Dunfermline's stay-away supporters have been told that their backing is now needed more than ever after the Pars finally fought off liquidation.

The Fife outfit was today saved from being wound up after creditors waived their right to £10million of money owed to them.

The club, which had been in administration since March, have struck a Company Voluntary Arrangement to finally end months of uncertainty.

But Drew Main, vice-chairman of the Pars Trust, says another 300 fans are needed to match last year's 1,700 season-ticket sale total.

He said: "We still need more money to come in and people to come and watch us.

"We are budgeting on selling the same number of season tickets as we did last year, which was about 1,700. Up until last week we were 300 below that target.

"Now we have to continue to raise funds, to be ready for the start of the season, and we need more patrons. A lot of people have been waiting on this day, now we have reached it, these people have to step up to the plate and support the cause."

Dunfermline were forced to enter administration in a bid to stave off a winding up order launched after they failed to pay a £134,000 tax bill.

Matters were complicated by the fact the club's stadium was owned by another company - East End Park Ltd - which was also placed into administration after a £12million bank loan was called in.

But Pars United was named preferred bidder by EEP Ltd's administrators KPMG and now the group has successfully won the approval of the club's creditors.

Gavin Masterton, the club's former owner, abstained from the CVA vote, effectively giving up his claim to approximately £8.5million owed to him and his companies.

However, the agreement means that players and staff due salary payments dating back to last year will be paid in full.

The agreement paves the way for supporters' group Pars United - which has funded the CVA - to press ahead with plans to buy the club.

Former Pars player and boss Jim Leishman - who helped front the supporters' bid - said: "This is a fantastic day.

"Up until yesterday we were still having meetings discussing what might happen if the CVA did not go through.

"It's through now and there is nothing standing in our way now. Now we have got to make sure we have got sustainability and to ensure we can survive going forward."

News that a CVA had been agreed was greeted with a cheer when supporters waiting outside East End Park were told the news.

Leishman - who led the club to the First Division title in 1990 - added: "Over my time here, I've seen some fantastic European games, fantastic cup games and fantastic league wins.

"You can never beat that sense of winning and achieving something as an underdog. And this is a great feeling. This is for the people of this town, the people of Fife."

The Pars were issued with a 15-point penalty after calling in trouble-shooters BDO and were eventually relegated from the First Division.

Eight players were made redundant but today's news should spare the club a further 10-point penalty which would have been imposed had they still been in administration when the new League One season kicked off.

However, BDO's involvement with the club is not over yet. Pars United will only be able to sign off its deal to take control of both the club and the stadium once a 28-day window for appeals passes.

BDO's Bryan Jackson explained: "If there are no objections, Pars United will conclude their deal with the administrators of East End Park Ltd. Once they have done that they will be in control of both the club and the stadium.

"So the timescale for the administrators being out the door is probably something like eight to 10 weeks. We will be working in conjunction with Pars United in that period."

The players and staff of the club will receive a "pound-in-the-pound" settlement totaling between £65,000-£70,000 but no other cash is being offered as part of the Dunfermline CVA.

However, a further sum has been offered to creditors of East End Park Ltd by Pars United as part of the CVA settlement.

The club's supporters have raised over £100,000 to keep it afloat and Main added: "When the administrator was appointed back in March, he was on record as saying we were just hours from being put out of business.

"The money which was raised by the fans in that initial period was nothing short of outstanding and the club would have died without it."