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 [...]
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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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Four Dunfermline fans have been arrested over racial chanting at their team’s game against Celtic in Glasgow on Wednesday night. The men, aged 22, 20 and two 19-year-olds, were arrested in Dunfermline following a joint operation by Fife Constabulary and Strathclyde Police. They are expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday. The officers [...]
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Celtic are just seven points behind SPL leaders Rangers after a 2-1 win over Dunfermline that should have been convincing but ended up fraught. Striker Gary Hooper and midfielder James Forrest capitalised on slack early play by the visitors to give the Hoops a comfortable half-time lead, before manager Neil Lennon raged in frustration at the profligacy [...]
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Dunfermline Athletic are to close the North Stand at their East End Park to reduce costs. The club say their board took “the enormously hard decision…with great regret” but that it will save the club “well over £20,000 per season”. “We sincerely hope that our fans will understand the reasons behind this decision,” said chairman [...]
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Dunfermline Athletic have suffered a double blow after Gary Mason lost his appeal against a red card and Jason Thomson suffered a groin injury. Mason was sent off for serious foul play by referee Stevie O’Reilly following a challenge on Johnny Russell in the 4-1 defeat by Dundee United. The midfielder has received a two-match [...]
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