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| 1. Author: TroonPar Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 17:03 It looks very much like SJ have sold out the away end and have been allocated the main stand east wing. Because they can win the league if the beat us on Tuesday night they are bringing a bigger than usual support. Here’s hoping Pars fans come out in their numbers to watch one of the 2026 Scottish Cup Finalists spoil the party and clinch a play-off spot. COYP! Bill Kinnear Reply |
| 2. Author: Sacktheref69 Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 17:11 I’d be surprised if any of Fraser, JCM, Morrison, or A. Tod start. QP on Saturday is the more likely game to get the result required. This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it. Reply |
| 3. Author: neils Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 17:18 Would expect anyone that can be rested to be rested. Also our main players It`s great they sold out the allocation - wasn`t too fussed about the game, which would be strange to watch- but now it`s a good reason to watch the game. I`m looking forward to it, if nothing else to cheer us onto the park- regardless of results, the players and management (and the owners etc) have been brilliant, I can`t remember such a feeling. Reply |
| 4. Author: Par Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 17:39 I can`t remember any opposing team winning the league at EEP. I say go strong get the job done and then rest players before the play offs. Reply |
| 5. Author: Ahoy!Ahoy! Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 18:02 I agree I think he’ll go as strong as he can on Tuesday and rest players for QP and Arbroath. Reply |
| 6. Author: Raymie the Legend Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 19:37 Ahoy!Ahoy!, Sun 19 Apr 18:02 Don’t agree. Big changes for Tuesday  It`s bloody tough being a legend Ron Atkinson - 1983 Reply |
| 7. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 19:46 Is the fact that the game will be on BBC TV likely to influence NL`s team selection? Reply |
| 8. Author: Raymie the Legend Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 20:03 wee eck, Sun 19 Apr 19:46 He won’t give a monkeys, wee eck. Players played 120 mins. They will be physically and emotionally tired. It`s bloody tough being a legend Ron Atkinson - 1983 Reply |
| 9. Author: Hoolie Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 20:26 The thing is we have depth in the squad that can give St Jonstone a good game and beat them imo. Give players a rest and we still have Hammy,Fyfe and Booth that can start.. Reply |
| 10. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 20:34 Only 5 outfield players played the full 120 minutes and another 2 played more than 90. There`s an argument for getting the play-off place settled ASAP and for going for 3rd instead of 4th to get home advantage in the second leg. Ideally the final league game against Arbroath would be a `dead rubber` although it would depend on how their penultimate game went. Reply |
| 11. Author: onandupthepars Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 20:59 Trouble is, some of the play-off games come before the cup final as well. And if we make it to the finals of the play-offs, they will be rescheduled for Tuesday 26th and Friday 29th of May, according to - https://spfl.co.uk/news/play-off-schedule-confirmed Bear in mind the cup final is on Saturday 23rd of May and you can see how mind-boggling it has become for NL to deal with all our upcoming fixtures. Whatever the outcomes for us now, I`m sure NL`s team selections will be the very best fist he can make of the whole kit and kaboodle. Post Edited (Sun 19 Apr 21:02) Reply |
| 12. Author: da_no_1 Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 21:06 Our players LOVE playing and, as most players, hate training. They`ll be buzzing that it`s game after game after game as training will be limited. Might be a couple rested but Lenny won`t want a humping live on TV. He pretty much said it was pedal to metal for the rest of the season. "Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark" Reply |
| 13. Author: kparsfan Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 21:10 I`m sure that I seen somewhere that there could be a chance that Zac Rudden could be back for the play off games. Is it a possibility or is he defo out for the rest of the season?  Proud To Be A Par!!Reply |
| 14. Author: veteraneastender Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 21:21 Several players were on their last legs after extra time, literally - Fraser, for example, was struggling to walk back to the dressing rooms after the celebrations. I think NL will rest a few Tuesday. Reply |
| 15. Author: Hoolie Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 21:58 Lennon stated players were in today(recovery day) then a bit of training tomm…I doubt they will be doing much training and looking at St Johnston games etc… Reply |
| 16. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 22:12 I think Zak Rudden said at a POTY event last week that he hoped to be fit for the play-off games if we qualified for them. Rory Macleod can`t be far away after being on the bench at Airdrie and he seemed to be in the party at Hampden yesterday. Reply |
| 17. Author: onandupthepars Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 22:59 Our main objectives are to: 1. secure a play-off place 2. win the cup 3. win promotion. I think there would be a very good chance that St Johnstone could achieve the first objective for us by avoiding defeat to the Rovers in Perth on Friday. Even if they don`t, it`s well within our capabilities to get the point we might need from QP or Arbroath. My choice would not be to try and win at all costs - what on paper is the toughest of our remaining league games - against the Saints, by risking our best players. I would field a team similar to the one that showed up well with a will to win against Airdrie. If it happens that, by Friday, we got nothing from the Saints, and the Rovers beat them, then we`d have to think of bringing out our big guns against QP. If we field our best players against St Johnstone and even one of them is injured or knackered, that could jeapordise our chances against the Hoops. At this stage, I would prioritise the need to maximise our chances in the play-off matches and the cup final by taking a calculated - but by no means desperate - risk, and protect our strengths. I would do that and see which way the wind blows on Friday after the Saints v Rovers. However, I fully support whatever NL decides. Reply |
| 18. Author: Raymie the Legend Date: Sun 19th Apr 2026. 23:08 Agree ^ It`s bloody tough being a legend Ron Atkinson - 1983 Reply |
| 19. Author: Stanza Date: Mon 20th Apr 2026. 00:13 Agreed. It would be nice to finish 3rd, but that will still be in our own hands if we lose to St J on Tuesday. Players on the fringe will be desperate to show the manager they should be in contention for the Cup Final, and/or for a renewed contract - especially with a club that will definitely be financially much better off next season, and might even be in the Premiership and Europe! _________________  Support Dunfermline Athletic Disabled Supporters` Club (DADSC) when you shop online with one of 8000 firms: http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/dadsc[Reply |
| 20. Author: PARrot Date: Mon 20th Apr 2026. 02:41 If we beat St J on Tuesday we could get them in the playoffs semis. I would rather have PT. Having said that, there is every chance we could lose the last two. Lets get the point at least on Tuesday Reply |
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