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Really hope it’s the Saturday and hope the venue is one that isn’t murder for pubs!
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Where are the Green Brigade today?
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13 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:
Very nice to have been out for the last 3 or 4 hours and not have 20+ new pages to read through. Saturday Sports Show was very good tonight, and enjoyed all contributors. A tough show show to chair but thought Grum did a cracking job.
Is this available online anywhere mate? Really keen to listen. Also absolutely love Grum’s hosting, top class.
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What a relief.
It's hard to digest everything - and I am still fucking furious. But you have to start somewhere and this is a massive leap forward.
I say massive because, whilst we have a long way to go and this has tarnished the club (financially and reputationally) for years, after Tuesday's statement I have been trying to come to terms with not going to see my team for years - and after years away, who knows? Would I ever feel the same and be able to go back? I have felt sick, betrayed, sad, ashamed, angry, empty. The spousal betrayal is a great apology (made by a few folks above). The fact that he will never play for the club and there is now a pathway forward is such a relief. It's hard to describe how much following the Rovers means to me. It provides a focal point to me week - and in many ways my life, even. It is who I am. It is what I do. It's what I think about. It's how I maintain friendships and family connections. It's a release, sense of belonging and community spirit that I use to cope when times are hard. It means so so much. And until this statement this morning, I thought I had lost that for years - potentially forever. That is why this is a massive step. Even if it just the first step.
What really matters for how things move forward relates to what happens next. These are the key passages of the statement, for me:
"As chairman, as a board and as a management team, we have all learned a hard but valuable lesson.
This very unfortunate episode is something that we all bitterly regret and we are now wholly committed to making things right.
We share a desire to do what is best for our club and will be doing everything in our power to regain the trust and confidence of the Raith Rovers family."
What does this look like? Not everyone will agree on this. And I think we have to remember this as a fanbase, and that is ok. We can't fight amongst ourselves. There are also things that are shorter and longer term. So not all need to happen before the boycott and financial withdrawals end - and again, different people will have different points at which it becomes manageable for them. A few things I think are essential (short and long term):
- A detailed explanation for why the have changed their minds: Do they really regret it in general - what was it they didn't understand? Or just regret it because it produced negative consequences? It has to be the former. Commitments to go on training courses related to violence against women would be welcomed.
- New management team: It is untenable that McGlynn and Smith (and McCartney - married to the assistant and we still hired her, WTF!!!!???) stay long term. I would like to see all of them gone for the damage they have caused. You live and die by your decisions as a manager/chief exec. This one was so ignorant and stupid that it placed the club in existential danger in the space of 24 hours - for no fucking reason. They have to go. I hope they go by the time I have finished writing this. If it is the end of the season, I will be really disappointed.
- New board members: It is also untenable that the board members responsible remain. For the exact same reasons. Ideally Sim is ousted eventually - whatever happens, new public leadership is essential, even if he remains in control in the background in the short/medium term. Andy Mill and Bill Clarke must be persuaded to come back. Thus, their demands for what this will take need to be given full weight.
- Conversations and apologies to all volunteers who are the life blood of the club: They must be persuaded to come back. Thus, their demands for what this will take need to be given full weight. There is leverage here - and the volunteers should use it.
- Conversations and apologies to all sponsors and fan groups: Those who have withdrawn and those who had not yet done so. They must be persuaded to come back/stay. Thus, their demands for what this will take need to be given full weight. There is leverage here - and the sponsors/fan groups should use it.
- Donation to Rape Crises Scotland with full apology: Inviting RCS to Stark's to provide training would be a good step.
- Full apology to the Women's team captain and wider Team: They must be persuaded to come back/stay. Thus, their demands for what this will take need to be given full weight.
Finally, I am not sure what I will do in the short term. We were supposed to be sponsoring the game on Saturday (naturally we withdrew this immediately). We have since organised a trip to Dundee for a pub crawl. Do we go to the game on Saturday now and use it as a chance to boo McGlynn and Smith and show the board what needs to change? Do we stay away for a while, to let them know that there is a lot of work to do? I honestly don't know yet. Again, I think it hangs on the 'what comes next' outlined above.
If people do go to the game, please do make your voice heard (having the protest still go ahead, for example, booing the management team etc.)
Lastly, on the fan contributions. I, like many others cancelled my Raith Supporters und Direct Debit and the Raith Lottery etc. I knew this could sink the club but felt that it was the only option to force change. But no doubt this will cost the club - and we in the end want a thriving RR. So, now that we are in a place to move forward, I am going to suggest to my group that we re-start these DD and send them to our 'treasurer' (my dad!) so that this money can be handed over to the club at a point when the deserve it i.e. once changes are made. (idea inspired from Raith Down South, who I believe mentioned this in their statement).
Sorry for war and Peace - I am using this as a cathartic process!
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I don’t live locally, so it’s very much passing the buck on fold to organise one. But we really need a protest at the ground on Saturday. We can’t have a few individuals killing the club.
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I have been putting off writing here.
I am so ashamed. I have cancelled by players fund contribution and emailed the club. My group were also supposed to be sponsoring the game on Saturday. We have withdrawn this too. I can't go back until the player and those who sanctioned it are gone. The summaries from Renton and others above are exactly what I feel about it.
At this level, its not even about winning, at all. We would support the Old firm if that was what it was about. Instead it is about pride in your local town, community feelings and a sense of belonging. All of that is fucked.
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I joined the queue at 9:40 and was ‘in’ at 9:58. But it me half an hour to actually finalise payment. Website kept freezing, basket wasn’t working and then was not applying multi-member ticket purchases and kept thinking I was buying 5 myself. So no wonder the queue is moving slowly!
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If Morton won, there could be nae complaints. Disappointing to lose the lead though when we had it. Again, a nothing performance from us. 5th place
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Can’t wait for the Norseman!
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If we are picked, and Celtic don’t play Thursday, hopefully it’s a Saturday slot, rather than a Sunday. It’s a little under 3 weeks away, so it would be good to get some clarification in the next day or so.
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52 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said:
There's no "set" time for that. They'll announce it when they are ready. Given there are no replays now and the ties are all known I don't think it will take them long. Chances are you'll know by midweek. It would be a surprise if Premier don't pick up Celtic v Raith though.
Cheers mate!
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Does anyone know when the TV picks for the SC are revealed? Had a wee search on google but nothing obvious. Wondering when we will know so I can try and plan that weekend!
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Songbook in full flow. Good to see sky calling it out as usual…
C’mon Aberdeen, silence these c***s.
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At least with Goooolan in the team we will have some fucking shots at goal!
Pleased with the signing!
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That’s was fucking murder.
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That was grotesque.
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Decision not to have a break seems mental, especially based on headlines last night about how omicron is not as severe as feared. And as others have mentioned, it could be a maximum break of 3 weeks to prevent a prolononged break waiting on the SG to change the rules.
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On the late break away - I had a bad view, but it looked like he stopped play because of an off the ball incident (which he booked the Arbroath player for ) - so I expected a Rovers free kick but it wee t to Arbroath! Was there an advantage already being played for Arbroath? Or what happened?
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Arrived half an hour ago. Rain is constant but not torrential. Dry in the pub as well. On a more serious note, I love our plastic pitch. Never any worries that a game will get called off for rain, surface the same week in, week out. Braw min!
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6 minutes ago, Caledonian1 said:
That's pretty rubbish...and terrible spelling of whisky.
Fair enough mate
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Hi folks, hope you don’t mind! But me and my pals have come up with what we think would be a great addition to the Tartan Army repertoire. Posting it here so folks (if they like it) can share it with their local TA’s or even just amongst their own groups of mates who go. Inspired by the various ‘Allez Allez Allez’ songs that clubs have and that our own team (Raith Rovers) do a cracking version related to John Mcglynn. Anyway, hope you like it and we can get it going!
We follow Bonnie Scotland
We come from near and far
We are the Tartan Army
Our Home is Hampden Park
We’ll drink your beer and whisky
You’ll find us in the pub
We are the Tartan Army
We’re gonay win the World Cup
Allez Allez Allez
Repeat!
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Aye, I’m one that is only interested if it’s a new ground for me. Been to Cove and it is brutal for watching a game. The other 4 in my group are the same.
So it may be that the fans that would turn up for the game at Spain park will not necessarily all transfer over to a game at Cove. Big gamble then to move it!0
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