Michael W Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 We probably couldn't afford to demolish it, Network Rail would stick their oar in and say it would cost 100K per day to close the railway whilst it went on. Fair point. Now you mention it, I'm sure that particular problem cropped up before when fixing it was mentioned. Insurance job? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistle Blower Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Fair point. Now you mention it, I'm sure that particular problem cropped up before when fixing it was mentioned. Insurance job? If only the Rangers fans kept their word 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melancthon Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I hear this quite a lot about our young players and I simply just don't get it. If you are a footballer and you are not good enough for mid-table SPFL Championship team at 18 then you should just go and pursue an other career. 18 is not a youngster anymore in footballing terms. Players regularly play in the EPL at this age. If by 18 they can't get in our team are they worth keeping? We have seen dozens of fringe youth players all get a few minutes here and their and they end up in Junior football or worse at East Fife. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 From the dark recesses of my memory from when stars park was redeveloped they had hassle with extending the railway stand. Was there not grumblings about turning it into terracing a few years back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melancthon Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Don't agree that players who haven't established themselves in the first team have somehow 'missed the boat'. Why do we have under 19 and under 20 leagues in the SPFL? It is similar down south and on the continent. The reality is that most players do not establish themselves until they are older. Those that do are the exceptions not the norm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 From the dark recesses of my memory from when stars park was redeveloped they had hassle with extending the railway stand. Was there not grumblings about turning it into terracing a few years back. Turnbull has stated that it is too steep to convert to terracing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 By his 19th birthday, John Baird (used purely as an example) had featured in two games of professional football, totalling 22 minutes on the park. He was with Clyde at the time. To say that a footballer isn't going to amount to anything because he can't do it at 18 is, frankly, ludicrous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Turnbull has stated that it is too steep to convert to terracing. Fine, just stick some seats in it then. Job done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I hear this quite a lot about our young players and I simply just don't get it. If you are a footballer and you are not good enough for mid-table SPFL Championship team at 18 then you should just go and pursue an other career. 18 is not a youngster anymore in footballing terms. Players regularly play in the EPL at this age. If by 18 they can't get in our team are they worth keeping? We have seen dozens of fringe youth players all get a few minutes here and their and they end up in Junior football or worse at East Fife. Vaughan didn't look out of place, when we played Hearts earlier in the season. He's had a few decent performances when he's actually been given more than a 10-20 minute cameo. In the 3-3 draw with Cowdenbeath his backheel in the move which saw us go 2-1 up was the best worked goal I've seen us score this season. In short, give the guy more game time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Now this might be my mind playing tricks on me but I'm sure way way back when we started taking the seats out of the away end of the railway stand that they were given to the Flyers as well as replacing seats in the South Stand when players inevitably broke them during the warm up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Now this might be my mind playing tricks on me but I'm sure way way back when we started taking the seats out of the away end of the railway stand that they were given to the Flyers as well as replacing seats in the South Stand when players inevitably broke them during the warm up. What ever happened to that warm up, where our players just haphazardly blootered balls into the stands? Was their a claim? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers_Lad Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 By his 19th birthday, John Baird (used purely as an example) had featured in two games of professional football, totalling 22 minutes on the park. He was with Clyde at the time. To say that a footballer isn't going to amount to anything because he can't do it at 18 is, frankly, ludicrous. This 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 There is no reason at all to be in any optimistic about Raith Rovers on the field. Today was an exhibition in shiteness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 There is no reason at all to be in any optimistic about Raith Rovers on the field. Today was an exhibition in shiteness. Glad I missed it. Big changes required in the summer. Unfortunately the biggest one is not going to happen any time soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 At the start of the season it all looked so promising. If Murray and co. could at least sign off at Starks with a win, that would be something. The last time I saw us beat Cowdenbeath was 2006 at Central Park. The last time I saw us beat Cowdenbeath at Starks was 1993! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 At the start of the season it all looked so promising. If Murray and co. could at least sign off at Starks with a win, that would be something. The last time I saw us beat Cowdenbeath was 2006 at Central Park. The last time I saw us beat Cowdenbeath at Starks was 1993! So stay away from Starks next week please? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 So stay away from Starks next week please? Impossible! I'm like a moth to the flame. I can't end the season on a run of 4 home defeats. We have to get a result on Saturday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H9crx Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Ouch! How the the mighty have fallen! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Impossible! I'm like a moth to the flame. I can't end the season on a run of 4 home defeats. We have to get a result on Saturday. Hopefully or at the very least a draw to guarantee our safety, don't fancy going to livi needing something from it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 The problem with Railway stand isn't the lack of plastic seats, its the facilities or lack of running water. It's fucked as an area to watch football from. We can't afford to fix it or demolish it so we're stuck with it. It's good for the flag, cameras and advertising at least 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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