At the halfway(ish) point of the season, Raith find themselves top of the pile. A most unexpected but welcome turn of events has achieved this. The second quarter of the campaign was always going to be more difficult with some difficult away games scheduled and after a dream start raising the expectations somewhat. The added […]

THE GOOD Saturday saw the end of the first quarter of the Ladbrokes League One season, and for Raith it was a case of job done. 22 points from 27 is a dream start, maximum points from their 5 home games was required to set down a marker, away from home was a mixed bag, […]

On the eve of the start of the 2017/18 football season, Raith fans are full of optimism and quiet confidence for the season ahead. A stark contrast to 12 months ago, where scepticism and apathy had taken hold. Is that optimism and confidence merited? Optimism is fully merited but the quiet confidence should be delivered […]

Two summers ago the Raith Board of Directors got the managerial appointment spectacularly right when hiring Ray McKinnon and his backroom team. Last summer they got it spectacularly wrong. Gary Locke’s track record was shaky at best, but he was able to dazzle the interview panel with mitigating circumstances as to why his record was […]

Picking 10 decisions that shaped Raith Rovers season was easy, a catalogue of calamities that ended up with the 2015/16 promotion hopefuls being relegation fodder by April of the 2016/17 season. If the ever increasing relegation finally happens, this will set the club back massively and will undo the steady progress made in last 5-6 […]

The Raith Rovers board somehow didn’t anticipate the reaction (or were in denial) to their announcement of Ray McKinnon’s successor last May. When the news was leaked around 15 hours before their official statement, they got a taste of just what the fans of the club really felt about it, they went swiftly into a […]

A quick look on the SFA website shows you they currently have 13 partnerships with major brands ranging from drinks companies, betting firms, fast food chains and even opticians. On the assumption these companies pay decent money to the SFA for the privilege, where does this money go?  It has never been more expensive to […]

Last season ended on a high for Raith Rovers (almost). A remarkable 12 game unbeaten run starting in February was ended in the second leg playoff match at Easter Road. Two early goals from John McGinn and Darren McGregor cancelled out Harry  Panayiotu’s first leg winner and in truth Raith never looked like they had […]

Much has been written and debated over the last few months on why Scotland are failing at football both domestically and on the International stage. There are no easy answers and no quick fixes. Or can there be? Brian McClair has followed Mark Wotte out of the door without fulfilling the mandate presented to them […]