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Having said that, I'd still only rate our chances as about 1 in 5 tbh.
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6 hours ago, Thereisalight.. said:
If or when Dundee United win the league I'd imagine there will be a lot of regret on your part. So many chances to go above them or push on with the lead you had around Christmas, and you always seem to never capitalise on their slip ups. I say this with no malice as I'd actually prefer you guys to go up over them
Two weeks ago we were in danger of going 7 points behind them, and are level now. Granted, our head to head with them has kept it more competitive than it might otherwise have been, and that's cancelled out our massive bed wetting in January.
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Just now, pub car king said:
Agree too many changes up front tonight. I see why he did it he wanted the pace of Smith and height of Hamilton who I thought did a reasonable consodering he had f**k all to work with. As well as another game on Friday.
Look it's a mid week game in February despite the effort you will get shite games in a season.
We just didn't break Morton down, they had 2 players on Easton.
I don't think our midfield created enough either.
Nah, agreed probably needed a change of shape to go 4-2-3-1 from the start to get some purchase in midfield, as Morton worked hard to press high up the park.
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We never really got going. Morton really good at closing down the space in midfield - particularly the first and third quarters of the game. Got hard working forwards as well. You can see why they maybe struggled a bit before Strapp came back. He does offer such a singular talent with that throw in. Turns any throw in over the halfway line into a half decent chance in the box, or at the very least into good territory.
Murray's line up didn't work. Connolly had one or two good moments but was mostly outdone physically as Rovers tried to pick up loose second balls in midfield. Smith did nothing of note and hasn't now since the Thistle game. Wpuld love to have seen Hamilton and Rudden together as by that point we'd resorted to trying the ball over the top anyway.
Credit to the back 4 for keeping a rare clean sheet though.
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Just now, grumswall said:
Hamilton had to start this one as quite simply, he's our best player in the air in both boxes. 3 games in 6 days as well so can see the logic with bringing in the players Murray has.
Aye, I get the notion of squad rotation and was obvious that Smith and Connolly were being saved for this on Saturday, at the same time I'm not sure Hamilton and Smith is going to work that well. Hoping I'm just ignorant tbqfhwy
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That's... interesting.
Can only hope that Murray is fit, and back to his middling best.
Presume it's Smith up front with Hamilton, Easton and Connolly out wide.
Extremely nervous about this now, not exactly sold on the wisdom of benching a partnership that has yielded 3 goals in two games....
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Any win will do. At least match Dundee United, don't really care how.
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I'm guessing for us, a lot will depend on the relative fitness of one out of two of Shaun Byrne and Euan Murray, and how that impacts where Brown plays.
Given neither Callum Smith or Aidan Connolly played any minutes on Saturday, I'd expect at least one to start tonight, probably to save Josh Mullin's legs.
Pretty sure he'll start Rudden and Vaughan up front. Can't not play that partnership just now.
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Just now, Ferguson said:
I'm not going to trawl back through interviews for quotes, but Imrie's had a go just yesterday at Raith 'having a lot to say about us' this season. I'm sure he knows better than I do.
Does he though? He doesn't come across as someone who has a particularly high bar set for what constitutes needle.
I recall Murray after the game at Starks talking about Morton having a definite game plan, and not wanting to get sucked into how the play as it stopped Rovers playing their game. Not sure it was particularly disrespectful.
Was their any handbags at the Cappielow game?
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25 minutes ago, Ferguson said:
I'd say Imrie's more than justified for having a chip on his shoulder for the way him and his team have been talked about this season, Raith being one of the main culprits. I'd maybe have preferred the comments to wait until after we've beaten Raith, but Imrie feeds off the hatred and if this is his way of firing everyone up then fair enough.
Lineup is anyone's guess after Saturday's bloodbath but the more I think about it the more I don't mind the idea of Quitongo through the middle. Seen Raith being undone a few times this season by a willing runner in behind, Lewis McGregor of Airdrie etc.
Edit: Just noticed Imrie's comments in the tele, Muirhead and Wilson should be back tonight, Oakley is a maybe. Big boost for us.
Have we? What was said?
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1 minute ago, Scosha said:
We could be without the pair of them for Tuesday. I’d take a point right now tbh.
Both will make it, naturally.
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12 minutes ago, Jacky1990 said:Ian Murray sounds exactly how i expect Scottish rugby player to sound.
South African?
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6 hours ago, TxRover said:
Just noticed they put Brown in the "2" shirt...hummmm.
Aye, and?
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9 hours ago, McGuigan1978 said:
Aye, but still have up to the minute reports from Fife Flyers bottom of the table clash with “Nottingham Storm” It’s infuriating
Flyers had the same coach for 20 odd years and have played more than a decade in a closed shop league with no relegation. FFP probably just had 3 stock report types they recycled.
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I swear we are *this* close to the age old "the board got them to blow it deliberately because we can't afford to go up"...
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6 minutes ago, The Tiel Burn said:
Most annoying bit of this is the rumours come from inside the club. They have done well to avoid this so far.
Not great for motivation, allows us gossips to have a field day and probably magnifies a more tepid version of the truth.
Do they?
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So, to clear we've escalated from: signed a right back>Millen had massive falling out with Murray> half the squad "found out" that they aren't being kept on and morale is shot?
Is that right?
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14 minutes ago, Been going too long said:
I have heard that rumour as well about millen and Murray
What was the actual rumour?
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16 minutes ago, mrpaddyx said:
Interesting signing considering our current right back is decent enough. Make me think that Millen will be pushed further up the pitch as his crossing is probably the best at the club.
Ross Millen on the wing. I want you to go away, say that out loud and then come back to sanity.
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1 minute ago, Raith Against The Machine said:
I heavily suspect, as rumoured, we were in for Ashcroft weeks ago and either we've gotten fed up waiting or (more likely) we've been told outright that he's no longer available for loan.
Brown feels like a warm body and not too much else, on available evidence. He doesn't directly address a weakness in as much as he'd be coming in for Millen who is by no means a bad player for us, but the option to use Brown on the right of a three is interesting (we still don't have a left sided wing back to really make that work, but it would at least put Millen in a better position).
Right back was the one position on the park where we didn't have an immediate replacement (if you'll allow Callum Hannah as second choice left back) so in that sense it does improve the squad, but it does also have a "f**k it" vibe, in the sense of bringing someone else in now is better than holding on for another fortnight and potentially ending up with nobody.
It's got real Kevin Mcbride vibes.
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14 minutes ago, TxRover said:
Was that the Supporters Director?
No, was Margie Robertson until she stepped down. Don't think there has been anyone since.
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5 minutes ago, Stardog_champion said:
We really are a one man team. Awaits the happy clapping red dotters to prove me wrong
Because it's all about you, of course.
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Just now, FitbaSupporter said:
Ross Matthews in against Dundee United alongside Scott Brown. May as well be a man down with the likes of Turner and Easton in there.
4-3-3
If your wide players are off form, try and build through the middle.
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1 minute ago, Raith_Rasta said:
We will defo finish 2md just a bit shan we couldny push promotion
I wish I had your confidence.
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The New Raith Rovers Thread
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This feels a tad harsh. No doubt we arent playing to dominate sides with the ball now, on the other hand we arent playing nearly as open.
The last three games we've sat a lot deeper without the ball and been content to hit teams on the break, and to sit in on leads. Confidence is obviously a bit brittle but we are also 7/9 and level on points at the top of the table. I'd hope we'd be able to build on that, to try and take more control in games again but at the same time I wouldn't say we were technically poor against United or Ayr where we played to a tight, limited plan.