Michael W Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 McKinnon did an excellent job in his time here, and is distinguished by being the only Raith Rovers manager ever to win a play-off fixture. We still got punted out, right enough, but for once things felt like we were on the right road. The nature of his departure has however left a bitter taste. Ironically, it was also the one instance where the club actually tried to stand in someone's way and tried to convince him to stay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 We had a bit of swagger under Mckinnon that we've never come close to getting back. The second half of that season was an absolute joy. I would take him back in a heartbeat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Russell Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Beastie Russell said: Paul Gilfillan sounds like Graeme Souness He's a better candidate than I first thought ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Paul Gilfillan sounds like Graeme Souness I thought that exact same! All 4 came across well and would be good appointments. The big question mark remians... will the board allow them to effect change or is it a token effort position on the board? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 3 hours ago, RRFC1989 said: http://www.raithrovers.net/35473/kyle-benedictus.htm Expected given it was in FFP last week but Bene confirmed If signing centre backs was a yardstick for success we'd have the league won already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Kin, even just a snippet at the end like “several new signings to follow, we’ll keep you posted” would have wetted the appetite a wee bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC1989 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 If signing centre backs was a yardstick for success we'd have the league won already. “Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles” - Sir AlexIf its good enough for him... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 That approach did not work for us last season tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Not sure what went wrong at Utd but suspect Morton would be a better match with more realistic expectations. Could very well have them competing near the top of the Championship. As soon as McKinnon started off playing Toshney at right back for United I suspected he had lost the plot. He was a pretty average right back for us. I suspect he’s quite stubborn and just thinks he’s always right. I would split McKinnon’s season into thirds. The first third saw us going on a winning run of home games that equalled some record from the 1930s. Then we had the usual clocks go back shitey middle third. That middle third was as shite as anything under Grant Murray. Humping long hopeful balls to a John Daly who was ready for the knackers yard. Awful to watch and completely ineffective. Wighton and Daly were both shite for us. Can’t believe the send off we gave John Daly.Then he brought some great players in and we had a great final third of the season. Excellent football and plenty of good results against decent opponents. Truly the best time to be supporting Rovers since the ‘90s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I thought that exact same! All 4 came across well and would be good appointments. The big question mark remians... will the board allow them to effect change or is it a token effort position on the board? All the previous ones have been ‘tokens’. Not sure why this one will be any different. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 30 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Can’t believe the send off we gave John Daly. Major gripe with the club actually. It was ridiculous we gave Daly the sendoff we did, while legends like McGurn got nothing. Same goes even for good servants like Grant Anderson. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Raithie said: Kin, even just a snippet at the end like “several new signings to follow, we’ll keep you posted” would have wetted the appetite a wee bit. We may well be keeping our cards very close to our chest, but I can't help but think the only signing even close to completion is Duggan. I realise it's not even June yet but I find it a tad concerning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 We may well be keeping our cards very close to our chest, but I can't help but think the only signing even close to completion is Duggan. I realise it's not even June yet but I find it a tad concerning. In this day and age it’s nigh on impossible for strong rumours not to get leaked but apart Duggan there’s pretty much heehaw doing the rounds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGuigan1978 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Was the send off for Daly not more to do with the fact he was retiring, rather than leaving Rovers though? I agree I’d like to have presentations like that for fan favourites, but I suppose it was a slightly different scenario. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Well, that'll certainly be interesting... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 : 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Looking forward to that! Let’s hope he’s as much of a seething mess as he is most of the time on the park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 That Barr interview should be interesting. Will he play the victim like he did on the park most weeks. Always someone else’s fault 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastie Russell Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Francesc Fabregas said: Hope Shaughan got to pose the questions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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