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
Long time reader, first time poster?
It would probably make little difference either way because if we didn't exist then another site would pop up. And there are already other sites out there for people who don't like this one or for people who want to have a registered user forum.
Whilst I fully understand some people hating the content on the forum, no-one forces anyone to come on here and read stuff. If people really hate us that much then stay away and then you don't know what's being said. Seems simple to me.
Really don't get people that come on here (hello Martin) and just moan about how bad it is. You know what it's like, so stay away.
I think a lot of people seem to forget that there are other aspects to AFTN than the forum. There's the main article/features based site (the revamp of which is still semi underway, just not finding time to get it finished), a blog and more.
It's all moot anyway as we're not going anywhere. 25 year anniversary next year in fact 
However, this can't be the fault or the sole domain of AFTN. It's a society thing surely? Did you see many good news stories in today's Daily Record or can you find a website forum anywhere where it's all rosy-in-the-garden stuff? Have you switched on the TV? Jeremy Kyle ffs. So-called celebs allegedly taking drugs and committing sexual crimes.
That's not down to AFTN.
I would urge more positive people to reclaim AFTN if they can. One thing I've been thinking we should do more on in fairness, is to stop people from accusing posters of being 'Jocky' every time they post something optimistic or positive as this seems to me to seek to isolate and discredit these posts and posters. Interested to hear what the other mods think on this one.
I think when AFTN truly does become the Club's biggest problem we can all go out and celebrate. I can think of few times in the last 24 years when the Club didn't have something more significant to sort out and I wonder whether these things would ever have been sorted out without, amongst other things, the humble contribution of AFTN's posts and posters? Should we have shut down AFTN then in case it damaged the reputation of Julian Danskin or contributed to the downfall of Derrick Brown?
This Club has been damaged far more off the park by certain Directors/owners and on it by under-achieving, hypochondriac, charlatan players than it has by anything happening here in my view. Of course I'm not tarring the many good, honest and hard-working players and directors with the same brush as the above-mentioned who are the minority but nevertheless do so much damage.
In any case, God forbid we move to a world where gagging anyone who doesn't toe the party line is the way forward. I think this has been tried on rather grander scales than this wee website and look what happened there.
Most importantly for me though is to remember that AFTN's forum doesn't come with the posts already supplied. It's pretty much blank until YOU post stuff.
Hopefully we are in a new and positive era for the Club. Time will tell though as we've had false dawns before. For now though I'm cautiously optimistic and hopefully if things go well, the posts on here and elsewhere will become more positive, optimistic and maybe even celebratory! Fingers crossed.
Whatever happens though, as GoF says, we'll be here.
AFTN - not just here when there's a revolution on.
Hear, hear - a truly excellent post!
However, this can't be the fault or the sole domain of AFTN. It's a society thing surely? Did you see many good news stories in today's Daily Record or can you find a website forum anywhere where it's all rosy-in-the-garden stuff? Have you switched on the TV? Jeremy Kyle ffs. So-called celebs allegedly taking drugs and committing sexual crimes.
That's not down to AFTN.
I would urge more positive people to reclaim AFTN if they can. One thing I've been thinking we should do more on in fairness, is to stop people from accusing posters of being 'Jocky' every time they post something optimistic or positive as this seems to me to seek to isolate and discredit these posts and posters. Interested to hear what the other mods think on this one.
I think when AFTN truly does become the Club's biggest problem we can all go out and celebrate. I can think of few times in the last 24 years when the Club didn't have something more significant to sort out and I wonder whether these things would ever have been sorted out without, amongst other things, the humble contribution of AFTN's posts and posters? Should we have shut down AFTN then in case it damaged the reputation of Julian Danskin or contributed to the downfall of Derrick Brown?
This Club has been damaged far more off the park by certain Directors/owners and on it by under-achieving, hypochondriac, charlatan players than it has by anything happening here in my view. Of course I'm not tarring the many good, honest and hard-working players and directors with the same brush as the above-mentioned who are the minority but nevertheless do so much damage.
In any case, God forbid we move to a world where gagging anyone who doesn't toe the party line is the way forward. I think this has been tried on rather grander scales than this wee website and look what happened there.
Most importantly for me though is to remember that AFTN's forum doesn't come with the posts already supplied. It's pretty much blank until YOU post stuff.
Hopefully we are in a new and positive era for the Club. Time will tell though as we've had false dawns before. For now though I'm cautiously optimistic and hopefully if things go well, the posts on here and elsewhere will become more positive, optimistic and maybe even celebratory! Fingers crossed.
Whatever happens though, as GoF says, we'll be here.
AFTN - not just here when there's a revolution on.
Hear, hear - a truly excellent post!
I will never foresake AFTN. Lots of crap and lots of good sense. You decide which is which.
First read of the day for me!
GOF and moderators I thank you.
I like AFTN. Always come here 1st for news on East Fife FC. It's a forum where you will always have trolls who don't even support EF! If ppl don't like the negativity I would suggest they stay off a public forum.
Keep up the good work Gof.
I've spoken to a couple of ex-players and said to them it would be good to have you back , they in return said aye ! nae chance ! nothing to do with AFTN trust me . 
Also ,to be fair some ex-players i have spoken to would have loved to have come back, again nothing to do with AFTN
Keep up the good work Gof.
The same applies to those posting negatively. If they can't stand the positive posts challenging their negativity, then I suggest they also, should stay off a public forum!
