Glory Days Of Gold

Episode 124 – Glory Days of Gold (Big Dick Energy!)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

What a week it's been since the last podcast! East Fife put in a poor performance in a 1-0 loss at Elgin City, a display that led to manager Greig McDonald walking away from the job after just over 15 months in charge. 24 hours later his replacement was announced - lower league managerial legend Dick Campbell.

Campbell's appointment has filled the Fife fanbase with enthusiasm, excitement, and real hope for the future, buoyed by recent news that the proposed fan takeover of the club has taken a major step forward. Is this the turning point in the club's long and illustrious history that we've waited for and feared may never come? However everything plays out, there's a definite feelgood factor today amongst the black and gold faithful.

Michael, Lee, Gordon, and Andrew are back to chat about a dramatic few days down Bayview way.

Episode 123 – Glory Days of Gold (The Blair Pitch Project)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents!

East Fife's unbeaten start to the new year came to a crashing halt with an insipid 3-0 loss to Spartans on Tuesday night, leaving them hoping for a midtable finish at best with three months of the season still to play.

Michael, Doug, Aaron, and Andrew are back to chat about the match and our thoughts on the current state of the club, and future strategies, as the next two years feel massive for the direction the club takes.

Episode 122 – Glory Days of Gold (Unbeaten This Year!)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents!

East Fife are unbeaten in 2024. Sure it's only one game, but they went on the road and got a big, and deserved, three points at Dumbarton. A fantastic victory, but one they need to build on next week against Clyde as they remain closer to the drop than the playoffs. Is it finally a turning point to the season or another false dawn?

Michael, Lee, Doug, and Aaron are back to chat about the match, give our thoughts on Greig McDonald's interview in the last episode, and look at the need to now push on to stop looking over our shoulders at the relegation battle below us. Plus we hand out some awards and share some Bayview related memories from 2023.

Episode 121 – Glory Days of Gold (A Happy New Year? with special guest Greig McDonald)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents!

It's our first show of 2024, so we needed to make it a special one and we have, as we bring you a 90-minute chat with East Fife manager Greig McDonald.

We sit down with Greig to chat about the difficult first half of the season, discuss the current standing of the club, and look ahead to the future. Is he the right man to lead the club forward? Why can't we beat a playoff chasing team? Was the favourites tag unrealistic pressure? Why have the wheels come off?

We chat about all of this and a lot more. Happy New Year!

Episode 120 – Glory Days of Gold (Are There Signs Of Life?)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents!

A winning run and East Fife have not been happy bedfellows this season. Every time you hope the team may have turned a corner, you find out they're still in a square. But are they starting to finally show signs of life and a turnaround in fortunes could be on the cards?

Michael, Lee, and Doug are back to chat about the win over Elgin and the loss to Stenhousemuir. Are we only going to be able to beat teams around or below us and if so, how tough will it be to get fans through the turnstiles next year for a lower third side with little to really play for? Sitting 10 points off the playoffs with 21 games remaining, there's still a lot of time to turn that around, but can Greig McDonald do that and what help will he need in the January transfer window to make that happen?

We chat about all of that and say a sad farewell to a couple of East Fife stalwarts who passed away since the last episode. Plus we look at Scotland's draw for next year's Euros in Germany.

Episode 119 – Glory Days of Gold (Time For Things To Change)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents, and for this episode across three countries - Scotland, Spain, and Canada!

Things are looking bleak down Bayview way. East Fife are languishing down the bottom of Scottish League 2, they're out of all the cups, the players look clueless and out of ideas at times in matches, a growing section of supporters want manager Greig McDonald out, and the Board are being questioned by the fanbase about how the club is being run in all aspects off the pitch.

Was the weekend win over Clyde going to be a false dawn that just papered over the cracks or that much awaited turning point to the season? A midweek loss at Bonnyrigg Rose maybe gave us that answer. Things are dire, enthusiasm is waning, and there are major concerns about the direction the club is heading. Things need to change and they need to change fast.

Is a new manager the answer? New players, new tactics, new blood in the boardroom? Is the attempted fan over by the East Fife Supporters Society going to help or hamper any turnaround? Where is the development pathway for our young talent to come through?

Michael, Doug, Gordon, and Aaron are back to chat about all of that and more in the latest episode, and there's a LOT to talk about and get off our chests.

Episode 118 – Glory Days of Gold (The One With Possibly The Worst East Fife Result Ever)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

From the high of last week's big victory to the depths of despair at an embarrassing Scottish Cup defeat to a non-league side in one of the worst results in the club's 120 year history. Who'd be an East Fife fan?

How bad was it? How bad are things in general? Can Greig McDonald turn things around or does there need to be a change at the top and maybe even more than that?

The guys discuss this and more in the latest episode, and we're joined by Ian Lowson to pay tribute to lifetime East Fife fan Rab Waddell who passed away last week and bring us the latest news on the East Fife Supporters' Society's attempts to buy the club.

Episode 117 – Glory Days of Gold (Blowing Up A Storm)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

East Fife bagged a big 4-0 win over Stranraer on Saturday. The sign of turning the corner or just a very poor visiting side. Probably a bit from Column A and a bit from Column B, but Connor McManus was certainly blowing up a storm with his performance.

There was a lot to be pleased about and with two cup ties against lower league opposition coming up, could the Fife be on the verge of going on something of run?

The guys discuss this and more in the latest episode, and look around the rest of Scottish League 2.

Episode 116 - Glory Days Of Gold (European Adventures)

Apologies that it's been a while, but we're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

Since the last episode East Fife have carved out a few draws in the league and been on a European adventure down to Oswestry to take on TNS in the SPFL Trust Trophy. Is this the turning point for the team's season? Is an uphill trajectory now on the cards? The signs are there, but they have to start really showing it, starting this weekend against Stranraer.

Lee, Doug, Gordon, and Aaron chat about all of that and regale us with tales from their trip to see the champions of Wales. Plus it's full on celebratory mode as Scotland qualify for Euro 2024 in Germany.

Episode 115 – Glory Days of Gold (A Turning Point?)

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

Since the last episode East Fife have won twice, once in the Challenge Cup and once in the league. Is this an unbeaten run? Or more importantly, is this the turning point in the season after a poor start that has seen the club hit bottom of the division?

The guys chat about those wins against Albion Rovers and Clyde and the main talking points coming out of them, the importance of those victories, and keeping that momentum going now.

Plus there's much excitement for the Fife's foray into Europe next month and would Scotland have beaten England if Steve Clarke had called up Ryan Gauld?!