Paella and Bovril

Dear Father Christmas Now this year I have been a very good girl a good percentage of the time. As a result I would like for Christmas a clean sheet for the Rovers. We have been a bit "leaky" as of late and am sure the lads would love all the help they can get, not had a clean sheet since OCTOBER!!  Cheers Carol xx PS Hope you like Paella and Bovril, I know you are a big Raith fan but maybe some of your elves support other teams. I am sure they would like it too so pass it round! This Paella and Bovril first published in the match day programme of December 10th  2011, Raith v Livingston. Raith 0 - 1 Livingston  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR MATCH DAY PROGRAMME Paella and Bovril Barcelona has been illuminated with over 65 Km of the streets covered in festive lights and the shops are blaring out the cheesiest Christmas mixes. This year they have built an ice rink in the middle of the city with a massive tree beside it. Unlike other years Barcelona is getting tore in t...

My words how time flys! Here we are about to hit December and Christmas will be upon us before we know it!  I am happy to say that this time round "Paella and Bovril" is coming on the back of a Raith Rovers victory. It seems that a few extra heart beats are getting the team  going. Sad times also in football this weekend with the passing of Gary Speed at the weekend. My thoughts are with his family and friends.  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CLUB AND IT'S MATCH DAY PROGRAMME. Paella and Bovril Being a fan a one of the smaller clubs could be described as riding roller coaster every season. Will you go up, will you go down, will you get a wee cup run and now we have Can we pay the bills ? to contend with. Clubs for sale, stands closing, players not being paid are now all too familiar in football all over the world. It is a ride every football fan wants off of!   At times like these you can find yourself wondering why? But what we need to do at times l...

OMFG the weather here in Barcelona has me searching for two of every animal and a wikihow video on "how to build your own ark!"  Gosh it does seem like ages since I have been able to post the latest "paella and bovril" with a Raith Rovers win behind it! However even from a far I know that support is what needed, from everyone! I hear that a solar related publication may have headed it's lines with something a tad upsetting for those reading and from whom it came! Just remember that a newspaper is now yesterdays news! With twitter, facebook, the whole world wide web to keep your news, today's! I suppose I am trying to say that teams like Raith need your support,today, tomorrow and for years down the line! PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND IT'S MATCH DAY PROGRAMME! The last few months have work have been a bit hectic to say the least and I have been working more hours than usual. A few weekends ago it was to be my first weekend “w...

Gosh it seems like a life time since I last served up a Paella and Bovril! I have been trapped by the wonderful world of work and have been out of contact with the real world for what feels like years!  To those who are new to Paella and Bovril or a thinking of trying this a a football blog, but a wee bit different. Even if you are not a fan of the mighty Raith Rovers you will still love this blog! This weeks wee serving is another blast from the past and will contain a "letters from Barcelona" from last seasons match day programme against Stirling Albion. The summer leading up to this letter home was filled with the stories of the Chilean miners!  Hope you enjoy this week side serving of Paella and Bovril! PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME! Letters from Barcelona Summer is drawing to a close here in Barcelona. My tan is now just a few freckles and I have swapped the t-shirts for a jumper. It is still 22 by mid-day most days. I have swapped my morning ...

After all my lovely sun over the summer I was reminded of my Scottish roots with an absolute down pour yesterday, But being Scottish I knew how to handle it so on with the wellie boots and Raith Scarf I go. It was only two weeks ago I was going out with not even a wee cardigan at night to keep me warm! Winter is coming folks!  I have been in work more than usual the past few weeks and have had only my iPod for company. I used the time to catch up on my footballing podcast and as a result was not only in work but feeling miserable as well! You can count on the scottish football pundit to make you feel even more depressed!  This times "Paella and Bovril " comes from the weekends home match against Queen of the South. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND MATCH DAY PROGRAMME! Paella and Bovril Now to anyone who has had the pleasure of sitting with me at a football match have been know to be shocked at the love of the game I have, and display! I have been known to paint...

This week has been a bit of a strange one here in Barcelona. We had a holiday smack bang in the middle of the week that was a scorcher! 33 degrees in October and a wee dip in the sea! So what better place for your fave football scarf and top, yup on the beach in the sun! This weeks "Paella and Bovril" is from Raith's home game against Partick which saw two goals at home in the league for a while!  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND IT'S MATCH DAY PROGRAMME AND THE TEAM THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN! Enjoy this tasty plate of Paella and Bovril Paella and Bovril October has really crept up on me here in Barcelona. September was a whirlwind of fiestas and fireworks and I was slightly shocked when I took a wee dip in the Med last week that it was a wee bit chilly on the tootsies. Summer is on its way out. Some of the locals are sporting their winter scarves already. I would like to say that it is 26 degrees most days, and sunny, but for some this is far too cold for s...

  Dragons, drinking and a wee match against Spain.  September has been a crazy month in the land of Paella and Bovril, 2 very big parties that lasted a few days and I had to outrun that dragon!!  I thought I would be fitting to publish an oldy from "Letters from Barcelona" that feature that wee team, Spain!!  Here in Barcelona the Spain national team is not as big as the mighty Barcelona, but I am sure that a few locals will be chatting to me on Tuesday about the great Scots!  Letters from Barcelona first appeared in the Raith Rovers match day programme. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CLUB AND IT'S MATCH DAY PROGRAMME. TAKE A BUDDY WITH YA!  Barcelona 20th june 2010, world cup in full flow, games today, honduras-somebody , blah blah, and spain-chile. First thing in the morning I see, on the ten minute walk to the metro, five women wearing the honduras top, two chile tops and a blah top. By the time I get home from work, after four metro trip...