They used to be sh!te, but now they're alright

 

Inverness face a treacherous trip to the home of the new, improved version of Raith Rovers. This would have been a game where we might have expected to pick up at least a point over the last twenty odd years. However, they are more resillient of late and testament to that is our two meetings this season when late goals saw Rovers snatch all six points from Inverness who deserved more from both games.

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All the ins and outs

Match/Ticket Info

Scottish Cup v Hibs

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Venue

Pld

Won

Drn

Lst

For

Agst

+ / -

Home	22	14	5	3	41	17	+24
Away	18	9	5	4	34	22	+12
Neutral	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	23	10	7	75	39	+36

Raith broke the mold back in September when they won for the first time in 23 years:  Record Breakers

Never had there been a better time for Raith Rovers to break the Caley Jags hoodoo! Inverness, without a win in their last eight games, and Billy Dodds and the management team under fire. A 23 year run of games without a win for Raith Rovers was brought to an end today when Jamie Gullan smashed home from 15 yards with five minutes left. It was harsh on Inverness who dominated for long spells earlier in the game, but it leaves the management with some tough decisions to make. There will be dancing on the streets of Raith tonight!

1 - 2 (H)

0 - 1 (A)

2 - 0 (H)

2 - 2 (A)

1 - 1 (H)

2 - 0 (A)

3 - 2 (A)

1 - 1 (H)

0 - 0 (H)

1 - 1 (A)

And in December:  Just Like Buses

None for 23 years then two in a row as Raith came from behind to win with a time added on penalty converted by Jamie Gullan. Billy Mckay had opened the scoring with a header on the hour but a late surge by Rovers won it. Lewis Vaughan four minutes from the end then the penalty to take the win at the death scored by Jamie Gullan. We should have had a penalty of our own after that, but Mr Williams chose to ignore it. We snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, and that one hurt.

Championship Points

Dundee Utd    - 44

Raith Rovers   - 44

Partick Thistle -36

Airdrieonians - 27

Morton -           26

Dunfermline  -  23

Ayr United    -   23

Inverness CT  -  21

Queens Park  -  20

Arbroath FC  - 18

 

Latest Team News

Inverness Last 5 Championship results:  D D L W L 

Big Dunc has been dabbling in the January sales both in and out over the last couple of weeks.

Out:  Sean Welsh, David Wotherspoon, Cillian Sheridan, Zak Delaney, Harry Hennem (departed), Lewis Hyde, Keith Bray, Ethan Cairns (loaned out)

In: Striker Alex Samuel, the rest are all defenders:- James Carracher, Cammy Kerr, Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen, Remi Savage

 

Raith Rovers have suffered three defeats on the trot: Airdrie & Queens Park in the Championship and a 2-1 defeat to Livingston in the Scottish Cup last weekend.

Zak Rudden, Shaun Byrne and Kyle Turner are new additions in the January sales. Rudden was the latest signing and he will be available for tomorrow.

Jamie Gullan has left Rovers to sign for Dundalk.

Last 5 Championship results: D D W L L 

 

Team v Livi in the Cup last week

Dabrowski

 

Millen   Brown   Dick

 

Connolly   Mullin   Byrne (Gullan 83)   Turner (Easton 67)  Smith

 

Hamilton   Vaughan

 

Subs Not Used:  Thomson; Masson, Hannah, McGill, Corr, McNeil, Murray

For those going Raith have a food bank collection tomorrow. Goods or cash. Away end collection point is the ticket pod at the North stand. 

Hope those going consider donating. 

 

With all the new defenders we've signed that should solve our attacking options and get the win 🤔🤔

I didn’t know Raith had picked up Rudden. That increases my nervousness but, for reasons I don’t understand so can’t explain, I think we will get at least a point tomorrow. 

With all our new defenders I will be expecting a clean sheet and hoping to score a goal to get 3 points!  I will have my ear to the radio as us older guys say 

Mon the Catenaccio 🔒

Hope its more about three at the back with more of a penchant to play out quicker and more forward thinking passes - Two wing backs with a look to go forward - a ball playing holding midfielder - two interchanging number 10's and two forwards holding a high line. I would suggest that we have that ?

Why has he dropped Boyes and Carson. We are down…. Have no faith whatsoever in Dunc I’m afraid.

Even relegated his mates son to the bench...

Maybe because boyes is being recalled.

 

2 -1 to inverness with roddy supplying the second after coming on as a sub.

#InDuncWeTrust

#AnythingCanHappenInNext45min

 

Strongest bench since……?

The last strongest bench

29 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Strongest bench since……?

Better bring them on now, then

5 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Better bring them on now, then

Really beginning to worry about the set up. 

I have no idea. I’m never writing anything on this again! Haha!!

Altogether now 🎶He used to be a tink and technically still is now but he's ours till the end of the season - Alex, Alex Samuel 🎶 - sing twice (for now)

Alex Samuel with two goals to have us 2-1 up. 

Samuel hat trick in 9 minutes!

3-1 up. 

Edited January 27, 20242 yr by Robert

1 minute ago, IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER said:

Altogether now 🎶He used to be a tink and technically still is now but he's ours till the end of the season - Alex, Alex Samuel 🎶 - sing twice (for now)

🤣🤣🤣

Let's have some support on here now.

2 minutes ago, Robert said:

Samuel hat trick! 3-1. 

WTF, I’m away somewhere and checking my phone every 10 minutes or so and assumed this was a joke! 😀

Half time: Raith 1-3 ICT.

Accodding to the BBC, 5 attempts, 4 on target and, believe it or not, 3 of our attempts were shots from outside the box.

What a turnaround after going behind. Will be interesting to hear from those at the game how we’ve lined up and how the new players are doing but an encouraging score line.

Now we need to get the job done and win all three points. 

Edited January 27, 20242 yr by Robert

Great  They are saying on the radio that Raith are on the slide missing Sam Stanton   Lets have more of the same in the second half!

Flippin eck, tell him not to try so hard or County will want back!