Dunfermline News

Partick Thistle's only absentee for the visit of Morton on Monday will be Greg Shields, who has yet to complete his loan move from Carolina RailHawks.

RAITH ace Stephen Simmons reckons his gaffer John McGlynn eats, sleeps and breathes football.

FIRST Division leaders Dundee will be looking to keep their promotion push going by seeing off bottom club Airdrie United tomorrow in the fixture re-arranged from the frozen Excelsior Stadium to Dens Park.

RAITH Rovers started the noughties with a famous victory over Dunfermline. Now, 10 years on from the 3-0 win that resulted in a DVD release, the Kirkcaldy club will aim to kick off the next decade with another Fife derby glory day at East End Park on Saturday.

HONOURS were shared in a match which survived three pitch inspections and left Dunfermline still looking for their first home win over Inverness Caley since 1999.

Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre insists he will not rush into signing another keeper on emergency loan as he awaits the results of Greg Fleming's visit to a foot specialist today.

A GOAL from Anthony Stokes earned Hibs a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park this afternoon.

By Angus Wright MARK Burchill hopes to secure a long-term deal with Kilmarnock after finally making his first start for the club on Saturday and playing a key role in only their second away win of 2009.

AYR stepped up their survival bid and ended Dunfermline's unbeaten run with this battling win.

AYR skipper Chris Aitken has been winding up Steven Bell ahead of the clash with high-flying Dunfermline.

Ayr United forward Mark Roberts is rated 50-50 and Junior Mendes may again be sidelined by a hamstring strain.

QUEEN of the South manager Gordon Chisholm wants to quickly banish Saturday's 4-0 defeat to Airdrie United in the Scottish Cup and keeping his side top of the league with a win over in-form Dunfermline tonight would be the perfect tonic.

DAVID HUTTON is aiming for a personal best of five straight shut-outs when leaders Queen of the South entertain Dunfermline today.

David Weatherston has recovered from a recent hamstring injury and will be in league leaders Queen of the South's squad to face Dunfermline.

Jimmy Calderwood last night issued a come-and-get-me plea to the SFA as he threw his hat into the ring for the vacant Scotland manager's job.

A STUNNING double from Willie Gibson ensured Dunfermline stretched their unbeaten run to seven games at East End Park.

Dunfermline will be without defender Callum Woods after he strained medial knee ligaments in the derby win over Raith Rovers last weekend.

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LEE Graham says he had no second thoughts about joining Clyde on loan, despite some of his peers turning down the opportunity.

By Craig P Stewart THERE will be two massive games in Fife this weekend and Jim Leishman will be at both, one in his capacity as a Dunfermline director in Kirkcaldy and the other seeing him return to the dug-out at East End Park.