Stanza

Still tickets available.

<Original post has been edited to give raffle details> DADSC is raffling this magnificent, machine-knitted jumper (mint condition, size about 42" chest.) The pattern is exactly the same on front and back, and the left sleeve has "LEISHMANS LIONS" on it. We believe it was one of a limited edition about 30 years ago and it has never been worn, having been in Canada for most of the last three decades! The winner would be the envy of fellow Pars fans - and it might also make a great present as a Christmas jumper! The DADSC raffle will be based on the National Lottery Bonus Ball. Each entry is only £3, and you can buy as many as you want (2 entries = £6; 3 entries = £9 etc.) If DADSC judges that insufficient entries have been bought, the raffle will not proceed and all money paid will be refunded. When all 59 slots are taken it will be announced on this thread and each purchaser will be advised of a random number between 1 and 59. On the subsequent National Lottery draw date the winner will be the person whose allocated random number matches the Bonus Ball number. If you want to take part in the raffle then follow the link below and pay £3 per entry. All proceeds will go to the DADSC First Floor Access Fund. CARD PAYMENT PAGE

Bonus Ball tonight was No 29. We'll be in touch with the winner tomorrow.

Ian was one of those who stepped up to the mark and contributed his considerable professional expertise when the club needed him to do so. As well as being good at what he does, he has carried out his duties for the last decade with courtesy and integrity. The value of people like Ian (at all levels of the club) working for nothing over the last decade cannot be overstated.

All the tickets for this have now been sold, and an email has been sent to each entrant with the random number(s) allocated. The winner will be the person whose random number matches the Bonus Ball drawn in the National Lottery Lotto Game held on Saturday 18 May. Good luck everyone!

Down to the last seven tickets - if you want one (or more) you'll need to be quick! Many thanks to all who have entered so far. The German Tourist Board is delighted ...

Thanks, BPP. And thanks to all the others who have bought tickets.

Half the £1 tickets now sold - don't miss out!

Fancy taking in a German football game next season for as little as £1? Enter this DADSC Raffle based on the National Lottery Bonus Ball, and it could be you! DADSC’s friends Superally and Deutsch Par are donating match tickets as follows: Two tickets for a home game involving Eintracht Braunschweig, Hannover 96, Vfl Osnabruck or Wolfsburg (men), excluding Category A games. OR Four tickets for a home game involving Wolfsburg women’s team. The face value of the tickets is likely to be between £30 and £45. The choice of match is up to the winner of the raffle – give Deutsch Par a couple of weeks notice, he will buy the tickets requested and send them to the winner as a PDF. Flights and accommodation are NOT included, but a match ticket includes public transport before and after the match - particularly useful in Braunschweig and Hannover where the grounds are not in the centre of town. Each entry is only £1, and you can buy as many as you want (5 entries = £5, 10 entries = £10 etc.) If that's not enough you can buy again! If DADSC judges that insufficient entries have been bought, the raffle will not proceed and all money paid will be refunded. When all 59 slots are taken it will be announced on this thread and each purchaser will be advised of a random number between 1 and 59. On the subsequent National Lottery draw date the winner will be the person whose allocated random number matches the Bonus Ball number. If you want to take part in the raffle then follow the link below and pay £1 per entry. All proceeds will go to the DADSC First Floor Access Fund. CARD PAYMENT PAGE

St Johnstone v Ross County on Wednesday evening, with a County win consigning Saints to the play-offs. Any other result takes it to the final matches - County at home to Aberdeen, Saints at home to Motherwell.

It all helps, and I hope the club gives transparent feedback on this, eg money raised from "further donations" has paid for X. Realistically quite a lot would need to be spent to bring the NW toilets up to anything like acceptable, but in the short-term a second cubicle would help.

We're delighted to report that £655.11 was collected on Saturday in the DADSC buckets and online by card payments. Much of this should be eligible for Gift Aid under HMRC rules for bucket collections, so that increases the value even more. This is a magnificent result from Eddie Martin and his collection team, but more especially from you all as Pars supporters, who consistently surprise us with your generosity. Thank you. And to make the weekend even sweeter, on Monday a loyal Pars fan was prompted by the bucket collection to donate a further £300 online to the DADSC First Floor Access Fund. If you missed the collection and still want to contribute, there is a DADSC bucket on the counter in the DAFC Club Shop. You can also use a credit or debit card by going directly to our payment page on https://fifepay.co.uk/checkout/dadsc-card-payment or by using the QR code below.

Every year the Benefact Group donates thousands of pounds to UK charities, and nominations for the current (Health & Wellbeing) draw close at midnight tomorrow (Friday 26th). Please click on this link to nominate DADSC - the form is partly completed so it will only take you a minute (and cost you nothing!) https://tinyurl.com/3ppd9fwz The more nominations we receive, the greater the chance of winning £5000, the sooner we'll get a lift built at the Main Stand and the sooner our disabled fans will get access to the function suites on the first floor. So do it now, please! Thanks for your support, it's greatly appreciated.

1-1 at half time. Probably the most one-sided match I've seen for years. Pars in complete control for 45 minutes but fell behind after 22 minutes in Livi's first attack! Normal service quickly resumed, Jake Sutherland equalised and Pars continued to attack, but no more goals (so far). Entertaining match, Pars youngsters full of running, hope they can last. Big crowd, too.

Dunfermline Athletic Disabled Supporters' Club (DADSC) is holding a bucket collection before Saturday's match against Queens Park, raising funds for a lift to give our disabled fans access to the function suites in the Main Stand. If you can take part, please meet DADSC Trustee Eddie Martin at 1.30pm outside the Club Shop. It will also help Eddie plan the collection if you let him know beforehand (eddie@dafc.co.uk) that you'll be there. And if you're not collecting, please bring some cash with you to put in one of the buckets - look out for the collectors in their light blue hi-vis jackets. If you won't be there, you can also make a donation by credit or debit card via the QR link below, or go directly to the payment page HERE. As always, thank you all for your continued generosity.

To be fair to DD (must I?), he's using a guid Scots word, certainly in the West of Scotland. He spells it slightly differently from the Scottish National Dictionary, but spelling has always been flexible - particularly in the West ... https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sndns2594#:~:text=MOLOCATE%2C v.,2000s).

Re Dom Thomas (and others). I've never understood why fans (of all clubs) not only accept but actively support the idea that a football club should be ruthless in "moving players on" to suit the club's interests, but a player should have a different attitude and not pursue his own interests. Football is a short career, and (at our level anyway) not particularly well paid. There must be very few fans who wouldn't jump at the chance of a better-paid job in a happier environment nearer to home.

This is a lovely little video of the HT match last month between young adults from The Pars Foundation and local charity Fairway Fife, as part of DAFC and DADSC`s involvement with the Europe-wide 2024 Week of Action organised by CAFE (Centre for Access to Football in Europe). Huge thanks to Jordan and the ParsTV team for putting it together. #TotalAccess https://youtu.be/tGXgdBbsphk?si=Npc0Rde96xGxqmmA

Luke Garrard, manager of Boreham Wood FC, will be leaving at the end of the season after 8 years in post. After several good seasons the club is in the relegation zone and has had a poor run of results recently, so no big surprise. What is perhaps unusual is how warmly the club praised the manager in its statement about his departure. There can't be many times a manager leaving a club after six successive defeats has had such a glowing report from.the chairman. https://www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk/uncategorized/club-statement-luke-garrard/?

Prior to DAFC' admin problems we were among the best in Scotland (admittedly that was a low bar to beat) but since then several clubs, not just in the Premiership, have significantly improved their facilities so I don't think we hold that position now - still better than many, though, especially outwith the Premiership. I couldn't now say where we are in the "league table", every club has its own set of circumstances and requirements. As long as we all keep trying to improve facilities for ALL fans I'm reasonably happy - still a long way to go, though.

This is an excellent BBC article about progress (or lack of it) in improving access to football at Scotland's Premiership grounds for people with a disability. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68610204?fbclid=IwAR1U-Hssed5a9jm5OxzXSUSGX1pmbonM_x96GvkqDaLsgDW9DNHpd8w2Gpc I particularly liked the comment from St Johnstone's Bev Mayer: "If somebody brings something to our attention, then we ask 'how can we achieve this?'," she says. "You learn from your supporters, the biggest educators we've got are the service users."

Delighted to report that we raised £224 on the day (including payments by card and online). Many thanks to the collecting team of Josephine Chesby, John Simpson and David Henderson, and of course to all the generous folk who contributed.

Thanks, Piracy - much appreciated. Here's a direct link if anyone else wants to pay by card. https://fifepay.co.uk/checkout/dadsc-card-payment

DADSC will be holding a bucket collection today (Sunday) from 10.30 - 3.30 at Asda Halbeath - if you're shopping, say hello and please bring some cash for the buckets! (But even if you don't have cash we have a card reader!) All money will go to the First Floor Access Fund.

Every little helps. You can save up some cash and bring it to Asda Halbeath this Sunday (17th). And we have a card reader for people who don't carry cash, so that makes a difference. Footfall in the store was very low after midday due to Mother's Day lunches and live sports on TV, but we collected £143, which was fine. Some pics here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/PvEKsbuottEykex1/