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Jess Norey Signs On
We’re delighted to announce the signing of Jess Norey on a 1-year deal.
22-year-old midfielder Jess joined Arbroath last summer from then Isthmain League North side Barking FC where he’s spent the past 3 seasons. His last season at Barking saw his pick up the Supporters’, Manager’s and Players’ Player of the Year awards following an impressive season. Jess’ playing time at Gayfield was restricted through injury, but he did feature on 16 occasions for the Lichties last season.
Assistant Manager Ian Campbell: “Jess is a very good all-round player who plays predominantly as a box-to-box midfielder. He’s an excellent competitor and user of the ball and we’re really pleased to have been able to bring him to the club.”
Jess will join up with the squad when they return to training next month.
Welcome to Bayview Jess!
Ali Adams Signs On
We’re delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper Ali Adams on a 1-year deal.
32-year-old Ali is an experienced keeper, counting Musselburgh Athletic, Tranent, Berwick Rangers, Bo’ness United and Linlithgow Rose, where he won the Scottish Junior Cup, among his former clubs before spending last season with Arbroath in the Championship. Ali also had a brief stint at Bayview during the Covid-hit 2020/21 season while on loan from Tranent.
Assistant Manager Ian Campbell: “Ali is a really solid and experienced keeper, excellent with the ball at his feet and has a first-class attitude. He will complete strongly with Allan Fleming for the number 1 jersey this season.”
Ali will join up with the squad when they return to training next month.
Welcome to Bayview Ali!
Four Player Depart
We can confirm that Jonathan Page, Reece Beveridge, Ryan Schiavone and Jacob Comerford will leave the club when their contracts expire next month.
Pagey returned to the club in January 2023, after an initial spell as a vital member of our 2015/16 League Two title winning team. Over two spells at the club, Page took his tally of appearances in the Black & Gold to 173 and found the net on 14 occasions.
Reece joined the club in September 2022, making his debut in October that year at Ochilview in the Scottish Cup. He totalled 3 appearances during his time at the club, keeping 1 clean sheet in our SPFL Trust Trophy victory over Dundee B at Dens Park earlier this season.
Ryan signed for the club in July 2022 after leaving Hearts and had a breakthrough first season, scoring 7 goals in 29 league appearances but was unable to replicate the same form this season. He leaves the club with 73 East Fife appearances to his name.
Jacob joined the club last summer from Dundee United, making his debut in the League Cup against Motherwell in July 2023. Injury unfortunately saw his playing time limited this season, managing only 11 appearances after picking up an injury in December.
Everyone at East Fife would like to thank Jonathan, Reece, Ryan and Jacob for all their effort while at the club and wish them all the best for the future.
Discussions remain ongoing with other members of last year’s squad, and we’ll provide an update when available.
2023/24 Premier Sports Cup Fixtures
Our 2024/25 Premier Sports Cup Group F fixtures have been confirmed as follows:
Saturday 13th July: East Fife v Greenock Morton at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium. Kick off 3:00pm
Tuesday 16th July: Alloa Athletic v East Fife at the Indodrill Stadium. Kick off 7:45pm
Saturday 20th July: Free date
Tuesday 23rd July: East Fife v Brechin City at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium. Kick off 7:45pm
Saturday 27th July: St. Johnstone v East Fife at McDiarmid Park. Kick off 3:00pm.
Admission prices at ticket information will be announced after discussions between the clubs.
Premier Sports Cup Draw
We have been drawn in Group F alongside St. Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic and Brechin City for the Group stages of the 2024/25 Premier Sports Cup.
Confirmation of the fixtures will be announced in due course.
MD1: Weekend of July 13/14
MD2: Midweek of July 16/17
MD3: Weekend of July 20/21
MD4: Midweek of July 23/24
MD5: Weekend of July 27/28
Squad Update
Following the end of the 2023/24 season, management team would like to take the opportunity to thank our supporters for their fantastic support during the season and also provide and update on the playing staff for 2024/25.
The club are delighted to announce 1 year contract extensions for eleven members of our first team squad:
Connor McManus
Allan Fleming
Matty Rollo
Kieran Millar
Brendan Ramsay
Pat Slattery
Brian Easton
Scott Shepherd
Charlie Murray
Stewart Murdoch
Alan Trouten
The above players will report back for training next month alongside Nathan Austin, Jack Healy, Sean Docherty and Callum Hambrook who are all under contract, and new signings Andy Munro and Reis Peggie.
The following players will now also return to their parent clubs and leave with our thanks and best wishes for the future:
Robbie Hamilton – Hibernian
James Lyon – Partick Thistle
Jacob Blaney – Hibernian
Discussions remain ongoing with other members of last year’s squad, and we’ll provide an update when available.