Sean Brown Joins Bonnyrigg Rose on Loan

Forward Sean Brown has joined Lowland League side Bonnyrigg Rose on loan until the end of the season.

Sean joined the club in March 2021 from East Stirlingshire and has 24 appearances and one goal to his name so far. He spent the first half of this season on loan at Spartans.

Bonnyrigg currently sit top of the Lowland League and face Celtic B in their next match at the Penny Cars Stadium this afternoon.

Good luck Sean!

Darren Watson Joins On Loan

We are delighted to announce the signing of 18-year-old forward Darren Watson on loan from Dundee United until the end of the season.

Local boy Darren started his footballing career at Kennoway before joining the Fife Elite set up at the age of 10 before making the move to Tannadice a couple of years later. Darren made his debut for Dundee United in December 2020 as a second half substitute against Rangers before making his first start against Ayr United in the Premier Sports Cup earlier this season. Darren has featured on 8 occasions for the United first team this season.

Darren goes into the squad for tomorrow’s match against Peterhead.

Welcome to Bayview Darren!

Adam Mansouri Joins East Stirlingshire on :pam

Under 20s forward Adam Mansouri has joined Lowland League side East Stirlingshire on loan until the end of the season.

19-year-old Adam joined East Fife last summer from Dundee United and has scored 10 goals in 14 appearances for the Under 20s side this season. Adam made his first team debut as a second half substitute against Cove Rangers on Boxing Day.

East Stirlingshire current sit in 8^th position in the Lowland league and face Gretna 2008 tomorrow at the Falkirk Stadium.

Best of luck Adam!

Match Preview - Falkirk

We welcome Falkirk to the Locality Hub Bayview Stadium this afternoon after the original match was abandoned in the first half due to fog. Falkirk currently sit in 5^th position on 25 points after going down 3-2 to Airdrieonians last time out.

Please note, there will be a minutes applause prior to kick off as we remember our dear friend and colleague Dave Marshall who passed away at the start of the month.

Squad News

Ross Davidson will be out for a few weeks with a broken metatarsal picked up at Dumbarton last weekend.

Kieran Millar will face a fitness test prior to the game however Ross Dunlop and Scott Mercer are back in contention after recovering from injury.

Danny Swanson stepped up his return from injury by featuring in last night’s Under 20s match.

As always, the final squad will be subject to satisfactory Covid tests this morning.

Team Colours

East Fife will be in our traditional home colours of black/gold tops, black short and black stockings with the goalkeeper in all green.

Falkirk will be in their change strip of all white with the goalkeeper in pink.

Match Tickets

Tickets for today’s match are available to buy online here ahead of the game. Tickets purchased to the abandoned match in December are valid for this game. Please note, there will be no cash turnstiles and tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets can be presented digitally or printed at home. Those unable to purchase tickets online can buy theirs over the phone (01333 426323) and collect from the matchday reception. Parent and Child tickets must be bought over the phone.

Ticket prices are as follows:

Adults - £15

Concessions* - £12

Under 16s** - £5

Parent & Child - £18

Parent & 2 Children - £21

*Over 60s and full-time students. Proof of eligibility may be requested

**Proof of age may be requested

Season tickets are valid for this match. Turnstiles will open at 2pm.

Car Parking

Car parking is available at both ends of the stadium for both home and away supporters free of charge.

Live Streaming

Those unable to attend today’s game can watch the match live on East Fife TV for £15. Coverage will begin at 14:45PM BST. Due to UEFA blocked hours this match is not available to viewers in England. Commentators this afternoon are Stephen Mill and Liam Anderson. The match can be purchased here.

Matchday Catering

The stadium bar will be open to both sets of supporters before and after today’s match.

Pie stalls will be open at both ends of the stadium from 2pm. Please note, our pie stalls are cash only.

Matchday Programme

Issue 10 of our matchday programme is available to purchase for £2. Please look out for our programme sellers around the stadium before the game.

Match Preview - Dumbarton

We travel to the Moreroom.com Stadium this afternoon to face Dumbarton. Dumbarton sit 5 points above us in 9^th place going into today’s game.

Squad News

Stewart Murdoch, Danny Swanson, Ross Dunlop, Mikey Cunningham and Cammy Dow all continue to miss out through injury today. Bounce games have been arranged over the next couple of weeks to give Swanson and Dunlop game time as they continue their recovery.

On the plus side, Ross Davidson and Kyle Connell return to the squad this week along with new loan-signing from Hearts Leo Watson.

In other news, Sean Brown has been made available for transfer with a number of clubs already expressing an interest.

Team Colours

East Fife will be our away kit of green/white tops, white shorts, and white stocking with the goalkeeper in blue.

Dumbarton will be in their traditional home colours of yellow tops, black shorts, and yellow stockings with the goalkeeper in pink.

Match Tickets

Admission for today’s match is by pay-at-the-gate

Admission prices are as follows:

Adults - £16

Concessions* - £10

Under 12s** - £8

Parent & Child (U12) - £20

*Over 65s, students, 13–16-year-olds. Proof of eligibility may be requested.

**Proof of age may be requested

Live Streaming

Those unable to attend today’s game can watch the match live on Sons TV for £12. Due to UEFA blocked hours this match is not available to viewers in England. The match can be purchased here.

East Fife TV’s Overseas Gold subscribers can watch the match on East Fife TV. Commentator this afternoon is Stephen Mill.