Both Stevie Hislop and Dave Somerville have responded to Willie Gray's comments in todays Fife Free Press.

Hislop revealed that he is eagerly anticipating the first Fife derby with East Fife in the wake of Willie Gray's comments regarding extra bonus payments for the Methil men.

"The East Fife chairman has been shooting his mouth off about bonus money but all he's done is fire us up even more," Hislop revealed.

"There will be a copy of that report on the dressing room wall. We won't need a win bonus for that game"

Somerville also replied to the comments saying:

"What East Fife do is their business, but Raith Rovers' ambition is to win the league."

"If we manage to get promotion and lose 12 points over the course of the season, I won't be fussed who we lose them to as long as we win the league.

Keep the comments coming Jabba because all your doing is firing us up even more

An expected statement from the club. Everyone knew we weren't going to be dragged down into petty name calling like Gray does normally.

Is that the same Steve Hyslop who'll be watching the game from the stand,
with a sair knee?

No it's Steve Hislop actually.

Besides, it's not so much a 'hit back' as a minor deflection of his comments. Total non story from Somerville.

Is it the same journo that interviewed Gray and Sommerville ?

Nice, Really can't wait for next season. I, however respect the boys at raith for that. Past few weeks Willie's been shouting his mouth of about beating you. I hope his mind is on wining the league and nothing else.

P.s i don't mind beating you lot along the way either

Do we really need a new thread for absolutely everything that happens that is in any way connected to the Rovers?

I wouldn't worry about what Hislop has to say, not so long ago he was telling Tweedy on the radio that we wouldn't be playing eachother next season as Raith were going up

The chances are you wouldn't be getting one anyway!!!

I'm not sure his mind is on winning the league. To be honest his comments are getting tiresome, is antics are becoming cringe-worthy and even if i was an East Fife fan i wouldn't welcome his attitude towards the whole situation.

Why in the plural???

What antics???

We are still talking about the same single interview, so he has only said these things once!!!