Specky Ginger Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, BetFred said: Was John Cuisak not done for rape in the 90s when he was at Raith (before he signed for us)? No. He was one of four accused, but the charges were dropped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Val mcdairmid, c'mon & buy out Rankine/Twigg & really make a statement about your disapproval! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cambuslang Fifer Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Life on Marrs? said: Val mcdairmid, c'mon & buy out Rankine/Twigg & really make a statement about your disapproval! It isn’t the first time raith rovers as a club they are have disappointed or upset their own supporters, fans and board members. Just have to go back to Willie Grey and that was about 15 years ago or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specky Ginger Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 10 hours ago, Life on Marrs? said: Val mcdairmid, c'mon & buy out Rankine/Twigg & really make a statement about your disapproval! If that came to pass, Crawford would be getting his jotters pronto and you'd be getting Shelley Kerr as your manager. That's who Val was desperate to appoint when she was on the Rovers board. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 10 hours ago, Cambuslang Fifer said: It isn’t the first time raith rovers as a club they are have disappointed or upset their own supporters, fans and board members. Just have to go back to Willie Grey and that was about 15 years ago or something? Exactly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 9 hours ago, Specky Ginger said: If that came to pass, Crawford would be getting his jotters pronto and you'd be getting Shelley Kerr as your manager. That's who Val was desperate to appoint when she was on the Rovers board. To be honest, if it meant a change of ownership, then it may well be worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthefife Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 So with 12 games left to go, 8 points behind 9th place and yet to register a single goal in 2022, I'm not sure there's a single EF fan left who thinks we can still get out of this? So for all the optimists out there (if there are indeed any), from now until the end of the season, what do we think could give us the best chance of escaping this? For me, I've been (and I still am) very critical of the seemingly constant rotation of the squad every damn week. I can accept that the injuries haven't helped, but that excuse only goes so far, and it surely can't be doing the players any favours whatsoever. We've now gone two matches without conceding which is probably the only positive and only sign of progress we've made since Crawford has taken over. So for me, the back four has to remain as it is as much as possible until the end of the season. With regards to the midfield/attack, the biggest issue we have, even this late on in the season, is being unable to identify what our most effective midfield/attack is. For me I'd like to see us go with a defensive 4-5-1 that can interchange to an attacking 4-3-3 with our two wingers willing to press and drop back when necessary. 3 midfielders Millar, Blair and Newton along with Jack Healy and Darren Watson on the wings (both young, quick and hungry) and stick with Connell up top. I haven't been impressed with Ryan Wallace for a while now, he seems distracted and Kevin Smith, I do love the guy, but he's getting on a bit now and painfully slow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Fife Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 6 hours ago, monthefife said: So with 12 games left to go, 8 points behind 9th place and yet to register a single goal in 2022, I'm not sure there's a single EF fan left who thinks we can still get out of this? So for all the optimists out there (if there are indeed any), from now until the end of the season, what do we think could give us the best chance of escaping this? For me, I've been (and I still am) very critical of the seemingly constant rotation of the squad every damn week. I can accept that the injuries haven't helped, but that excuse only goes so far, and it surely can't be doing the players any favours whatsoever. We've now gone two matches without conceding which is probably the only positive and only sign of progress we've made since Crawford has taken over. So for me, the back four has to remain as it is as much as possible until the end of the season. With regards to the midfield/attack, the biggest issue we have, even this late on in the season, is being unable to identify what our most effective midfield/attack is. For me I'd like to see us go with a defensive 4-5-1 that can interchange to an attacking 4-3-3 with our two wingers willing to press and drop back when necessary. 3 midfielders Millar, Blair and Newton along with Jack Healy and Darren Watson on the wings (both young, quick and hungry) and stick with Connell up top. I haven't been impressed with Ryan Wallace for a while now, he seems distracted and Kevin Smith, I do love the guy, but he's getting on a bit now and painfully slow. Crawford's probably rotating so he can work out who's half decent. He'll have a job mind. We were relegated before Christmas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Whereas I dont agree with those who say, "We haven't won away since..." meaning we're unlikely to win here. Does that mean we'll never win away again??. I do agree that I cant see us getting out of this & decisions made before a ball was kicked meant we'd always struggle this season, before selection problems for various reasons kicked in. The last 2 games which have provided shut-outs, have seen us with a back 3. I'd keep that. Not seen Healy, but if he's as fast as people say, maybe the manager's idea of bringing him on for the last 20 mins to run at a tired defence would seem logical. Personally, I'd like to see us with Semple & Connell up front, starting. You never know in football, but a win here would give us unguided optimists another couple of weeks of, "You know what, I think we could still do this!" material. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its not only a game Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 11/02/2022 at 09:15, Life on Marrs? said: Whereas I dont agree with those who say, "We haven't won away since..." meaning we're unlikely to win here. Does that mean we'll never win away again??. I do agree that I cant see us getting out of this & decisions made before a ball was kicked meant we'd always struggle this season, before selection problems for various reasons kicked in. The last 2 games which have provided shut-outs, have seen us with a back 3. I'd keep that. Not seen Healy, but if he's as fast as people say, maybe the manager's idea of bringing him on for the last 20 mins to run at a tired defence would seem logical. Personally, I'd like to see us with Semple & Connell up front, starting. You never know in football, but a win here would give us unguided optimists another couple of weeks of, "You know what, I think we could still do this!" material. Winning away has always been a real problem, now we have added to it, we can’t win at home either. Last 6 games, 4 defeats and 2 draws. Sorry but this is woeful , don't think we have improved at all under the new manager. Expect nothing today- go on surprise me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthefife Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 There's too little time left in the season for Crawford to continue experimenting with the team line up. It. Doesn't. Work. I think it's time to get back to the basics, select a standard formation (4-4-2 or 3-5-2) and then objectively select the *best* players for every position and stick with the line up. *= fittest, quickest, strongest, hungriest. etc. It doesn't matter if Alloa haven't been on great form lately, I'm not in the least bit confident that this group of players can pull something out of the hat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) With the exception of the injured Davidson (possibly also Slattery) that's about our strongest 11. Already we've given ourselves a mountain to climb. Wait a minute, I've spoken too soon! Ya dancer Edited February 12, 2022 by Life on Marrs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthefife Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Well that was a pleasant surprise.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life on Marrs? Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 A monkey off our backs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifer67 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Always thought we had a chance today in our first two games against Alloa we had arguably been the better team. You definitely seen at Bayview they were pretty poor at the back and looked vulnerable to pace. Any way congratulations to Stevie Crawford and just rewards for all his hard work. Need to try and get something from next two games and give ourselves a fighting chance going into the last quarter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtyten Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Enjoy the win today, sometimes the rare wins in a terrible season feel that bit sweeter. However it might be unwise to think a corner has been turned just because you beat us... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Excelllent performance today and great result. We got a few breaks and Alloa are on poor form but it's still a few monkeys off our back. First goal in 2022, first win in 2022 and first away win this season. Definitely still up uphill task in front of us but hopefully we can take a bit of confidence into the following games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Any Fife fans keep track of the amount of miles they've travelled since the last time away win before this? It must be ridiculous! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mon_The_Fife Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Goals and a win away from home. Forgot what that was like. That’s certainly dragged Alloa into the shit and will at least give everyone a bit of a lift in what has been an absolute shit show of a season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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