Caskie Rover Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 PS I’m nervous about today [emoji51] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz80 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 To be fair they were always our main rivals probably up to the 80s or 90s. Remember feeling excited/anxious about playing them during the wullie gray era. I’m sure we were actually considered underdogs that season against them, certainly at the start of the season anyway. They managed to bring a very decent support too, it’s a pity that has dwindled but so has our numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 tough tough games this afternoon and I will take the draw a thousand more Rovers fan turned up today, well done don't think you were let down hopefully you will be back, you won't witness a team cheating and deceiving the ref every Saturday - there's only one McColl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mince Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Are we the only club that do concessions at the ticket office? The queue looked massive today. Can't think of too many that don't just charge at the gate, QOS are the only one that spring to mind. Good to see so many, even better that we gave them a game to watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ancient Mariner said: tough tough games this afternoon and I will take the draw a thousand more Rovers fan turned up today, well done don't think you were let down hopefully you will be back, you won't witness a team cheating and deceiving the ref every Saturday - there's only one McColl Is it a Fife thing that makes you unable to spell McCall? Edited January 13, 2018 by ayrunitedfw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam_barnett Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 hours ago, mr mince said: Are we the only club that do concessions at the ticket office? The queue looked massive today. Can't think of too many that don't just charge at the gate, QOS are the only one that spring to mind. Good to see so many, even better that we gave them a game to watch. I think we're the only one that do it purely for concessions, there are a few who have the system in place for all (Hibs, QOS, St Mirren, Peterhead, apparently ICT now as well). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mince Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, liam_barnett said: I think we're the only one that do it purely for concessions, there are a few who have the system in place for all (Hibs, QOS, St Mirren, Peterhead, apparently ICT now as well). Forgot about hibs and st mirren doing it for everybody, didn't know about the others. Queuing to join another queue for something that's unlikely to sell out confuses me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, mr mince said: Queuing to join another queue for something that's unlikely to sell out confuses me. It's the only way the club can control the abuse of the system by Rovers' fans. It's been costing us money for years. Edited January 14, 2018 by Beachbum 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growl3th Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Forgot about hibs and st mirren doing it for everybody, didn't know about the others. Queuing to join another queue for something that's unlikely to sell out confuses me. Ross County as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 If the Rovers fans who abused the system every week stopped it then there would be no need for the booth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 16 hours ago, CALDERON said: East Fife are absolutely obsessed with Raith Rovers. I'm not sure why, I'm 30 this year and the rivalry hasn't really been there in my time supporting the Rovers. I can remember us being in the same league twice, and we almost always beat them. I understand that there is some kind of historical rivalry there, but there's no way it's the real Fife Derby. We would never see a 12k crowd at that game if capacities allowed, like we had a few years back. That said, it's quite fun. The absolute dejection from the 50 cigs a day announcer lady as she has to announce each Rovers goal (Eight this season) is always a joy to behold. As was the Co commentator on the highlights, absolutely raging. East Fife fans will never ever experience the success we had in the 90s (either will we again ) and they absolutely hate it. Good post. Don't really care too much about East Fife. When they eventually beat us, the derby against them will be relegated to the level of those against Cowdenbeath. A match which pops up, but you're thinking it's not the same as a proper derby. Our unbeaten run is the only thing which keeps it interesting. But that video is fucking glorious. Willie Gray was full of bravado back then about beating the Rovers. They nicked Paul McManus from us at the start of that season too when he signed a contract and, as Rovers do, we fucked up the registration. He got offered a tonne at East Fife and went along the road. He was chatting about giving us a doing. Then we went the whole season and beat them three times, and didn't win the first game on the basis that we were shite at penalties and their goal came from a deflection back off Kevin Fotheringham's thigh (which tbf, was a fucking mammoth surface area). We went on to win the league which made it even sweeter. There were utter scenes in the New Year game where McGurn punched a ball to nutmeg Bobby Linn before Mark Ferry decided to pull out a header from nowhere to get us the win. Pretty sure he stormed out the directors box in a huff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, rw89 said: Good post. Don't really care too much about East Fife. When they eventually beat us, the derby against them will be relegated to the level of those against Cowdenbeath. A match which pops up, but you're thinking it's not the same as a proper derby. Our unbeaten run is the only thing which keeps it interesting. But that video is fucking glorious. Willie Gray was full of bravado back then about beating the Rovers. They nicked Paul McManus from us at the start of that season too when he signed a contract and, as Rovers do, we fucked up the registration. He got offered a tonne at East Fife and went along the road. He was chatting about giving us a doing. Then we went the whole season and beat them three times, and didn't win the first game on the basis that we were shite at penalties and their goal came from a deflection back off Kevin Fotheringham's thigh (which tbf, was a fucking mammoth surface area). We went on to win the league which made it even sweeter. There were utter scenes in the New Year game where McGurn punched a ball to nutmeg Bobby Linn before Mark Ferry decided to pull out a header from nowhere to get us the win. Pretty sure he stormed out the directors box in a huff. This guy is the atypical rags to riches(sic) fool who makes a bob or two and thought he could fit in at any level. Ballingry Rovers is where any club could be in the hands of your ordinary imbecille . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 That quote from Gray is a classic. “It’ll be the greatest day of my life when I walk into Stark’s Park and we give them a doing”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 hours ago, mr mince said: Forgot about hibs and st mirren doing it for everybody, didn't know about the others. Queuing to join another queue for something that's unlikely to sell out confuses me. Morton too due to our white elephant electronic turnstiles we installed this summer (that still barely work). Horrible idea having double queues. Anyway, Conor Brennan, discuss? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mince Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Jamie_M said: Morton too due to our white elephant electronic turnstiles we installed this summer (that still barely work). Horrible idea having double queues. Anyway, Conor Brennan, discuss? Run away, seriously what were you thinking. His positioning is more terrifying than Smith's reluctance to come off his line and his kicking is pish too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, mr mince said: Run away, seriously what were you thinking. His positioning is more terrifying than Smith's reluctance to come off his line and his kicking is pish too. Sounds promising. He is unlikely to play due to Duffy's inability to drop Gaston, even when he had been chucking them in. Our development squad keeper is injured, we've sent our sub keeper back to Celtic (was on loan but didn't play again) and it seems Brennan will be getting shipped back over from Ireland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr mince Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Jamie_M said: Sounds promising. He is unlikely to play due to Duffy's inability to drop Gaston, even when he had been chucking them in. Our development squad keeper is injured, we've sent our sub keeper back to Celtic (was on loan but didn't play again) and it seems Brennan will be getting shipped back over from Ireland. Forgot about Gaston. Even so Brennan is worse than the worst I remember him playing. Have a word with Ryan Stevenson by all accounts he wasn't any more of a disaster in his last game for us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Brennan. That said, he did still save a penalty against Ayr in the last home game of the season in the league, where we played with ten men and still relegated them. They had to win something like 5-0 to stay up in the playoffs, and they were sitting in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Brennan is a complete bed wetter. In the ‘Andy McNeil’ category of goalkeepers. Probably has the attributes but the confidence of a shy schoolgirl. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 14 minutes ago, Enigma said: Brennan is a complete bed wetter. In the ‘Andy McNeil’ category of goalkeepers. Probably has the attributes but the confidence of a shy schoolgirl. Most Morton fans would be happy with an Andy McNeil comparison - he did us a turn in the short stint he had with us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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