What is happening with him?  Is he on his way out?  Will he be offered a new contract?  Why is he not playing?  Why is John Hughes not playing one of our most consistent players?  He would have made a tremendous difference on Saturday and many other games he was left out of.  I along with many fans want a new contract for Raven, and he has publicly stated that he wants one.   If we are going to let a solid, consistent, loyal player who is extremely popular with the fans leave then I am seriously considering taking my money elsewhere next season and finding a new hobby on a Saturday.

 

Raven must stay!!!

Disgusted. Absolutely disgusted. 

3 minutes ago, Renegade said:

In tomorrow's P&J Yogi confirms Raven will be released.  An absolutely repulsive decision.

Disgraceful and short sighted decision by a manager rapidly losing the plot but given Yogi's history at Falkirk and Hibs, sadly no surprise.

The fact that this thread is now ten pages long without a dissenting voice is clear evidence that all but one think that the club's fortunes will be improved by Raven being offered a new contract. Unfortunately, that one person is the person with the ultimate say so. Dave's only crime is not having been a Hughes signing.

Edited May 13, 201610 yr by Kingsmills

Oh well, I know who I'll be voting for in tomorrow's Player of the Year vote. 

This could be Yogis demise !!

3 minutes ago, izzy said:

This could be Yogis demise !!

Sorry to say  but i hope so

Very poor decision. Good luck to the Rave in Dingwall next season.

Dumbfounded! We have just 8 players contracted for next season (and even one of those is suggesting he may have to leave!) yet we're not offering a contract to a proven defender that has publicly stated he wants to stay ! 

I'm really pi$$ed and it's nit just the beers I've had. Raven and Foran both possibly leaving. What's going on?  We spoke to Richie a few weeks ago and he loves it here his wife has a business along with another players wife  There seems to be something really wrong just now. Whether it's Hughes or maybe all the players who knows? My season ticket renewal arrived today and of course I will renew long with IBM and others who sit together in the North Stand but I don't envisage many new holders at this rate . It's enough to drive you to drink to be sure 

 

I am afraid this just shows how utterly clueless John Hughes is..He is going to dismantle this team and replace it with utter dross..With any luck the hibs job might be up for grabs tomorrow..

The lunatics have taken over the asylum

Genuinely seething. 

Disgrace. JH needs to remember that Rave was instrumental in providing him with his finest moment - that last gasp goal against Celtic in the semi. That's not to say that DR's contribution was a flash in the pan - rather that his goal was the culmination of a good professional footballer, who deserved everything that came his way.

I'm afraid I too am considering ST renewal. I've found our brand of football boring and have been baffled by Yogi's recruitment and retention policy. I can count on one hand the number of games this season that I can suggest were entertaining. Why he'd consider ditching our only decent right back ... And a guy that clearly wants to stay here.....is suicidal. We only have 8 players for next season, and one of them might also be on his bike ffs! Depressed.

Sadly, I'm not surprised. 

Unless there is a plan in place, which given Yogi's comments on the BBC website - where he says we need to win tomorrow to get seventh (finger on the pulse, eh) and afford to offer contracts - seems doubtful. 

This summer is going to be the ultimate test of Hughes' player recruitment skills. I really hope they aren't as bad as they have been to date, or we could be in real trouble next season. 

Yes we must vote for David Raven as player of the year just to show Yogi what we think. Mind you he was going to get my vote anyway. 

Our player retention has been absolute bollocks

3 minutes ago, lightlamp2 said:

Our player retention has been absolute bollocks

...and our recruitment has been no better..

Our recruitment on the whole has been laughable. Except we're not laughing.

28 minutes ago, HawkeyeTheGnu said:

Unless there is a plan in place

There is a plan in place, I have absolutely no doubt about that.  Implementing that plan to bring in the players we want and need is easier said than done, though.

Raven for manager. 

1 hour ago, jagster said:

I'm really pi$$ed and it's nit just the beers I've had. Raven and Foran both possibly leaving. What's going on?  We spoke to Richie a few weeks ago and he loves it here his wife has a business along with another players wife  There seems to be something really wrong just now. Whether it's Hughes or maybe all the players who knows? My season ticket renewal arrived today and of course I will renew long with IBM and others who sit together in the North Stand but I don't envisage many new holders at this rate . It's enough to drive you to drink to be sure 

 

I am having a large Beinn Dubh relaxing after my last working day yesterday

3 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

There is a plan in place, I have absolutely no doubt about that.

I admire your confidence, Ywingie, but the sense I get is that the plan is that there is no plan! See what happens and see who we've got left (that Yogi rates and wants to stay) and patch up the holes after the end of the season. If we're short of strikers and defenders...invest in midfielders because "they're right good footballers" instead. Not my idea of planning, I'm afraid.

Yogi winning manager of the year was the worst thing to happen. He's not put a foot right since. Head's gone. 

Many will say his head was gone long before that!

All a bit of over reaction, remember the huge outcry when Granty was released by Butcher? we moved on and Granty was mainly forgotten about in a playing sense, so i think the club will move on now as well without Dave the Rave.

He has been a great servant to our club and we thank him for his time and THAT goal!   best of luck Dave. 

But we all knew deep down Grant Munro was past his best. Not so David Raven