIN [2nd league] in november and it was 18 euros [exchange at that time 1.20 to the pound].
When I was a student in 98/99 it was an unbelievable 10DM to see SV Hamburg in the Bundesliga (about £3.50).
St Pauli was DM8 (£3). Then 6-7 years back when I went back there to live (that was lower league then) non concession it was about EUR12 I'm sure.
Couldn't get into it though, truth be told. A player gets cynically chopped down and there's hardly any reaction from the fans or berating the ref. St Pauli games are all about the St Pauli 'experience' and not the game itself, which is shite if you want your football fix.
I love German football in general though. Cheap tickets, passionate fans and good, fast entertaining football. Competitive, very loud and not as much rolling around on the park from players. Needless to say all grounds are packed out, most towns and cities have massive collective pride in their local team - like the English Championship I suppose that way (no cancerous Old Firm shite). Safe standing too.
It's never as good as watching East Fife though (or at least the black and gold striped East Fife of not so long ago before the Rankin regime)
Think it would be worth a punt to allow up to 16 year olds into our games for free.
Encourage the next generation of youngsters to follow the team.
Hopefully they'll spend a few quid in the shop.
For a guy to bring 2 children to the game....3 tickets+prog+juice = No go.
Time for a sensible rethink.
