To be fair, it did take East Fife 24 years to reach a Scottish Cup final in 1927 since they were formed in 1903 and a full 35 years to actually win it in 1938. Also, it took 45 years before winning their first League Cup outright (no penalty shoot outs in those days). 47 years to reach their 3rd Scottish Cup final (it was an embarrassment not to win in front of 118,000), 48 years to win their 2nd League Cup outright (still no penalty shoot outs) and 51 years to win a 3rd League Cup final (yes, no penalties again).
Crap really, doesn't compare to the mighty Raith Rover's accomplishments. They won the league cup on penalties, which is something the Fifers didn't achieve in any of their cup finals! 6 goes at it, but no bragging rights on winning a penalty shoot out final. Don't forget that the Rovers failed to win on penalties however, in their only Scottish Cup final in 1913, 30yrs after their formation.
I know an older generation of Raith and Fife fans considered this the real derby in the kingdom but that rivalry has faded into history. The only reason the club still exists is because a couple o hundred minks in methil can't afford the bus fare to ibrox and need somewhere to congregate at the weekend. That's the real tragedy here. The achievements of the past pissed all over because methil stopped giving a fcuk about their team.
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I know an older generation of Raith and Fife fans considered this the real derby in the kingdom but that rivalry has faded into history. The only reason the club still exists is because a couple o hundred minks in methil can't afford the bus fare to ibrox and need somewhere to congregate at the weekend. That's the real tragedy here. The achievements of the past pissed all over because methil stopped giving a fcuk about their team.