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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    8 minutes ago, McGuigan1978 said:

    Cool, I’ve no idea what your original point was about right enough. Let’s take a look at it in more depth though. 

    Are you suggesting that Clyde have sponsors so we should be fine?

    Okay, but they probably don’t have sponsors that put their hands in their pockets as much as Val McDermid and Tag Games, so right away we’ve caused ourselves some serious self harm. 

    Your next point seemed to be about Millwall, an interesting club to cling to, and as you said they still have sponsors, which I appreciate, but they also have an average home attendance of around 13,000, so I’m struggling to see how that relates to our specific set of circumstances. 

    Tbf Millwall are more popular than that show of yours. You have absolutely no idea what potential sponsors we could get and who's to say Sim won't make up any shortfall.

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    1 minute ago, foreverarover said:
    9 hours ago, raith1974 said:
    It does have toilets and a kitchen area. I've been in it so can confirm. The problem is the titan is the biggest portacabin you get but with toilets and kitchen facilities it doesn't leave a lot of room for punters. 

    Do we actually need it now we have no community teams?

    Plenty folk still use the pitch at night and at the weekend. 

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

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    28 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said:

     

    A portacabin that isn't a big as we thought it would be and floodlights that failed on national TV....

    It looks as though we are fans are going to need to put the squeeze on Sim and the board because they clearly don't seem to be in a rush to clean up the mess they've caused and someone copying and pasting an email really doesn't cut it.

    Total boycott of season ticket purchases would send a strong message... 

    How many folk would want her back she puts far more money into the SNP than she does the rovers not to mention making a bad situation worse by pulling in favours from the FM. 

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

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    9 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said:

     

    A portacabin that isn't a big as we thought it would be and floodlights that failed on national TV....

    It looks as though we are fans are going to need to put the squeeze on Sim and the board because they clearly don't seem to be in a rush to clean up the mess they've caused and someone copying and pasting an email really doesn't cut it.

    Total boycott of season ticket purchases would send a 

    Won't happen simple as that!

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

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    43 minutes ago, grumswall said:
    59 minutes ago, San Starko Rover said:
    Down hundreds of fans, lost staff from top to bottom, volunteers still not returned and Frank tells folk not to come back. 
     
     

    He just wants a seat in the 200 club

    Can you imagine if one of our players kicked his cat like what one of West Ham's did you'd be inconsolable. 

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

    Posted

    Just now, Ro Sham Bo said:

    If it's not very big it's not going to bring in much revenue. Plus, after last week I doubt folk are going to be queuing up to use it. 

    The guy has basically broken the club and doesn't seem to give two hoots.

    Folk go on about what would happen if he leaves? What will happen if he stays is just as big a worry. 

    So who exactly is going to buy him out? If you think Val is going to do your sadly mistaken there's plenty of folk who wouldn't even want her back .

    Folk are really needing to get a grip far to much hysteria as it stands we need Sim to keep the club alive and quite frankly if folk are really that upset by recent events then just don't come back.

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    Celtic v Raith Rovers

    in Domestic Cup Football

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    On 05/02/2022 at 21:51, Against The Machine said:

    Well, this is going to be unusual. Given how much of the Goodwillie debacle/catastrophe is still unresolved, this might be the first time in history where most of the build up to this fixture is dominated by coverage of the Rovers. 

    After two home games, its a different kettle of fish for our support, too. I've largely ignored our games this week - I've still no idea who scored the goals on Tuesday night - but right now I'm minded to go to this one. But it's probably about 60/40 at the moment and that could easily be swayed by the actions of the club in the next few days. 

    Ultimately I think the players still deserve support, and it's not going to get any tougher than having to go to Celtic Park. I can just about square that with not supporting or endorsing the club hierarchy. 

    If I am there, I'll be wearing a white ribbon to support the campaign to end male violence against women. It is a small token, both literally and metaphorically, but after the absolute fucking nightmare that the club have perpetrated this week, I think even the smallest gestures of solidarity are probably worthwhile.

    Football-wise, I imagine we'll be comprehensively destroyed by at least four or five goals on live television, and I imagine the vast, vast majority of people watching will be absolutely delighted, which is totally fair. 

    Hope it's the same white ribbon you've worn everytime we've played Clyde!

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    44 minutes ago, McGuigan1978 said:

    Sporadic reminder, that I have very much not adhered to recently, that not responding to Raith Raver absolutely kills his presence.

    Just don’t do it, don’t respond to him and don’t give him oxygen. Like a couple of others I’ve hidden him and rightly so. 

    I wish they would do the same with your show tbh.

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

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    Just now, Against The Machine said:

    Well that's handy, because I'm not fucking selling it.

    Believe what you like, I've got no inside track on anything that's happened. If I did, I wouldn't be holding back to protect this football club, not with what's gone on in the last week. 

    This kind of whataboutery really has absolutely no place in this conversation, and it's exactly the kind of mental gymnastics I'm talking about. The matter at hand has absolutely nothing to do with Nicola Sturgeon's background or track record, and everything to do with David Goodwillie, Denise Clair and Raith Rovers. 

    And as reluctant as I am to get dragged down this path, what's the logical conclusion of that argument anyway? Nicola Sturgeon didn't adequately deal with an abuser in her immediate circle, so... she shouldn't ever call out anyone who commits sexual violence, in the name of... consistency? Better to let Scottish society continue with its appalling attitude towards men committing sexual violence than be thought a hypocrite? 

    I wonder what it is about women taking a stand against a rapist that makes so many men so uncomfortable? It's deeply troubling. 

     

    1 minute ago, Against The Machine said:

    Well that's handy, because I'm not fucking selling it.

    Believe what you like, I've got no inside track on anything that's happened. If I did, I wouldn't be holding back to protect this football club, not with what's gone on in the last week. 

    This kind of whataboutery really has absolutely no place in this conversation, and it's exactly the kind of mental gymnastics I'm talking about. The matter at hand has absolutely nothing to do with Nicola Sturgeon's background or track record, and everything to do with David Goodwillie, Denise Clair and Raith Rovers. 

    And as reluctant as I am to get dragged down this path, what's the logical conclusion of that argument anyway? Nicola Sturgeon didn't adequately deal with an abuser in her immediate circle, so... she shouldn't ever call out anyone who commits sexual violence, in the name of... consistency? Better to let Scottish society continue with its appalling attitude towards men committing sexual violence than be thought a hypocrite? 

    I wonder what it is about women taking a stand against a rapist that makes so many men so uncomfortable? It's deeply troubling. 

    That's not the issue I'll find out who you are something doesn't sit right a guy who has so much inside information now suddenly knows  nothing! Bullshit

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    The New Raith Rovers Thread

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    6 minutes ago, Against The Machine said:

    I know it's the internet and that it sort of enforces a certain distance by its nature, but the sheer lack of empathy and humanity is just really, really bleak. 

    It's been touched upon already, but after the Rape Crisis Scotland fundraiser was retweeted by Nicola Sturgeon, some of the replies were mind-boggling. The mental gymnastics that some people will perform are absolutely staggering. 

    These people walk among us. It's terrifying. 

    Did Sturgeon give a shit when she turned a blind eye to her mentors misdemeanours? Let's not mention the fact she asked Salmond to her house during an investigation but couldn't recollect what the discussion was.

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