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
Just my opinion like...
Couldn't have put that better myself was cringworthy on saturday we are ALL frustrated but we are going to have to show a lot more support to help the guys out in the coming weeks and not slate them before they have even taken to the field!! (as I heard some supporters say just after seeing the teamsheet ffs!)
If you cannot take critism as a player then you should not be playing simple as, we all take a form of critism in everyday life and many of us take it on the chin.
Ahll bet Mr Naysmith has endured far worse than this in his playing career its just you hear it more in a crowd of 800 or so.
We are right behind the team 100 % but to once again see true players with East Fife in their blood is few and far between.
Anybody should be able to take criticism, so why are you defending the likes of Auld Geezer getting criticised?
He's obviously no a bairn, so he must be man enough to take any criticism eh? Why are you defending him mate?Also, criticism is one thing and getting a bit of grief during a game is part and parcel of playing football, BUT... getting boo'd, then cheered because you are being substituted is most definitely NOT acceptable! Any so-called fan is way out of order if he can do that to a player. How can you possibly say that you are 100% behind the team? Total bollocks!
Tell me of any team in the country, that have 'true' players with that team in their blood? What planet are you on ya dafty? Get a grip FFS!
Id like to apologise personally as i was one of the guys who cheered as he came off, just the heat of the moment as we were desperate for 3 points and he shouldnt of been picked in my opinion
. That in mind football is a mans game and players should take every bit of critisism. If get moaned at on Sundays then he should take it on a Saturday especially if hes getting paid
. That in mind football is a mans game and players should take every bit of critisism. If get moaned at on Sundays then he should take it on a Saturday especially if hes getting paid Has a cheer went up because you are being subbed on a Sunday mate? Have you ever been booed? I played football every week on a Saturday and I never heard a player getting booed of the park and if there was a cheer, it was because the fans were showing their appreciation, not what you reprobates did on Saturday. I watch Sunday games these days also, and I still never hear any player getting booed, or a cheer going up when they get subbed, so don't give us that pish aboot you getting the same on a Sunday!
If you cheered when Stewart came off then you are most definitely, an absolute tosser and should be totally ashamed of yourself, but somehow I do not think your sort have a conscience! I mean, you apologised for it, then justified doing it in your post??
It looked to me that we were set up not to lose on Saturday and that baffles me. Cannot for the life of me understand why everyone is back defending a corner!! WTF???
What i would give for a 90 minute performance where we can walk away saying "we were great today and thoroughly deserved to win".
These thoughts are a distant memory at present.
Maybe, just maybe, naw definitely, all those (a small minority), who cheered on Saturday when Stewart was subbed are total gobshites. Why pick on a player if you are saying the manager is getting it wrong, as you appear to be saying?
Hear, hear.
In this case what is the action and reaction.
The team/player is bad and we slag them or
We slag the team/player for every mistake which causes them to react negatively and thus performance gets worse resulting in more abuse and what is happening to our team is an ever increasing drop in performance.
I know it not just our club that this happens as at others I have seen the comments, we pays our money and are entitled to hurl such vile abuse. But if you think about it this behavour is contributing to the decline in standard at EF. It is vicious circle which we need to break if we ever want our club to reach the heights we want.
It is up to all of you from both sides of the argument what you want to see.
The freedom to abuse or a successful football team to be proud of.
Don't see how a few people think there is an entitlement to hurl abuse at anybody in this world, let alone footballers who they profess to support? It is strange how some, generally those who do not have a lot of money to throw about, seem to think that by paying a measly sum of money eg; £13, it gives them the right to be pure bastards towards fellow human beings?? What is even more hard to believe, is that they think they are behaving normally, - weird?
In this case what is the action and reaction.
The team/player is bad and we slag them or
We slag the team/player for every mistake which causes them to react negatively and thus performance gets worse resulting in more abuse and what is happening to our team is an ever increasing drop in performance.
I know it not just our club that this happens as at others I have seen the comments, we pays our money and are entitled to hurl such vile abuse. But if you think about it this behavour is contributing to the decline in standard at EF. It is vicious circle which we need to break if we ever want our club to reach the heights we want.
It is up to all of you from both sides of the argument what you want to see.
The freedom to abuse or a successful football team to be proud of.
Don't see how a few people think there is an entitlement to hurl abuse at anybody in this world, let alone footballers who they profess to support? It is strange how some, generally those who do not have a lot of money to throw about, seem to think that by paying a measly sum of money eg; £13, it gives them the right to be pure bastards towards fellow human beings?? What is even more hard to believe, is that they think they are behaving normally, - weird?
Very true this. I doubt there are many people who act like this towards others because they have paid their golf club, bowling club, or snooker club fees. They would probably end up with a sore jaw.
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. That in mind football is a mans game and players should take every bit of critisism. If get moaned at on Sundays then he should take it on a Saturday especially if hes getting paid Has a cheer went up because you are being subbed on a Sunday mate? Have you ever been booed? I played football every week on a Saturday and I never heard a player getting booed of the park and if there was a cheer, it was because the fans were showing their appreciation, not what you reprobates did on Saturday. I watch Sunday games these days also, and I still never hear any player getting booed, or a cheer going up when they get subbed, so don't give us that pish aboot you getting the same on a Sunday!
If you cheered when Stewart came off then you are most definitely, an absolute tosser and should be totally ashamed of yourself, but somehow I do not think your sort have a conscience! I mean, you apologised for it, then justified doing it in your post??
Big man behind the keyboard, what if i told you i was 15 year old does it make you feel big? Bet the bullies had fun with you at school
All about opinions eh?
Terracing Now`s post is probably the most sensible of the lot.
All this part time v real supporter nonsense is so pathetic its not even funny.
Exactly a year ago opinions and general feeling on here was exactly the same and here we are 365 days later still no further forward.
You can talk the talk all you like about great chairman, enthusiastic board etc but until they stop signing dross then this club aint going nowhere!
What i witnessed on Saturday certainly made me think about going back and i can well understand why people are angry, frustrated and damn right pissed off.
Its all fine and dandy saying get behind the team but what on earth is the team giving back?
What took place on Saturday if you pardon my French was fucking awful. A home game against a poor poor side in what should have been a 6 pointer. Gutless display if ever there was one.
The regular 11 bar about 3 possibly 4 exceptions are not good enough for the 2nd never mind the first.
And then we have Naysmith, Hegarty and the wee guy standing on the touchline barking instructions to make them appear half competent. No wonder the players look confused.
Sorry East Fife fans, but this season has been another shocker, and if we do somehow manage to stay up, next season has to be the BIG one. Make or break time.
Yet another season like the past 4 and i think most folk (apart from the 200 - 300 real fans) will find something more constructive to do on match days and East Fife FC will become just another memory.
Still, at least you`ll have the best 25K shop in the lower leagues
