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Chris puts on a brave surface! SCOTTISH CUP STENHOUSEMUIR v EAST FIFE Saturday, kick-off 3pm.


STENNY star Chris McGroarty reckons the Ochilview astroturf could be the key to the Warriors pulling off a shock win over favourites East Fife East Fife may refer to:
  • The Eastern part of Fife, a council area in Scotland
  • East Fife F.C.
  • East Fife (UK Parliament constituency), 1885–1983
.

The midfielder
For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules).


In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram).
 is pinning his hopes on the second division side struggling to adapt to the artificial pitch and believes few sides enjoy a home advantage quite like Stenny's.

Chris said: "We have the astroturf and hopefully that will give us an edge.

"Last year Hamilton Hamilton, city, Bermuda
Hamilton, city (1990 est. pop. 3,100), capital of Bermuda, on Bermuda Island. It is a port at the head of Great Sound, a huge lagoon and deepwater harbor protected by coral reefs.
 had a tremendous record at home on their artificial pitch and we hope to exploit teams coming here in a similar way.

"We'll need to use every advantage we can find - East Fife are a right good side with top quality players who have experience at a higher level."

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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Jan 4, 2009
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