Pars Draw Against Kilmarnock
Dunfermline failed to climb off the bottom of the Premier League table despite a spirited draw with Kilmarnock at East End Park. James Fowler’s deflected shot after 21 minutes put Killie ahead as the visitors sought to avenge the 3-0 loss to the Pars in January 21. Dunfermline equalised after 44 minutes when Andy Kirk [...]
Dunfermline midfielder Mark Kerr is unsure of the reception he will receive when he returns to Aberdeen for the first time on Saturday. Kerr, 29, returns to the Granite City for the first time with the Pars and is hoping to help his new employers climb off the bottom of the SPL. During his maiden [...]
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Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre hopes his side can rise from the Clydesdale Bank Premier League basement on Saturday with victory in Aberdeen. The Pars missed the chance to leapfrog fellow strugglers Hibs at the bottom when they crashed to defeat to 10-man Motherwell in their game in hand on Tuesday. McIntyre described September’s 4-0 loss [...]
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Motherwell climbed back to third in the Scottish Premier League as Henrik Ojamaa inspired his 10-man team to victory over disappointing Dunfermline. Stephen Craigan was sent off for violent conduct after 18 minutes. But recent signing Ojamaa’s low drive after 29 minutes and Nicky Law’s 52nd-minute piledriver put Well in control. Andy Kirk’s volley 10 [...]
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Goalkeeper Paul Gallacher will have an operation on Tuesday on the shoulder injury that has ruled him out for the rest of the season. The former Scotland keeper hopes the procedure will allow him to return for pre-season training at Dunfermline. Gallacher, 32, strained ligaments and fractured a bone in his shoulder when Hearts midfielder [...]
Continue reading …Dunfermline Athletic have confirmed that goalkeeper Paul Gallacher has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Gallacher, who has been first choice since arriving in June, was injured in the 4-0 defeat by Hearts last month. Pars manager Jim McIntyre said: “We have had the results of his scan [...]
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Nine people have been arrested after a group of fans were allegedly involved in serious violence and disorder in Dunfermline town centre. It follows an incident before the Scottish Premier League fixture between Dunfermline and Dundee United, on 29 October 2011. Nine men, aged between 19 and 43 have been detained in Dundee in relation [...]
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Dunfermline are seeking compensation from the Scottish Football Association for the postponement of the Pars’ home game against Kilmarnock on Saturday. The Fifers’ chairman, John Yorkston, described referee Bobby Madden’s decision to postpone the match because of fog as “absolutely ridiculous”. “We can’t afford to lose gate income for two or three months. Postponements greatly affect [...]
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Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston was furious that his club’s home match with Kilmarnock was postponed less than 90 minutes from kick-off. A pitch inspection at 1330 GMT determined that visibility at East End Park was insufficient to allow the match to proceed safely. “It’s totally unbelievable,” Yorkston told BBC Scotland. “The police commander said there’s [...]
Continue reading …Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre has been issued with a Notice of Complaint by the Scottish Football Association over comments made after his side’s defeat to Rangers on Saturday. McIntyre criticised match referee Steve Conroy for awarding Rangers a spot kick when Sone Aluko went down in the Dunfermline penalty area. Aluko has subsequently been charged [...]
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