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WillieKirk · Joined: 08 Feb 2014 Posts: 1707 Location: Portobello

Echo your thoughts Embow re volunteers.

And Saint Andrews post - very considered and balanced - therefore probably unacceptable to the remaining board - when we have a new Raith Rovers maybe you could be on the board?

As said earlier - feels like a death in the family. I know others feel the same.
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Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 961 Location: kirkcaldy

SDR, Yours is a very good post. As you acknowledge, we are far past that point (if, in fact ,we should ever have reached that point, given the red flags being waved) of more balanced statements.
It is beyond me as to how even fraction of this damage be rectified. It's incredibly sad that people like Davie Hancock and WJ have felt obliged to walk away and that the whole of the women and girls teams and, presumably, support staff, have been so alienated that they want no link to the name Raith Rovers.
It's just heart wrenching. Neither my son nor I want to end our association with the club but how do we bring this nightmare to an end? ( We didn't go SP yesterday but I have to confess that I tuned in to the Raith TV coverage but only after discussion with my wife and daughter)

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Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5399 Location: Nottinghamshire

Surely by now Sim realises the enormity of the decision and the financial losses that are following

And all the best Davie in all you do from here on

Castle · Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Posts: 4740

For what's it worth I'd also like to extend my gratitude to those who have volunteered their time and expertise to the benefit of the club. It can't have been an easy decision to walk away.
A big thank you also to those who have decided to continue to help the club. I'm sure they have had to wrestle with deciding what the right course of action is. In my opinion it is a personal choice that no one can be judgemental about. The poor decisions the hierarchy of the club have made should in no way be reflected on them for without their continued commitment the club wouldn't be able to function.
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Castle · Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Posts: 4740

Indeed SG. I'm now starting to worry that this will be the end of the club. If the people that have walked aren't going to return until Sim is out (which I've heard and read some say) then I fear the club is holed below the waterline.
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westover · Joined: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 96

As a life long Rovers' supporter who has actually attended matches for over 55 years, I am deeply saddened by recent events. All right thinking individuals will roundly condemn the horrible crime that is rape, but do right thinking people not also support rehabilitation? Goodwillie has consistently maintained his innocence and perhaps this is why he refuses to apologise. He is not a convicted criminal. He was found against in a civil action on the basis of 'probability'. By definition, does that not mean that there is the possibility that he might not have done it? Only 3 people were present on that fateful night, and, by all accounts, their minds were seriously befuddled by excessive alcohol consumption (I am NOT putting this forward as an excuse, nor is it an excuse in the eyes of the law). He has kept his nose clean for 10 years and has a wife and young family. Along with all victims of rape, I am also thinking of them at this time. The involvement of politicians is predictable (in Sturgeon's case, also hypocritical), but indicative of the calibre of politician so sadly prevalent in the UK at present. Due to the furore which has arisen, I'd have preferred that we hadn't signed the lad. I respect the opinions of all posters (politicians excepted) but I am accepting the Board's statement on the matter. I have the greatest respect for our manager and consider the club fortunate to have his services. I am a septuagenarian and will continue to attend at Starks Park until I die. Rant over-let's get right behind the Rovers!

Castle · Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Posts: 4740

New statement from the club. Goodwillie won't be selected to play and his contractual position will be negotiated so he can leave.
I wonder if this apology and decision will be enough for those who have walked away?
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Wolfman Jack · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:33 am Post subject:

Castle · Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Posts: 4740

What if they show genuine remorse?
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