NEW Pars forward Chris Kane says he's "delighted" to have joined the club and is eager to get going and help them climb the Championship table.

Earlier today, the 29-year-old completed a loan move from Premiership outfit St Johnstone until the end of the season, and could make his debut against Arbroath this Saturday.

Kane will team-up once more with current Athletic assistant, Dave Mackay, who he played with in Perth, and arrives with the club having dropped to second bottom of the Championship, following the weekend defeat to Queen's Park.

"I’m delighted to be here," he said.

"Obviously I wasn’t getting much game time at Saints. I spoke to the manager and said that I need to get out playing. The chance to join Dunfermline came up and I knew that it was a place I wanted to go. It’s a big club with a big fan base so I’m looking forward to getting started.

"They (Pars boss James McPake and Mackay) just said that it’s a great place, a great group of boys, big club. They said that they were going to give me the opportunity to play and that’s what I need right now. I need to get out, play games and keep myself fit.

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"Hopefully I can do that while contributing some goals to get us back up that table.

"Obviously it is not all about scoring goals, one of my main attributes is link up play, winning fouls and getting the team up the park. I have scored goals wherever I have been so hopefully I will get a few goals and contribute to getting wins."

We will have an extended interview with Kane in this Thursday's Press Sport.