Specky Ginger Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 39 minutes ago, Langtounlaud said: https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/el-club-escoces-raith-rovers-rinde-homenaje-a-las-islas-canarias According to Las Palmas, they had hoped to play a friendly this summer but due to scheduling problems on our end, it didn't materialise. Hopefully get it sorted for next summer and beyond. It'll be easier next summer anyway- we can even play in August or September. Premiership clubs are allowed to rearrange a Saturday league game to play a glamour friendly. The ugly sisters have done it on countless occasions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Starko Rover Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Can you get flights from Edinburgh? As long as the team is not going by boat this time. Edited July 25, 2023 by San Starko Rover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share Posted July 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Tom Lang fucks up and gifts the Arabs a goal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossgatesCynic Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 A wee jaunt to Gran Canaria sounds absolutely brilliant. Especially as if it’s over the summer, I’ll actually have a chance of having the time to go. I’ll be giving my mind a wee treat for months to come, in any case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, San Starko Rover said: As long as the team is not going by boat this time. Awaiting announcement of an all inclusive supporters cruise departing Kdy. The ultimate away trip. Edited July 25, 2023 by roverthemoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Just now, roverthemoon said: Awaiting announcement of an all inclusive supporters cruise departing Kdy. I've already put a deposit down on The Maid of the Forth. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: I've already put a deposit down on The Maid of the Forth. Who's the Captain.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Starko Rover Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 13 minutes ago, renton said: Who's the Captain.... Unlikely he wouldn’t be able to say “you have a woman’s team” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 21 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: What does it say? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Scary Bear said: What does it say? ¿Qué? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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San Starko Rover Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Still can’t make my mind up on the new shirts, think it’s the collars that are bothering me. The away top is definitely an improvement on last years Pink one and that Red and White stripes one we had. Nice of Las Palmas to invite us for a friendly when was the last time we left Scotland pre season? We rarely seem to travel far for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: What does it say? all / LaLiga EA Sports Sport Football Basketball Formula 1 Motorcycling Tennis Cycling Featured Transfer market Women's World Cup My team and I Follow Twitter Instagram TikTok Twitch YouTube UD LAS PALMAS Friendship by shipwreck: a Scottish club immortalizes the Canaries on its shirt for the most famous and rugged journey in its history Raith Rovers wanted to commemorate the centenary of the shipwreck when the team was heading to the Canary Islands to play some friendly matches. Details of the second kit of Raith Rovers Twitter Sergio Delgado Published 25 July 2023, 20:09 h Tours of America, Asia or Europe are more than usual in these times, but several decades ago, these international trips were a complicated task. However, 100 years ago, Raith Rovers FC, currently competing in Scotland's second division, embarked on one of these journeys that forever connected the club to the Canary Islands. To commemorate the centenary of the shipwreck they suffered on the trip to the Canary Islands, the Scottish club has presented a second kit that bears the distinctive yellow and blue colors of UD Las Palmas, as well as a small map of the Canary Islands in a corner of the elastic. "The shirt was designed by a local fan who took care to incorporate important but subtle elements, such as the map and the date of our tour in 1923," Ruaridh Kilgour, director of the Scottish club, explains to Relevo. The success in networks has been total and there has been an avalanche of orders from different parts of the Canary Islands. "Today's experience exemplifies the power of social media. In just three hours, we have gained almost 500 new followers and sold 30 shirts to fans in the Canary Islands. We are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming support we have received," Kilgour said. The Scottish club, given the reactions by networks and the expectation it has raised in the Canary Islands, has opened international shipments, so the number of shirts that will be sold to fans in the Canary Islands will be predictably higher. "To our fans it seems a very nice detail," explains Paquito Ortiz, former player of UD Las Palmas and Raith Rovers and who now works within the structure of the EA Sports League team. A journey that left its mark In 1923, even when UD Las Palmas did not exist, Raith Rovers headed to Gran Canaria to play a series of friendlies against teams from the island, including Real Club Victoria, Marino Fútbol Club and Club Deportivo Gran Canaria, three of the founding teams of the current UD Las Palmas. However, this trip was marked in the history of the Scottish entity. On the coast of Galicia, the SS Highland Loch, a ship carrying the Scots, ran aground as it approached Vigo, where it had to stock up to continue on its way to the Canary Islands. The incident, which had no fatalities, delayed the team's expedition and left a forever mark on the Raith Rovers. Finally, with a few days of delay, the players were able to arrive in Gran Canaria and thus play the six matches they had planned. "In the corridor of the stadium I saw almost every day a photo of the expedition that came to Gran Canaria. I saw Gran Canaria every day even when I was in Scotland, and you could see the memory of the club with that incident," recalls Paquito Ortiz of his stay at Raith Rovers. Exchange of messages through social networks "In addition to launching the jersey, we made sure to contact Paquito and involve him in the launch. Paquito, a legend in our club, made a video for our fans and we created an illustration with the new shirt. We have also sent him four T-shirts for him and his family," explains Ruaridh Kilgour. "I do not know what will be in the future, but logically a very affectionate connection has opened between the clubs, I already had it, but now it is even more beautiful," says Paquito Ortiz, who also recognizes that there was a possibility of making a preseason match on the island to honor that trip. "We initially considered playing friendly matches this summer, but it was not feasible due to a change in club ownership in May," explains Ruaridh Kilgour, who adds that they are "excited about the possibility of talking to Las Palmas and other clubs in the area about the possibility of playing friendlies next summer." "Commemorating the journey after 100 years has a special meaning for us. We believe that it is essential to remember the team and their triumphs in the matches played during their tour of the Canary Islands, "clarifies the Scottish manager. What is clear, given the Canarian reaction in networks, is that the connection of Raith Rovers with Canarian fans has resurfaced 100 years after their first visit to the Canary Islands. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Browsing Twitter and I can only say that this is utterly insane, in a good way. I can't quite wrap my head around the possibility that we might be playing a team from La Liga in their own backyard next pre season 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always next quarter Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Just saw the boy from the FFP in Asda with a Spanish dictionary and a copy of Mundo Deportivo. Looked raging!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverarover Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 7 hours ago, CrossgatesCynic said: Anybody any idea when online orders of the away kit are likely to be shipped? I bought one on Monday morning and it arrived today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 The success in networks has been total and there has been an avalanche of orders from different parts of the Canary Islands. "Today's experience exemplifies the power of social media. In just three hours, we have gained almost 500 new followers and sold 30 shirts to fans in the Canary Islands. 30 Spanish boys will shortly be cursing Joma’s mad sizing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 34 minutes ago, Always next quarter said: Just saw the boy from the FFP in Asda with a Spanish dictionary and a copy of Mundo Deportivo. Looked raging!! "¿Como se dice 'lost £150k on average each year since 2005' en Español?" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Just now, Scary Bear said: The success in networks has been total and there has been an avalanche of orders from different parts of the Canary Islands. "Today's experience exemplifies the power of social media. In just three hours, we have gained almost 500 new followers and sold 30 shirts to fans in the Canary Islands. 30 Spanish boys will shortly be cursing Joma’s mad sizing. Joma are a Spanish company so they might actually be used to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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