Right according to the Dundee Courier the deal was forced through mainly at the behest of the chairman. It goes on to say Mssrs Mill and Clark voted against the signing and the vote was carried by Sim, Sinton, Morgan and MacDonald.
The player in question was on a wage of £1000/week at Clyde. The Rovers paid a 5 figure fee reputed by one source to be £50,000 and by another to be £62,000.
For the four fools who have brought calamitous disrepute upon our club there is surely only but one path off the road to perdition.
Not counting the inevitable and ongoing loss of revenue from sponsors, hospitality and fans this will so far cost the club £50-62k in transfer fees and a minimum of £130,000 in future wages for a player I'm now willing and happy to surmise will never pull on a Raith shirt and play a game for Raith Rovers.
By my reckoning the four above named and remaining members of the Raith board now need to tear up all contracts and make recompense. I would think personal cheques for about £45-50k will be sufficient. So recompense the club for the transfer fee and then deal with the contract. You might save a few bob there, if you are as willing to deal with the devil as you clearly were you might be able to negotiate a lesser fee to release him.
By an insane lack of insight you have potentially driven my club to the brink.
Do the decent thing then get out.