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
We hear a lot about the very real difficulites of people with low self esteem and insecurities. Spare a though for those who suffer the psychological curse of overtly high self esteem.
A recent case study came to light regarding a tea boy from a lawyers office who was convinced he was a cross between Leonard Johannson (though he did look a bit like him) and the Emperor Caesar. This delusion was further compounded by the cohorts of the said gentleman being of such limited moral fibre and lacking in backbone that they would not point out to Mr X that he was, in fact, an incompetent sociopath who alienated and upset any normal human being (and quite a few animals) he came into contact with for more than two minutes.
In common with other sufferers of high self esteem such as Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussain etc etc, it is likely that this poor man will at some stage realise that no one really likes him (save of course his loving family who will idolise and support him to the end, as is only right).
He will awaken to the fact he is a disaster for everything organisation and group he is involved with.
All its takes to trigger the epiphany in such a sufferer is for those closest to him to be brutally honest with him and refuse to collude with his eccectric behaviour. Then and only then can the patient begin any kind of recovery. Join with me in wishing him well on the path to rehabilitation.
I hear Cowdenbeaths nice this time of year. 
