PARS boss James McPake has said that his team "don't want to waste any games of football" as they seek to break club records.

Dunfermline will pick up the League One trophy tomorrow after their final home match with Clyde, and are aiming to complete their home fixtures without being beaten.

They've also set a new club record for clean sheets kept in season - 23 in all competitions - and the highest number of consecutive league games without defeat, which currently stands at 22, as well as suffering the fewest league defeats in a campaign, with their only reverse having come at Montrose in October.

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As well as going the whole campaign without a home defeat, in their sights are conceded the fewest number of goals at home in a league season - they've lost nine this season, compared to the best of 11 from 1994/95 - and the fewest goals conceded across a whole league season. The current best for the latter is 27, whilst the Pars, this term, have conceded just 20, with two games to go.

"There's a lot of club records - a couple we've broken, and there's a couple we're trying to get - and, also, we don't want to waste any games of football," McPake replied when asked if there is still plenty to play for this season.

"At some point, I've experienced it. I've been out the game, albeit it was only for a couple of months, in probably 22 or 23 years, and that was when I lost my job at the previous club, so I think that any day you're working in football, we're privileged.

"Yeah, it it's tough at times. You taste defeat a lot, and you have bad days at training, injuries as well, like Paul Allan. He's a great example of that. He's had a frustrating season in terms of injury, but he showed in the first half against Airdrie why we like him so much and and why he'll be so effective for our football club.

"What we've got is a standard as well within the place, and an expectation from the crowd that it doesn't matter if the league's won or not. They follow us in great us in great numbers."

The determination to protect their proud unbeaten run was in evidence at Airdrieonians on Saturday, when the Pars, despite playing the last 20 minutes with only nine men, secured a point.

McPake and his players celebrated that with their supporters at full-time, and he continued: "I think the players deserve massive amounts of credit.

"I think, the first half, they were excellent, and Airdrie are a good team.

"Credit to Rhys (McCabe, Airdrie player / manager). He didn't change it in terms of tactics or anything like that. They have belief in the way they play, and they came out and had a go at us in the second half. Then the red cards come in, and you show that other side, but I was delighted with the first half performance.

"As the manager and all the coaching staff as well, even the ones that were on the bench watching it, it was a really enjoyable performance to watch. We didn't get the goals that we wanted, but some of the play was as good as we've had all season, probably only matched, or rivalled, by the performance up at Arbroath (in the SPFL Trust Trophy, a 5-1 win) in terms of just how much we controlled the game, footballing-wise, and moving the ball.

"We'd have done that to any team on that day in our league but, to go down to Airdrie and do it like that, it was a really good performance because I'll stand by what I said. We've now played everyone other than Clyde and Alloa four times, but over the course of the teams that we've played four times, Airdrie, for me, have been the toughest of games.

"That's not a disrespect to any other team, because we've had tough games from every team in the league over the course of a season, but that Airdrie side are a threat when they're at it.

"You can see that by the goals they've scored so, to go down to nine men, and show that grit and determination just to not concede another goal, that was fantastic.

"And, on the flip side, we're disappointed with the goal we did concede. Something we have been have been really strong at has been set plays.

"We've conceded 20 goals in total over the course of 34 games. That is a fantastic achievement, and we're proud of that as well because, as as we know it's a massive part of the game, not conceding goals.

"I think it's something that you'll maybe hear getting flung about a lot, is teams don't score enough goal, but, If you're not conceding, then you're in every game.

"As soon as went in, that was the focal point of everything that we're trying to do, which is to work really hard, and be very good defensively.

"It's been a process and I think now you're seeing the other side of what's developing as well, in terms of the way we're playing. I thought we played fantastic and look, it was good to watch as well.

"I probably can only say that because the league was was tied up and we knew, even if we lost the game, it doesn't affect the title, but we also knew deep down that we didn't want to lose that game because of what we're chasing and what we're trying to do.

"It's not just for for this season. We don't want to just be going about saying we've broke this record, or done that, but it's it's a mentality we've tried to build from day one and and the players deserve all the credit for that."

Tickets for the game are on sale in the ticket office and club shop today (Friday) until 4pm, and on match day; online at www.dafc.co.uk; over the phone by calling 01383 745909; or from the ticket kiosk, on match day, between the Norrie McCathie and Main stands.