Popular Post stevoraith Posted March 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2019 Just to add something positive to this thread and remind us all that it’s not always been shite being a Rovers fan. My uncle was a sports photographer for the courier back in the day and used to print me off photos he’d taken from the Rovers games. I found these ones the other day in my mums attic. They were taken after the game in which we clinched the 1st division title in April ‘93. I spotted a few familiar faces in the crowd. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He's Got No Hair Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Dundee United are an absolute disgrace. Poach our manager and two coaches only to toss them away without a care whilst we are rotting in League One. Ever since that sad, sad day when King Ray left Stark's Park we have been on a rapid downward spiral. Edited March 7, 2019 by He's Got No Hair 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbykdy Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, He's Got No Hair said: Dundee United are an absolute disgrace. Poach our manager and two coaches only to toss them away without a care whilst we are rotting in League One. Ever since that sad, sad day when King Ray left Stark's Park we have been on a rapid downward spiral. Three if you include Laurie and he also departed a few weeks ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, stevoraith said: Just to add something positive to this thread and remind us all that it’s not always been shite being a Rovers fan. My uncle was a sports photographer for the courier back in the day and used to print me off photos he’d taken from the Rovers games. I found these ones the other day in my mums attic. They were taken after the game in which we clinched the 1st division title in April ‘93. I spotted a few familiar faces in the crowd. Superb photos! I was on the pitch that day Best team we ever had, no question. It was a privilege to go and watch them every week. The 4-3 win away to Morton (who had a great team themselves in 92-93) was the best away performance I've ever seen from the 'vers Still got all the highlights on VIDEOTAPE !!!! Edited March 7, 2019 by pantene proV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, pantene proV said: Superb photos! I was on the pitch that day Best team we ever had, no question. It was a privilege to go and watch them every week. The 4-3 win away to Morton (who had a great team themselves in 92-93) was the best away performance I've ever seen from the 'vers Still got all the highlights on VIDEOTAPE !!!! Hetherston, Brewster and Dalziel were in full flow that day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Easton was brought here to develop the young players so they were ready for first team football. There's no real way of telling if he succeeded in that yet, so I'd be wary about having him as manager to be honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 How can a full time team only stay the pace for 45 minutes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 15 minutes ago, Beachbum said: How can a full time team only stay the pace for 45 minutes? Because fitness isn't everything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I doubt it's fitness, although to the untrained eye we don't look that much sharper if at all as games go on. There's been a weak mentality plauging the playing side for years now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweaty Morph Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 52 minutes ago, pantene proV said: Superb photos! I was on the pitch that day Best team we ever had, no question. It was a privilege to go and watch them every week. The 4-3 win away to Morton (who had a great team themselves in 92-93) was the best away performance I've ever seen from the 'vers Still got all the highlights on VIDEOTAPE !!!! 35 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Hetherston, Brewster and Dalziel were in full flow that day. One of my all time favourite Rovers games, that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoraith Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Can you imagine having a Dennis/ Sinky/ Hetherston/ Brewster/ Dalziel backbone to the team now? If only we realised how lucky we were at the time to be witnessing that Rovers team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I'd have them back now even if they are knocking 50. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raith1974 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Can some one please tell John McGlynn to stop slavering the same crap during each interview and also ask the interviewer to give him some harder questions to answer than skirting around. It's becoming boring. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true_rover Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 How can a full time team only stay the pace for 45 minutes? Also, I think it shows more about Arbroath's second halves than ours. We are only 4 points worse off than that table but Arbroath are 13 points better off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Also, I think it shows more about Arbroath's second halves than ours. We are only 4 points worse off than that table but Arbroath are 13 points better off. Was just about to say the same thing. Four points is nothing, you’d expect a difference between the two. Strange selection of stats from either McGlynn or Matt Elder. A far more worrying stat is that we’ve led at some stage in 11 of our 13 away matches, and won only four. Turn those into wins, and we’re top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverarover Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Easton was brought here to develop the young players so they were ready for first team football. There's no real way of telling if he succeeded in that yet, so I'd be wary about having him as manager to be honest. Oaft someone who may actually see through this Easton love in. Someone like myself. He was in charge of a development team with a multitude of players in it who had first team experience along with a large squad of players to boot. IMO not one player has been brought through or developed by Easton that is anywhere near first team level. Further to this he had the only full time squad in a league where the rest of the clubs would be full of youngsters who were not getting a game for their part time clubs, which questions the quality of the opposition at times. [emoji848] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Got to appreciate that he did keep positivity going at the club, was a great influence on morale among the fans, but trying to shoehorn that into a managerial candidate is not sensible. He's behind Cuthbert in the queue and that's someone who drew v montrose with nisbet at wing back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Days for Raith Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Any update on Duggan's injury 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydog Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 15 hours ago, foreverarover said: Oaft someone who may actually see through this Easton love in. Someone like myself. He was in charge of a development team with a multitude of players in it who had first team experience along with a large squad of players to boot. IMO not one player has been brought through or developed by Easton that is anywhere near first team level. Further to this he had the only full time squad in a league where the rest of the clubs would be full of youngsters who were not getting a game for their part time clubs, which questions the quality of the opposition at times. A trifle unfair, Court & Bell have both featured regularly for East Fife this term and Lewis McCann has even had 2 outings for the Pars 1st team. More significantly Sean Mackie has played a few times for Hibs and is in the Scottish U21 squad. Also wotsis name thon ginger centre half we gave away for nothing to Sevco hasn't done too badly for himself either and both were in Eastons young side when McKinnon was manager. Of our own players Easton also brought through Watson, McKay, Stevenson, Berry, Valentine and Jack all from a very early age and all of whom saw their careers hit the buffers under Smith who wanted nothing to do with any of it or them. I wouldn't put them on a pedestal as any sort of footballing gods but there's potential there as McKay showed (again) at Stranraer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He's Got No Hair Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 In the last two seasons of utter despair, Easton stood out. He was always doing his thing around the local community and developed a wonderful bond with the young players and fans alike. I certainly don't know if he's management material but he certainly comes across as a man who genuinely cared about the club and could motivate and inspire those around him. I think bringing him back in some capacity in the future would only be a good thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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