Cambuslang Fifer Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, East Fife is best said: Paul Paton on PLZ Soccer today saying he now wants to move to part time football Would be the sort of older head addition in the Kev mould who could be an excellent edition to help that centre mid position Think he’s not got to the heights he was when he was in the premiership but would be a cracking signing at the level to a marquee signing when we had Scott Robinson in the middle of the park but at the moment I would have Davidson and Agnew as they are signed and he’s free-agent now so wouldn’t say no to as it’s another centre midfielder if any got injured. Another player that also released from the same club is Callum Smith thought he done ok at Airdrie onloan last year but I’m sure manager has players he has his mind on that he wants to bring in tbh. Edited June 1, 2020 by Cambuslang Fifer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Of course nobody really knows when we'll be playing, but it could be an interesting market this summer. Clubs will have likely lost a fair chunk of cash with the lack of games at the end of the season, and if some leagues do end up hibernating, there could be far better players looking for PT deals all of a sudden. Wasn't there meant to be a vote on this yesterday? Maybe Budge's mystery bonus cash ball delayed that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthefife Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Any further news/update on Dunsmore, Dowds and Watson? Think it's now safe to assume that Baker and Hunter are off. Wish them both well as it never really got going for either of them. Felt bad for Hunter in particular when I felt he was thrown right in the deep end against Raith at home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammytroot Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 29/05/2020 at 20:43, steakngravy said: 1 hour ago, monthefife said: Any further news/update on Dunsmore, Dowds and Watson? Think it's now safe to assume that Baker and Hunter are off. Wish them both well as it never really got going for either of them. Felt bad for Hunter in particular when I felt he was thrown right in the deep end against Raith at home. Understand that 4 clubs have made contact with Dowds.His desire to try full-time football is tempered by the fact that he has an excellent banking job.Big decision for him to make. Forthat particular game v Raith,neither Davidson or Dunlop were available ,and with Murdoch and Watson in the back 4, there was a distinct lack of cover in mid-field. Unfortunately Lewis Hunter was not up to the task on the day. Noticed that Rory Currie had been released by Hearts. Thought he did well for EF when on loan a couple of seasons ago. Perhaps a possibility, if he is fit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejoaitken Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Are players who were only on one year contracts now free agents? Was it a June 1st finish to contracts? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 01/06/2020 at 11:33, Life on Marrs? said: You may well be correct. However you cannot fault the quality & effort of his team. The coach can prepare the team to a point, but you cannot legislate for individual errors, or injuries. We've proved on or day, we can compete with better ranked teams than ourselves, the difficulty is doing it consistently. It's certainly been more exciting under DY, than I've seen in the past (and I include twice when I've seen us on a procession towards titles), you never know what to expect & we've a team of characters, who've grown together, its not that long ago since we were in the third tier without a player on our books, we've come a long way, on a journey that started under Gary Naysmith. Player & management consistency have contributed greatly, along with hard work from the board. The players certainly seem happy to sign for this club/manager. Where can we go? If you'd said 10 months ago, both Arbroath & Alloa would survive in the Championship, you'd have been laughed at, are they bigger than East Fife? No, further on, yes. Dumbarton survived for several seasons at that level, they all give us hope we can also. Baby steps though, I certainly think missing out on a play off again, would be a big failure. Happy & optimistic (and I'm normally a negative pessimist!). So perhaps it is part of the maturing of DY that he hasn’t yet found the formula, but has some good ingredients and makes a nice pie so far? It’s certainly good to have a coach that draws players, until the coach leaves. Do you have an assistant coach in place that gets similar respect from the players? I certainly don’t fault DY for the quality and effort, I just wonder if maybe he tinkers too much sometimes? Perhaps he’s trying to prove something or show something as a de facto application for a higher level job. The other question would be, if after the next season he finishes in fifth, sixth or seventh, is he still a popular coach, or does he start to wear out his welcome? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 21 hours ago, King Kebab said: And Mercer, I’d take him back now, whether Dunsy re-signs or not, can’t have too much quality in your squad!!! Mercer & Dunsmore in the same team? Now you're talking! 2 of my favourite Fifers from the last 5 years. I'd be inclined to break lockdown rules if that were to happen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Life on Marrs? Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 On 02/06/2020 at 18:47, TxRover said: So perhaps it is part of the maturing of DY that he hasn’t yet found the formula, but has some good ingredients and makes a nice pie so far? It’s certainly good to have a coach that draws players, until the coach leaves. Do you have an assistant coach in place that gets similar respect from the players? I certainly don’t fault DY for the quality and effort, I just wonder if maybe he tinkers too much sometimes? Perhaps he’s trying to prove something or show something as a de facto application for a higher level job. The other question would be, if after the next season he finishes in fifth, sixth or seventh, is he still a popular coach, or does he start to wear out his welcome? Certainly can't be accused of tinkering too much. If anything, doesnt make changes quick enough, or doesnt know how to arrest a slump, thats been our downfall. Another way to look at it though, is he is certainly loyal to his players! If its not broken, don't try to fix it. A big season for the boss. Get it right & have us up there, he'll surely get a coveted full-time post he's after, another season of missing out, people will be doubting his ability. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hopefully this philanthropist's donation comes off. I dont know if there's conditions involved, but if every club receives around £50k, that should soften the blow of closed-doors games for us, smaller clubs. That, along with the furlough scheme, should see us to the mooted end of the year, without fans. Our policy of retaining much of the squad, now looks like a gamble paying off! Hopefully this is not all Pie-in-the-sky! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hopefully this philanthropist's donation comes off. I dont know if there's conditions involved, but if every club receives around £50k, that should soften the blow of closed-doors games for us, smaller clubs. That, along with the furlough scheme, should see us to the mooted end of the year, without fans. Our policy of retaining much of the squad, now looks like a gamble paying off! Hopefully this is not all Pie-in-the-sky!Yeah but that money is supposed to be for testing, not for paying wages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I did seem too good to be true. Fear not, my long lost uncle , the Crown Prince of Nigeria has just died leaving me $10m, if I can just send my bank details... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthefife Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 With little being said lately, can only assume then that Dowds, Dunsmore, Watson are all free agents now and presumably looking to move on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steakngravy Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Got an old East Fife programme from season 1973/74 against Morton,the East Fife team was :- 1) Gorman/McGarr 2) Duncan 3) Clarke 4) McIvor 5) Martis 6) Borthwick 7) Hamilton Love don't know why I get this it should be an eight. 9) Hegarty 10) McPhee 11) Ritchie Subs :- Rutherford,O'Connor This game came after you had beaten Rangers at Ibrox according to the programme,and you also had a new manager in Frank Christie. The score on this occasion didn't go your way as Morton won 1-0. I take it the Waddle brothers were long gone by this time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kebab Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, steakngravy said: Got an old East Fife programme from season 1973/74 against Morton,the East Fife team was :- 1) Gorman/McGarr 2) Duncan 3) Clarke 4) McIvor 5) Martis 6) Borthwick 7) Hamilton Love don't know why I get this it should be an eight. 9) Hegarty 10) McPhee 11) Ritchie Subs :- Rutherford,O'Connor This game came after you had beaten Rangers at Ibrox according to the programme,and you also had a new manager in Frank Christie. The score on this occasion didn't go your way as Morton won 1-0. I take it the Waddle brothers were long gone by this time? How did we lose when we were playing with two keepers??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthefife Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Great news. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejoaitken Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 That’s absolutely fantastic to have them both signed on again, especially with Dunsmore signing for two years. Big credit to the club for pulling that off! Just leaves Dowds now... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Is Dowds the big lad up front, No 15? I'd really like to see him at the Rovers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Fife is best Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 That news could be a game changer at this level specially with us now having a near enough full squad ready and able to go when the league gets startedCould give us a massive advantage over everyone else who have very little players signed atm or have a big squad overhaul to make 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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