basher brash Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) Regarding the John sim interview and his reputation amongst raith rovers fans, Like him or loathe him we have a lot to thank him for! number 1 being we still have a club to support . 2 He is trying to make the club self sustainable which under today’s financial climate is very difficult. It’s pleasing to hear the GW fiasco won’t effect Rovers profit/ loss accounts is someone else picking that Tab up ? Also John sims yearly salary is being put into the Rovers if I’m correct . I’m not a John Sim apologist either I just think he isn’t media savvy and his ideology is something from the 40” Edited August 22, 2022 by basher brash 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz80 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 4 hours ago, grumswall said: 6 hours ago, Daz80 said: True, but your previous post just minutes before that said you slaughtered one of our players last week. I critiqued millen, I didn't boo him on to the pitch. Quite a difference. Slaughtered was the word you used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 One item not covered in the K107 interview, hiya John. What happened to the FREE internet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Brown's injury not serious. 50/50 for Partick but should be fit for ICT the week after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydog Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 22/08/2022 at 17:56, SirJimmyofNic said: Who actually oversees the Club finances on a week to week or month to month basis, since theres no longer a financial Director, it just seems to me that nobody is doing their job apart from the unpaid volunteers , theres not even a feckin team photo this season, At a guess it has to be the CEO, after all she has to be responsible for something other than just outsourcing to justify her alleged high salary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryBumpkin Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Scottydog said: At a guess it has to be the CEO, after all she has to be responsible for something other than just outsourcing to justify her alleged high salary. Probably outsourced it to an Edinburgh company 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJimmyofNic Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Its funny how things started going wrong not long after John Sim put her into the position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoraith Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just to clear things up for those who haven’t listened to the interview but have jumped on what they think was said; Sim did not say that he knew nothing about the Goodwillie deal. He said that he went to bed believing we hadn’t signed a striker and woke up to find we had. That fits with what was said at the time that the deal was dead around tea-time but resurrected late in the evening. Thought it was a good interview, the point made about Sim effectively postponing his retirement to pay off Goodwillie with he money he’s still earning was surprising. Good to hear we’re still searching for a ‘marquee signing’ too. Was also surprised to hear the thinly veiled criticism of Dan Armstrong and Dylan Tait (or at least Taits parents). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raith1974 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On a slightly different note are there any rumours going around for this marquee signing or anyone else. We are 4 days away from a very tough game and a week from the transfer window shutting. I thought we might have heard something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumswall Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I sat next to taits family a few times before the transfer to hibs. I can 100% see where sim would be coming from with regard to that. Armstrong was also someone who thought himself better than us and has subsequently done the square root of hee haw elsewhere. If tait doesn't have a good career it won't be down to lack of ability.I haven't heard anything about potential signings. I quite like the fact that there's not been widespread knowledge of signings this summer. It's boring when you see the pen gif after knowing x is signing for days beforehand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just had a listen to the interview. Some of my thoughts: He seems to suggest that we only recently discovered about the unpaid advertising boards. That begs the question why? He mentions 3 occasions where we almost went bust over the years yet the second of those he says the club haven't gotten the bottom of why it happened, which seems bizarre to say the least. The bit about succession planning is a relief to hear. I think when he's talking about Barry Smith, he means that he had a lot of time for him as a person rather than as a manager. The reference to McGlynn sending a 'minder'. I take it that he's referring to the guy that came in to help out in the dugout during that period. Darren Murray I think it was? Not convinced there's anything that sinister in what he's saying other than that this was McGlynn's idea rather than Smith's. There's no doubt at all that McGlynn had run his course in Sim's eyes. I'm not convinced he's 100% sold on Murray. I'm not sure that Murray will be that grateful for his comments about the signings of Nolan and O'Riordan but maybe he was looking at it from a point of view that we were left with no option but to take punts like that considering the state of the market. When he refers to the Goodwillie deal, he says he went to bed "resigned" to us not signing a striker. No suggestion there to me that it was anything other than a deal he thought had collapsed being unexpectedly revived. Interesting that he was keen for us to bring back Ryan Hardie when he was at Blackpool. Shame we couldn't have made that deal happen. Overall it was a decent enough listen. I don't think he'll leave the club high and dry which is the main thing we need to worry about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, SirJimmyofNic said: Its funny how things started going wrong not long after John Sim put her into the position. Are you suggesting Sim’s getting it on with PS’s partner? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I recall being in the Raith suite after the 2-2 draw with Falkirk in 19/20 when Armstrong basically dragged us back into the game. Sim was addressing the room after the game and was commenting on Armstrong's attitude and how he wasn't sure if he wanted him at the club just as the guy was coming up the corridor to accept his MoM award. I did love Sim's incredulity at the fact Armstrong had a nicer car than him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 10 hours ago, TxRover said: Are you suggesting Sim’s getting it on with PS’s partner? What a leap that is not sure why you think that Tx tbh maybe more that she is crap at her job 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 hours ago, renton said: I recall being in the Raith suite after the 2-2 draw with Falkirk in 19/20 when Armstrong basically dragged us back into the game. Sim was addressing the room after the game and was commenting on Armstrong's attitude and how he wasn't sure if he wanted him at the club just as the guy was coming up the corridor to accept his MoM award. I did love Sim's incredulity at the fact Armstrong had a nicer car than him He is certainly a “character “ is oor John, I don’t think he rates anyone in football tbh and will never be satisfied maybe that’s helped him become a success in his career I don’t think he will leave us high n dry tbh but good to hear he is thinking about succession , I think he is a dour auld fife boy but he definitely cares about the club/town just not sure he would be a guid laugh on a night out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Was getting confused a few times during the interview when he spoke about Martin and then realised he was saying Morton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanboy Snowflake Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 12 hours ago, TxRover said: Are you suggesting Sim’s getting it on with PS’s partner? After it being mentioned in the interview that JS looks at posts on P&B, that's some wild theorising you've done (whoever it was you're replying to TX) on a public forum 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Dario Zanatta has left and joined Accies. I'm surprised, but only at the sudden nature and lack of rumour beforehand. It had become pretty clear that Murray didn't really see a place for Zanatta, and despite being one of the standout players in the division at the start of last season, I can't imagine there'll be too many tears shed at him leaving. Always a risk to let a player leave for a team in the same division, but Murray obviously believes he can put the money to better use. Maybe he really is funding a marquee striker... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 He'll do a turn for them until about Xmas and at least we've just played them. So frustrating really as he is a top talent when it goes well for him but an absolute passenger when it isn't. No mention of a fee so probably happy to let him go and get his wage back into the playing budget. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Our statement said a fee has been paid 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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