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| 1. Author: Stanza Date: Sat 17th Jan 2026. 23:39 Step back a few months, and most, or at least a lot of, fans were thinking that Deniz Mehmet, Kieran Ngwenya, Chris Hamilton and Matty Todd had no future with DAFC and would soon be looking for a new club. Yet, all four were integral parts of today`s team, that produced the Pars` best result for many years. _________________  Support Dunfermline Athletic Disabled Supporters` Club (DADSC) when you shop online with one of 8000 firms: http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/dadsc[Reply |
| 2. Author: Buster_Brown Date: Sat 17th Jan 2026. 23:45 Fair point. Also shows what happens when you work hard and stay focused. Loving You, Is In My DNA 🇾🇪 Reply |
| 3. Author: Rigger Al Date: Sat 17th Jan 2026. 23:46 Stanza, Sat 17 Jan 23:39 Great manager Reply |
| 4. Author: Leamington_sPAR Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 00:24 Rigger Al, Sat 17 Jan 23:46 Great management team, the coaches are an integral part of the decision making. The spotlight for me is on Caceres, will he step up and prove he has what it takes? Reply |
| 5. Author: AdamAntsParsStripe Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 00:29 Deniz was outstanding today as far as being a presence in the box and nobody can slag him off outside of his traditional kicking out the park. Matty Todd? What can you say? He was my MOM for his passion and ability to get balls into the box and looking for that pass. I’m so proud he’s turned his career around when he might have been out the door. Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte  Post Edited (Sun 18 Jan 00:29) Reply |
| 6. Author: doctordandruff Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 00:43 I`ve said it before, but we should absolutely keep Deniz, especially with a young keeper on the books. McPake`s comments after the game confirmed what an asset he is on the training ground as well a pitch. Also loved Lennon`s dig at the Germans with McPakes approval Reply |
| 7. Author: RhinoPars Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 04:16 What did Lennon say about the Germans with McPake’s approval? Reply |
| 8. Author: BlackLight Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 06:19 They way these players have remained committed and broken back into the team is probably the biggest testament to what NL is achieving as a manager with the Pars. Hammy and Matty Todd is one thing, but Deniz and Kieran could just be picking up a wage check and looking for a new club, but they`ve both knuckled down. Kieran is like a completely new player. He`s gone from being a bombscare to a rock solid monster of a defender. It`s amazing. Reply |
| 9. Author: ipswichpar Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 06:47 RhinoPars, Sun 18 Jan 04:16 Lennon said that the owner is backing him to build the club like it should be built, while McPake didn`t get that support from the previous owners. Part of the interview in the last 5 minutes of the BBC coverage. Reply |
| 10. Author: Jeffery Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 07:56 ipswichpar, Sun 18 Jan 06:47 I thought that was nice of Lennon to say publicly. Might put McPake in a better light if he wanted to go back into management. Still think his style of play was a massive problem though. Reply |
| 11. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 08:58 I don`t necessarily think that NL did not have these players in his plans. I think the conversation was more around do you want to play for this club, do you want to play first team football, do you want to improve as a player. It`s a yes/no answer and only offers two paths, stay, work hard, improve your game or move on to another club. You reap what you sow ar the end of the day. It puts the responsibility onto the player for their own careers. It`s just good management, as you know exactly where you stand. G Wardrope Reply |
| 12. Author: veteraneastender Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 09:22 Denis was always a good shot stopper, it was his “Dracula” complex that let him down. He now appears to have overcome his fear of crosses. Reply |
| 13. Author: Westies squint kicks Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 09:42 3 players who need the Lazarus effect, KRH, Otto and Bray all unable to make the match day squad yesterday. Reply |
| 14. Author: Dandy Warhol Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 09:59 Westies squint kicks, Sun 18 Jan 09:42 Bray came on did he not? I don`t wanna go down like disco. Reply |
| 15. Author: Raymie the Legend Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 10:24 Too many pre-match drinks, Dandy?  It`s bloody tough being a legend Ron Atkinson - 1983 Reply |
| 16. Author: Dandy Warhol Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 12:04 Raymie the Legend, Sun 18 Jan 10:24 Did he not? Ah, i was thinking of Kearney😂 Ffs, must be the Fife water. I don`t wanna go down like disco. Reply |
| 17. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 12:22 With a squad of 25/26, even allowing for the possibility of having 9 on the bench and a few injuries, simple arithmetic dictates that some are going to miss out. It doesn`t necessarily mean the manager doesn`t rate you as we have seen with the return of Mehmet, Todd and Ngwenya. What must make it more difficult for those `fringe` players though is the fact that we have no regular competitive `reserve` fixtures to maintain or regain match fitness or recover form. Being a professional footballer with no regular competitive action must be very frustrating. Reply |
| 18. Author: buffy Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 12:22 I blame the water too, Dandy, for typing in Stewart (as in Barney) for new lad and fast-as-a-whippet Thomas! ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
| 19. Author: Jock Par36 Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 13:12 I have never written off Matty Todd. His loss of form was down to the injuries he got. I always knew once he was over his last injury he would begin to play a major role for us, and he has, big style. Reply |
| 20. Author: Angus_W Date: Sun 18th Jan 2026. 13:23 I like the management approach. They’re setting the bar high. The expectation is you consistently get to the bar or they look elsewhere within the squad. No one is excluded, no one is written off. It’s giving players responsibility for their own development. That’s good man management. ‘Hello my name is Jefferson - I’m happy to be here let’s go!’ Reply |
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