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stevoraith

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  1. The football argument is one thing and it’s been covered plenty. What worries me if Raith were to be made to revert to grass, far more than losing any perceived sporting advantage or improved call-off rate, is the loss of the community use facility. The pitch is in use every night of the week. There are literally hundreds of local youngsters playing with the Raith crest on their strips on the same pitch as their heroes. Of course the community teams would still exist but how well would they do if they had to find alternative locations elsewhere in the town or even outside? And the crucial point for me- the Raith community foundation teams then become just another team for kids to play with. They’re not playing for THE Raith Rovers, and the connection that could bind them to the club as supporters for the rest of their lives is gone. The old firm don’t get that type of connection or sense of community so they won’t give a shit. A vote on whether we should get the Old Firm to f**k would be more worthwhile I think.
  2. Of course it’s nonsense. Even if the Boardroom didn’t want us to go up, the majority of our squad have never played in the top flight or won a league. Do you really think there’s anything the Board could say to them to get them to drop just enough points to finish second instead of first and give up the chance to play Premiership football? If we don’t win the league it’ll be because ultimately our quality in depth wasn’t there. Not because of some conspiracy theory.
  3. We've conceded 2 goals against Dunfermline in 6 games this season. How are you boys doing?
  4. A draw isn't terrible.... but it means that if United beat Caley next week we can't overtake them even with a win at Tannadice. A win today means it doesn't matter what they do next week, it's in our own hands to be top at 5pm on 30th March which would be big psychologically as we would have a game in hand as well.
  5. I think we'll come back from 2-0 down with half an hour to go against Arbroath on the last day of the season, win 3-2 and win the league.
  6. Thistle getting away with one there- never a foul and Stanton clean through.
  7. Found the culprit then- creating work for yourself aye!? Cushty number if it’s six-figures to fix that as well
  8. Did you do car stickers for Stark’s Bark? I have it in my head that we had one on the back of my dads Astra which we had from ‘92-‘95.
  9. There’s clear video evidence on page 6 of pars fans belting out the sweary version in 2010…. You’re right the other version makes more sense but it’s quite amusing how many Pars fans are adamant it’s the pre-watershed version when I don’t think a single Rovers fan can recall hearing that Not really important though, it’s a good rivalry and I’m looking forward to a good atmosphere tomorrow whether you fucking hate us or don’t even hate us.
  10. Original version from when? It’s been (quite clearly) “we fucking hate you” since I started going to derbies in ‘92….
  11. Don’t get the upset about the prices either. £2 cheaper for me and my 14yr old to get into Starks than East End. It’s £3 more expensive for a single adult. Just don’t buy a pie if it bothers you that much.
  12. At least the subs seem to have given us something, we looked rattled since Arbroath scored their first.
  13. Fucking hell, we’ve been 2-0 up against this lot before and drew 2-2, this is fucking brutal!
  14. No, it’s not that, I like Hamilton and I don’t think anyone will be criticising him as he’s been decent but he’s not been as prolific as I thought he might be and Rudden has been an absolute nuisance with his movement etc. which is what I thought Hamilton would be like.
  15. Billy, has Lewis Vaughan had some injury problems in the past? Why haven’t you mentioned it more?
  16. Rudden has been a fucking fantastic signing. He's the striker I thought we were getting when we signed Hamilton.
  17. Is the picture on bbc Scotland absolutely awful for anyone else? Can barely see the ball when it’s in the Arbroath box.
  18. It probably will cost us money. It’s not all about money though, the board clearly think that the atmosphere generated by a bigger crowd and the support given to the team is more important than a couple of grand either way. I wholeheartedly agree. I still can’t make it due to work though, wonder if it’ll be available ppv on Raith TV?
  19. Unbelievable the things people find to complain about.
  20. Nah, not for me thanks. I prefer being in this league alongside a struggling Dunfermline who will bring the black and white pound a couple of times a year while we swat them aside.
  21. Thats because Murray had a clear plan which was to keep it tight for the first hour or so and then bring on two or three of our better players to cause problems against the tired United defence. Most Rovers fans would agree that Easton and Hamilton would be in the team if you picked purely the best 11 players, and a good proportion of them would probably add Connolly and Brown too. Murrays tactic of leaving out some of the ‘best players’ from the starting line up in favour of players like Callum Smith who will do more work defensively and then unleashing to more technical players once the opposition had tired does seem worthy of praise. Although to be fair, it would have back fired if you guys had been a bit more clinical….
  22. I’ve just about come back down to earth. Last minute winners are the best type of winners, and when they’re half volleys from 30yards I don’t think it gets any better! I felt for the first half hour or so James Brown looked really suspect, didn’t stop anything coming into the box down his side. Like Millen on a poor day but without the crossing. But to be fair, he grew into the game and seemed solid enough second half. Rudden and Mullen looked absolutely immense for the first half hour. Mullen was popping up everywhere and Rudden looked like a really intelligent player with his flicks and touches- the ball round the corner to put Mullen through one-on-one was sublime. They fell out of it a bit after the United goal though. Don’t think Stanton did much of note but his presence in there was definitely felt- we’re a much better side with him in there. Key for me was the subs. The fact that the back four (and Vaughan) were the only players not to be swapped meant we kept the discipline and didn’t have to adjust to someone new slotting in. And being able to keep more or less the same formation (not going full Murrayball) and bring on players in the same positions who were fresh, just as good quality, and who probably felt a bit aggrieved at having not started so had a point to prove, was absolutely pivotal. The subs were exactly the subs I was calling for (except I probably would have taken off Vaughan and left Mullen on) and they worked brilliantly. The luxury of being able to bring on the likes of Hamilton and Easton is unthinkable from last year when our option off the bench was John Frederiksen. There are a few more negative things I could mention but I’ll leave that until later in the week once the euphoria of that goal has worn off. Now is the time to bask in the glory! I bloody love supporting this club.
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