ST Clair

Paying those who volunteered for there services during the the majority of past seasons wouldn’t be possible as the club just didn’t have funds to do so. Most did it because they liked the idea that we’re doing something to help and to be part of the club they loved. By volunteering for free they trusted the board to use the extra revenue to buy better players, the loss of that trust being the root of why so many have gone. I am surprised as I thought the board would have had to have come out with something by now for the sake of the club. I still think they will and it will come after this weeks board discussions, but given their recent actions it seems second guessing them just isn’t possible. Orson Welles would would be an excellent appointment to the board at this stage, especially if he brings his own chair.

Roary still has his pride, he resigned too!

I don’t think it’s Raith Rovers that have pissed off Val, the actions of individuals did not the club.

Ok just woken up to this most welcome new from Mr Sim, ok that’s a good start but much more is required from you and those in your set. Some fans may accept this but will the people YOU have let down the most? Will old sponsors return or new ones come on board to work with a commercial director of questionable principals. I don’t think so and as such he should resign forthwith. Will volunteers return to work where the chairman, vice chair (how apt) and the club secretary have such a poor grasp of ethics and clearly do not share their principles? Again the answer is no and the former should at the very least step back from the football club (better still hand the lot to the trust) and the latter 2 should just resign taking the unprincipled and useless CEO with them. Lastly, if it were to somehow transpire that the manager is blameless and was railroaded (remember it’s always John Sim’s ball and he makes all the calls) into a situation not of his making the he should be allowed to stay. If however he is found to be any way complicit to this deal then as yet another one lacking in morals, and quite simply he has to leave the club too.

Right according to the Dundee Courier the deal was forced through mainly at the behest of the chairman. It goes on to say Mssrs Mill and Clark voted against the signing and the vote was carried by Sim, Sinton, Morgan and MacDonald. The player in question was on a wage of £1000/week at Clyde. The Rovers paid a 5 figure fee reputed by one source to be £50,000 and by another to be £62,000. For the four fools who have brought calamitous disrepute upon our club there is surely only but one path off the road to perdition. Not counting the inevitable and ongoing loss of revenue from sponsors, hospitality and fans this will so far cost the club £50-62k in transfer fees and a minimum of £130,000 in future wages for a player I'm now willing and happy to surmise will never pull on a Raith shirt and play a game for Raith Rovers. By my reckoning the four above named and remaining members of the Raith board now need to tear up all contracts and make recompense. I would think personal cheques for about £45-50k will be sufficient. So recompense the club for the transfer fee and then deal with the contract. You might save a few bob there, if you are as willing to deal with the devil as you clearly were you might be able to negotiate a lesser fee to release him. By an insane lack of insight you have potentially driven my club to the brink. Do the decent thing then get out.