true fan Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Brashy's Boots said: 27 minutes ago, true fan said: I'll light a candle for you Who's this roaster? well it will have to be roasting over a scout fire then, wont it - your catering facilities will not be working? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydog Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 40 minutes ago, true fan said: I'll light a candle for you It’ll be brighter than some on here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steakngravy Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Would that be Graeme P the worst fisherman ever. He even makes the East Fife muppets look sensible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Sad news about Gordon Wallace being diagnosed with dementia. He was before my time but is a true Rovers legend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribzanelli Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 19 hours ago, true fan said: well it will have to be roasting over a scout fire then, wont it - your catering facilities will not be working? Boom goes the dynamite! Some patter like 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steakngravy Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Had the pleasure of doing my "C" coaching badge at Glenrothes in early 1980's with Gordon Wallace and Walter Smith. Both were gentlemen and Gordon especially when he found out I was a Rovers Supporter. This is devastating news as I rembeber him being signed from Montrose and going on to become a hero for us. Myy thoughts go out to him and his family. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hank Scorpio Posted August 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2021 On the field, it’s easy to forget how good we have it just now because it’s been this way for a few seasons now. We play, IMO, the best football in the lower leagues and we turn it on most weeks. Even when we lose or draw we still have fantastic passages of play and make chances and pull the other team around and it’s so, so good to watch. Off the park I feel as though we can get much better. Our social media channels could be more engaging. We could do more to encourage fans who currently don’t go to games but have a vested interest in the club to start coming to a few home games. Same goes for those who currently come to a few home games, can they come along a few more times? What do we need to do to target them and incentivise it for them? Your social output is intrinsically linked to these matters. How are we trying to capture a new audience from the short attention span Tik Tok generation when our two videos a week are a 10 minute John McGlynn pre-match interview and a 10 minute highlights package. These things are great for me because I already have a great knowledge of the football club and it answers questions I want asked, but to a casual fan is that engaging? A quick glance at Motherwell’s twitter output shows you how’s it’s done. Relatable content to people who might not be as invested in the football club as the weirdos like us who post on this forum. Stuff like having your tickets on sale in plenty time seems like such a straight forward, simple thing but it’s not been done in the very recent past. Same goes with actually announcing the walk up prices. Just not announcing it isn’t an option. Tell folk why it’s that price and justify it. Don’t let cars park on the concourse when fans are exiting the stadium. Communicate to the supporters when things go wrong. I don’t want to put the boot in to the club, that’s not what this is about, it’s about wanting us to take the next step in our development and start to grow as a club, because if we have ambitions of being in the Premiership, which we very obviously do, then we need that level of investment in infrastructure that’s been afforded to the playing side of the club also distributed to our non-playing side. 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Frankly it seems to me like we rely too much on volunteers and don’t employ enough staff to really expect social media output on the level of Motherwell, for example. You get out what you put in to some degree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brashy's Boots Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 If only there was a supporters director or even a liaison officer with a bit of profile to take these things on and open channels between the club and its lifeblood. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steakngravy Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 See they have drawn the 50/50 ticket for last Friday. I would have thought given that a lot of people may have just disposed of the tickets that the club could have announced that "X" amount had been taken and that 50% of this if unclaimed would be added to the pot for the next home game. Or is that not allowed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 20 hours ago, Enigma said: Frankly it seems to me like we rely too much on volunteers and don’t employ enough staff to really expect social media output on the level of Motherwell, for example. You get out what you put in to some degree. Genuine question, has Motherwell's social media output led to an increase at the gate? Only asking as attracting new fans in is notoriously difficult and in the past generally only changes when a club is playing well or winning things. Have the feeling that the only time our crowds genuinely got any significant uplift in my time was during the glory years of the 90s. Otherwise, it’s been a hard core that only really fluctuates for big games. That’s not to say we shouldn’t be constantly trying to promote the club. The harsh reality of being a club the size of Raith Rovers is we just don’t have the staff or resources. We have to rely on volunteers for loads of crucial things. And the quality of those volunteers varies and good people can arrive and change things for the good but then move on. Maybe whoever was responsible for the great communication in recent years has changed as someone has left? Or maybe just running out of steam? I dunno, but definitely something the club need to look at 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I get we rely on volunteers for certain things and that us the reality of our situation. However there are certain things that should be run by the club especially where revenue is concerned. For example what is the situation with the club shop? We seem to just about have enough replica kits despite last year's selling out but we have little else. An example of this is the leisurewear, various items have sold out in the common/all sizes. I have seen that the players have had navy and red training kit on but you can't buy these. It would make sense if we are going to order limited amounts and they do sell well to try and pull the same trick again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_p Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 21 hours ago, Brashy's Boots said: If only there was a supporters director or even a liaison officer with a bit of profile to take these things on and open channels between the club and its lifeblood. Ask the club. They did this "inspire" project where the outputs were heavily weighted towards honesty,openness, transparancy and engaging with fans and the community. Write to them see if they reply in an open honest and transparent manner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_RRFC Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Heard Vaughan has potentially done his ACL for the 4th time at training today. Absolutely grim if true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I’ve heard the same - hopefully a false rumour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Gav_RRFC said: Heard Vaughan has potentially done his ACL for the 4th time at training today. Absolutely grim if true. Just now, Enigma said: I’ve heard the same - hopefully a false rumour. I actually feel sick seeing these posts. Devastating if true. Especially after the apparent good news last Friday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith_Rasta Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Fucking, gut wrenching 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Really really hope not, that would be devastating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Toun Lad Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 That is absolutely tragic if true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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