Paella and Bovril

This weekend in football has seen more than it's fair share of sadness this weekend. At times like this my thoughts are with those who have loved and lost in the spotlight of football. It is that time again when finals are played and relegation is to be avoided with skins of teeth!  I was almost sectioned by my neighbours the other day due to Raith Rovers! My Internet went down at kick-off aaahhhhhhh, I need my Raith Rovers Abroad.  to get me through my Saturday afternoon. Luckily Barcelona city has an ok free WiFi service, so I went out to my local bench in the sun and listened, and jumped and cheered and screamed and almost cried at Damian Casalinuovo last kick equaliser.  Anyway again enough of my gabbing and I will let you settle down with Paella and Bovril.   PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND ALL WHO SAIL WITH HER! Paella and Bovril Spring has sprung here in Barcelona, the sun is shining, the locals are starting to move away from the thermals, hats ...

Well well after Raiths fantastic 5 - 0 win they follow it up with a 0-1 defeat, classic Rovers hehehehehe. I was listening to the match via raith rovers abroad in the lovely Costa Brava town of L'Escala. The locals did wonder who this mad lady was with a scarf on, in doors on a day with tempratures of 20+, but I was not caring. Of course if you mention Scottish Football to anyone these days they all shake their heads and tut, then with and intake of breathe they go "so what about the Rangers?". Well what about them? I not trying to avoid the subject, you cant, but what does this mean for the "Old Firm", it is not like the press has been great for these two clubs in the past few years. Anyway enough gabbing from me and let me introduce this wee blast from the past, A "letters from Barcelona"  from season 10/11. It was written about the time of all the "troubles" in Glasgow football. Enjoy PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND THE FANTAS...

How things can change in football. You think that Raith are never going to score and then they go and score 5! I have been out and about all over the past few weeks, Madrid, Zaragoza and Montmelo (mount melon, the home of F1 in catalunya), and I have been loving it! Vrooming cars and freezing buttocks have been the name of the game.  Hope that we are all happy with the current form of the beloved Raith. long may it continue! PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND THE GUYS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE First published in the match day programme from the game on the 3rd of March 2012 Raith 5 - 0 Morton Paella and Bovril Move to Spain, the sunshine is great. Oh yes really great, in the summer! If you ask people to describe Spain, sunny days and incredible heat will be up there on their lists. Sitting on the beach, sipping sangria is pretty much how I imagined spending my time in Spain.   The other night could not have been further from my Spanish dream. A few weeks ago I was a...

Hola Well here we are again. I have been in Madrid the past week, with no internet aaaahhhhhhh.  As I am sure every raith fan away from Stark´s Park is aware Raith Rovers Abroad  is up and running! Please check them out! Well worth it.  What a sad time for Scottish Football, even without internet i was still kept up to date with the Rangers money problems. Unfortunatly it has made the news here!  Any way enough of my pre rambling before the main course of Paella and Bovril PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND THEIR MATCH DAY PROGRAMME First published in "The Rover" from Saturday 25th Feb 2012 Raith 2 - 1 Partick Paella and Bovril A wee touch of homesickness for the motherland can strike in the oddest of places. The other day in the gym, whilst cycling to nowhere to the sound of AC/DC, I looked up to see Braveheart being shown on the multitude of screens.  From what I could gather thru the sweat was an Oscar movie special weekend music thing! Nothi...

Gaudi versus Raith Well hello there from a very chilly Barcelona! To those new to Paella and Bovril, this is a wee blog of the articles I write for the "Rover". Raith Rovers matchday programme. As a Raith fan I am accustomed to rallying round my club when I can and this is how I help. I however have been nothing compared to the guys at "Raith Rovers Abroad". These fabby blokes have taken a whisper round Stark's Park and made it real.  What is she  talking about I hear you cry, well very soon, if you can not make it to Stark's Park you can listen to every kick of the ball. live, exclusive and direct from San Starko!  I have been involved in a few test broadcast, and tell you what it is worth it. The quality of sound is fantastic and the guys really make you feel at "home" I will stop my rambling and let you get on with digesting this serving of "Paella and Bovril" PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME AND JOIN RAITH R...

Having just heard that the Hamilton game is off due to lack of covers on the pitches I am wondering if I should take a wee trip in the Barcelona rain and look for match! This wee serving of paella and bovril is from last weeks match against Falkirk! A lovely 2-2 draw that sounded positive from Raith in the first half with a 2 goal advantage. But in usual style it was not meant to be and we got a 2-2 draw in the end.  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME  RAITH 2 - 2 FALKIRK  JAN 2012 Paella and Bovril Anyone who has visited Barcelona and has taken a baby step off the tourist routes surely would have noticed that the city has a fair few football pitches, on top of car parks and “on top” of one of the main motorways round the city! Well, when I say football pitches, they aren’t the grassy fields with the massive white council goalpost that I used as a kid but purpose built artificial surfaced centres. The main reason for this being that there are no gr...

Roman Stadium "almost" still going after a few hundred years and I bet a few hundred K of winds! So hurricane bawbag and his big dangly bro have been slapping Scotland hard with a wee bit off wind! Between this a very short lived Raith Rovers cup run, the new from the homeland has been a bit dismal. Must be post Christmas blues!  Oh well! Chin up folks, we have a few weeks of "good" football left and everyone needs to get behind their teams! enjoy this serving of Paella and Bovril.  PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAM AND IT'S MATCH DAY PROGRAMME! Paella and Bovril With 2012 well and truly here, Christmas a distance memory and those annual New Years resolutions back to being resolved next year, our thoughts turn to the next big thing, summer.   Where to go on holiday, what will the weather be like, how much rain will London receive during the Olympics and the biggest question of all, how to fill the close season between May and Augu...