The New Raith Rovers Thread

[raith1974]

12 minutes ago, Enigma said:

I think there are numerous issues with the main stand due to its age and construction. It’s not accessible for disabled fans for one. I think what we can offer hospitality wise is limited by the facilities somewhat, if the hospitality experience can be improved hopefully so will the take up. The gym/physio area for the players will also surely be an upgrade on what currently exists. Can’t be much fun training within the bowels of the main stand.

The team certainly used to use Gym 64 not sure if they still do.

[Always next quarter]

Hard to belittle those who come accross as cynical given our track record. The Titan which JS refers to ad the Titanic being our most recent blooper. 

However thinking big and improving the structures in such a creative way is something to pin hope on. 

Bulldoze the unused Railway stand area and put in safe standing. 

The plan must be to restructure the main stand footprint maybe more hospitality based. Will mean an upswing in numbers for the marketing folk who seem to be struggling with current numbers. 

JS seems driven by a legacy beyond throwing money at wages. Hardly seems likely he is doing this at the cost of a club existing in the future. 

TBH I just can't work the guy out and swing from friend to foe by the week! Currently in the first camp. 

[Beachbum]

6 minutes ago, Always next quarter said:

Hard to belittle those who come accross as cynical given our track record. The Titan which JS refers to ad the Titanic being our most recent blooper. 

However thinking big and improving the structures in such a creative way is something to pin hope on. 

Bulldoze the unused Railway stand area and put in safe standing. 

The plan must be to restructure the main stand footprint maybe more hospitality based. Will mean an upswing in numbers for the marketing folk who seem to be struggling with current numbers. 

JS seems driven by a legacy beyond throwing money at wages. Hardly seems likely he is doing this at the cost of a club existing in the future. 

TBH I just can't work the guy out and swing from friend to foe by the week! Currently in the first camp. 

That doesn't fit with the idea of every area of the ground being capable of generating income on non match days. I'm sure that was his stated aim.

[WSDR 88]

I can’t be the only one thinking £20 to watch a championship game, at Ochilview Park, is a crazy price?

It was £19 when I clicked the link…

[Jack Rae2]

It was £19 when I clicked the link…

[pub car king]

Thing is Starks park is a fucking nightmare to upgrade. As well as being a strange looking ground it is between a main road and a railway line meaning there is only limited space and accessing the railway side to do anything substantial has the added bonus of closing the east coast mainline at a horrendous cost. Sim has spoken of developing it but ultimately we need to find a way of making whatever is put in to pay for itself. I think his long term aim would be premier league football and kitting it out with hospitality boxes. 

The main stand is a relic and if it wasn't listed I think it would have been pulled down and something more suitable that uses the space better installed. So we have the 4 storey hub presumably to pick up a lot of the space we just don't have. I don't see how it can line up to the back of the North stand due to the f**k off steels holding the roof up on both new stands.

 

[Beachbum]

Don't think the main stand is a listed building.

[Beachbum]

For the Queens Park game you click the Buy Now button and are taken to QP page, click on the Tryst Terracing button and all you get is Call The Office.

But there's no number!

[Raithie]

9 minutes ago, pub car king said:

Thing is Starks park is a fucking nightmare to upgrade. As well as being a strange looking ground it is between a main road and a railway line meaning there is only limited space and accessing the railway side to do anything substantial has the added bonus of closing the east coast mainline at a horrendous cost. Sim has spoken of developing it but ultimately we need to find a way of making whatever is put in to pay for itself. I think his long term aim would be premier league football and kitting it out with hospitality boxes. 

The main stand is a relic and if it wasn't listed I think it would have been pulled down and something more suitable that uses the space better installed. So we have the 4 storey hub presumably to pick up a lot of the space we just don't have. I don't see how it can line up to the back of the North stand due to the f**k off steels holding the roof up on both new stands.

 

 

***PURELY FOR FUN AND NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY***

Granted I clearly have too much time on my hands to come up with this but if I had infinite cash this is what I'd do to Starks Park. Obviously I'd make the team an unbeatable powerhouse of Scottish football first and foremost.

* From that picture above - excavate and flatten the area next to the stairs and build a club shop that actually resembles a shop.

* Across the road take ownership of the two billboards and use this to put up Rovers related information such as season tickets being on sale/pictures of the new strips etc. Go one further and make the boards digital so that multiple different Rovers related adverts can be shown throughout the day.

* On the lamposts stick up flags on lead up to the ground from the traffic lights at the bottom of the road saying 'Welcome to Starks Park' or 'RRFC'.

* Some Rovers related graffiti wall art on the brick wall running up Pratt Street towards to the North Stand. 

* Big Rovers art covering all of the windshields within the South Stand. A collage of historical moments as an example.

* A big f**k off LED score board in the corner beween the South and Railway Stand. All singing and dancing with graphics, crowd shots, goal replays etc.

* Fill the entire white panel at the back of the South stand with Rovers flags or some sort of artwork.

* If the Railway Stand isn't going to be used anytime soon fill it with giant flags to fill up the space and make it a bit more colourful. In the long run demolish it and build a terrace.

I can visualise it already min!!!!

[pub car king]

12 minutes ago, Beachbum said:

Don't think the main stand is a listed building.

I always thought it was or had to be preserved as it currently is. 

If not we should have done something with it when we did the ground up, ie build it out to the edge of the pitch and get rid of the pointless unused terracing. 

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

1 minute ago, pub car king said:

I always thought it was or had to be preserved as it currently is. 

If not we should have done something with it when we did the ground up, ie build it out to the edge of the pitch and get rid of the pointless unused terracing. 

The last map check I viewed showed the old church across the road, the railway viaduct and believe it or not, Balwearie HS were listed.

[Salvo Montalbano]

Balwearie is listed because the architect is some guru and that was one of his first buildings, it's got some hyperbolic curved panels and looks like a boat. Exactly. 

The designs look impressive, although I'm not sure where it is meant to join up to the stand and where the cantilevers are meant to go. Also will be odd but not insurmountable having hospitality at the away end. Hope it comes to fruition but we were meant to have a hotel (never happened), offices and museum (never happened) and a 2 level gym that could be used as extra hospitality or a TV studio (scaled back to 1 level after groundwork revealed poor sub soil or something) so don't get your hopes up too much. 

[pub car king]

Perhaps the widow into the North stand will be used for tv studio during broadcast games, the rest of the time it's a nice view for a function room. 

[Brashy's Boots]

It's not beyond imagination that when this is built, the away end becomes the home end.

[Rovers_Lad]

5 minutes ago, Brashy's Boots said:

It's not beyond imagination that IF this is built, the away end becomes the home end.

FTFY

[pantene proV]

1 hour ago, pub car king said:

Thing is Starks park is a fucking nightmare to upgrade. As well as being a strange looking ground it is between a main road and a railway line meaning there is only limited space and accessing the railway side to do anything substantial has the added bonus of closing the east coast mainline at a horrendous cost. Sim has spoken of developing it but ultimately we need to find a way of making whatever is put in to pay for itself. I think his long term aim would be premier league football and kitting it out with hospitality boxes. 

The main stand is a relic and if it wasn't listed I think it would have been pulled down and something more suitable that uses the space better installed. So we have the 4 storey hub presumably to pick up a lot of the space we just don't have. I don't see how it can line up to the back of the North stand due to the f**k off steels holding the roof up on both new stands.

 

[TxRover]

4 hours ago, Brashy's Boots said:

What sort of secret squirrel shite is this?

Good question, he didn’t respond to my secret clique hand signal…he must be in one of the other cliques.

[Specky Ginger]

1 hour ago, Brashy's Boots said:

It's not beyond imagination that when this is built, the away end becomes the home end.

When we're back in the Premiership both ends will be home stands and we'll pap the away support in the railway stand.

[Beachbum]

Found the link to tickets for Saturday's game on Twitter.

https://tickets.queensparkfc.co.uk/package_link/LZEmOKzmpW/QueensParkvRaithRovers 

£19 £12 and £7

[Gav_RRFC]

Selling some of my Rovers shirt collection, if anyone is interested. Here’s the list:

2020/21 Away shirt

2020/21 Home shirt

2016/17 Away shirt

2010/11 Away shirt

Light blue training shirt

2009/10 Scottish Cup shirt

Black polo shirt