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
a ye and you'll put a weakened team out and lie down for the unwashed c***s.Your board are really shafting yourselves.
I think it's fair that uncovered standing is priced cheaper than seating.
I think it is right for the club to charge more for high demand games...... they have a duty to maximise revenue generation potential. I want the the club to do this so we can get the biggest playing budget we can.
If east fife were unable to sell all seating tickets, then it's only fair that they be offered to away fans. To facilate this, the tickets need organised into sections with the furthest away sections being sold last.
Bulk selling of 250 tickets is not right.
Priority booking to supporters trust members, supporters club members and season ticket holders was a good move. I hope fans took advantage of this priority booking system to ensure they did not miss out on this high demand game.
It's disappointing that a few east fife fans are choosing to miss this game. Surely your love of east fife should outweigh any dislike for the opposition - whomever they may be. And why deprive yourself of seeing a famous east fife victory!?!
The club may have missed a trick by not using a voucher scheme ...... although it may not have been possible this time around due to the timing of the safety certificate being granted. I heard chatter about concerns of voucher forgery but IMO this would not have been an issue.
The club are learning and won't get everything right first time.
I hope it rains next week.
I hope bayview is safe for all those attending.
Like many grounds, spectators pay more to sit in the stand than stand watching from the terracing. With that I have no problem. Where I think the Club have made a huge error is that they did not give the Fife fans the option of Stand or terracing. The Stand could have been split as normal and the terracing behind the sea end could have been made available to Fife fans.
Rangers charged the 350 or so East Fife fans an extra £1 at the last game at Ibrox and now our own club are charging our own fans £2 extra to watch the same teams. Massive own goal which is highly unlikely to encourage any lapsed fans back to Bayview and may in fact discourage some loyal fans from returning.
Noisy Crossbar's post is spot on.
But where has this 250 rumour come from all of a sudden?
Shocking if true but I'm skeptical and think it's just some crossed wires maybe Zak.
Surely the club would have put a limit on the amount one person or organisation can buy.
Either way, a statement needs to be made asap that any Rangers fans in the home stand will be removed with no refund and it also has to be enforced.
The stand vs terrace argument loses its validitywhen fans are given no choice where to view the game from. I'd love to be on the terrace, but no, we cant use it.
I was at Stenny 2 weeks ago. I believe we paid the same as the home fans and they were.in the stand.
And besides, should there club not be trying to attract locals to come ands watch its every week. Not really sending out a positive message.
also, 3500 tickets given a two quid discount is a loss on revenue to the tune of 7k...
I'm sure we'd all have liked that on the balance sheet, hardly a fortune but it could go towards getting a bloody number 9 shirt to fit Liam!
I think we have a good chance. A one nil victory for the fife is my prediction. Things are on the up
Hugely disappointed that the East Fife fans who are being asked to stump up £5 extra for a league game are doing so to subsidise Rangers fans because of the terracing built to accommodate them. Should it not be the other way round? £18 for home fans and £16 for away, disgraceful!
I raised my disappointment previously in regards to the increase of 27% for the Rangers game, now I learn it’s only for the home fans! Made a call not to attend through principle and now I have chosen to stay away until Lee Murray walks. Does anyone expect him to be with us once the Gers move out of this league? Well pissed off
I'm not choosing to miss this game. It looks like I have no choice. Here we are, early doors on my first day off after the tickets went on sale, I'm just logging into AFTN to see if there's any update about ticket office opening time, and they're all gone.
I'm not too upset though. It's not like this is a 6 pointer, and I'm also reading our section might be infiltrated by away fans, which has really killed my thoughts of seeing this one. I'll have plenty other chances to see the Fife before the season's out.
I just want to make the point that the casual East Fife fan hasn't had much chance to buy a ticket at all. I bet there'll be plenty of enquiries at the club between now and the game, and many will be from genuine Fife fans, albeit the sort that don't attend regularly. Exactly the sort of people the club should be trying to target and bring into the fold.
The Rangers will be back on 1st March, if they're still solvent.
Hope you all have a great day. Hope the sun shines on the pink terracing. Hope the Fife record a famous win. I met Ian Black in the bookies, and he reckons that after their great run, you can get great odds on a wee upset.
Kk is spot on with his assessment.
As for the loser who claims he won't be back whilst lee is there, get a grip, the guy has been tremendous so far and puts in a lot of hours trying to improve the club.
Good points all rou nd KK but the problem is that this game is also a rare chance to build our own support. There was no need to risk a sense of unfairness. People are upset, that did not have to happen. If the Rangers game is a cash cow as you say, it well sell out anyway, and we don't care about them as they pass through our league, then it should have been £18 for every ticket. Fair's fair, and we maximise revenue, without upsetting our own fans as much as we have done
And regarding the difference in price between Terracing and Stand, I’m sure there is something in place regarding facilities and amenities which are provided, I don’t think you can charge somebody the same price for the privilege of pissing in a Portaloo and not getting a pie as somebody who can eat and pee in the comfort of our luxurious Stand. The very reason it costs the same to stand or sit at Stennie is because you use the same toilets and eat at the same hut regardless of where you stand or sit!!!
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Was the use of the Sauna, Steam Room and Jaccuzi the reason we were charged £1 more at Ibrox than the Rangers fans !!????
Going back to the Club charging East fife fans £18 rather than the £16 the rangers fans are paying. There are going to be Fife fans at the game who haven't been at Bayview for a while. To make up for the extra money charged next week why don't the club issue a voucher for £3 off an adult admission for the next home game against Stranraer on 16th November. Those with a voucher could get in for a tenner and hopefully entice a bigger than normal crowd for the fixture and hopefully encourage more fans to return. This may also go some way to appease the fans who feel they are being mistreated by being charged more than the rangers fans.
I will be glad when this game is over! The thought of all the local gloryhunters sitting in our end cheering against your own local team disgusts me almost as much as being charged £18 for a normal league game. I hope it pisses down for the whole game and fingers crossed for a biting cold wind. Glad to say I won't be anywhere near Bayview next week.
As well as the biting cold wind and the pouring rain how about if we all bring bread chunk it over the training pitch and hope for lots of seagulls. Once they have fed they then might just empty form a great height.