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Think you've just cursed it P1 - Gretna 2008 now off the bottom of the LL!

Third Round Arniston Rangers v St Andrews United/Kirkcaldy & Dysart; Haddington Athletic v Dunbar Utd; Broxburn Athletic v Glenrothes/Harthill Royal; Lochore Welfare/Camelon v Hill of Beath Hawthorn/Thornton Hibs; Sauchie v Blackburn United; Newtongrange Star/Bo’ness Athletic v Crossgates Primrose; Whitburn v Jeanfield Swifts; Whitehill Welfare v Preston Athletic/Kinnoull

Our game v Blackburn United was 119. Since the old website was shut down, our crowd count now features at the foot of the match reports on the supporters' facebook page!

The St Andrews United v Dunfermline Athletic game is on tonight - no pitch inspection planned! So get along and enjoy an evening under the lights for a mere £7!!!!!

Third time lucky . . . . St Andrews United and Dunfermline Athletic have agreed to play the twice postponed Fife Cup quarter-final tie on Tuesday the 5th of December with an 8pm kick-off. The Social Club will be open from 6pm and a full sized programme will be on sale for £2. Entry is £7 for adults and £4 for concessions. Please note that season tickets are not valid. Please also keep an eye on the weather and the club's official media platforms in case there are issues with the pitch building up to the match!

Fixtures due out on 28th July. Scottish Cup Prelim Draw also this week on Wednesday.

FT: Swifts 0-3 East Fife. Bit of a one-sided game with East Fife dominating. Best for East Fife were Healy and Austin but they got hooked at half time along with half a dozen others. Lost count of the shots rattled off the woodwork during the second half!

NB: St Andrews United v Dunfermline Athletic has been called off so no game this week and no date yet for the replay.

Here's some more information regarding the St Andrews United v Dunfermline Athletic game . . . Bumper crowd expected at The Rec that night!

I predict that Dalkeith won't gather more than a single point from those games . . .

1968 Johnstone Burgh 3-2 Lochee Harp (Shawfield) 1961 Cambuslang Rangers 5-1 Dundee St Josephs (Muirton) and 1961 Ashfield 2-3 Dunbar Utd (Tynecastle) 1952 Camelon 2-0 Carnoustie Panmure (Dens Park)

long shot but I've just sent you private message . . . .

St Andrews United pre-season fixtures announced . . .

looked far from ready last night . . .

Yes!

Results today make the scrap to stay up look very interesting for next week. Two of these teams will get relegated if Darvel beats Tranent and there are so many permutations . . .

Interesting, could I ask where that is from? It is part of the official document that was published last summer. There were paragraphs under the coloured charts and this is one of them. Had to do some digging to find the relevant part but this is kosher!

Would still be two is my understanding. Three if they'd been a net loss to the LL but that won't be the case now. "In the event of a net gain of 1 club from the Lowland League (Vale of Leithen down, nobody up), the club finishing 14th in the Premier Division will also be relegated to the First Division; and the 8th-placed club with the better record in Conferences A & B will remain in the First Division; and the 3rd-placed club in Conference X will be among the clubs forming a new Second Division."

My mistake - maths never my strong point!! Looks like it will actually be three up when Darvel beats Tranent to make First and Second Divisions of 18 teams. With Whitburn, Bo'ness Athletic and Syngenta coming up that will be a very competitive League.

If Darvel beats Tranent/Penicuik then there will be only one Conference X team coming up to Div 2 this summer by my maths!

Lights sorted - wading through child protection matters this afternoon!!!!!!!!! Still got other wee areas of admin to resolve before the 11th of May but hopeful we'll get there.

St Andrews United happy to take part in the ground hop at any time!!!!

Correct - 200 average lux and 0.25 min/max is a requirement for a licence but not for the EoSFL. We acquired 226 av. lux a long time ago but getting the 0.25 min/max was a b*gger given how our lights were installed. I too will be interested to see how Oakley's lights rate based on that layout.

Latest photo of St Andrews United's floodlights and recent Social Media post below . . . Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, This time tomorrow we will be making history by playing the first ever Senior football match under floodlights in St Andrews!!! The lights now meet SFA standards and look fantastic, as can be seen from our photograph! The game against Kennoway Star Hearts kicks off at 7.45pm and the top gate will open at 7pm. Entry is the usual £6 for adults plus £3 for concessions. There are a limited number of programmes left from the Edinburgh United match since we produced a double issue and The Social Club bar will be open at 6pm. See you tomorrow and enjoy the game!

St Andrews United recorded an average lux of 223 at the last count but only 0.2 min/max so adjustments are needed there (crazy level of 0.25 required). One of the poles being too short is also causing issues. On the plus side, the floodlight foundations passed an inspection last week, which was required to obtain a safe capacity certificate from Fife Council. Everything else has been in place for a while but the most recent need to disclosure check despite not employing under 18s is an additional fankle. The target now is to pass a full inspection in February.