Glory Days Of Gold

Episode 75 - Glory Days of Gold (Mind The Gap)

Welcome to Episode 75 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

East Fife picked up another point at the weekend, cutting the deficit to Dumbarton above them to just six points with eight games to go and the two teams meeting in a huge match at Bayview next weekend.

Michael, Doug, and Gordon are back to chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly talking points coming out of the black and gold's 0-0 draw up at Montrose and look ahead to that veritable six pointer next weekend.

Is the great escape on or will hopes be all but extinguished this time next week? Should Steve Crawford go for it and be aggressive against Dumbarton? And do we have the players to turn our scoring fortunes around as we head down the final stretch averaging less than a goal a game?

We talk about all of that and more, and chat about some of the other talking points around Scottish football this week.

Episode 74 - Glory Days of Gold (Cruffin Fingers)

Welcome to Episode 74 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

The unbeaten streak is over. East Fife fell to a 3-1 loss to Falkirk on Saturday but the Fife faithful left with their heads held high and proud of the lads after a fighting performance that deserved more than leaving empty handed.

Michael, Doug, and Gordon are back to chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly talking points coming out of the game and where that leaves East Fife now in their quest for survival.

Can the team get more wins in the final quarter of the season than they have in the first three? Should there be any additions before the loan transfer window closes? Is Ryan Wallace back to his best? All of this plus we talk football chants and cruffins.

Episode 73 - Glory Days of Gold (Everyone Enjoys A Good Streak)

Welcome to Episode 73 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

East Fife are streaking and Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon are here to take it in in all it's glory. The black and gold are unbeaten in four after their latest draw with Queens Park and still keeping somewhat in touch at the foot of League One! You may say we're dreamers, but we're not the only one. Imagine if we can pull this off?

It wasn't a great performance against the Spiders, but every point is crucial right now. We look back at the high, lows, and howlers from the game, worry about our lack of clinical finishing, chat about some of the standout performers, and look ahead to a trip to Falkirk next weekend.

We also look around the Scottish leagues and non-leagues and chat about some of the stories that have caught our eye of late, plus we talk East Fife strips, and we delve into the mailbag.

Episode 72 - Glory Days of Gold (Girding Our Loins)

Welcome to Episode 72 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

It finally happened! East Fife scored a goal this year. Not only that, but they scored three of them. And guess what? They also got their first win since October. And it was away from home! Pinch us, we must be dreaming.

But dreams can come true. Gabrielle told us so all those years ago. We didn't even have to wear an eyepatch.

The guys are back to delve into all the ins and out of the mighty Fife's win over Alloa on Saturday. This was the fight and passion we wanted to see from the team. Have they turned a corner? Is the great escape on? Or should be stay grounded as there's still a hell of a mountain to climb? There's a lot of what ifs for the Fife to avoid relegation. Too many maybe. But at least there's still some hope and signs of improvement and right now that'll do.

We also look around the rest of League 1, including Falkirk's signing of Leigh Griffiths, talk Scottish Cup, chat about Kevin Smith getting a well deserved testimonial, and delve into our bulging mailbag.

Episode 71 - Glory Days of Gold (Not Bonnie and Clyde)

Welcome to Episode 71 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

Scottish football was in the headlines around the world this week, and not for the best of reasons. On the pitch, East Fife could be getting set to make some headlines of our own as we still search for our first goal of 2022. Will we ever score again? Will we ever win again? Sometimes it doesn't feel like it.

That was on display at the weekend as the team played out a goalless draw at home to Clyde. There were positives - chances created, players back from injury, and back to back clean sheets - but it's far from enough to stave off relegation.

We delve into the match and the talking points coming out of it, plus we talk about the rise of Arbroath, the need to preserve proper football stadiums, Scottish football lower league icons, and cold weather football matches. And we look at the moral and PR disaster that was this week for Raith Rovers. Have they done themselves irreparable damage amongst many in their fanbase?

Come for the football chat, stay for the talk about the weather.

Episode 70 - Glory Days of Gold (Set Adrift On Memory Bliss)

Welcome to Episode 70 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

It's bleak down Bayview way after back to back home games saw East Fife take just one point, remain goalless in 2022, and cut eight points adrift at the bottom of Scottish League One, sailing into the oblivion that is the bottom tier. Where did all the good times go? You might have to cast your mind back a fair bit for those.

But it's not all doom and gloom! The fab four are reunited once again to pick over the bones of those Falkirk and Peterhead games, ponder if we'll ever score again, look at whether we should just throw the young boys in now, and wonder where are the new faces to help us. Can some pride be restored before the end of the season?

Come for the football chat, stay for the talk about mint yoyos.

Episode 69 - Glory Days of Gold (Saturday Night Fever Dreams)

Welcome to Episode 69 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents. Nice!

Michael, Lee, and Doug are back and trying to stay upbeat after a demoralising defeat for East Fife at Dumbarton on Saturday.

In what was the biggest game of the season so far, East Fife headed west and had to come away with something to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. They failed and the season is all but over bar the shouting, or based on some of the more recent performances, screams of pain.

The guys look back over the game and question just what is next? Do the club take a look at the young ones now for the rest of the season? Is there any point of bringing in players now when we have more chance to take stock over the summer? And what League Two stadiums is everyone most looking forward to visiting?

All this and more in this episode!

Episode 68 - Glory Days of Gold (New Year, Same Old East Fife with guest Liam Anderson)

Welcome to Episode 68 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

Michael, Lee, and Doug are back with their first episode of 2022 and they're joined by East Fife Director, and lifelong supporter, Liam Anderson to chat about the current plight of the club.

Last year was not a great one for East Fife and the new one has continued in a similar vein, with two defeats leaving the club firmly rooted at the foot of Scottish League One with a decisive game coming up at Dumbarton on Saturday.

Is there still hope? How did we get to this position? What are the Board doing to remedy the situation? What is the current financial and ownership situation at the club? We chat with Liam about all of this and a lot more, in a must listen interview for those of a black and gold persuasion.

Plus we take time to pay tribute and share some memories of Mr East Fife, Davie Marshall, who sadly passed away this week and whose presence will be deeply missed by everyone at Bayview.

Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

02.00: Remembering Davie Marshall
16.33: Q&A with East Fife Director Liam Anderson
84.15: Recent games and the massive task ahead

Episode 67 - Glory Days of Gold (Not A Christmas Cracker)

Welcome to Episode 67 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

Michael, Lee, and Doug are back with their last episode of 2021 and the year ended in as disappointing a manner as you'd expect with how the last 12 months have played out down Bayview way.

A depleted injury and Covid ravaged East Fife side headed north on Boxing Day and put in a battling performance but fell to a 4-2 defeat to league leaders Cove Rangers. You couldn't fault the performance from the team and their fighting spirit but it was always going to be a tall order to get anything from the game, even with a full squad at their disposal.

We look at the highs and the lows from the loss, but should the game have even gone ahead to begin with? And with teams throughout the SPFL being hit hard with Covid, is it time to draw up new rules for what happens when clubs have an outbreak and games are in doubt?

Looking ahead to 2022, can East Fife avoid the drop? It's seeming more and more likely that they're in a two horse race with Dumbarton to avoid automatic relegation and that a playoff spot may be the best they can now salvage. But stringing a winning run together could change that outlook. How possible is that and what does Stevie Crawford need to do and who does he need to bring in to make that even a possibility?

We look at all of that and a lot more, including delving into a bulging mailbag.

Episode 66 - Glory Days of Gold (2021 Christmas Special featuring Steve Archibald, Ryan Gauld, and Peter McQuade)

Welcome to Episode 66 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.

It's our 2021 Christmas special, as we chat about the latest news and talking points down Bayview way, interspersed with some festive fun.

As Scottish League One reaches the halfway stage, we look at the current plight facing East Fife after they drew with Peterhead and got fogged out against Falkirk. Can Steve Crawford turn things around to save the season? Can our defence stop giving up easy goals? For new players to come in, some will have to move on, who would you pick?

As we get set to enter the festive fixtures, we chat with East Fife legend Peter McQuade about some of his memories from Christmas and New Year matches he played in, plus we find out if Steve Archibald fancies a chocolate digestive and chat to him about being the first person to appear on Top of the Pops twice in an episode with two different artists, and we talk to new East Fife assistant manager Greig McDonald about his fish and chips condiments of choice.

Our feature interview this episode is with Vancouver Whitecaps' Scottish Designated Player Ryan Gauld as we chat about his move to MLS, his new heading ability, settling in to life in Vancouver, the one way traffic system in Dundee, his international ambitions with Scotland, and more.

Plus we pick our East Fife Festive XIs, play Who Am I? and spin some festive fun tunes to top everything off.

Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.13: Intro chat
04.55: Where the draw in Peterhead leaves East Fife
23.25: Greig McDonald appointed assistant manager
27.39: Fish and Chips - Greig McDonald
29.40: Falkirk in the fog and the festive fixtures
43.02: Peter McQuade on Christmas and New Year matches
49.33: Christmas Wavelength - Los Campesinos! - A Doe To A Deer
58.00: Who Am I?
64.33: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Steve Archibald
69.41: Christmas plans and presents chat
76.58: Have You Heard? - PG Ciarletta - 27
87.53: Top of the Pops with Steve Archibald
92.06: Ryan Gauld interview and Scotland discussion
115.15: East Fife Festive XIs
123.41: Have You Heard? - Sarah Jickling - Don't Kill Me, Santa