Was gonna post this in the Motherwell match thread, but seems apt to just start this one early.

Was just saying to someone on my way home from work there that the Dunfermline tie being away is the best thing that can happen to us.

If it had been at home, of course it increases our chances of winning, but it's another 9,000 home crowd, a win expected, and even if we get through it's not going to give our season a massive lift. The same way it didn't when we beat Raith Rovers in the last round. Sometimes even reaching Hampden gets a muted response.

But away from home, Saturday night, 2000-3000 travelling fans - maybe even more - the away end buzzing. One of those nights that - if we win - you get that connection between the fans and the players that we've seldom had this season. The new signings get to see just how good our away support can be if they deliver good performances.

A "proper cup tie" if you like, a chance to make Neil Lennon greet. It's something to look forward to which we really, really needed to keep the enthusiasm going for this season.

Also, despite Hearts, Hibs and Motherwell having significantly better league seasons than us, the odds on us winning a trophy are a lot shorter than it is for them, which is really quite something. 

Tickets: Stand behind the goal holds 3,000. When Hibs sold it out they were given an extra 1,000 in the main stand and in the stand opposite, turning the ground almost into a 50/50 split. Saturday night will put a few off but we'll still take very decent numbers I'm sure.

Have a great day and up the Dons. 

Waiting to here about extra tickets?

Leaving it late if they are giving us more.

They aren’t giving us more 

Thank goodness, as a top red, I got in early.

2 hours ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Waiting to here about extra tickets?

Leaving it late if they are giving us more.

There are still plenty of tickets available in the area that went on sale to ‘home’ fans at 10am yesterday. I’m not too sure how easy it is to get them if you don’t have a buying history at East End as my sons are Pars fans and I live in Dunfermline.

I would imagine that there will be a few Dandies in the main stand on Saturday evening.

3 minutes ago, Dunfermline Don said:

There are still plenty of tickets available in the area that went on sale to ‘home’ fans at 10am yesterday. I’m not too sure how easy it is to get them if you don’t have a buying history at East End as my sons are Pars fans and I live in Dunfermline.

I would imagine that there will be a few Dandies in the main stand on Saturday evening.

There's going to be total carnage. I'm too old for all that now. Red Army will be pished and ecstatic.

Good combo. 

23 hours ago, Dunfermline Don said:

There are still plenty of tickets available in the area that went on sale to ‘home’ fans at 10am yesterday. I’m not too sure how easy it is to get them if you don’t have a buying history at East End as my sons are Pars fans and I live in Dunfermline.

I would imagine that there will be a few Dandies in the main stand on Saturday evening.

Just phoned up to buy.Home fans only

6 minutes ago, Elgindon said:

Just phoned up to buy.Home fans only

Surely the trick is to pretend you're a "home fan".

34 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Surely the trick is to pretend you're a "home fan".

"Hello, my name is Elgin Don, and I love the pars. Could I purchase a ticket to see the pars this weekend please? I love Craig Brewster and Stevie Crawford. Until they joined those horrible reds from Aberdeen of course, I hate those guys. Neil Lennon is a wonderful man, who I have nothing but respect for."

2 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

"Hello, my name is Elgin Don, and I love the pars. Could I purchase a ticket to see the pars this weekend please? I love Craig Brewster and Stevie Crawford. Until they joined those horrible reds from Aberdeen of course, I hate those guys. Neil Lennon is a wonderful man, who I have nothing but respect for."

Exactly like that yes but remember also to speak in an affected fife hillbilly accent.

Or alternatively buy online and negate the need to say anything at all.

Obviously if they require a previous purchase history you're buggered. 

Unfortunately I don’t know if you need a previous buying history to get them online. There systems might not be as complex as I was able to get 5 tickets online before they were on general sale through a Pars season ticket.
I do know that home fans can also get e-tickets instead of paper ones. 
 

If you do decide to phone, just remember to call the person who answers ‘neebour’ and you should be fine, yeh ken! 
 

Edited March 4Mar 4 by Dunfermline Don

32 minutes ago, Dunfermline Don said:

Unfortunately I don’t know if you need a previous buying history to get them online. There systems might not be as complex as I was able to get 5 tickets online before they were on general sale through a Pars season ticket.
I do know that home fans can also get e-tickets instead of paper ones. 
 

If you do decide to phone, just remember to call the person who answers ‘neebour’ and you should be fine, yeh ken! 
 

Any advice on the best place to get parked coming from and back to the Aberdeen area? Been about 20 years since I've been.

59 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Any advice on the best place to get parked coming from and back to the Aberdeen area? Been about 20 years since I've been.

There is a large car park on Leys Park Road near the police station. It’s only a few minutes walk to the ground but is the opposite end from the away stand and can get a bit gridlocked when trying to leave.

There should be on street parking in the side streets in the Garvock Hill area opposite the main stand. Be careful about parking on the pavement as the council brought in a ban last year. They usually don’t bother about it at night, but I wouldn’t put it past Fife Council sending wardens out on Saturday knowing it will be busy and lots of people from out of town arriving. 
 

If you don’t mind walking a wee bit there is the big retail park at Halbeath beside Asda. It’s maybe a half hour walk from the ground (you can stop for a drink at The Elizabethan which will probably be full of Dandies) but it’s only a couple of minutes from the M90. 

20 minutes ago, Dunfermline Don said:

There is a large car park on Leys Park Road near the police station. It’s only a few minutes walk to the ground but is the opposite end from the away stand and can get a bit gridlocked when trying to leave.

There should be on street parking in the side streets in the Garvock Hill area opposite the main stand. Be careful about parking on the pavement as the council brought in a ban last year. They usually don’t bother about it at night, but I wouldn’t put it past Fife Council sending wardens out on Saturday knowing it will be busy and lots of people from out of town arriving. 
 

If you don’t mind walking a wee bit there is the big retail park at Halbeath beside Asda. It’s maybe a half hour walk from the ground (you can stop for a drink at The Elizabethan which will probably be full of Dandies) but it’s only a couple of minutes from the M90. 

Nice one thanks. I absolutely love a trip to a new ASDA, such beautiful buildings, so I'll likely opt for the last one. Looking forward to it.

11 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Nice one thanks. I absolutely love a trip to a new ASDA, such beautiful buildings, so I'll likely opt for the last one. Looking forward to it.

ASDA's pretty much stock the same things nationwide but the big difference I noticed in the Dunfermline branch was their men's clothing range is named Ken instead of George. 

Will be in the Elizabethan from around 3pm trying to block out the events planned circa 19:45 onwards. Expect it’ll be doors closed from about 5pm, wall to wall red army. COYR. 

Match highlights away to be shown on BBC Scotland for anyone who wasn't at the game. 

Watch it without any preconceptions and you'll see we're actually a decent side now. If we don't win all of our post split games I'll be amazed. 

16 hours ago, Ajja said:

Will be in the Elizabethan from around 3pm trying to block out the events planned circa 19:45 onwards. Expect it’ll be doors closed from about 5pm, wall to wall red army. COYR. 

Lot of boys on the bevvy in Edinburgh beforehand. Messy. 

There'll be no VAR for this game, which is a surprise because usually it's a requirement for televised games at this stage of the competition. But, will add to the traditional cup tie feel.

5 minutes ago, Panda said:

There'll be no VAR for this game, which is a surprise because usually it's a requirement for televised games at this stage of the competition. But, will add to the traditional cup tie feel.

It'll be ten times better then. VAR is an absolute pox. 

On 19/02/2026 at 10:29, swaddon said:

Last time we won the Scottish Cup, we knocked out Dunfermline on the way.

It's coming hame again.

They were holders when we drew them in 68-69. The Saturday date at Pittodrie was called off due to the weather, so it was hurriedly arranged for the Monday evening, where it ended in a draw. 

The fixture backlog was so bad, that the replay was scheduled for the following evening in Dunfermline. Ally Shewan sustained a broken toe on the Monday evening, but just got the club doctor to give him an injection and he played as usual.

Tough as fuck Proper Mannies’ left back.

No fannies in our squad then.

Davie Robb scored twice to put us through, unexpectedly, because we’d had a poor season (we finished 15th in an 18-club league, as I recall).

We beat Killie 3-0 at Rugby Park in the quarter final after a 0-0 draw, but fucked up badly in the semi-final at Parkheid, where the dead zombie liquidated cunts of hell and several surrounding postal code areas gave us a 6-1 doing. 

As fresh in my mind as if it was yesterday, but I hivna a clue where my specs are. 

17 minutes ago, blinlemon said:

They were holders when we drew them in 68-69. The Saturday date at Pittodrie was called off due to the weather, so it was hurriedly arranged for the Monday evening, where it ended in a draw. 

The fixture backlog was so bad, that the replay was scheduled for the following evening in Dunfermline. Ally Shewan sustained a broken toe on the Monday evening, but just got the club doctor to give him an injection and he played as usual.

Tough as fuck Proper Mannies’ left back.

No fannies in our squad then.

Davie Robb scored twice to put us through, unexpectedly, because we’d had a poor season (we finished 15th in an 18-club league, as I recall).

We beat Killie 3-0 at Rugby Park in the quarter final after a 0-0 draw, but fucked up badly in the semi-final at Parkheid, where the dead zombie liquidated cunts of hell and several surrounding postal code areas gave us a 6-1 doing. 

As fresh in my mind as if it was yesterday, but I hivna a clue where my specs are. 

My first memories of a Cup game at East End Park was in the late 70s. I was in the main stand with my Dad (as I will be on Saturday).

A solitary goal from Joe Harper put us through but my abiding recollection of the game was a constant stream of supporters being led out of the stadium by the police as it was all going off on the terraces opposite. 
 

10 minutes ago, Dunfermline Don said:

My first memories of a Cup game at East End Park was in the late 70s. I was in the main stand with my Dad (as I will be on Saturday).

A solitary goal from Joe Harper put us through but my abiding recollection of the game was a constant stream of supporters being led out of the stadium by the police as it was all going off on the terraces opposite. 
 

https://www.afcheritage.org/matches/match-report?id=3249

I read somewhere that while our game in deepest darkest Fife won't have VAR the other quarter finals will?

That's not right is it. It just can't be. Surely it has to be all games with it or all without. After all the game played with VAR is a markedly different beast to games played without it. 

That's one of my main objections to VAR. It's creating a two tier game. Football should be kept simple and be fundamentally the same at every level from Sunday morning pub games through to the top leagues. VAR absolutely blows that idea or at least the pretence of it clean out of the water.

Pretty sure the rules are that if the stadium has VAR capability and it’s on TV it has to be in place for the game. Assume Dunfermline won’t have it?