Paella and Bovril

The beautiful game.  After the momentum of the Celtic game the lat thing Raith Rovers needed was to have a game called off due to the typical Scottish weather. But that happened. Luckily even after a midweek snow fall the hard working ground staff got the "beach" ready for play Saturday. It was a must win for the Rovers and with a last minute strike from the striker who scores when he wants, Brian Graham, Rovers saw off Dumbarton to secure 3 points in a 3-2 victory. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Paella and Bovril Puntuality is not a trait you associate with Spain. If the meeting time is 8 o'clock, then anything up to 9:30 is acceptable. The further away from the city you get, the more flexible time keeping becomes. Upon   recent trip to Mallorca I had to get from on side of the island to the other on public transport. After triple checking all times and connections I had my bus routes planned. All was running to time and plan u

The calm before the excitement Monday morning has never been my favourite period of the week. This Monday, I have to admit I feel a little tender.  I decided that cause Raith were having a big day at Stark's Park, I would have a "big" day in Barcelona. But I did not think that this was going to happen. Scottish football ain't a big crowd pleaser in Catalunya so trying to find a host for my day out was tougher than I thought. This serving from Paella and Bovril comes from the Scottish cup game against Celtic at Stark's Park. Raith played well and the 3-0 defeat does not reflect the performance.  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM Paella and Bovril Unthinkable to believe that Stark's Park has never played host to the miles of cables and the numerous cameras that come with live games. The ground's previous live TV outing was seen in Iceland when we played host to Akranes.   How exciting today the stadium will