Scary Bear Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 If the kdy public didn't turn up for a league title fight with the pars, why would they turn up for slightly cheaper gates? Costs are costs. Can't afford the gamble of lowering prices and expecting the public to turn out in droves. They did. We sold out our end. The public will never turn out in their droves, but sticking prices up, when they are already too expensive for this standard of football, doesn't seem like a great plan either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I meant the home games, and the title race in general - should have made that clearer. Our home crowds were woeful on the whole. It's only a pound extra a fortnight, and our costs have increased. I'd love it to be cheaper, but that's life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Maybe so, but they were well up on average from the previous couple of seasons. There isn't much we can do. Cutting the prices in half would bankrupt us before the effects on the playing squad could be seen, and putting up the price to watch a poor standard of football doesn't help either. I'd love to see us reduce our prices, I really would, but I'm afraid our 6k a month mortgage plays a big part in what we can and cannot do. Edited June 9, 2011 by Michael W 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSFAfan Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Sorry but who the f**k moves from Canada to kirkcaldy What's wrong with that . . I live in Edmonton ,we had snow on the ground for 7 months !! Taxes are through the roof , cost of living is out of touch with the average joe . Average house price in Edmonton is 226000 pounds stirling , I pay 1900 pounds stirling for my property tax , roads are wrecking my car ..... Scotland has a very magical appeal to those of us over here . Guess everyone has different perspective ?? Thanks everyone for the input . Guess I should find a Canadian living in Kirkcaldy to give me their feelings , eh ? If you know someone and wouldn't mind contacting me , please do 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Well, you've certainly put me off moving to Canada! Edited June 9, 2011 by Michael W 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) I meant the home games, and the title race in general - should have made that clearer. Our home crowds were woeful on the whole. It's only a pound extra a fortnight, and our costs have increased. I'd love it to be cheaper, but that's life. Our home form was, not woeful just as our support wasn't woeful, but no great shakes. That's life too. £17 is too much for a game of football, especially a lower league game in Scotland; £16 was too much. It's a difficult situation for clubs as a lot of them have saddled themselves with debt, but that's their problem. I certainly don't blame the folk who can't be bothered paying £17 for a game of football, for the club's predicament. Edited June 9, 2011 by Scary Bear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I do think football is getting expensive. It's now up to clubs to take the intiative and convince people as to why they should part with their cash. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSFAfan Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Well, you've certainly put me off moving to Canada! There are warmer cities , like my home town Toronto but cost of an average house is 272000 pounds stirling Edited June 9, 2011 by CanuckSFAfan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 There are warmer cities , like my home town Toronto but cost of an average house is 272000 pounds stirling It's mostly that that puts me off! That and the high taxes. I already live in a place where property is expensive relative to earnings (at least to buy), and the cost of living is pretty high. We should set up a Raith Rovers estate agents with the amount of housing discussion over the last couple of pages! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Unless you have grown up or spent a long time living in fife it is a very strange choice of place to move to from another continent. But good luck to you i will say this Fifers are a unique breed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSFAfan Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Unless you have grown up or spent a long time living in fife it is a very strange choice of place to move to from another continent. But good luck to you i will say this Fifers are a unique breed. I have heard these Fife references many times , even on BBC Scotland Sportssound , Was wondering about this ? Same as here in Canada ( slightly bigger country lol) Newfoundlanders are totally different than Edmontontonians .Back to Scotland Edinburgh and Glasgow are two very different places , correct ? Are fifers different in a good way ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Massive cocks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSFAfan Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Massive cocks. Interesting comment from a Fifer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 We live in a kingdom 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 We live in a kingdom Even us non-fifers do! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Massive cocks. Rovers supporters on the other hand............................................................................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Massive cocks. "have" or "are"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo1234 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/14745/raith-rovers-striker-john-baird-looking-for-high-level-action.html Looks like good news 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 What's wrong with that . . I live in Edmonton ,we had snow on the ground for 7 months !! Taxes are through the roof , cost of living is out of touch with the average joe . Average house price in Edmonton is 226000 pounds stirling , I pay 1900 pounds stirling for my property tax , roads are wrecking my car ..... Scotland has a very magical appeal to those of us over here . Guess everyone has different perspective ?? Thanks everyone for the input . Guess I should find a Canadian living in Kirkcaldy to give me their feelings , eh ? If you know someone and wouldn't mind contacting me , please do If you're going to move to Scotland you need to learn the first rule of being Scottish - everything, and I mean everything, about the place must at all times be called shite. We're a negative bunch of fuckers, for reasons I don't know. It doesn't matter where you're moving from, Canada or Cambodia, the thought of someone actually moving into Scotland is something most will never get their head around. On football matters, it looks like Baird will be staying. Although being a negative Scotsman I still expect an SPL side to panic buy him for £20k in early August. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo1234 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 If you're going to move to Scotland you need to learn the first rule of being Scottish - everything, and I mean everything, about the place must at all times be called shite. We're a negative bunch of fuckers, for reasons I don't know. It doesn't matter where you're moving from, Canada or Cambodia, the thought of someone actually moving into Scotland is something most will never get their head around. On football matters, it looks like Baird will be staying. Although being a negative Scotsman I still expect an SPL side to panic buy him for £20k in early August. HAHHAHA this post is brilliant green dot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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