Dunfermline Athletic can't afford to be picky when it comes to choosing their heroes and it may be that, in the fraught, final days of their relegation fight, they look to a man whose job it was to send them down the last time they finished bottom of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
Dunfermline Athletic can't afford to be picky when it comes to choosing their heroes and it may be that, in the fraught, final days of their relegation fight, they look to a man whose job it was to send them down the last time they finished bottom of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
Chris Smith has been in a relegation battle before. Picture: SNS
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In 2007, St Mirren were where Hibernian now stand, the target for a Dunfermline team struggling for a foothold in the top flight. Then, Chris Smith celebrated their demotion, part of the St Mirren squad that achieved safety on the penultimate weekend of the season. Now, the goalkeeper will attempt to anchor the rescue mission designed by Jim Jefferies, the manager parachuted in following the sacking of Jim McIntyre.
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