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Welcome to Episode 47 of Glory Days of Gold. The second of our Euro 2020 specials.After all the excitement, all the expectations, all the enthusiasm after a 23 year wait, it was almost as if it was yesterday that Scotland were at a major tournament as all the hurt and disappointment came flooding back with a 2-0 defeat by the Czech Republic at Hampden on Monday afternoon.We're joined again by Dr Goals Kenny Deuchar to pick over the bones of the game and chat about the nature of the defeat, the team selection, Steve Clarke's managerial style, the mentality of the Scottish fans, and a lot more.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?

Welcome to Episode 46 of Glory Days of Gold. The first of our Euros 2020 specials.We've come down with a fever, but don't worry, it isn't the dreaded 'rona, it's just Euros fever baby! Scotland's men are back at their first major finals since the 1998 World Cup. Are we all being swept away by the emotion of it all or will it be the same so near, but yet so far from the Scots and the inevitable heartbreak that follows?However it ends up, we're going to be with you every step of the way and we're being joined for the month by King Kenny himself, Dr Goals, Kenny Deuchar.In this preview episode, we look ahead to Scotland's chances, pick our best starting XI, and look at the teams in our way. Plus we make some picks for tournament winners, ponder who will be the surprise packages, who will lead the scoring charts, and much more football fun. Plus we kick off a month of Scotland Euros 2020 football songs with Dundee band The Cundeez as they encourage us to get our kilts on and our taps aff.

Welcome to Episode 45 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.It's the end of the season as we know, but do we feel fine? Well, we certainly feel happy that it's finally all over and we've been put out of our misery. We look at the stuttering end, where it leaves us moving forward, and which of the current squad would we keep around, amongst other things in this episode. Plus we look around who might be staying and/or joining us in League 1 next season and what that might mean for our chances.But the bulk of this episode is our end of season awards extravaganza! We chat about out nominations for a slew of awards, pick our winners, and reminisce about the season that was. There's the traditional player and young player of the season, goal of the season, and some more offbeat ones like worst opposition fans. Have a listen to see who won what and let us know your nominations.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.07: John Sludden and Walter Borthwick RIP07.45: East Fife and Scottish League 1 chat - the season is finally over!46.00: Fife Bands In Focus - The Receiving End - He's The Man52.16: The Glory Days Of Gold End Of Season Awards133.30: Wavelength - AJ Tracey - False 9

East Fife's Clyde Covid controversy; David Cox and abuse in football; Club 42 v pyramid battle; East Fife FC and Scottish football chat

Welcome to Episode 43 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife's season may be all over bar the shouting but we still have a lot to talk about on this episode.We ponder what's next for the Fife. How do we take that next step? Is Darren Young the man to take us there? What should this offseason look like and are we where we realistically should be? We delve into all of that and a lot more, plus pick over the bones of the team's win over Dumbarton on Saturday.Away from Bayview, we talk about the hypocrisy and the shambles of the Superleague, chat about some of our favourite football films to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Gregory's Girl, and Halftime Oranges are back in Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.55 What's next for East Fife?38.00: East Fife back in top four, sorta68.33: Wavelength - Half Time Oranges - What's The Fuss About Ryan Giggs?71.38: Superleague shambles and the hypocrisy of it all89.20: Football films

Welcome to Episode 41 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.It's been another busy week for East Fife which has put supporters through a gamut of emotions after a draw, a defeat, and finally a victory. Four points earned or five points dropped? With the league table tighter than a gnat's chuff, every point that goes a-begging could be crucial with just two games remaining before the split.We chat about all the big talking points coming out of the games against Partick Thistle, Dumbarton, and Forfar, look at where that leaves the team, what it could mean for this season and next, and a lot, lot more.Plus Bear's Den continue as our new Artists of the Month and we bring you the latest single from Fife fan, and friend of the show, PG Ciarletta.

Welcome to Episode 40 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.How much football can you take in the space of eight days? Four East Fife games and two Scotland games, with mixed performances, certainly tests you! But we have it all covered in this week's show. In league play, we look at the Fife's poor showing in the loss to Montrose on Tuesday and the bounce back win over Clyde two days later, which has seen the club move within touching distance of the playoffs. But if league success is on, the cup dream is over after a Saturday afternoon of heartbreak in the Scottish Cup against Morton.We chat about all of that and the big talking points coming out of the games, plus Bear's Den continue as our new Artists of the Month.

Welcome to Episode 39 of Glory Days of Gold.Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.After easing back to play with a comfortable win over Clyde last week, there was a far sterner test for East Fife this week, with fellow promotion chasers Cove Rangers. There may have been no goals but there were certainly a lot of talking points coming out of the game and Lee, Doug, and Gordon have you covered with it all in this episode.All of that, plus Bear's Den continue as our new Artists of the Month.

Welcome to Episode 38 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Scottish lower league football is back and it's made all the better by a 3-1 East Fife away win to kick things off and keep the team unbeaten in 2021. We look at the road to get there, the new additions to the squad, the fixture list madness, the possibility of Old Firm colt teams being added to League Two, and we delve into the highs and lows from the Fife's first away win of the season in our latest Fife Fanzone.All of that, plus Bear's Den are our new Artists of the Month and Rudebeard feature in this week's Wavelength with their new song about the Scottish national team.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.44: East Fife and Scottish Football News of the Week - Leagues 1 and 2 return, new Fife loanees, crazy fixture list, Old Firm colt teams32.50: Artists of the Month - Bearsden - Above The Clouds Of Pompeii38.14: Fife Fanzone - Clyde 1 East Fife 378.58: Wavelength - Rudebeard - Toepokes and Tragedies

Welcome to Episode 37 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.We're back, and so is League 1 football in Scotland by the looks of it, so to celebrate we thought we'd bring you this week's episode a little bit earlier than usual as we chat about when we might see East Fife back in action and what the remainder of the season may look like.Our feature interview this episode is with a father and son duo who both pulled on the famous black and gold jerseys, Peter and Paul McQuade.Peter played for the club in the late 60s and early 70s, winning promotion with the team and was part of the last ever era where East Fife played in the top flight of Scottish football. We chat about those heady times, his career in the game, and hear some great stories along the way from the infamous stolen televisions to turning out in front of tens of thousands at the likes of Ibrox and Parkhead, and is he really Kevin Bridges' dad?!Paul played one season for East Fife in 2011 and talks about following in his father's footsteps to join the club, his career as a footballer, and the injuries that sadly forced him to hang up the boots at an early age. Plus we find out how his debut at Bayview was thrown into confusion by a late showing manager and we hear some fun dressing room tales.All of that, plus Billy Bragg features in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:00.04: League 1 football is coming back15.44: Peter and Paul McQuade interview145.59: Wavelength - Billy Bragg - God's Football

Welcome to Episode 36 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Our feature interview this episode is with a Fifer who came through the youth ranks at Rangers, spent two seasons at Bayview, winning a League Championship in the process, and has gone into management now that he's hung up his boots - Kevin Fotheringham.We chat with Fozzy about his time at East Fife, his lengthy career in the senior game, making the move into management, and lots more. There's a lot of great stories along the way, as we ask him about that infamous Arbroath team photo, he shares some new info on the Irish ferry incident, and find out if he really does have a Raith Rovers tattoo!Will East Fife be back on the pitch next month? If so, what will the remainder of the season look like? And just how are the club's finances during these trying times? We chat about all of that and talk to Associate Director Liam Anderson.All of that, plus we talk going back in time to watch famous matches, football kits, Cameron Barnes continues as our Artist of the Month, and the legend that is Pete Townsend features in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:04.42: East Fife's finances during the current lockdown - featuring a chat with Associate Director Liam Anderson18.22: Kevin Fotheringham interview120.30: Artists of the Month - Cameron Barnes - Just Smile124.30: What games would you go back in time in the TARDIS to see?141.36: Wavelength - Pete Townsend - Football Fugue

Welcome to Episode 35 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.We've lots of chat and two interviews for you this week. First up is a man who had two spells at Bayview, he won promotion with the team 18 years ago, and is still very fondly remembered by the fans - Euan Donaldson. We talk to Euan about his time at East Fife, his journey to that point in his career, the success after it in the junior game, and lots more.Our second interview this week is tied in with our latest Wavelength selection. Glasgow band The Eisenhowers released their third album last month and the last track on it, and the first single taken from it, is a football based song called "3 O'Clock On A Saturday". Dubbed "a love letter to Scottish football" it's an evocative song, made all the more meaningful by having our ability to attend football matches taken away from us just now. We chat with singer songwriter Raymond Weir about the song, how football runs deep in us all, and give it a play for you all to enjoy. It even namechecks Bayview!All of that, plus we talk going back in time to watch famous matches, Cameron Barnes features as our Artists of the Month alongside the Methil and District Pipe Band, and we find out if Davie Beaton fancies a chocolate digestive.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.52: East Fife News of the Week18.06: Euan Donaldson interview110.45: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Davie Beaton112.50: Artists of the Month - Cameron Barnes - From Now On120.17: What games would you go back in time in the TARDIS to see?132.50: Raymond Weir on his band's new football song158.07: Wavelength - The Eisenhowers - 3 O'Clock On A Saturday

Welcome to Episode 34 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.The lockdown continues, as do the questions around when League 1 and League 2 teams will be back on the football pitch, but all of that doesn't deter us here at Glory Days of Gold as we bring you another excellent interview with a former black and gold hero, and this time with a local lad to boot, former captain Craig 'Stonie' Johnstone.We chat with Craig about his journey from the amateurs to East Fife, all the highs and lows of his four seasons at Bayview, the many managers he played under, playing against his boyhood heroes, that infamous supporters bus incident, and much much more.All of that, plus we talk retro kits, going back in time to watch famous matches, Fatherson continue as our Artists of the Month, and The 4 Skins are in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.43: Is League 1 football coming back?13.07: Craig Johnstone interview119.50: Artists of the Month - Fatherson - Just Past The Point Of Breaking125.29: Dunnottar Retro kits - what ones would you like to buy?133.43: What games would you go back in time in the TARDIS to see?141.40: Wavelength - The 4 Skins - Saturday

Welcome to Episode 33 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.The lockdown may mean no action on the pitch for East Fife but that doesn't stop us bringing you another packed show as we return to our popular interviews with Bayview legends, as we sit down for a chat with one of the best centre backs to wear the black and gold in the modern era, Davie Beaton.Davie talks about his six plus seasons at Bayview, the Murray years, promotion with Steve Archibald, the host of characters he dealt with on and off the pitch, one eyed bus drivers, and lots lots more. But it's not all East Fife chat we talk about winning a Scottish Junior Cup and managing with Sauchie Juniors.All of that, plus we look at the latest around Bayview and Scottish football and Fatherson continue as our featured Artists of the Month.

Welcome to Episode 32 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.We sensed it was coming and so it came to pass. East Fife's season is once again on hold as a three week firebreak has curtailed Scottish football at League One level and below. We chat about that and the impact that Covid continues to have on the Scottish game. Will we see the season out?But it does give us the chance to catch up with the dynamic duo in the dugout at Bayview as we're joined by Darren Young and Tony McMinn to chat about the first third of East Fife's season, the campaign being on hold, the loss of Jack Hamilton, our home form versus our away form, bringing in new players, and a lot more. Plus Darren talks about what the Scottish Cup means to him.All of that, plus we talk the best centre backs we've seen play in the in the black and gold, the lengths we've gone to to watch a Fife game, Fatherson feature as our first Artists of the Month, and I, Ludicrous return in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.41: East Fife's season is back on hold10.21: Darren Young and Tony McMinn interview78.43: Artists of the Month - Fatherson - I Like Not Knowing83.55: All-time greatest East Fife centre backs93.39: Wavelength - I, Ludicrous - We Stand Around100.19: What lengths have you gone to to watch an East Fife game?

Welcome to Episode 31 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife are still unbeaten in 2021! In both league and cup! A 5-1 Scottish Cup victory over Tranent on Saturday was a comfortable outing in the end after an early scare. We look back on the game, share some of our favourite East Fife Scottish Cup memories, look ahead to the cup draw, and talk about what we can take from the match into our tough league campaign.A campaign made all the tougher with leading scorer Jack Hamilton returning to Livingston after being recalled from his loan spell. A temporary move and he'll be back in a few weeks or do the Fife need to find a replacement asap? Can they afford to wait and see if they have enough firepower in their ranks to carry them over the next couple of games.Will there even be games now that Covid is hitting teams in England hard? We discuss all of that and a lot more. Plus Werd (SOS) is in this week's Have You Heard? and Dive In The Box feature in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:05.26: Jack Hamilton goes back to Livingston22.20: Have You Heard? - Werd (SOS) featuring Kirsty Innes - On The Rocks28.39: Scottish Cup memories36.43: Fife Fanzone: East Fife 5 Tranent 171.37: Is another Covid postponement looming?87.34: Wavelength - Dive In The Box - Away Match Rules89.15: What happened to exciting cup draws?91.45: Scotland's most deluded fans

Welcome to Episode 30 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife got 2021 off to the perfect start with a 2-1 home win over league leaders Falkirk, hopefully starting the year as they mean to go on and leaving them eight points off top spot with two games in hand.We look back the highs and few lows from the match in Fife Fanzone, talk about the character shown by the team, chat about what's behind the club's home and away form, and look ahead to next week's Scottish Cup game against Tranent amongst other things.Plus Edinburgh rapper Madhat McGore is in this week's Have You Heard? and The Macc Lads feature in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.26: Christmas/New Year round-up as 2020 finally ends20.48: Have You Heard? - Madhat McGore featuring Ian Halliday - Simple Things25.56: Fife Fanzone: East Fife 2 Falkirk 1105.24: Mailbag - retro East Fife strips, car football playlists, best East Fife centre back114.58: Wavelength - The Macc Lads - Don't Fear The Sweeper

Welcome to Episode 29 of Glory Days of Gold, our first ever Christmas special!Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.So what can you expect in our Christmas special? Well football chat, festive fun, Christmas music, and interviews for starters.East Fife players Kevin Smith and Danny Swanson share some of their Christmas memories around Boxing Day matches, football related presents, and what Christmas is like in their households. Plus we find out East Fife legend Dave Clarke's Fish and Chip condiment choice, manager Darren Young's favourite jam, look at some of the East Fife news from the past week, and talk more Christmas presents with a footballing flavour.Away from the football, there's splatterings of some excellent Christmas songs and our feature interview is with the lead singer from the band The New Royal Family, David Barnett, the man behind the cult section and song that is "Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive?", as we talk biscuits, football, music, and general nonsense. There's even a Steve Archibald anecdote!Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:06.02: Gurr featuring Eddie Argos - Christmas Holiday10.03: East Fife News of the Week17.42: The Killers - Great Big Sled23.06: Kevin Smith's Christmas memories29.41: Boxing Day games38.00: Peat and Diesel - Fairytale of Stornoway44.13: Who Are You?53.25: Fish and Chips - Davie Clarke54.44: Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town60.07: David Barnett of The New Royal Family Interview98.47: The New Royal Family - Thank Christ It's Christmas (A New Hope)103.43: Darren Young's Favourite Jam104.44: Maggot's Christmas Fantasy110.20: Danny Swanson's Christmas memories118.12: The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa123.08: Football related Christmas presents131.06: Halftime Oranges - Six Point Christmas

Welcome to Episode 28 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife got back to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 win over Forfar, that was two goals going on six or more. We look back the match in Fife Fanzone, chat about how much we can take from the performance, talk about the 150k government grant the club are receiving, and more in this episode.Plus Cameron Barnes is back in this week's Have You Heard? with his version of a Christmas classic and Swiss punk band Vanilla Muffins feature in this week's Wavelength.

Welcome to Episode 27 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.The good times didn't last long as we're back to talking about an East Fife defeat again, a disappointing 2-1 loss at ten man Peterhead. Doug Pirie and Gordon Henderson join us to pick over the bones of it all in the latest Fife Fanzone and we take a look at what's next, what's needed, and where the latest away loss leaves us in the standings.Plus Lee and Michael take a look at Scotland's qualifying path for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, chat about the campaign to remove heading from the game, look at the death of another footballing legend, Italy's Paolo Rossi, and we delve into some of the best and worst football fare across Scotland.All that plus Sunstinger are back in this week's Have You Heard? and English punk band The Adicts feature in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.40: Should heading be banned in football?12.21: Fife Fanzone: Peterhead 2 East Fife 180.40: Have You Heard? - Sunstinger - Nothing's Alright, Leave Me Alone88.30: Paolo Rossi's death93.35: Wavelength - The Adicts - Football Fairy Story96.19: Scotland's qualifying road to Qatar 2022107.51: Mailbag - football food, best East Fife right back, Pele v Maradona

Welcome to Episode 26 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.And it's nice to be celebrating and talking about a victory once again this week! We look at the ins and outs of East Fife's 2-0 victory over Airdrie in this week's Fife Fanzone, and we hear the exclusive postgame thoughts from East Fife assistant manager Tony McMinn.Plus we look at last week's postponement against Clyde, the death of Diego Maradona, the entitlement of some fans at bigger clubs, chat about whether we're actually watching less football on TV the more there is on, and a lot more, including Nicky Lipp in this week's Have You Heard? and Glam legends Slade in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.23: Last week's postponement against Clyde08.36: Fife Fanzone: East Fife 2 Airdrie 062.51: Postgame Thoughts: East Fife assistant manager Tony McMinn66.52: General Football Chat - League 1 standings, entitled Premier fans, are you actually watching less football?, EPL chat96.30: Have You Heard? - Nicky Lipp - Will You Be My Baby101.24: Diego Maradona's death110.46: Wavelength - Slade - Give Us A Goal114.40: Mailbag

Welcome to Episode 25 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.It was a tough outing for East Fife at Firhill on Saturday afternoon. On the wrong end of a 2-0 result, in a game in which they simply weren't at the races, there's a lot of concerns to talk about and we do just that.Are we at panic stations yet? What can be done to help the left side of the defence? What will the rest of this year show the team to be? All this and a lot more are chatted about in this week's Fife Fanzone.Plus we talk about what you're missing most from not being able to attend matches, look at behind the scenes football documentaries, and try and find a famous fan for East Fife. Also we find out Kenny Deuchar's chips condiments of choice, HYYTS feature in this week's Have You Heard? and Welsh rappers Goldie Lookin' Chain are in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:06.37: Fife Fanzone: Partick Thistle v East Fife70.24: Have You Heard? - HYYTS - S.O.S.74.39: What are you missing most about not being at the football?84.45: Fish and Chips - Kenny Deuchar86.37: TVOD - Behind the scenes football documentaries97.49: The search for a famous East Fife fan to buy the club?111.57: Wavelength - Goldie Lookin' Chain - I Wish I Could Have Been A Footballer119.08: Mailbag

Welcome to Episode 24 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.We look at East Fife's final two matches in this season's Betfred Cup and hear from veteran defender Chris Higgins about his role as Personal Development Officer with PFA Scotland, preparing players for a life outside football, youth development, and more.It's also been a week of triumph for Scotland, who are back at a major finals for the first time in 23 years. We chat about the emotions of the win over Serbia and sit down for a chat with a Scottish footballing legend, and one of the best players to come out of Fife, Willie Johnston.East Fife assistant manager Tony McMinn joins us to spill the beans on his teammates, we find out Gary Naysmith's favourite jam, Tam McManus' fish and chips condiment choices, and whether Barrie Moffat fancies a chocolate digestive. Plus PG Ciarletta is back with his new single in this week's Have You Heard? and Del Amitri feature in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:03.27: East Fife Betfred Cup chat14.17: Teammates - East Fife assistant manager Tony McMinn23.22: Have You Heard? - PG Ciarletta - Chancer28.44: Chris Higgins interview65.26: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Barry Moffat67.48: Scotland v Serbia chat76.44: Fish and Chips - Tam McManus79.31: Willie Johnston interview98.04: Gary Naismith's Favourite Jam99.55: East Fife A to Z - C103.07: Wavelength - Del Amitri - Don't Come Home Too Soon

Welcome to Episode 23 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife got their first league win of the season at their fourth attempt on Saturday, coming away with a hard fought 2-1 win against Dumbarton at Bayview. We pick over the bones of the match, look at all the highs and lows, and a lot more as Doug Pirie, Gordon Henderson, and Hendry Ireland join us in our latest Fife Fanzone. Thanks also to Hendry for sponsoring this episode.East Fife assistant manager Tony McMinn joins us to chat about the game, we find out cult hero Willie Brown's favourite jam, plus a lot more football chat, our latest letter in the Bayview A to Z, and more.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.35: East Fife v Dumbarton postgame analysis in Fife Fanzone54.56: Tony McMinn postgame chat62.30: Have You Heard? - Dev Green - No Sleep67.05: More football chat - Chairman's newsletter, donate a ticket and groundhopping86.44: Willie Brown Favourite Jam91.17: East Fife A to Z - B94.56: Wavelength - Matt McGinn - The Fitba' Referee

Welcome to Episode 22 of Glory Days of Gold.Recorded across two continents, and three countries this week, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife slumped to the bottom of League One and are left still searching for their first league victory of the new season after a 2-0 defeat at Falkirk in stormy conditions. We pick over the bones of the match, look at all the highs and lows, and ponder just how much cause for concern there is right now as Doug Pirie, Gordon Henderson, and Niall Anderson join us in our latest Fife Fanzone.Plus East Fife associate director Liam Anderson joins us to chat about streaming, EFTV, and supporting the club, Jonny Smart talks jam, and there's our mailbag and more fun sections.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.51: Falkirk v East Fife postgame analysis in Fife Fanzone62.21: Scottish football chat70.20: Have You Heard? - 13 Tombs - I Drink Your Blood74.03: Liam Anderson interview about EFTV, streams, and supporting the club112.11: Johnny Smart's Favourite Jam114.17: East Fife A to Z117.10: Wavelength - Half Man Half Biscuit - The Referee's Alphabet

Welcome to Episode 21 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsor Gordon Henderson. Much thanks and appreciation for the continued support, and Gordon also joins us on this week's Fife Fanzone.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.East Fife are still searching for their first league victory of the new season after drawing 2-2 with Montrose in their first home game. We pick over the bones of the match, look at all the highs and lows, hear from assistant manager Tony McMinn, and bring you our second Fife Fanzone, as four East Fife fans join us to chat about the game.We also bring you an in-depth chat with McMinn about his career in coaching, youth football, and development in general in the Scottish game.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.30: East Fife v Montrose postgame analysis - with audio from Tony McMinn17.28: Fife Fanzone79.25: Have You Heard? - The Howl and The Hum - Hall of Fame85.23: Tony McMinn interview156.38: Mailbag163.03: Wavelength - Thee George Squares - 74 in 98 (Easy Easy)

Welcome to Episode 20 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsor Gordon Henderson and Styleachair Events Decor Company . Much thanks and appreciation for the continued support.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.The 2020/21 Scottish League One season is underway, but it was a losing start for East Fife in a 3-1 defeat at Cove Rangers. A reality check? Something to worry about? Or a mere blip along the way? It is only game one after all. We pick over the bones of the game and we also talk about a highly successful week for Scotland on the international stage.We also kick off our East Fife Fan TV as Luke Aitken and Doug Pirie join us to talk all things black and gold.Plus we find out if East Fife captain Kevin Smith fancies a chocolate digestive and what is Bobby Linn's favourite jam? Also the Scotland 1982 World Cup Squad feature in this week's football music section Wavelength and Dundee band Gloryhammer feature in this week's Have You Heard?.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.22: Cove Rangers v East Fife postgame analysis - with audio from Darren Young23.00: East Fife Fan TV with guests Luke Aitken and Doug Pirie65.35 Have You Heard? - Gloryhammer - Hail To Crail!75.22: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Nathan 'Fash' Austin77.37: Scotland win three times in a week!85.19: Wavelength - Scotland 1982 World Cup Squad - We Have A Dream92.05: Mailbag101.12: Bobby Linn's favourite jam

Welcome to Episode 19 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsor Gordon Henderson. Much thanks and appreciation for the continued support.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.The new season is finally underway for the Fife and we look at their first two matches in the Betfred Cup. There's no feature interview this week, but we are joined by club captain Kevin Smith to find out some inside info about his East Fife teammates.Plus we find out if Nathan 'Fash' Austin fancies a chocolate digestive, former US footballer Clint Dempsey features in this week's football music section Wavelength, Dundee band Model Aeroplanes feature in this week's Have You Heard?, Stephen Mill joins us for the latest Who Are You? section, and there's a new feature, as we find out Scottish international Johnny Russell's favourite jam! Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:05.48: East Fife's season finally begins!32.43: Have You Heard? - Model Aeroplanes - Innocent Love43.02: Kevin Smith 'Teammates'51.20: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Nathan 'Fash' Austin54.35: Scotland v Israel chat and Johnny Russell's favourite jam58.41: Who Are You? with Stephen Mill67.20: Mailbag73.18: Wavelength - Deuce featuring Big Hawk and XO - Don't Tread

Kevin Smith interview; East Fife and Scottish football chat

Danny Swanson interview; East Fife and Scottish football chat

Nathan 'Fash' Austin interview; Johnny Russell; East Fife and Scottish national team chat

Welcome to Episode 15 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsors Tony Ciarletta, Hendry Ireland, John Scott Neill, and James Smale.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Our feature interview this week is with an absolute East Fife legend. A man who has gone down in Bayview folklore as both a player and a manager - Davie Clarke.With two stints as manager and holding the record for the number of appearances by an East Fife player, by a long way, Davie talks about his lengthy time at Bayview from when he joined in 1968, till he left in 1987, before returning once again for a couple of brief spells around the millennium.We get to hear the highs and lows of football at Bayview in the 70s and 80s, the real reasons he left to join Falkirk, the players he admired, the deals that got done, about playing top flight football as a player and nearly taking the club there again as a manager. Plus we find out how club legend Jim McLaren nearly didn't become an East Fife player, what Scottish football manager did he simply detest, and so much more.All this and we find out if Willie Brown fancies a chocolate digestive and Falkirk band Skin Deep feature in this week's football music section Wavelength as Football Violence Awareness Month continues.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.25: East Fife News of the Week05.43: Davie Clarke interview145.40: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Willie Brown147.50: Mailbag152.40: Wavelength - Skin Deep - Football ViolenceYou can download and/or listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:Apple Podcasts.SpotifyPodbean.

Welcome to Episode 14 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsor John Scott Neill.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Our feature interview this week is with an East Fife player who wrote his names in the annals of history at Bayview Stadium, scoring the first goal there, Barrie Moffat.The prolific goalscorer chats about his time at Bayview, his footballing career, and lets us know what the late 1990s was like at East Fife as the club went into something of a downward spiral under four different managers.There's some fun tales along the way too, plus Barrie tells us the most shocking thing a guest has revealed to us so far!All this and we find out if Stevie Campbell fancies a chocolate digestive, Crowpony are this week's artists in Have You Heard?, The Oppressed feature in this week's football music section Wavelength as Football Violence Awareness Month kicks off, there's another Who Are You?, and we hear another East Fife rap.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.29: East Fife and Scottish football chat15.48: Have You Heard? - Crowpony22.52: Barrie Moffat interview94.51: Who Are You?96.45: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Stevie Campbell98.30: Away Days shenanigans105.27: Wavelength - The Oppressed - Football Violence110.30: Another East Fife rap115.15: Mailbag

Willie Brown interview; East Fife and Scottish football chat

Welcome to Episode 12 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by Michael Hunter and the Auckland Supporters Group, and The Bedwell Group.Recorded across THREE continents this week, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Our feature interview this week is with a member of the 2015/16 East Fife Championship winning team, and a man who spent seven seasons at Bayview, Stevie Campbell.We chat with Stevie about his time at Bayview, that championship season, coming through the ranks at Ibrox, the injuries that plagued his early years, playing in Australia, and moving to become a teacher in Dubai, amongst many other topics. Through them all his love for East Fife shines brightly.There's lots of fun tales to be told along the way including being wound up as a young player at Partick Thistle and nearly shitting himself on the pitch. And where does Beetlejuice come into all of this?! Plus he doesn't hold back when talking about Willie Aitchison's time at the club and his own time at Airdrie!All this and we find out if Tam McManus fancies a chocolate digestive, Cameron Barnes is this week's artist in Have You Heard?, Wardie Burns, Jordan Butler and Werd SOS feature in this week's football music section Wavelength, and there's another Who Are You?.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:03.48: East Fife and Scottish football chat12.32: Have You Heard? - Cameron Barnes18.30: Stevie Campbell interview125.22: Who Are You?128.57: Help pick the podcast's all-time, seen with your own eyes, East Fife XI135.07: Wavelength - Wardie Burns, Jordan Butler, and Werd SOS - Sick Division143.19: Mailbag148.20: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Tam McManus

Welcome to Episode 11 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by Glen Walker and you'll be glad to know it's a much shorter show this week after last week's mammoth one!Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Our feature interview this week is with another member of the 2007/08 Championship winning team, left back extraordinaire Dougie Cameron.We chat with Dougie about his time at Bayview, coming from a footballing family, his career, and his future plans now that he's hung up the boots. We hear some fun stories along the way, and discuss his famous smelly feet!Now, we all know how good (and tough) it is to be an East Fife fan. But what if you were trying to convince someone to become one, especially someone in another country? Well East Fife associate director and long time fan and historian Stephen Mill joins us as we try and convert Pennsylvanian football fan James into joining the black and gold faithful. Can we do it?All this and we find out if Jonny Smart fancies a chocolate digestive, Midnight Zoo are this week's band in Have You Heard?, James feature in this week's football music section Wavelength, and there's another Who Are You?.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:04.53: East Fife and Scottish football chat14.48: Have You Heard? - Midnight Zoo21.47: Dougie Cameron interview71.15: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Jonny Smart73.41: Who Are You?75.51: Conversion Therapy - Stephen Mill joins us to see if we can convince an American to become a Fife fan?113.03: Wavelength - James - Goal, Goal, Goal117.08: Mailbag You can download and/or listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:Apple Podcasts.Spotify

Welcome to Episode 10 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by Liam Anderson Architectural Services, Peter McCue, and Phil and Toj Ciarletta.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Our feature interview this week is with a man voted in as an East Fife all-time great, the Good Doctor himself, Kenny Deuchar.We chat with Kenny about his time at Bayview, his footballing and doctoring careers, and of course that goal. We find out how he became a Fifer, talk about the highs and lows he faced at Gretna, look at his time in MLS, talk about the difficulties of balancing a medical career with a football one, and lots, lots more including which footballing hero of his wanted him to look at his rash!We also sit down with East Fife boss Darren Young to chat about the club's signing of Danny Swanson and the release of this season's fixtures. Plus we chat with East Fife fan, and local singer-songwriter, PG Ciarletta about the release of his new single "The Sesh" in this week's Have You Heard? section.All this and we find out if Greig McDonald fancies a chocolate digestive, Barmy Army feature in this week's football music section Wavelength, and there's another Who Are You?.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:05.49: Darren Young interview30.55: East Fife and Scottish football chat39.00: Have You Heard? - The Sesh - 57.18: Who Are You?59.33: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Greig McDonald61.38: Kenny Deuchar interview174.56: Wavelength - Barmy Army - Sharp As A Needle183.52: Mailbag - what's the best shout you've heard at a game?You can download and/or listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:Apple Podcasts.Spotify

Welcome to Episode 9 of Glory Days of Gold. This week's episode is brought to you by Eugene Clarke on behalf of the Levenmouth Rail Campaign, Max McCarroll, and by a donation on behalf of the Levenmouth Children's Clothing Bank.Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews, fun segments, and music thrown in along the way.Our feature interview this week is with the man we all went to bed dreaming of a team of, the one and only Jonathan Smart.Jay, sitting in his own East Fife jersey, chats to us about his five seasons with the club, his footballing career pre and post Bayview, the highs and lows, and the lots of laughs along the way. There's some absolutely fantastic stories along the way and could we even see him back at Bayview in a managerial capacity some day? He reveals all!Plus we find out if Jay's Dundonian chum Bobby Linn fancies a chocolate digestive, I, Ludicrous feature in this week's football music section Wavelength, we spotlight Dunfermline band Oskar Braves in the latest Have You Heard?, there's another Who Are You? and more.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:04.58: Danny Swanson signs for the Fife!13.55: Have You Heard? - Oskar Braves - Fall19.07: Jonathan Smart interview104.50: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Bobby Linn107.47: Who Are You?110.24: East Fife's fixtures are out. How screwed over were we?120.23: Wavelength - I, Ludicrous - The Highland League127.08: Mailbag - what's the best shout you've heard at a game?You can download and/or listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:Apple Podcasts.Spotify

Greig McDonald and Anton Dowds interviews; East Fife chat

Bobby Linn interview; East Fife and Scottish football chat

Welcome to the sixth episode of your new favourite podcast - Glory Days of Gold. This episode is brought to you by My Sporting Blog and Jennifer Russell (@HairdressingPrincess). Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews and fun segments thrown in along the way. Our guest this week is a man who may have only spent a short loan spell at East Fife, but who was taken to by the fans right away, Tam McManus. We take a journey through Tam's career that saw him play in Scotland, England, Ireland, and over the Atlantic for two spells in the US. The highs, the lows, the successes, and the regrets. There's some great stories along the way, including playing with Gazza, against David Beckham, playing in altitude for the first time, and best of all, his warm feelings for his time at Bayview. We delve into the current state of Scottish football and what needs to change, and find out why he doesn't like John Collins, yet champions what he could bring to improving the game here. There's some real honest talk in this and very enjoyable and refreshing it is too. Lee and Michael also look at all the East Fife related news from the past week, try to fix Scottish football, find out if current East Fife gaffer Darren Young fancies a chocolate digestive, and Cork band the Sultans of Ping FC feature in this week's Wavelength. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:05.34: East Fife News of the Week - season confirmed, youth signings17.39: Tam McManus interview109.10: We try and fix Scottish football139.50: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Darren Young141.41: Wavelength - The Sultans of Ping FC - Give Him A Ball (and a yard of grass)
Welcome to the fifth episode of your new favourite podcast - Glory Days of Gold. This episode is brought to you in partnership with the East Fife Supporters Club. Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews and fun segments thrown in along the way. And for the first time, there's more people on the show from the other side of the Atlantic than in Scotland as we bring you our latest in-depth interview with a man who spent six seasons at Bayview before heading over to Canada for love, David 'Div' Muir. Div takes us on a hilarious and heartfelt journey through his career at Bayview, the antics from the locker room, his new life in Canada, and a lot more. His love for East Fife shines through in what was a very enjoyable chat and gives you a wonderful insight into what life is like for a lower league footballer. Find out his memories of that dramatic goal in Peterhead that kept the Fife up, the Aberdeen cup shock, the managers he's played under, the highlights and heartbreaks, and about the time he quit East Fife. Plus hear such gems as what it was like playing in an unsanctioned league in Canada, which international manager he doesn't rate, which teammate he hated, which one broke up one of his relationships, and just what happened with a kettle in Greece? We also look at the results from the East Fife supporters survey, chat about some of the big talking points from Scottish football, find out if former East Fife gaffer Gary Naysmith fancies a chocolate digestive, and Dundee singer-songwriter Michael Marra features in this week's Wavelength with a song about the legendary Dundee United goalkeeper Hamish McAlpine (yes, we're ignoring the fact that he also played for R*ith! Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.23: East Fife supporters survey results36.12: Div Muir interview142.16: When will fans be back on the Scottish terraces and what should/could it look like? 150.43: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Gary Naysmith152.23: Mailbag - players you love to hate and another all-time East Fife XI161.06: Wavelength - Michael Marra - Hamish (The Goalie)165.28: Goalkeepers chat

Welcome to the fourth episode of your new favourite podcast - Glory Days of Gold. This episode is brought to you in partnership with Levenmouth Food Bank. Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews and fun segments thrown in along the way. This week we bring you an in-depth interview with the man in charge at Bayview, the gaffer, Darren Young. We chat with Darren about his time at East Fife so far, the upcoming season, the challenges of so much uncertainty in the Scottish game, what the future might have in store, and delve into his footballing past as both a player and a coach. There’s a lot of good stuff in here and well worth a listen. Plus we chat about some of the big talking points from Scottish football, look at the latest East Fife news from the past week, look at the return of English football to our screens, find out if former East Fife player Paul McManus fancies a chocolate digestive, and Flyscreen feature in this week's Wavelength with a song about the only man to play for both East Fife and Vancouver Whitecaps, former Scottish international Willie Johnston. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.38: East Fife know where and who they’ll be playing next season… or do they?13.47: Darren Young interview91.04: The future of Anton Dowds and the search for a possible new striker96.25: Robbie Neilson leaves Dundee United for Hearts103.12: English football is back on our TVs114.07: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive – Paul McManus115.17: Twitter poll on fans feeling safe to return to matches125.00: Wavelength - Flyscreen - My Phil Neal For Your Willie Johnston128.47: Panini stickers chat You can download and/or listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:Apple Podcasts.Spotify

Welcome to the third episode of your new favourite podcast - Glory Days of Gold. This episode is brought to you in partnership with Glenrothes-based joinery company KJK Installation. Recorded across two continents, Glory Days of Gold brings you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering of interesting interviews and fun segments thrown in along the way. This week we bring you an interview with a man who has written himself into Bayview folklore, Gary Naysmith. Gary became part of an exclusive three-man club when he delivered a league championship in 2016, and with approaching a quarter of a century in the game in Scotland and England, he has many a good tale to tell. We chat with Gary about his time at East Fife, that championship winning season, the mess he came into, and whether he'd like to return to Bayview one day. Plus we look at the highlights and low points of his playing career with Hearts, Everton, Sheffield United, and Scotland, the injuries that plagued his career, and his managerial stint at Queen of the South. Plus we chat some more about league reconstruction, look at the latest East Fife news from the past week, find out if former East Fife player and coach, and current Dundee United assistant manager, Gordon Forrest fancies a chocolate digestive, and Glenrothes band The Newtown Grunts feature in this week's Wavelength. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:06.10: East Fife News of the Week24.05: Gary Naysmith interview141.47: League reconstruction chat - the topic that will never go away157.37: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Gordon Forrest159.30: Mailbag - including listeners all-time East Fife XIs167.20: Wavelength - The Newtown Grunts - Everywhere She Goes You can download and/or listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:Apple Podcasts.Spotify
Paul McManus interview; East Fife and Scottish football chat

Welcome to the very first episode of your new favourite podcast - Glory Days of Gold. Recorded across two continents, the podcast will bring you a regular dose of East Fife FC and Scottish football chat, with a splattering on interesting interviews and fun segments thrown in along the way. For this episode though, we wanted to introduce ourselves, taking a trip down the Bayview memory lane as we look back at some of our favourite East Fife players, games, and moments from the last couple of decades and explain who we are and what this podcast is going to be all about. We also look at East Fife and Scottish football in this time of Corona and ponder what the future of the game might look like, play you a punk song all about the mighty Fife, and find out if Rangers player Scott Arfield fancies a chocolate digestive. The sound is a little bit hit and miss in this episode, so apologies for that. We plan to work on that for the next episode, but that's the perils from recording across an ocean! Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.13: Who are we? Who are we?13.41: What does East Fife mean to you?27.37: A trip down Bayview memory lane - favourite players42.50: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Scott Arfield45.53: East Fife and Scottish football in the time of Corona63.44: Wavelength - Slugger - Bonny Lassie68.17: Best East Fife XI from player's we've seen play
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