Raith Against The Machine
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Tell us how you really feel.
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I was surprised Barrowman bothered to respond to that "raith_fan_page" and such a bad faith argument, but it's to his credit that he did.
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A "fair few" more signings before we even begin pre-season!?
Cocaine really is a hell of a drug.
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4 minutes ago, smokie29 said:
Livi are reportedly wanting to sell nouble for £1 million. I think if Livingston and David martindale have any respect and decency they will surely be giving Arbroath 80% of that fee, after all we made nouble the player he is today. I think the board should be reaching out to Livingston in the near future and asking this question.
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I'd used Fanbase before so maybe having an existing account made it easier, but that was entirely painless.
I'm far from ready to part with a physical 'ticket' though. More than happy to pay an extra fiver to be able to have that in my actual wallet!
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Is there a rule against Ross Laidlaw moving?
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54 minutes ago, Weegie Par said:
Pars away top revealed today.
Sponsor could be a bit smaller, but other than that it’s a beauty. Love the 90’s pattern through it. Good start for Errea.
A new Errea? That's dire Errea.
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Just now, RRFC_Liam said:
Matthews, said in interviews that he’s been learning that role but obviously he’s been injured for most of last season and maybe Arnott might be converted into the ‘deep-lying playmaker’ but who knows we’ll have to see though
I didn't know that, that would be an interesting development. A more tactically disciplined and expansive Ross Matthews alongside Scott Brown would be a pretty formidable Championship midfield.
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Spencer's departure raises a question (and at this stage it is very much a question, it's far too early for it to be a concern) - how are we going to move the ball from back to front?
In the early part of last season, we really struggled at times without Spencer to be the 'deep-lying playmaker' beside Scott Brown. There wasn't anyone else in the squad who could comfortably pick the ball up from the back four, and then pick forward passes. Stanton deputised most often, but he's clearly much more comfortable further forward, and doesn't drop into the back line anywhere near as often.
It left us with a real disconnect. We had the back four and Scott Brown almost cut off from the rest of the side.
There are loads of ways to remedy that, and it'll be interesting to see what Murray's plan is. Neither Dick nor Millen is particularly comfortable running from deep with the ball, but a new left back could potentially bring that dimension.
I can't think of anyone available who'd fit the mould, but a really comfortable passing centre half could certainly bridge that gap and get the ball right into the feet of our roving cadre of attacking midfielders.
There's also obviously plenty of time to bring in a more like-for-like Spencer replacement, another creative midfielder who's content to sit deeper and pick passes. Again, I don't have anyone in mind, but I do think the rest of our midfield is well suited to cover for a really technically able player who's legs are perhaps going. Brown/Matthews/McGill/Stanton are all more than happy to do the running and jumping that someone in the latter-day Charlie Adam mould needs to thrive.
And, of course, he could be thinking about going more direct. Using Hamilton as a focal point for the aforementioned squadron of attacking players he's assembled to feed off.
Spencer was the one midfielder we didn't really have a back up for last season (albeit Brown's was Matthews and he was injured for more or less the entire year). It's really intriguing to see how Murray chooses to address the hole he leaves behind.
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27 minutes ago, CALDERON said:
That pricing is certainly geared towards buying a season ticket. Hopefully the finance option is available, but even if not, its difficult to turn that value down.
The club were definitely planning on having the finance option again this year.
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Just now, Grant228 said:
That's absolutely shambolic matchday pricing.
Then buy a season ticket
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I'd be over the moon with Dabrowski.
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There's no shying away from the fact there's more money involved. Without the takeover, we'd not have gotten Hamilton and we might've been in the mix for Mullin but could easily have lost out to an Ayr or an ICT.
The three year deals interest me more than the wages, mostly because it just feels like the actions of a club with a more mature, longer-term outlook. There are huge caveats here, because chucking about long-term deals hasn't always gone well, you only have to look at the business James McPake did at Dundee to see that. But with these, it looks sensible.
Hamilton is the obvious one in as much as he could potentially have sell-on value. If he has two back-to-back 15 goal seasons (or one 20-25 goal season), he'll attract interest. It might not be huge, but it'd be there. He's proven at this level, so you'd think the worst case scenario is just that he's alright, but there are much worse things than having an alright striker tied down for three years, as we've found out to our cost over the past couple.
Mullin is interesting because he doesn't have any sell-on value. He's not getting money spinning move elsewhere, not at this point in his career. But he's only 30. Barring a catastrophic injury, over the next three years is he good enough to play Championship football? Absolutely. On the off chance that we get promoted, is he good enough for the Premiership? Probably not, but off the back of a league winning season, maybe? Either way, bit of a champagne problem that one.
The flipside of that outcome is the more relevant one. What if we get relegated? Well, Hamilton and Mullin (and Connolly et al) are more than good enough for League One, but prior to this close season, we'd have been terrified of offering them longer deals in case we went down. That's clearly no longer the case. And that means there are two possible scenarios. Either the new board are rolling the dice on that just not happening and it'd turn into a crisis, or they're prepared to underwrite it if it does come to pass, and use those players to come back up (a la Dunfermline).
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1 minute ago, CALDERON said:
I'll refrain from getting too excited until I see how we recruit with regards to goalkeeper and centre backs, but that's a significant step forward with regards to attacking options.
Centre backs are an anachronism. Murrayball has taken a new evolutionary step. Two centre halfs just means you can't use your four wingers. No more!
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Houston would be another statement of intent, in as much as it would likely mean we're actually trying to get two senior options for every squad place. Christ knows the last time we could say that.
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Mullin/Connolly/Ross/Easton must be about as good a stable as you could ask for in terms of wide players in the Championship.
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2 minutes ago, raith1974 said:
Fantastic signing and shows me that this board mean business. Most Championship sides will be disappointed we have pulled of this signing. His presence alone upfront should greatly assist the freedom that Vaughan or Gullan need. If we can just ensure we get good balls in from either flank. So looking forward to our next new signing.
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2 minutes ago, TxRover said:
Anyone else notice in the tweeted cartoon Jack is wearing the current Home top with Fanwave Digital added on the left arm? Nice touch, Ruaridh!
Not a brand new thing. I don't think it was in place at the very beginning of the season, but certainly for a good part of it.
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1 minute ago, Rover1883 said:
What’s it based on that we won’t signed him. Don’t see how folk can rule out him returning
I haven't seen any evidence that we're not bringing back Kevin Nisbet, but it's definitely not happening.
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Just now, Rover1883 said:
Don’t know how this can never happen he’s a free agent and we will be able to afford him
Which member of the board won the lottery on Saturday?
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28 minutes ago, Beastie Russell said:
Exactly, it’s not like he’s taken a day off or a sickie to go to an interview.
Amazing to hear from so many folk are in the same job since they left school.
It's also been the absolute optimum time. It's not like he's done a Ray McKinnon and started prepping for job interviews in the middle of the playoffs. Now, for all we know, Murray would do that in a heartbeat, but he hasn't done here. As far as these things go - and you should want your team's manager to be wanted by teams in higher divisions - it's been dealt with pretty much perfectly.
Also, for those on the "what will the consortium make of this!?", don't think that John Potter or Andy Barrowman wouldn't walk away for a gig at a bigger club at the drop of a hat. That's the business. That's the game.
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6 minutes ago, Scary Bear said:
When you boil that down, why bother with lower league Scottish football? No one wants to be there.
it’s unfortunate. When this happens, the best for everyone is that they move on. Now I’m just waiting for him to either be sacked (more likely) or move on. I no longer believe he’s in with us for the journey.
What the f**k is 'the journey'?
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Phew!
Celebrate with a signing or two tomorrow?
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1 minute ago, Been going too long said:
Disappointing I thought you were ITK
but true 
Aye to be fair, reading that back it does seem like I'm winking at the camera a wee bit. Pure speculation, I promise.
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The New Raith Rovers Thread
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"He lies to pensioners" is absolutely the funniest possible thing you could accuse Gordon Brown of. I'm poorless.