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Welcome to the latest episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.It wasn’t a great weekend for East Fife, going down to a two goal defeat at Stranraer in a pretty poor performance and dropping three positions in the table. We didn’t want to bore you by picking over the bones of the game, so it’s time for another one of our special interview episodes.Pat Slattery was missing from the black and gold’s line-up at the weekend and his presence was sorely missed, but fret not Fife fans because we have a 90 minute dose of Pat for you in this episode.We sit down with the East Fife stalwart to chat about his career so far, his time at East Fife, this season’s tough times, the future, and a lot more in one of the most enjoyable interviews we’ve done so far.Plus we bring you the brand new single from local band, and East Fife fans, Got Got Need, and it’s an absolute belter.

Welcome to the latest episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Michael, Lee, and Gordon are back and so might East Fife be in the battle for the Scottish League 2 playoffs. Back to back wins and clean sheets, and seven points from nine, have seen the Bayview boys move back into the top four. Is this how they’ll be contesting the rest of the season? Can they finally stop looking over their shoulder the trap door into the pyramid?We look at all of that, the club’s 2-0 win over league leaders Dumbarton, and a lot more. Plus we chat with Pat Slattery about some of his East Fife teammates over the years.

Welcome to the landmark 100th episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Michael, Lee, and Gordon are back to celebrate the fun that’s been the past 33 months and 100 episodes. What started during the lockdown era in May 2020 has grown into a must listen for East Fife fans the world over, looking at the past, present, and future.The guys are joined by a couple of special guests for this special episode and first up is the Bayview legend that is Kenny Deuchar (26.10). Making his sixth appearance on the show (four of those having been as co-host), the good doctor takes questions from listeners about his time at East Fife, his career, and more, including a fantastic story about meeting Jeff Stelling.We’re also joined by Eugene Clarke (77.42) to talk about the latest attempt to buy out the majority shareholder of East Fife and have the club community owned. It’s been tried before to no avail, but this time around it’s looking a lot more positive and there’s some government backing to the plan as well.All of this and there’s still time to delve into East Fife getting back to winning ways, with a hugely important 1-0 win at Albion Rovers (115.26).

Welcome to Episode 99 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.The Fab Four are back together as Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon pick over the bones of the recent developments down Bayview way. There's been some terrible performances, disappointing results, and a slide down the table. Has the recent draw with Stirling steadied the ship?We dig into all of that, the still pressing need to strengthen the team with time running out, and look at the latest plans to buy the club and have it as a community one.

Welcome to Episode 98 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Well the feelgood factor didn’t last long down Bayview way as the first month of 2023 isn’t even done and dusted and Fife fans are very unhappy with what is happening with their team.Sitting three points of third, but just six off bottom, the season could still go either way for midtable East Fife with 15 games to go, yet the overriding feelings amongst the Bayview faithful are anger, worry, and disappointment. How will the season play out? Should we be worried about our future? What is behind the terrible home form? Is Greig McDonald the man to get the team out of the current rut of just one win in nine and if he is, how is he going to do it?Lee and Michael delve into all of that and more in an unscripted and unplanned episode where they’re just telling it like it is and shooting from the hip and speaking from the heart.

Welcome to Episode 97 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.It’s our first podcast of 2023 and we’re starting the year on a high after East Fife’s positive start to the new year, a 2-1 away win at Elgin.Michael, Lee, and Doug look back at the crucial win, the comings and going down Bayview way this past week, take a look around the rest of the league, and more.

Welcome to Episode 96 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Michael, Lee, Doug, and Andrew are back to look at East Fife's latest game, a pretty dire goalless draw at home to Bonnyrigg Rose.Are the alarm bells ringing yet or can we at least take the positives of a point and a clean sheet? How desperately are the club needing an experienced defender and a goalscorer in the upcoming transfer window? Why was this game moved from a New Year fixture drawing a small crowd and clashing with a World Cup quarter-final?We talk about all of this and more, plus we delve into the listeners' best East Fife five-a-side teams and a little bit of World Cup chat.

Welcome to Episode 95 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Lee, Doug, and Gordon are back to look at East Fife's latest defeat, the concerning mistakes that keep being repeated, the important transfer window coming up, the current worrying state of the squad, and more.Plus a little bit of World Cup chat.

Welcome to Episode 94 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.The whole world is thinking about football just now, so that means everyone must want to hear about East Fife and Scottish League 2. Good job we're back with another show then!The top flights around the world may have shut down, but the Fife are still plugging away. Michael, Lee, and Gordon look back at the last three matches, games which have only seen them take one point from the available nine. Have we jinxed Greig McDonald after he was on the last show?The team have at least been playing some good football. Is that some solace? Is it only a matter of time before the results come? What needs to happen in the January transfer window? And how big are the next three home games? We chat about all of that and a lot more.Plus with the World Cup now underway in Qatar, we give our thoughts on what we're expecting from the tournament and how big, or small, our excitement levels are for it.

Welcome to Episode 93 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.There's a new man in the hot seat down Bayview way, but it's someone we're all very familiar with as caretaker boss Greig McDonald has lost the interim tag and is tasked with being the man to take the club forward.In this episode we sit down with Greig for an in-depth chat about taking over, what he's learned about the team these past few weeks and months, his managerial style and footballing philosophy, what the immediate and long term future looks like for the club, and a lot, lot more.

Welcome to Episode 92 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Is the feelgood factor back at Bayview after not just two good wins, but two very impressive performances where the team has played some fast moving, free flowing football that has been a joy to watch? Can East Fife keep it going and if they do, will it be with Greig McDonald losing the interim tag and becoming the permanent man at the helm?Michael, Lee, Gordon, and Andrew are back to delve into all of that as they look at the Fife's latest win at Bonnyrigg and what it might mean to the appointment of the next manager. Plus they look around the rest of the division, look ahead to the black and gold's Scottish Cup campaign that gets underway in Stenhousemuir next weekend, and chat about what is a very exciting looking cup draw with a few giantkilling possibilities on the cards.

Welcome to Episode 91 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.East Fife got back to winning ways at the weekend with a comfortable 3-1 win over Forfar. A good performance, but one masked by poor opponents? Has this steadied the ship? Will Greig McDonald's stock have risen in the managerial stakes after that one? Did the pie hut have any bridies left after Lee's visit?They delve into all of that plus more as the search for a new East Fife boss continues..

Welcome to Episode 89 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.East Fife are in search of a new manager once again. Stevie Crawford's second reign at Bayview might not be the most fondly remembered, with a relegation and a not very exciting brand of football left behind. But as Crawford moves up the leagues to be an assistant at Dundee United, East Fife are left with one of their most important appointments in recent memory and it's a decision they simply have to get right, not rush, and examine all the options available to them.Lee and Doug are joined by a new face/voice as they delve into the main talking points coming out of the last few matches and the search for a new manager. There's always talking points down Bayview way.

Welcome to Episode 87 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents, except this episode sees the Fab Four reunited together in Scotland for the first time since the podcast began.Week four of the new Scottish League 2 season is done and dusted and East Fife continued their winning ways with a dramatic stoppage time win at home to Forfar Athletic to make it back to back victories and take the black and gold up to second place in the league table.Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon delve into the match, the main talking points coming out of it, and what we can learn about the team a month into the new season. What will continue the Fife's good start to the campaign? An experienced midfield veteran and a big brassy centre back would fit the bill, but the young guns are more than holding their own just now as Stevie Crawford looks to build on the confidence that comes from making winning a habit.We chat about all of that and take a look at the comings and going down Bayview way this past week, including partaking in the club's new hospitality package, as well as a look around some of the other action that caught our eye this weekend in the lower leagues of Scottish football.

Welcome to Episode 86 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Week three of the new Scottish League 2 season is now in the history books and East Fife have become road warriors, recording their second straight away win and even keeping that rarity for them that is an ultra clean sheet, following a hard fought 1-0 victory at Albion Rovers, where they more than rode their luck and had a string of top saves from Allan Fleming to thank for the three points..Michael, Lee, and Gordon delve into the match and the main talking points coming out of it. What can we read into the start of the new season? Probably nothing much just yet, but that won't stop us!Is this a sign of things to come? Good away, poor at home. Can they only beat teams that begin with a vowel? Or is it more that they've got the beating of poor teams and despite all of their flaws, East Fife aren't the worst team in the league and will pick up enough points along the way to be mid-table dwellers? Can they be more and what do they need to get them to that point?We chat about all of that and take a look at the comings and going down Bayview way this past week.

Welcome to Episode 85 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Where did all the good times go? It seems like no time at all that we were singing that we were top of the league. Riding the crest of the wave that was the opening day win up at Elgin. Fast forward seven days and Fife fans came crashing back down to earth with a bump after a 3-0 home defeat to new kids on the block Bonnyrigg Rose.Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon delve into the match, the main talking points coming out of it, and ponder which of the two results so far are likely to be more indicative of the rest of the season to come.Do we have the depth to deal with injuries? Is the way to get past our young side just to bully them? And will the price of admission prove a costly mistake as the season goes on? The guys chat about all of this and more and take a look around the weekend's action in the lower leagues.

Welcome to Episode 84 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.The new Scottish league season kicked off at the weekend and East Fife got off to a winning start with a 3-1 win at Elgin that sees them at the top of Scottish League 2 one game in. We shouldn't get carried away. But we will of course because we're football fans!Lee, Doug, and Gordon delve into the match, how the team is looking early doors, and what can we expect when they go up against a much tougher task against Bonnyrigg next week?

Welcome to Episode 83 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.It feels like no time since the last season wrapped up, but we're just a couple of days away from East Fife's 2022/23 season getting underway in League Cup action. It's been a close season of turnover down Bayview way, with nearly 20 players moving on and just a quarter of that number coming in.Is East Fife's squad strong enough and deep enough to earn an immediate return to League 1? Where do they still need to strengthen and do they have the money and the lure to do so? What should fans realistic expectations be for the season ahead? How are things looking off the pitch?Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon delve into all of that and more, plus give their early predictions as to how they see Scottish League 2 playing out.

Welcome to Episode 82 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.We're back with our first podcast of the close season. We promised you some more of our player interviews and we kick things off with a 1990's Bayview legend - Dickie Gibb.Dickie chats to us about his long career, the good times and bad times at Bayview, winning promotion under Stevie Archibald, the relegation season that followed, the characters at the club, winning two Scottish Junior Cups after leaving the black and gold, and much more. There's lots of fun stories along the way, like how many jerseys did he get after the Scottish Cup game at Ibrox in 1997 and how?!Michael and Lee also look at East Fife's quiet build to the new season in terms of player signings and chat about the ticket prices for next season's League Two campaign.

Welcome to Episode 81 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.The 2021/22 season is over, for East Fife at least, and I think we can all be thankful for that. This episode is our official end of season show, although it feels like we could have picked any episode for the last six months or so to have it!We look back at how the campaign fizzled out, hand out our second annual awards, discuss the club's list of announced departures, and try and be positive for next season. Things need to change, but will they?

Welcome to Episode 79 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.When the going got tough for East Fife these past few weeks, the tough could have got going, but instead the black and gold showed what they were really made of and crumbled liked a cheap custard cream in a hot cup of tea, with no goals and no points from three crucial, almost must win, matches.The coffin has been prepared and the nails are now firmly in one hand of the Scottish League One undertaker and there's a hammer in the other. The guys delve into the latest loss to Airdrie, try and work out where it's all gone wrong this season, debate which of the current squad we actually want back for a League 2 campaign, and try and come up with some realistic signings we could try and bring in.

Welcome to Episode 78 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.East Fife fell to a 3-0 defeat to Alloa in a crunch game at Bayview on Saturday, and with other results not going the Fifers way, it's looking bleak at the bottom of Scottish League One.Michael, Doug, and Gordon are back to chat about the main talking points coming out of the match and where that leaves East Fife now in their quest for survival. Having been blanked in three of their last four games and taken just 10 of the last 39 points available to them, is it game over?Plus we look at some of the other talking points around lower league Scottish football and chat World Cup qualifying.

Welcome to Episode 77 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.As the League One relegation battle remains tight, there will be some key games when the end of the season comes that teams will look back on as being decisive to how their fate ended up. After last week's big win against Dumbarton, East Fife will be hoping that Saturday's loss at Clyde won't be one that they are left to rue.A lack of fight, spark, and much in the way of an attacking threat, saw the Fife fall to a 2-0 defeat. While other results went their way and they didn't lose any ground in their battle to survival, the games are running out and they need to get back to winning ways immediately.Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon are back to chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly talking points coming out of the game and where that leaves East Fife now in their quest for survival. Plus we look ahead to next weekend's big matches for the bottom three, chat about the successful event with Steve Archibald returning to Bayview last week, and play higher or lower!

Welcome to Episode 76 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.East Fife are right back in it. Mid January, a 2-0 defeat at Dumbarton looked like it could have sealed their relegation fate. But one loss in the last seven, four clean sheets, and a 2-0 win over Dumbarton this weekend has seen the Fife close the gap on the Sons to just three points with seven games to go. Is the great escape on?Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon are back to chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly talking points coming out of the game and where that leaves East Fife now in their quest for survival as we delve into the season run-in for those in the mix of going down.

Welcome to Episode 74 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.The unbeaten streak is over. East Fife fell to a 3-1 loss to Falkirk on Saturday but the Fife faithful left with their heads held high and proud of the lads after a fighting performance that deserved more than leaving empty handed.Michael, Doug, and Gordon are back to chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly talking points coming out of the game and where that leaves East Fife now in their quest for survival.Can the team get more wins in the final quarter of the season than they have in the first three? Should there be any additions before the loan transfer window closes? Is Ryan Wallace back to his best? All of this plus we talk football chants and cruffins.

Welcome to Episode 73 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.East Fife are streaking and Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon are here to take it in in all it's glory. The black and gold are unbeaten in four after their latest draw with Queens Park and still keeping somewhat in touch at the foot of League One! You may say we're dreamers, but we're not the only one. Imagine if we can pull this off?It wasn't a great performance against the Spiders, but every point is crucial right now. We look back at the high, lows, and howlers from the game, worry about our lack of clinical finishing, chat about some of the standout performers, and look ahead to a trip to Falkirk next weekend.We also look around the Scottish leagues and non-leagues and chat about some of the stories that have caught our eye of late, plus we talk East Fife strips, and we delve into the mailbag.

Welcome to Episode 72 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.It finally happened! East Fife scored a goal this year. Not only that, but they scored three of them. And guess what? They also got their first win since October. And it was away from home! Pinch us, we must be dreaming.But dreams can come true. Gabrielle told us so all those years ago. We didn't even have to wear an eyepatch.The guys are back to delve into all the ins and out of the mighty Fife's win over Alloa on Saturday. This was the fight and passion we wanted to see from the team. Have they turned a corner? Is the great escape on? Or should be stay grounded as there's still a hell of a mountain to climb? There's a lot of what ifs for the Fife to avoid relegation. Too many maybe. But at least there's still some hope and signs of improvement and right now that'll do.We also look around the rest of League 1, including Falkirk's signing of Leigh Griffiths, talk Scottish Cup, chat about Kevin Smith getting a well deserved testimonial, and delve into our bulging mailbag.

Welcome to Episode 71 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Scottish football was in the headlines around the world this week, and not for the best of reasons. On the pitch, East Fife could be getting set to make some headlines of our own as we still search for our first goal of 2022. Will we ever score again? Will we ever win again? Sometimes it doesn't feel like it.That was on display at the weekend as the team played out a goalless draw at home to Clyde. There were positives - chances created, players back from injury, and back to back clean sheets - but it's far from enough to stave off relegation.We delve into the match and the talking points coming out of it, plus we talk about the rise of Arbroath, the need to preserve proper football stadiums, Scottish football lower league icons, and cold weather football matches. And we look at the moral and PR disaster that was this week for Raith Rovers. Have they done themselves irreparable damage amongst many in their fanbase?Come for the football chat, stay for the talk about the weather.

Welcome to Episode 70 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.It's bleak down Bayview way after back to back home games saw East Fife take just one point, remain goalless in 2022, and cut eight points adrift at the bottom of Scottish League One, sailing into the oblivion that is the bottom tier. Where did all the good times go? You might have to cast your mind back a fair bit for those.But it's not all doom and gloom! The fab four are reunited once again to pick over the bones of those Falkirk and Peterhead games, ponder if we'll ever score again, look at whether we should just throw the young boys in now, and wonder where are the new faces to help us. Can some pride be restored before the end of the season?Come for the football chat, stay for the talk about mint yoyos.

Welcome to Episode 69 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents. Nice!Michael, Lee, and Doug are back and trying to stay upbeat after a demoralising defeat for East Fife at Dumbarton on Saturday.In what was the biggest game of the season so far, East Fife headed west and had to come away with something to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. They failed and the season is all but over bar the shouting, or based on some of the more recent performances, screams of pain.The guys look back over the game and question just what is next? Do the club take a look at the young ones now for the rest of the season? Is there any point of bringing in players now when we have more chance to take stock over the summer? And what League Two stadiums is everyone most looking forward to visiting?All this and more in this episode!

Welcome to Episode 68 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Michael, Lee, and Doug are back with their first episode of 2022 and they're joined by East Fife Director, and lifelong supporter, Liam Anderson to chat about the current plight of the club.Last year was not a great one for East Fife and the new one has continued in a similar vein, with two defeats leaving the club firmly rooted at the foot of Scottish League One with a decisive game coming up at Dumbarton on Saturday.Is there still hope? How did we get to this position? What are the Board doing to remedy the situation? What is the current financial and ownership situation at the club? We chat with Liam about all of this and a lot more, in a must listen interview for those of a black and gold persuasion.Plus we take time to pay tribute and share some memories of Mr East Fife, Davie Marshall, who sadly passed away this week and whose presence will be deeply missed by everyone at Bayview.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.00: Remembering Davie Marshall16.33: Q&A with East Fife Director Liam Anderson84.15: Recent games and the massive task ahead

Welcome to Episode 67 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Michael, Lee, and Doug are back with their last episode of 2021 and the year ended in as disappointing a manner as you'd expect with how the last 12 months have played out down Bayview way.A depleted injury and Covid ravaged East Fife side headed north on Boxing Day and put in a battling performance but fell to a 4-2 defeat to league leaders Cove Rangers. You couldn't fault the performance from the team and their fighting spirit but it was always going to be a tall order to get anything from the game, even with a full squad at their disposal.We look at the highs and the lows from the loss, but should the game have even gone ahead to begin with? And with teams throughout the SPFL being hit hard with Covid, is it time to draw up new rules for what happens when clubs have an outbreak and games are in doubt?Looking ahead to 2022, can East Fife avoid the drop? It's seeming more and more likely that they're in a two horse race with Dumbarton to avoid automatic relegation and that a playoff spot may be the best they can now salvage. But stringing a winning run together could change that outlook. How possible is that and what does Stevie Crawford need to do and who does he need to bring in to make that even a possibility?We look at all of that and a lot more, including delving into a bulging mailbag.

East Fife and Scottish football chat featuring Steve Archibald, Ryan Gauld, and Peter McQuade

Welcome to Episode 65 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.It's been a big week or so down Bayview way. A cup exit at the hands of a Junior side, the return of a previous manager to the helm, and his first match in charge saw a battling come from behind point earned. There's a lot to delve into and Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon do just that in this episode.East Fife's Scottish Cup loss to Banks o' Dee was a sickener. How much of a shock was it though, and now that our proud record of never having lost to a non league side has been blown out of the water three times over the past five years, where does this latest defeat sit in the lows of the club's history?East Fife were looking for a new boss before that loss. How much did it hurry up the need for a replacement? Either way, a new man is now in the hot seat and that man is Stevie Crawford, who returns to the club for a second spell as manager after more than a decade away.What can we expect from Crawball II? How much has he developed as a manager since he was last at Bayview? Was he the right man for the job? And most importantly, can he save the Fife from relegation? The guys chat about all of that and a lot more, plus break down the highs and lows from his first match back in charge, a home draw with Alloa.

Welcome to Episode 64 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.It's been a big weekend down Bayview way. A disappointing loss at Clyde saw East Fife cut five points adrift at the bottom of the Scottish League One table. That result on Saturday proved to be the final straw for the board and Fife boss Darren Young was relieved of his duties on Sunday after over 1600 days in charge.Michael, Lee, and Doug are joined by Scott Inglis from the East Fife Mail to chat about the weekend's developments and look ahead to the future.Was this the right time to pull the trigger on Young after a second half capitulation in such an important game or had the team shown signs of turning the corner? Can a new boss come in and turn things around to stave off relegation? Who should that man now be?We chat about all of that and a lot more, including a look back at Darren's time at the helm at Bayview and the importance of this next appointment to the future of the club.

Welcome to Episode 63 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.Lee, Doug, and Gordon are back after a week off and there's been an interesting couple of matches for East Fife since the last show, with a battling draw at Queens Park and a narrow 1-0 loss at home to league leaders Airdrie.On paper, two good performances, but how much hope can we take from them? Who stood out? Have the club turned a corner? Where are the concerns still lying? Do the fanbase have faith restored in Darren Young at the helm?Ultimately the team is still bottom of the table and in a relegation battle, making next week's match with Clyde absolutely massive. Can the black and gold survive? We chat about all of that and a lot more, including our forthcoming live Q&A with the legend that is Steve Archibald.And there's still time to chat about Scotland reaching the World Cup qualifying playoffs. Are we heading to Qatar?

Welcome to Episode 62 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.It's a depleted squad this week, bit Lee and Gordon don't care about that as they've got another East Fife win to chat about. The Jekyll and Hyde Fifers forgot to drink their medicine and it was the good guys who won the battle at Bayview, coming away with a 2-1 win over Dumbarton that sees them edge ever closer to crawling off the bottom of the division.Now the glass half empty amongst you may point to Dumbarton being depleted themselves, but you can only beat the team in front of you and East Fife did that on Saturday afternoon, albeit with some late heart palpitating moments to close out the match.The guys delve into all the high and lows, the standout players, and what this might mean for the games coming up after some recent yo-yo performances. Plus we delve into the mailbag and chat about some of the other talking points around Scottish football this week.

Welcome to Episode 60 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.Lee, Gordon, and James are back to pick over the bones of what's felt like a rarity this season, an East Fife win! The Bayview Boys came away 4-2 winners at home to Cove Rangers and the guys look back at all the big talking points coming out of the match. Where did this performance come from? Can they keep it up and build on this? And how do you pick a 3-2-1 when the whole team played so well?We chat about all of that, chat about the return of Ryan Wallace, and take a look at the lie of the land around League 1.

Welcome to Episode 59 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.Lee, Gordon, and Scott are back to pick over the bones of East Fife's latest loss, the 2-1 defeat at Falkirk. It was a far better performance, and the team even took the lead, but it was a fourth straight defeat and they're now five points adrift at the bottom of the table after just nine games.With East Fife now having played everyone else in the division once, the Scottish League One season is a quarter of the way through, so the lads do a Q1 review, come up a with a list of names to replace Darren Young, if he ever leaves, and the latest 'Let's All Laugh At'.

Welcome to Episode 58 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast record across two continents.Lee, Michael, and Gordon are back to pick over the bones of East Fife's latest loss, the 2-0 home defeat to Clyde. It wasn't all doom and gloom this week, but the end result was still the same, three very important points lost and the team remain rooted at the foot of the table, already seven points adrift of safety after just eight games.We look at the positives, but have to touch on the many negatives as an impotent attack continues and lazy defending cost the Fife dear. Will this now be the end of Darren Young? Can the team get any players in before the loan window closes? And just how big a mess are they in right now, is there a way out, or would a season dropping down a league actually be good for the club?We talk about all of that and more.

Welcome to Episode 57 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast record across two continents.Lee, Michael, Doug, and Gordon are back to pick over the bones of East Fife's latest loss, the 3-0 defeat away to Airdrie. So what went wrong this week? Did the early red card play a part of were we simply not at the races? Can they turn things around or is this finally the end of the Darren Young era at Bayview?We talk about all of that and more, including poor defensive play, the lack of midfield fight, the impotent attack, and the importance of what is now nothing short of a must win game against Clyde next Saturday.This may all sound like last week's show, but we assure you, it's a new episode!

Welcome to Episode 56 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.Lee, Doug, and Gordon are back to pick over the bones of East Fife's capitulation to Dumbarton on Saturday. The Sons of the Rock went nap and the Fife defence went to sleep at set pieces as Dumbarton ran out easy 5-0 winners. It was another rough outing that sent the team back to the foot of the table. Where did it all go wrong and where does the blame lie? How can the team's away performances be so bad, so often? Were there any positives that can be taken from the game? And how can/will the team respond? The guys chat about all of that and a lot more besides.Three episodes ago we called the show "What Time Is It?" after the 5-2 shellacking by Cove Rangers. After giving up another five of the worst, is the answer to that question that it's time for manager Darren Young to go or can he turn things around? Who should replace him? Does it matter if the budget isn't there to take the team to the next level? The guys discuss it all and the fans have their say in this week's mailbag.

Welcome to Episode 55 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.Lee, Doug, and James are back to pick over the bones of East Fife's important 3-0 win over Peterhead. A poor first half performance was soon forgotten as the Bayview Boys turned on the style. The guys look at the high points, the low points, and ponder whether the team has finally turned the corner this season or whether the weaker opposition and riding their luck doesn't really tell the full story of what's ahead.Plus they look ahead to next week's cup tie, delve into the mailbag with some listener's questions, and chat about some of the funnier aspects from football this past week.Come for the football chat, stay for the nautical puns!

Welcome to Episode 54 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Lee, Michael, Doug, and Gordon are back to pick over the bones of East Fife's latest loss, a 2-0 home defeat to table topping Montrose. After a promising start, heads went down when the team went one behind, and they went out with a whimper.We look at the highs and lows, discuss the lack of fight and leadership in the team, and ponder the future of Darren Young. Can he turn the team around? Does he need an influx of players? Is either of those possible? We chat about all of that and more, and look ahead to a massive match next week at home to Peterhead.

Welcome to Episode 53 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast record across two continents.Lee, Michael, Doug, and Scott are back to pick over the bones of East Fife's latest loss, a heavy 5-2 shellacking at Cove Rangers. Just how bad was it? Did anyone come away from the game with pass marks? Where do the team go from here and when does the panic button get pressed?We chat about all of that plus try and a find a solution to getting torn apart on both wings and to get us some much needed midfield presence. But it's not all doom and gloom (just mostly!) as we look back at the midweek cup win against St Johnstone B and two new additions to the East Fife squad that can't come into the team quick enough going on the last performance.We also take a look around some of the funnier aspects of football from the past week and our Wavelength section returns with a song from Irish band My Brother Woody that will pretty much sum up the mood among the Fife fanbase right now.

Welcome to Episode 52 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.East Fife are still looking for their first win of the season after a 3-1 loss at Alloa Athletic on Saturday, but they can take a lot of positives from the performance and there's definitely stuff to build on for the long season ahead.Lee and Gordon are joined by James Smailes this week to chat about all the highlights and lowpoints from the match, the high ticket price to not only attend but to watch the stream online, and what the team can take out of the match going forward.We also look back at a busy week of news down Bayview way as Tony McMinn moves on for work reasons and is replaced by the experienced Stephen Frail as assistant manager, and the club add forwards Kyle Connell and Jamie Semple to their squad.We also take a look around some of the funnier aspects of football from the past week, chat about Scottish clubs overspending and the disaster that is surely waiting to happen, and we're joined by Liam Thomson to talk about his new Ultimate East Fife FC Quiz book.

Welcome to Episode 51 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Lee, Michael, and Gordon are joined by Scott Young this week to look at the start of East Fife's league campaign, a 1-1 draw at home to Queens Park. How did they look in their first league outing? Was a home point a good result or a wasted opportunity after going ahead early? Is there enough squad depth to be in anything than a relegation battle this season?We chat about all the highlights and lowpoints, plus we look at the lack of signings down Bayview way and whether that might be remedied soon and we look at some of the more fun aspects from this past weekend of Scottish football.You can download and/or listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:

Welcome to Episode 50 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast.It's our golden anniversary episode and we have a brand new season to preview in it. Wonderful! Or is it?Just what East Fife are we going to get this season? Preseason saw a lack of any real test, when that came in the League Cup group games, things have not gone well. No wins, no points, only two goals scored, two defeats to teams in a lower league, and a goal difference of minus seven. Optimism is hard to find right now if we're being brutally honest.Lee, Michael, Doug, and Gordon look at the close season comings and goings, the extension of manager Darren Young, the disappointing League Cup performances, the lack of real difference makers in the team, and their hopes and fears for the season ahead.Is there any money to strengthen the squad? How many starters are we needing to bring in to compete? Why has Player of the Year Ryan Wallace seemingly quit the club? Are there loan deals on the horizon? Have we been left behind by the rest of the division? Are there any positives we can take right now? So many questions!!!There's lot of football chat, plus we bring you the latest single from East Fife fan, and friend of the show, PG Ciarletta.

Welcome to Episode 49 of Glory Days of Gold. The fourth, and what is now sadly our final, of our Euro 2020 specials.The dream is over. Scotland returned to a major tournament for the first time in 23 years and it was like we had never left, as they failed to make it out of the group stages again and all the hopes were left lying in tatters following a 3-1 loss to a much better Croatia side, all made even worse by not doing it on home soil at Hampden.So while there's pride at the performance against England, and some fighting spirit shown in all three games, ultimately we struggled from not having a deadly finisher that could take the chances that were being created. Was that the main difference between qualifying or not or was it Scotland's shape, tactics, and team selections that let them down? How big a loss was Billy Gilmour? And were we just all swept up in the emotional rollercoaster of just being there and simply outplayed?Kenny Deuchar joins Lee, Doug, and Gordon to look at all of that and more, and ponder what's next for the Scotland national team and who should be the players to try and get us to Qatar next year?

Welcome to Episode 48 of Glory Days of Gold. The third of our Euro 2020 specials.After the doom and gloom of Scotland's defeat to the Czech Republic, we're all cock-a-hoop now after an impressive performance, and earning a point, against England at Wembley on Friday. All that said, Scotland have still got to find the back of the net, but their fate lies firmly in their hands going into the last group game on Tuesday.We're joined again by Dr Goals Kenny Deuchar to pick over the bones of the game and chat about the task ahead, as Croatia stand between Scotland and qualifying for the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time.Plus we look ahead to the big game with the Auld Enemy at Wembley on Friday. Are we on a hiding to nothing or can we shock the world? Can we afford to be attack minded or is being defensive our only chance? And who should play in this one? Are the guys optimistic for this one?