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Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 3:57 pm

I didn't realise Raith played in Kircaldy,just joined their equivalent to "Up the Clarets" ......they are top of the league,Kircaldy is about 12 miles from me and East Fife about 10, Im wondering which club to follow to get my football fix,one and two in Division 1,anyone on here been to any of the grounds,and any ideas on which to follow? Kircaldy's ground looks massive from outside but has a capacity just short of 9,000,East Fife is in Leven which is a bit rough,bet a Derby between these two Scottish Giants is a fun affair :)

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by tim_noone » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:01 pm

Steve1956 wrote:I didn't realise Raith played in Kircaldy,just joined their equivalent to "Up the Clarets" ......they are top of the league,Kircaldy is about 12 miles from me and East Fife about 10, Im wondering which club to follow to get my football fix,one and two in Division 1,anyone on here been to any of the grounds,and any ideas on which to follow? Kircaldy's ground looks massive from outside but has a capacity just short of 9,000,East Fife is in Leven which is a bit rough,bet a Derby between these two Scottish Giants is a fun affair :)
Get yerself to East Fife.....for no other reason than we once played em in the Texaco cup :D
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Bosscat » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:05 pm

Steve1956 wrote:I didn't realise Raith played in Kircaldy,just joined their equivalent to "Up the Clarets" ......they are top of the league,Kircaldy is about 12 miles from me and East Fife about 10, Im wondering which club to follow to get my football fix,one and two in Division 1,anyone on here been to any of the grounds,and any ideas on which to follow? Kircaldy's ground looks massive from outside but has a capacity just short of 9,000,East Fife is in Leven which is a bit rough,bet a Derby between these two Scottish Giants is a fun affair :)
East Fife Steve m8 and hope to be able to say "I was there when the score was 'East Fife 5 Forfar 4' :D
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Barry_Chuckle » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:09 pm

I follow Raith Rovers, watched them in the cup final at Hampden against Celtic. Also watched them away at Ayr United.
Proper Sunday league stuff :D
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:10 pm

East Fife where the ground is is rough as f**k .....the women have beards

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:11 pm

Barry_Chuckle wrote:I follow Raith Rovers, watched them in the cup final at Hampden against Celtic. Also watched them away at Ayr United.
Proper Sunday league stuff :D
Maybe I'd get a game with them,I've been know to kick a ball on a Sunday Morning. :D
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Brandon » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:37 pm

Got to be Raith Rovers. I used to follow their fortunes when I lived in Glenrothes. Of course you also have Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath nearby.... it's a hotbed! :lol:

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:43 pm

I visited East Fife approximately 2003. It was a fairly new ground as I recall with one cantilevered stand.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Buxtonclaret » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:54 pm

Followed Raith Rovers scores and fortunes since being a young lad.
Just loved how their name sounded on the football result broadcasts. :)

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by ChrisG » Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:18 pm

I've got family in Glenrothes and Burntisland who are Raith Rovers fans. Took me to Starks Park once when they were in the top division and drew 1-1 with Aberdeen. So it's the boys from Kirkcaldy for me.

Plus that ground at Leven is right next to the Forth so it is bloody freezing.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by MACCA » Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:44 pm

Steve, could you ever say the words or even think the words such as

"Off to watch Rovers"
"Come on Rovers"
"Hope Rovers win"

No exactly, so its East Fife

End of discussion, close thread
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Bosscat » Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:47 pm

MACCA wrote:Steve, could you ever say the words or even think the words such as

"Off to watch Rovers"
"Come on Rovers"
"Hope Rovers win"

No exactly, so its East Fife

End of discussion, close thread
:o :o :o
Surely its East Fife end of discussion .... No self respecting Claret could be associated with a team called Rovers :( unless they have an affinity for equine diversions.

If I moved to the Bristol area it would be City I watched ... or Doncaster .. then I would go to Sunny Scunny (who also play in the Claret and Blue as well :D)

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:58 pm

[quote="MACCA"]Steve, could you ever say the words or even think the words such as

"Off to watch Rovers"
"Come on Rovers"
"Hope Rovers win"

No exactly, so its East Fife

End of discussion, close thread[/quote
Brilliant Macca...close thread. :lol:

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Stalbansclaret » Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:31 pm

Was in Fife a couple of years ago and, for the hell of it, took a look at both grounds (and also the stock car stadium which is home to Cowdenbeath "The Blue Brazil"). I think I would go for Raith , notwithstanding the unfortunate "Rovers" name. East Fife is located in Methil which has to be one of the roughest places I've ever seen. Get's a mention in the Proclaimers anthem Letter From America along with Bathgate and Linwood as examples of modern day economic decay...the economy was built on coal mining.
I wouldn't say Kirkcaldy is Las Vegas but it seemed a better place and the stadium had a couple of decent sized stands as opposed to East Fife's modest non-League type environment.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by MACCA » Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:34 pm

Bosscat wrote::o :o :o
Surely its East Fife end of discussion .... No self respecting Claret could be associated with a team called Rovers :( unless they have an affinity for equine diversions.

If I moved to the Bristol area it would be City I watched ... or Doncaster .. then I would go to Sunny Scunny (who also play in the Claret and Blue as well :D)
Exactly!

Bristol Rovers with their Blue and White halves, with the initial BRFC, and also Rovers in the name too.

Eeww
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Tricky Trevor » Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:10 pm

MACCA wrote:Exactly!
Bristol Rovers with their Blue and White halves, with the initial BRFC, and also Rovers in the name too.
True story. When I moved back to Lancashire, in ‘74, we were shopping in Accy and I saw lots of BRFC graffiti and wondered when Bristol Rovers had taken over Accy. At the time they could possibly have been a league above our neighbours.
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:17 pm

Easy Fife. We only hate ******* rovers.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Quicknick » Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:39 pm

Raith Rovers for me if only because we had a kids' team in the 60s we named Raikes Rovers after them.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by CaptJohn » Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:55 pm

Drove past Raith's ground about 6 weeks ago. I played Aberdour golf course (Burntisland) and was en-route up to Crail so went through Kirkcaldy. If East Fife is rougher than Raith then it must be bloody wild :o

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Dark Cloud » Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:58 pm

I believe Gordon Brown (ex PM) is from Kirkaldy and supports Raith and I once walked past the ground, but I've never been in. HOWEVER, I used to have a good mate who had moved from Scotland to Colne and lived and worked there or several years. When he subsequently returned to Scotland he lived in Coupar and he began watching East Fife. When I went up to visit him he told me that after buying a season ticket and going on 3 consecutive home games they'd approached him to join the board!!! Last heard he was still very committed to the cause!! Therefore I definitely think that's where you should go!!
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Bosscat » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:05 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:I believe Gordon Brown (ex PM) is from Kirkaldy and supports Raith!!
As good a reason to watch East Fife as any methinks :roll:

:o Gordon Brown emoji ... Slack mouth ;)
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:06 pm

CaptJohn wrote:Drove past Raith's ground about 6 weeks ago. I played Aberdour golf course (Burntisland) and was en-route up to Crail so went through Kirkcaldy. If East Fife is rougher than Raith then it must be bloody wild :o
Did you try the lobster hut in Crail Harbour CJ,I live just down the coast in Elie,it's the most beautiful peaceful place ..the east Neuk of Fife,The coastline from Elie to Crail is truly beautiful

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by mkmel » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:06 pm

It has to be the Blue Brazil aka Cowdenbeath

I have followed them from afar for about 50 years

After Burnley their results are what I look for next
2nd atm and I think they may have won 7 games in a row of not 7 out of 8

Tell them Bodge :D

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:08 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:I believe Gordon Brown (ex PM) is from Kirkaldy and supports Raith and I once walked past the ground, but I've never been in. HOWEVER, I used to have a good mate who had moved from Scotland to Colne and lived and worked there or several years. When he subsequently returned to Scotland he lived in Coupar and he began watching East Fife. When I went up to visit him he told me that after buying a season ticket and going on 3 consecutive home games they'd approached him to join the board!!! Last heard he was still very committed to the cause!! Therefore I definitely think that's where you should go!!
Great story DC,I quite fancy being a director at a football club,Raith takes the lead.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Blackrod » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:32 pm

Roughest area for a Scottish Ground I have seen is Airdrie. Wouldn’t like to be an away fan walking back to my car round there.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by EK Claret » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:35 pm

Go for Raith Rovers all the way great old ground albeit two newish stands behind both goals, East Fife is a soulless dump of a place! One stand and a brick wall for the other three sides

Central Park Cowdenbeath is the Wembley of the North :D if you get the chance to go it’s a must

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:53 pm

I saw us play at East Fife back in 1973 in the Texaco Cup but the ground we played at then is long gone.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by EK Claret » Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:50 pm

Bayview was demolished in 1997 when they moved to New Bayview which is not a patch on the old ground, unfortunately a common theme throughout the UK

Replace lovely old traditional grounds with soulless Lego shoebox type arenas

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by bodge » Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:57 pm

As Mel correctly points out you need to support Cowdenbeath, they are the official Scottish team for Clarets.

Been to Central Park twice and seen us triumph 1-0 against Clyde and 4-2 against Queens Park.
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by tiger76 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:29 pm

After Celtic's defeat at the weekend,East Fife are the only unbeaten team in the Scottish leagues,they have drawn a lot of games however.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Chester Perry » Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:41 pm

Bosscat wrote::o :o :o
Surely its East Fife end of discussion .... No self respecting Claret could be associated with a team called Rovers :( unless they have an affinity for equine diversions.

If I moved to the Bristol area it would be City I watched ... or Doncaster .. then I would go to Sunny Scunny (who also play in the Claret and Blue as well :D)
Of course we must remember our first incarnation was Burnley Rovers

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Oshkoshclaret » Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:12 am

I worked in Methil for 18 months and it is BY FAR the roughest place I've ever lived. I had never dialed 999 in my life before and it became almost a weekly occurrence.

I ran the local heritage centre and we did an exhibition on the history of East Fife. They are still the only second division team that ever won the Scottish Cup, in 1938. The Scottish FA lent us the Scottish Cup for 3 days. The stipulations were that we had to insure it for £2 million, have security guards with it at all times, and keep it in the police station safe overnight.

We hired slightly dodgy (I.e. cheap) security and when we arrived at the police station they arrested my security guard for possession of a stolen vehicle. So I ended up personally carrying the Scottish Cup down to the heritage centre, about a mile away!
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by RammyClaret61 » Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:30 am

Have faith, follow Raith.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:56 am

Oshkoshclaret wrote:I worked in Methil for 18 months and it is BY FAR the roughest place I've ever lived. I had never dialed 999 in my life before and it became almost a weekly occurrence.

I ran the local heritage centre and we did an exhibition on the history of East Fife. They are still the only second division team that ever won the Scottish Cup, in 1938. The Scottish FA lent us the Scottish Cup for 3 days. The stipulations were that we had to insure it for £2 million, have security guards with it at all times, and keep it in the police station safe overnight.

We hired slightly dodgy (I.e. cheap) security and when we arrived at the police station they arrested my security guard for possession of a stolen vehicle. So I ended up personally carrying the Scottish Cup down to the heritage centre, about a mile away!
Cool story bro. :)

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Lancasterclaret » Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:02 am

Had a Raith Rovers team photo on my wall in my student digs (next to one of Steve Davis) from Match Magazine.

Plus that immortal line "they will be dancing in the streets of Raith tonight"

Got to be Raith Rovers
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Top Claret » Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:07 am

Once new a guy whose father played for Raith Rovers and Rangers. His family owned a coal business in Kirkcaldy called Matthews

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by CharlieinNewMexico » Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:40 am

Get yourself down to Kelty! My aunt lived there so we'd go to Raith, Dunfermline and East Fife because they wouldn't let me go to what I think is called the Recreation Ground (basically the local park)

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Pstotto » Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:12 am

Better East Fife 4 Forfar 5.

I suggest Raith Rovers, keep away from Methil hated spirits...

On second thoughts, support Dunfirmline. Apparently there's a good Italian coffee house there, too.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Bosscat » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:11 pm

Chester Perry wrote:Of course we must remember our first incarnation was Burnley Rovers
Then they saw the error of their ways and removed the hated word... :D :D :D

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by houseboy » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:08 pm

tim_noone wrote:Get yerself to East Fife.....for no other reason than we once played em in the Texaco cup :D
Anglo Scottish mate - 8-0 at home and something like 5-0 away. It was a tough encounter. :lol:

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by houseboy » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:17 pm

Steve1956 wrote:I didn't realise Raith played in Kircaldy,just joined their equivalent to "Up the Clarets" ......they are top of the league,Kircaldy is about 12 miles from me and East Fife about 10, Im wondering which club to follow to get my football fix,one and two in Division 1,anyone on here been to any of the grounds,and any ideas on which to follow? Kircaldy's ground looks massive from outside but has a capacity just short of 9,000,East Fife is in Leven which is a bit rough,bet a Derby between these two Scottish Giants is a fun affair :)
Spent a 'lost weekend' in Kirkcaldy once in the 70's. Me and a mate went to visit some people who we met at Knebworth when Floyd played there. We parked the car outside Raith's ground. One of my disappointments in life was copping off with a really good looking blond girl, going to bed with her and.....promptly passed out. Woke up to find her gone...someone told me shed gone off with an ex-boyfriend who was at the same party. I was left nursing a very sore head. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Redbeard » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:23 pm

For the record, it was 7-0 at home and 3-2 away, Houseboy. In the next round we beat Hearts 5-0 on t'Turf and 3-0 at Tynecastle.

And Bristol Rovers' colours are blue-and-white quarters; not halves. Dodgy enough, but not that dodgy.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by houseboy » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:47 pm

Bosscat wrote::o :o :o
Surely its East Fife end of discussion .... No self respecting Claret could be associated with a team called Rovers :( unless they have an affinity for equine diversions.

If I moved to the Bristol area it would be City I watched ... or Doncaster .. then I would go to Sunny Scunny (who also play in the Claret and Blue as well :D)
Hi Boss - Scunthorpe always makes me think of the old Typhoo ads. If Typhoo put the 'T' in Britain who put the c*nt in Scunthopre?

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Quicknick » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:53 pm

houseboy wrote:Anglo Scottish mate - 8-0 at home and something like 5-0 away. It was a tough encounter. :lol:
7-0 at home and 3-2 away after being 2-0 down. All ours were late on. Very late on.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Bosscat » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:55 pm

houseboy wrote:Hi Boss - Scunthorpe always makes me think of the old Typhoo ads. If Typhoo put the 'T' in Britain who put the c*nt in Scunthopre?
My Brother who now lives back over here and goes to t'Turf with me lived in Sunny Scunny for nigh on 40 years after Uni :) He hated me saying that rhyme and finishing with "We did" :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by houseboy » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:57 pm

Redbeard wrote:For the record, it was 7-0 at home and 3-2 away, Houseboy. In the next round we beat Hearts 5-0 on t'Turf and 3-0 at Tynecastle.

And Bristol Rovers' colours are blue-and-white quarters; not halves. Dodgy enough, but not that dodgy.
Sorry bud - I had a feeling it was 3-2 away but got mixed up with the battering of Hearts. Are you sure it was 7-0 at home though - I thought we got 8? Maybe I was thinking about the 8-0 aggregate against Hearts. It's all so very long ago.

You are totally right about Bristol Rovers - I thought the same.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by houseboy » Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:00 pm

Quicknick wrote:7-0 at home and 3-2 away after being 2-0 down. All ours were late on. Very late on.
I've already been put right about that - was thinking about the 8-0 aggregate v Hearts in the following round. We scored so many in that competition it was hard to keep tabs. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Redbeard » Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:32 pm

No need to apologise, mate.
Was just making sure you had it right.
I too thought you must be remembering the 8-0 aggregate v Hearts.

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:35 pm

houseboy wrote:Spent a 'lost weekend' in Kirkcaldy once in the 70's. Me and a mate went to visit some people who we met at Knebworth when Floyd played there. We parked the car outside Raith's ground. One of my disappointments in life was copping off with a really good looking blond girl, going to bed with her and.....promptly passed out. Woke up to find her gone...someone told me shed gone off with an ex-boyfriend who was at the same party. I was left nursing a very sore head. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Your mate wasn't called Stuart Johnson was he ? :lol:

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Re: Raith Rovers / East Fife

Post by houseboy » Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:54 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Your mate wasn't called Stuart Johnson was he ? :lol:
Ha ha no mate but I know who you mean - that was my next door neighbour. It was a guy you wouldn't know called Tony Martin from Tottington - we had a holiday bumming around in his car for two weeks - it took in Kirkcaldy, London, Newquay, Great Yarnmouth and Woverhampton (don't ask). We did a lot of miles.

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