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Six of the ten clubs are in exactly the same position now as they were then.
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On 14/03/2020 at 19:29, Bishop Briggs said:
Heart of Hibernian, Dundee City, Greenock St Mirren
Biggots Utd, Jambi's FC, Have-ye readthe Tele FC, St Morton of Midden, Falkirkmuir, East Dunraithenbeath, Albairdwell Accies, Queens Thistle, Monarbfar City, Aberhead Rangers, Inver Co
We can make light of this up to a point but it's looking more likely that some teams will struggle to survive this. Perhaps Scottish football could stand a thinning of the herd but if it happens to my team I won't be following anyone else, even if the Rovers did merge with an/other Fife clubs I wouldn't be a convert. After 40+ seasons following my club there's no way I could change allegiances to a new side.
Most if not every club will be looking doubtless to launch a fans scheme to try to save themselves, just hope the fans can afford it as it looks like many of us will be facing some hardship ourselves in the coming months.
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1 hour ago, Forest_Fifer said:
When do clubs get the prize money based on league position, is it right at the end of the season or do they have to wait longer? Cant the spfl just pay each club in each division the amount that the bottom club should get straight away, then pay the rest if/when the season is completed?
I'm sure prize money is paid in separate tranches (3, I think) over the course of the year. I could be wrong but I think its May, September and February.
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1 hour ago, Ro Sham Bo said:
http://www.raithrovers.net/43781/league-suspended.htm
Updated announcement - board meeting on Thursday.Looks like the BoD are planning on delaying launching a "just giving" initiative until after word from the SFA/SPFL on Tuesday and the board meeting on Thursday.
Personally I think this is an error in judgement, they should launch it anyway and get on with getting some money in ASAP. This situation isn't going to change and even if SPFL decide to release some prize money early. That's money we would have got later anyway and will still need later when funds run out.
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My understanding is the SPFL/SFA have suspended all football under their auspices indefinitely, that to me means until further notice all future games are postponed until they say they are recommencing fixtures.
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My reckoning is we need about £60,000 to cover us for loss of earnings between now and mid May.
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I think the board have everything in place to launch crowdfunding initiatives but are delaying doing so for some reason or another.
My feeling is that it'd be better that they get one out quick before some fan with the best of intentions decides to set up an unofficial one, that would likely lead to confusion and complications as the club wouldn't have any control over it, I think it has to be an official scheme, driven and controlled by RRFC.
Edited to add,
If an account/page is set up I'll donate my entrance money to every game home and away that we miss starting with Peterhead.
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1 minute ago, Eric the half a b said:
Lol sensible I'm from Airdrie lol
Must be an incommer!
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3 minutes ago, Eric the half a b said:
Only a game so have a drink chill take the opportunity to start summer football create 2 leagues of 18 let the "elite" in the premier get on with it have another drink and chill sorted.
Too sensible!
F off and find somewhere else to peddle this kind of wisdom!
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11 minutes ago, Diamonds are Forever said:
I wasn't making a case for anything, it wasn't me that brought up the head to head as part of the criteria. Just pointing out that in the relevant competition neither side has beaten each other so to use the 'They haven't beaten us' reason as to why they shouldn't feel aggrieved is ridiculous. Despite Raith having 2 out of the 3 games at home they failed to beat them, if anything that suggests Falkirk have actually had the better of the head to head this season.
Beating them in a different competition that no-one tries in when they didn't bother playing a full strength team is completely irrelevant to the league.
fair do's if I were a fan in Falkirk's position I'd be raging too but I honestly don't think it'll come to that.
Our H2H record against Falkirk is odd as they were cruising in the 1st game at Starks then holding on as we came back at them, in the other 2 games they have been fairly robust against us (or to put in another way hacking basturts!) and scraped a point in both.
Your assumption about a 2nd string Falkirk side in the cup game wasn't right though, they were 75-80% full strength (as were we) but just played pish!
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22 minutes ago, Diamonds are Forever said:
How many times have you beaten Falkirk in the league?
Ooooh can I play too?
A head to head basis?
All highly irrelevant but the the answer is the same amount that they've beaten us in the league this season, however in the 4 meetings in total so far this season we have beaten Falkirk once and they haven't beaten us at all.
I see Airdrie have a decent H2H record against Falkirk but I won't embarrass you by asking what your record against us is.
I vote we decide the league on the top 4's games as a mini league, we'd still win it but be 7 points clear instead of just the 1.
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I wouldn't want to see any club go bust either (well maybe the ugly sisters) but think this will likely have an unhappy ending for some. Most clubs will survive somehow or another due to either being too wee to need vast cash injections or being of a sufficient size to somehow scrape by. Middling clubs will struggle but will be mostly end up getting bailed out by their support.
Sounds like (according to Sportsound) Motherwell have said they're going to struggle and I think it's clubs in their bracket who will be paying higher wages that will be hardest hit. Other clubs who have forcibly trimmed their budgets will cope better.
As quoted "we could have MERS, SARS, CoVID-19 and a thermonuclear war and Hamilton Accies would still be trading and somehow manage to be 10th in the Premier league"
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59 minutes ago, peternapper said:
We must be defending well, unheard of not to have conceded after 10 minutes against Raith.
Yeah, bit worried myself. Looks like it's going the same way as the last one up there in November.
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This is week 28.
We have been top for 21/28 weeks?
If we are still 1pt clear on 53 pts and therefore still top in another 8 weeks then just give us the title.
Simples!!
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3 hours ago, smokie36 said:
Hahaha not quite thirty years....I moved to London Feb '94 and looked on in disbelief at what came next.....
Anyway see you all in a couple of weeks for the visit of Methil.
Hiya Smokie I see you found it then.
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2 hours ago, Wardy said:
Can I ask why he stayed away for 30 years?
He moved to work in a hospital in London.
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On 03/03/2020 at 21:50, iamnotgarybollan said:
Be as well getting this over and done with
3-0 Raith
Baird and Spencer to score
3 Goals right enough just slightly out on who scored them, correct scorer (1) and the correct result.
Kudos for the thread title but I think Stu Malcolm is clearly the more muppet like of the 2 managers.
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I'm not sure what some folks are expecting from this team, this was a Rovers team that never hit top gear but in reality didn't need to. For the most part we strolled through the game and IMO 2-0 would have been a pretty fair reflection on events, the guy next to me said "shame about conceding that goal as 2-1 makes it sound like a close game and it really wasn't". That summed it up for me, yes there were a few errors here and there and I suppose Forfar could have scored with a decent chance in the 1st half but so could we. Perhaps we should have won by 3 or 4 but in terms of play we were streets ahead and as such never in any trouble. at any stage.
Front to back T thought McLean, Armstrong, Bowie then Baird were all good and in the middle Hendry and Matthews were superb though Spencer had a poor game, I was for subbing him for Tait but what a pass he put in for Baird, it's why he has more assists than anyone else in the team (I think). Defensively we were robust and there were very few errors made, Benny's cost us a goal but not the game. We move on.
Thought Geordie had a great game, he came and gathered where he could and could do nothing about their goal, should go some way to quieting the all knowing naysayers in our fickle support.
I'm firmly in the "3 points, no injuries or cards camp" ok so it wasn't 90 mins of majestic football but at the end of the day it was still job done, another 8 exactly like that'll be grand in my book.
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6 minutes ago, Jilted John said:
Agree about Bowie. I’d add Hendry to the list of players that need rested too.
I don’t think Baird can play on the side of a front three though. I assume he’s wanting to play two quick players up alongside Maclean.I actually thought Ziggy had his best game in ages, bullied the Loons defenders, ran constantly for an hour and I was a bit surprised when he was subbed for Dingwall, another measure of his progress was the fact he won 2 headers in the air (as opposed to with his feet planted) pretty much unheard of for him so far this season.
I think people are expecting too much of Regan, I was critical of him a month ago but the last few games I've seen IMO he's been sticking out. He cruised through that game yesterday and Forfar couldn't lay a glove on him. I took a former fan to the game who hadn't set foot in SP for 30 years and he agreed with the match sponsors and reckoned RH was the clear candidate for MotM too.
The afore mentioned 30 Year returnee was also pleasantly surprised how good it was, he was well impressed with the standard despite my saying we were under par and didn't hit anything like top gear, he's decided that he's coming to the East Fife game in a fortnight.
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59 minutes ago, Raith_Raver said:
I know football folk are infamous for resorting to cliches in front of a camera, but f**k me, Paul "very much so" Smith. Reminds me of Ally "it really is" McCoist.
57 minutes ago, Zen Archer Esq. said:At least it isn't Grant 'First and Foremost' Murray.
Aye “very much so”
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BBC updates quote McManus with 2 fouls within a minute and another 3 in the first half. Is persistent fouling no longer a bookable offence?
Falkirk will be happy with the point but I think Rovers won’t be too upset either, the important thing was not losing and handing the opposition a bigger boost.
if one of us can put together a run of 4 or 5 wins then the league will be theirs, I don’t know about Falkirk but I think a run of 3 consecutive league wins I’d the best we have managed all season.
All to play for.
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1 minute ago, RaithTheRover said:
Try watching a goalkeeper who isn’t even yours flap at cross after cross.Mibbies so but more backing like that from us is not gonna help if Thomson’s is crocked and Munro is our first choice.
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This was a “must not lose” game for both sides, Falkirk might be slightly the happier of the 2 with a point but I don’t think John McGlynn will be too downbeat either.
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Just now, TamClyde said:
The long ball game that Danny loves happened. We kept the ball on the deck against yous and played outstanding. We ping it up in the air again and it never works.
Well you know what to do on Saturday then, play up the Bully Wee.
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The 42
in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
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I only need Galabank for the set, possibly Edinburgh City if they are moving to a new ground.
Also racked up a good few old grounds: Annfield, Bayview, Boghead, Brockville, Broomfield, Douglas Park, Firs Park, Kilbowie, Meadowbank, Muirton, Raydale Park, Recreation Park (Peterhead), St Mirren Park, Shawfield, Sheilfield.
Interestingly 6/10 of the teams in L1 have relocated.