Specky Ginger

In terms of appeal, this game sits somewhere between root canal treatment and a stiff shite.

Good idea in principle, but Stark's Park properties might then start to charge the 200 club and the like for the use of the premises.

That can't be true as Isma was signed before we'd made it through the previous round. He scored in that game.

One look at Saka's effort for Arsenal this afternoon should tell you that seven successfully converted penalties shouldn't be sniffed at.

Apart from disrupting revenue from the pitch, the other issue is that it was mentioned before about the difficulty in attracting full-time players to train on a Tuesday and Thursday night.

Serves them more right for appointing that thug as their manager. Hopefully it's his last job in football.

I just posted on another forum that, whatever bad decisions Rovers might have made over the last few years, securing a six figure sum for Dylan Tait certainly isn't one of them.

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I like a laugh and a wind up as much as the next person, but just fkn don't.

Absolutely. An Arbroath supporting pal of mine said last night that they're playing much better than earlier in the season, but he wasn't sure where the goals would come from. To which I replied 'From a set piece'.

Moving down to League One (for a few more hours at least) -

There were proposals passed at the AGM to convert loans into equity (shares).

Sim said the projected loss for 22/23 was between 300 and 400k. I asked him if this included the Rangers game and he said yes - in other words it would have been in excess of 500k without that game. Obviously the 22/23 accounts will be the ones to be discussed and approved at next year's AGM.

I hope Arbroath stay up, but we beat them today and they secure survival either on the last day or, better still, against Falkirk in the playoffs.

Arbroath is definitely the best away day in the division and arguably the best away day in the country. However, we want to keep the excitement alive at both ends of the table so a Rovers win today, a Dick Campbell meltdown and the prospect of an erse nipper of a game for Arbroath against Hamilton to come please.

It's perhaps fortunate therefore that Rovers - Arbroath games are always played in such a good, clean spirit.

Nisbet was generally always part of a pair - with either Buchanan or Duggan. The flip side of that is our midfield were slow and sluggish with guys like Wedderburn, and Matthews was much less effective in that formation.

Frank Connor was a tremendous guy. He took Raith Rovers from the abyss, won promotion in his first full season (sorry about that one, boys), and put the foundations in place for Jimmy Nicholl to build on. The word "character" is overused in football, but Frank was thoroughly deserving of the description.

I think the only way to beat that would be Stranraer to Wick Academy.

In tomorrow's programme: - John Greer chats to former player of both clubs Paul Tosh, - An interview with young goalkeeper Andrew McNeil, - Reports from the Hamilton, Inverness and Dundee games, - Photos from the recent Players' sponsors' presentation, - A Memory Match from a significant day in the 1948/49 title race, Plus the usual features including: - Manager's Notes, Mascots feature, On This Day, Visitors'pics, Stats, Quiz and Team Lines. On sale in and around the ground for only £3.

Railway Stand under construction at Stark's Park 1981 and the Main Stand under construction circa 1923.

Connolly aside, the goals return from the rest of team, outwith the forward line, has been pretty poor this season as well. If you look at Partick last Friday, they're getting goals from all over the park and they're one of the few teams in the league with a 'proper centre forward'.

Can't really be more specific than early 70s. Absolutely love that strip.