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
Also missed out on Darren Lavery from Berwick who was announced in the programme that he had signed a precontract at Bayview. He has resigned for Berwick 
Dylan Rooney (GK)
Need to add an experienced, taller goalkeeper in the squad to challenge and mentor Rooney. Don't get me wrong; I think he's done phenomenally well in the last few games but I still think he's too young/small to jump straight into the 1st XI next season.
Kevin Rutkiewicz and Stevie Campbell (Defenders)
Definitely need to add 1 or 2 more central defenders in there. Both got injured a few times last season. Worth a try to get Ismael Bouzid? Thought he was immense in the pre-season last year. Going to need to find at least 2 or 3 Full backs now that Cowan, Durie and Stoney have gone. Hopefully Naysmith decides to play next season.
Ross Brown, Alan Walker and Lewis Barr (Centre Mids)
Think we need 1 more experienced central midfielder in there to mentor Brown and Barr in particular. Don't really know much about Alan Walker.
Alan Cook (Winger)
Good signing this. Hopefully we can add a few more fast, hard-working tricky wingers in there.
Kevin Smith, Nathan Austin, Jon McShane and Daryl Falconer (Strikers)
Plenty of strikers but all are very young; so could do with one experienced striker in there. 
I'm not sure about this signing. Sure he's the right age, right position, right level of experience, decent player....... but his barnet isn't really what I'd look for in a footballer - or on any serious sportsman for that matter.
A good center back needs a no nonsense haircut - Japp Stam springs to mind. Ewan's hair is just too high maintenance and has a vibe of essex-wideboy-call-centre-monkey about it. Dicky Gibb and John Alison would be spinning in their graves (if they were dead and had opted for burial).
And then what effect will it have on the dressing room? Will we see Lewis Barr and Ross Brown go for highlights while Stevie Campbell goes for some sort of designer mullet look?
It's a distraction we can do without. LMAO brilliant
Welcome to Bayview Ewan.....but please...... look into a new, less fussy haircut.
WWRD (What Would Rocky Do) ?
Very humorous
Welcome to The Fife Ewan. Good luck for our title winning season.
From the official website:
"We are pleased to announce that midfielder Caolan McAleer has agreed terms with the club. Caolan was previously with Partick Thistle and was on loan to Airdrieonians."
"We are pleased to announce that midfielder Caolan McAleer has agreed terms with the club. Caolan was previously with Partick Thistle and was on loan to Airdrieonians."
He should be a hit, great signing and he rejected leauge one football to play for us tells it we have finally replaced bobby and is a promising youngster. All I can say is that Welcome to Methil McAleer
