CALDERON
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16 minutes ago, North West said:
Dundee United need to go up, for many reasons and all of them their own. I don't blame them for doing what they see fit to make that happen. That's their perogative. The smart arsed social media pish your people produce hasn't won you any friends and Dundee United will be thinking **** them, like any other club would.
Sliding into Sunday ......etc
It's incredible how much a few joke tweets have broken some people. Fair play to club.
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2 hours ago, oneteaminglasgow said:
Because it’s for fucking cretins.
Incredible first reply.
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Don't think its overly unfair to be a bit disappointed after Saturday. Regardless of where we started the season, we are currently in a title battle, and its another example of Utd dropping points and us being unable to capitalise. Probably doesn't help that we are not playing at the weekend, as that would have left it our own hands to leave Tannadice top of the league.
The frustrating thing from my point of view is that Utd have done exactly what we needed. My fear after the last game at Tannadice in December was that they would throw some weight at the transfer market in January, and/or go on a brilliant run of form, in the wake of that result. They have done neither, in fact they have dropped plenty points in that period - so to actually be further behind is pretty disappointing. Even ignoring the game at Starks a few weeks ago, they have lost on 3 other occasions since the turn of the year - and we've not won any of those games at the same time. If you told any Rovers fan leaving Tannadice that day that they would lose at least 4 times before we were back there, and we still wouldn't be arriving back there top of the league, I'm sure even the most positive supporter would have been extremely disappointed at that.
I also don't think next season would necessarily be any easier - we are largely seeing the benefits of our early season run - no guarantees that happens again, and without having the stats to hand it feels like the league is tightening up in terms of form in the 2nd half of the season. This is the best chance we've had for years - and I think a bit too much is looked into the fact that its Dundee Utd, regardless of who it is we are up against its a massive opportunity.
That said, didn't feel Saturday itself was a bottling or anything like that. Played well enough, looked solid enough, just couldn't get the goal - but it wasnt for the want of effort or decent play - and in the end we look far more assured at the back as well. It won't be where I'm looking towards if we don't win the league - that will be blowing 2 x 2 goal leads to an absolutely awful Arbroath side. Saturday felt a million miles away from that Friday night a couple of weeks back. Also looking towards that awful late December and January period which saw us piss points away from winning positions at home - all against (at the time) pretty poor sides.
However, if you said to me leaving Gayfield that we would be level on points at this stage I would have been absolutely delighted. 7 from 9 since then is a very good return, and leaves it all to play for.
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3 minutes ago, Crùbag said:
What's the likely explanation for RR repeatedly failing to take advantage of Dun Utd's dropped points and steam on to promotion?
Some suggest that CEOs/ chairmen or whoever take fright when the costs of preparing to go up to the top flight are presented? Urban myth?
Aye, our CEO is actually the Queens Park goalie who pulled off a superb save late on to deny us a win.
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4 minutes ago, Sarto Mutiny said:
I've seen a bit of chat here about Raith never having a better opportunity than this to win promotion, and I would agree. Yes, if you stay down it means by definition that we go up, and Livingston will surely not be in a healthy state next season. Having said that, you don't know what next season will look like. Other teams will strengthen too, Falkirk will have all the momentum in the world next season, and who knows what happens to the many loan players Raith currently have. There's absolutely no guarantee Raith will be as strong as they have been this season, and given how many games this season have been won by a single goal (and quite often by very late goals), is that sustainable next season? Who knows. There are a lot of variables over the course of a full season.
As things currently stand, you have seven games to win one more point than a Dundee United side who have been haemorrhaging points since late December. You've had three recent opportunities to go ahead of us, and failed to take any of them. You failed to beat Morton at home and you utterly shat the bed against Arbroath (I have no idea how yesterday's game went in fairness). Right here right now, you are up against a team filled with players who are either off form, chucking it or just not good enough, managed by an idiot. You absolutely will not get a better shot than this.
Yep this is my take on it.
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All of that said, it's hard not to be dissapointed at not being top at this stage. They've pissed points away for fun since we beat them in February, and we are 1 point closer than we were after that match.
Lots to play for mind, closer than I thought we'd be after that Arbroath debacle.
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It's a shame we don't play next week, as that makes it feel more dissapointing than it should be. Never in danger of losing that, however feels like a bit of a missed opportunity.
That said, we look much better defensively.
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If your going to put both Brown and Matthews in defence, you simply have to put Byrne in the midfield.
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I think we'll relegate Aberdeen and I'll have to change identity.
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Mon the fucking Pars.
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Great to see us start to grind wins out. Rode our luck a wee bit, but at the same time defended really well.
Great to have Matthews back.
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Big win. Its all about fine margins, but 7 out of 9 from those games against Thistle is a very good return.
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Fucking hell how many times are they showing that goal
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I'd be absolutely delighted for this to be level at half time, absolutely miles off it.
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We obviously haven't seen a huge amount of Corr, but I do feel that we are starting to really miss Brown from the midfield - I'm not sure if having Brown back there us worth losing him from the midfield.
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Unfortunately the value of a draw only becomes clear after Utd play on Sat, so feels like must win to be honest.
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Would have previously happily got the train down to the game and had a few beers along the high St, then to the Estuary before a derby. Did that as recently as the 3-0 cup game in 2019.
Not a chance I'd do that now, Links St is a shit show before and after any big game now it seems.
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23 minutes ago, North West said:
See, you need to rid yourselves of the sanctimony when it comes to the bellend aspect of every clubs support. Your bellends were linked up with some Hearts and Birmingham bellends today and found it upon themselves to throw stones, bottles and any other object they could get their claws on. Our bellends responded obviously. All messy and so unnecessary but let's all call it out as it is.
Fucking raging. Good.
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I was very, very critical of Kev last week. What a fucking save son.
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Dunfermline as it stands, are ultimately relatively easy to play against. Similar to last aeasons Rovers side. Let them have the ball, and let them do f**k all with it. Took the chances we needed to, and didn't really break sweat.
Not pretty at all, but didn't need to be.
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We've been fairly poor. Good thing we rarely throw leads eh
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We've come a hell of a long way since last season, it's important to keep that in mind. Albeit I do think the management have been very well backed, that squad shouldn't be lower than 2nd or 3rd - but we are closer to Utd than anyone would have realistically expected.
That said, it's perfectly fine to be frustrated at the past couple of month. Dundee United have dropped points 6 times since we beat them at Tannadice, yet we are 4 points behind. They've given more opportunities to take advantage than we could gave realistically asked for, didnt strengthen that much in January- and to be honest the Rovers have crumbled a bit. In particular, blowing a 2 goal lead twice against a frankly awful Arbroath side is tough to take. As was taking the lead against Ayr, Inverness and Queens Park at home, and ending up with 1 point. Considering the experience on the pitch, there's been some pretty sketchy game management on show.
Not a failure by any means, but I do feel we could look back at this sesson as an absolute huge opportunity missed. Under Mcglynn in 2011 we ran out of steam, this has been bit different.
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Absolutely must win. Not a chance Utd piss away points to that Arbroath side the way that we have.
Don't have any real confidence after Friday though, the way we imploded was quite remarkable.
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4 hours ago, Stellaboz said:
You're sitting 2nd and very much still in a title race that could go either way. Aren't some Rovers fans being a little too critical? Clubs like yours and ours will always have ridiculous games from time to time.
That's generally fair, however in the past couple of months we've got into winning positions against Arbroath (twice) and in home games against Inverness, Ayr and Queens Park - and won none of them. Its incredibly frustrating to be dropping points in that manner.
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The New Raith Rovers Thread
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No way was that 1.3k tickets. Managed to get some, seems I'm lucky!