"?my Dad died when I was young, but my Gran has always been there for me, she washed my boots for me, came to watch my games, woke me up in morning to get me to matches and training."One of Pars best young prospects, the wonderfully talented Shaun Byrne on his early days in football.

"?our goal was easily visible against the dark background of the enclosure in the second half but the Hibs goal was very difficult to pick up against the terracing".Pars skipper Alex Kinninmonth complained about the advantage Hibs gained during the Miners' Strike in 1973 when floodlights were banned.Read about all the really interesting things that happened On This Day in Pars history.

"?.the two guys I had the utmost respect for were Steve Morrison and Bobby Robertson, who were the most genuine guys you could wish to meet. We had some real head cases as well, like Norrie McCathie, John Watson and Jim Bowie?"Former Par and Accies striker Trevor Smith, now resident in Ireland, talks about happy days with both clubs.

And much more besides, including this week's views from Jim Jefferies, pages on our visitors, info about the Young Pars and other youth activities, Jim Macdonald's quirky Beautiful Game, and all the stats you'll ever need?

the Game is considered to be one of the leading match programmes in Scotland.It has 48-fact filled pages of original material in every issue and is available for £3-00 by subscription, from the Club Shop or from sellers around the ground on matchdays.