We have slashed the price of David Potter’s 2008 book “Rovers Greats” to just £5 (down from the original price of £9.99).

In this book, David Potter introduces ten of the greatest players ever to represent Raith Rovers. Choosing only ten players is always a difficult challenge! From the little-known Harry Anderson, the first Raith player ever to be capped for Scotland almost 100 years ago, right through to the club’s record goalscorer and the man who led the club to victory in the Scottish League Cup and into Europe in more recent times, there can be no doubt that each deserve their place in the hearts of Raith Rovers supporters – even if there is a queue of legendary figures just as long who didn’t make it into the book!

“Rovers Greats” can be ordered direct from this website for £5.00 plus P&P (£2.50 in the UK, £5 by international air mail). To save on shipping costs, please get in touch with us through any of the methods listed on the Contact Us page and we’ll reserve a copy for you to collect and pay for at a home game or any other Trust event.

Venue: Abbey Hotel, Kirkcaldy

Present: Alan Russell (AR), Steven Lawther (SL), James Proctor (JP), Graeme Condie (GC) & Tom Philips (TP)
Apologies: Blair White (BW), Tam Cunningham (TC), John Mainland (JM)
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We have a couple of boxes of leftover pint glasses from “Stramash 2010″, the beer festival we held in deep midwinter back at the start of April

These have now gone on sale here – we can’t post these out to you, and because of safety regulations it’s not something we can sell from the Trust table in the south stand. However, we can deliver these locally (Kirkcaldy/Glenrothes area) or arrange a time when you can collect them from us in Kirkcaldy.

They’re on sale at £2 each, with discounts for a set of 4 (£7) or set of 6 (£10). They are heavy conical 20oz glasses, with the RRFC logo printed on one side in navy blue, and “STRAMASH 2010″ printed on the other side.

The Raith Supporters Trust recently held a “fan focus group” to explore the views of supporters. We had a great response to the fan survey last season and it raised a lot of issues about the future direction of the club so we decided  to hear direct from supporters in more depth how they felt about all things Rovers. The session was held in the Abbey Hotel was attended by a good representation of fans from the various supporter groups. It was great that so many fans came along to give their views and it was a really positive session. It highlighted that while the club is definitely heading in the right direction and there is much to be upbeat about, the club still faces many challenges to secure a strong and secure future.

We are still keen to hear the views of every fan so if you couldn’t manage to attend the fan focus group but want to have your say then please feel free to email us or add your comments on any of the topics raised in the forum below.

Download the full report here

We’ve had the “buy from our partners” page for a few years now, and the commissions we earn when you buy from the sites on that page have been a great source of income for us. I’ve just created a page for special offers, an easy way to find the best bargains. If you are a twitter user, you can also follow raithtrustoffer on Twitter to be instantly notified of any new offers.

Following on from the Trust survey, the Raith Trust are holding a get together to discuss the future of the club further.

It will be held next Wednesday 2nd June at 7.30pm in the Abbey Hotel on Milton Road

It’ll just be a chance to have a chat about whats wrong and what’s right with the Rovers – on and off the field. We will be taking the views of back to the Board so it is a real opportunity to have your say and to let them know what you think.

It should only last about an hour and we will even buy you a pint or non alcoholic beverage of your choice for the non-drinkers…so come along and have your say over a pint with fellow fans! The more Rovers fans we get along the better and all are welcome – Trust members are welcome as well as folk from the various fan groups or those who may only take in a few games a season.

If anyone wants to find our more feel free to email me at steven@redcircle.org.uk but hopefully see you next Wednesday

Stockport County: Another sad demise of a club however, which has light at the end of the tunnel with the Stockport County Supporters’ Co-operative heavily involved.
Saturday night might be party time for Whigfield but it is when Gary Ablett’s upbeat demeanour is most likely to slip, usually after the Stockport manager has returned home and started to pick the bones out of another defeat. Read the rest of this entry »

As Trust members are no doubt aware tickets are now on sale for our Scottish Cup semi-final from a range of outlets including online via Ticketmaster for those living outside Kirkcaldy (Full details available on the official Club website). Given that the club has made tickets so readily available to fans, The Raith Trust will not be playing a formal role in distributing tickets to members. However, if any members are having problems accessing tickets then please do get in touch and we will do what we can to help.

The Raith Trust will be holding a Real Ale Festival at Starks Park on April 2nd and 3rd 2010. A range of real ales and ciders, carefully selected by Jim Brande of the Fyfe Brewing Company, will be on sale on the Friday evening and during the afternoon and evening on Saturday, along with a selection of bottled beers, wine and soft drinks. All proceeds will go towards increasing the supporters’ shareholding in Raith Rovers FC.

Included in the entrance fee of £5 will be a commemorative beer glass and a festival programme with tasting notes for all of the ales and ciders on tap.

The event will run from 6pm – 11pm on Friday 2nd and from 1pm – 11pm on Saturday 3rd. There will be musical entertainment, and more importantly match updates from Inverness!

We hope that a successful weekend will make the Raith Real Ale Festival a fixture on the calendar for all real ale lovers in Fife, and that we will be able to convert a few real ale novices to the cause of “proper beer”!

Anyone wishing to volunteer in making this event run smoothly should get in touch with the Trust at chairman@raithtrust.org.uk – we can’t pay you for your time but we may buy you a beer

The rollercoaster season continues to thrill Raith fans with every passing week – despite the physio’s room being busier than the dressing room we’ve reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup for the first time in 47 years! Now we just need to wait while Dundee United and Rangers work out which one of them is brave enough to meet us.

Why not buy a “Road To Hampden” t-shirt to the national stadium on April 11th? Head over to the Raith Trust T-Shirt Store to make your choice. All profits will help us support the club by increasing the supporters’ shareholding!