Michael W Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 48 minutes ago, Arthur Reid McDermott said: Anyone else underwhelmed with the calibre of the opposition for our pre season friendlies this year? I see the Pars have German 2nd division opposition for one of their matches. A much sterner test for them than Linlithgow Rose I bet. On the other hand, they'll have to deal with a load of insufferable Celtic fans packing out the away end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Michael W said: On the other hand, they'll have to deal with a load of insufferable Celtic fans packing out the away end. You act like that's not also the big draw for the home support. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith69 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Will be interesting to see who lines up on Saturday as outwith those that are injured, Hamilton (awaiting international clearance) Dabrowski (extended break) will not feature. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC_Liam Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Raith69 said: Will be interesting to see who lines up on Saturday as outwith those that are injured, Hamilton (awaiting international clearance) Dabrowski (extended break) will not feature. Dabrowski has been in pre season? And had the same length of break as us so how is he getting an extended break, and Hamilton could play since it’s a friendly can he not? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith69 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) We probably won’t see Jack Hamilton because we’re waiting on international clearance and that’s going to take us a little bit of time. "So that’s disappointing for them (Raith fans) but they will see him soon. Big Kevin (former Hibernian goalkeeper Kevin Dabrowski) is not with us at the moment. He’ll be back in next week. We’ve also given him a bit more time off as he was training right until the end of the premier league season Edited June 21, 2023 by Raith69 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICMAC Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Arthur Reid McDermott said: Anyone else underwhelmed with the calibre of the opposition for our pre season friendlies this year? I see the Pars have German 2nd division opposition for one of their matches. A much sterner test for them than Linlithgow Rose I bet. I remember back in the early Eighties seeing the likes of John Toshak appearing for Swansea in a pre season friendly. What happened to that thinking? We played Swansea, Chelsea and Lincoln City (that was away from home) in 1980 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC_Liam Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Raith69 said: We probably won’t see Jack Hamilton because we’re waiting on international clearance and that’s going to take us a little bit of time. "So that’s disappointing for them (Raith fans) but they will see him soon. Big Kevin (former Hibernian goalkeeper Kevin Dabrowski) is not with us at the moment. He’ll be back in next week. Aw ok, is it in the courier or ffp? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith69 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, RRFC_Liam said: Aw ok, is it in the courier or ffp? Not sure about the courier at the moment but it is in the online ffp mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooz92 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 The FFP? Was there any mention of the progress of the takeover at all? They're always up to date with their info. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 56 minutes ago, Raith Against The Machine said: You act like that's not also the big draw for the home support. That was embarrassing granted................however........ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastie Russell Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, da_no_1 said: That was embarrassing granted................however........ Did the club/fans make the scarves ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specky Ginger Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, SirJimmyofNic said: I've heard the name Chester Barrack being mentioned from down there Cole Chester-Barrack. Edited June 21, 2023 by Specky Ginger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specky Ginger Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 57 minutes ago, MICMAC said: We played Swansea, Chelsea and Lincoln City (that was away from home) in 1980 The marquee autographs on the Chelsea programme would be those of their manager and, even more so, his assistant at the time. Edited June 21, 2023 by Specky Ginger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Reid McDermott Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 59 minutes ago, MICMAC said: We played Swansea, Chelsea and Lincoln City (that was away from home) in 1980 Aye, thanks for the memories MicMac. I wasn't home for the Chelsea game, but I was for Murray's testimonial and of course the Swansea game. It seems Fitba was so different back then! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover the Moon Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, Beastie Russell said: Did the club/fans make the scarves ? “Stark’s Park Stadium”. Aye, looks an officially licensed product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith69 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 32 minutes ago, Kooz92 said: The FFP? Was there any mention of the progress of the takeover at all? They're always up to date with their info. yeah we all know the FFP is always well behind in their info, but the info I posted from them was about the squad ahead of Saturdays game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Reid McDermott Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Broken Algorithms said: Couldn't give a flying f**k about friendlies tbqh. 2 hours ago, Broken Algorithms said: Couldn't give a flying f**k about friendlies tbqh. You need to get your Algorithms fixed Pal. Pre season friendlies are an important part of getting the team ready for the season. If they weren't important, why do all teams take part in them? I could give you the name of a good mathematician who also happens to be a Pilot, he might be able to help fix you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Friendlies are glorified training sessions, and should be treated as such. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Arthur Reid McDermott said: Anyone else underwhelmed with the calibre of the opposition for our pre season friendlies this year? I see the Pars have German 2nd division opposition for one of their matches. A much sterner test for them than Linlithgow Rose I bet. I remember back in the early Eighties seeing the likes of John Toshak appearing for Swansea in a pre season friendly. What happened to that thinking? There’s also the matter of all the friendlies being “Away” due to the desire to get as much time as possible to do work at SP. I don’t pretend to know how the friendlies are configured with regard to admission, but I would expect that the away team would prefer either a very short trip to minimize costs, or a decent amount to cover expenses, even though the game is useful for team development and selection. Add to that a new management team at SP plus a lot of excitement, and they likely don’t want to risk having the good feelings evaporate by having the Rovers get their brains bashed in by a moderate to high level opponent. So instead, you find four, or at least three this time, teams happy to host the Rovers and who will provide the playing time for us and be close enough for fans to enjoy a wee trip. I suspect the Montrose game on a Tuesday was a “meh, we NEED a fourth game and they’re available and not too far”. Linlithgow is the grass pitch of the group, East Fife is a nice throwback match versus a local “competitor”, and Kelty, well… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Reid McDermott Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 minute ago, CALDERON said: Friendlies are glorified training sessions, and should be treated as such. Agreed Calderon. But surely you want that training session to tell you something about how you are developing as a team. My point was Stiffer opposition might give you a Stiffer test. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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