Two Rovers fans have put their hat in the ring to become the latest ‘Supporter-Director’ of the club.

David Wann, who has held the post for the last two years, and Allan Traynor, a project manager, both put forward their nomination to take up the role which was secured after the Reclaim the Rovers campaign in 2005.

Both candidates have provided a statement to support their nomination and now it’s over to supporters to make their choice. Voting papers will be sent to all members of Raith Forum organisations (Trust, Supporters Club, 200 Club and Jim McMillan Club) over the next week. The election will end on Friday 24 May with results announced over that weekend.

Click here to download the two statements (one document).

The nomination process for the Supporters-Director role at Raith Rovers FC is now open.

Nominations, seconded by two members of Raith Forum organisations (Supporters Club, 200 Club, Jim McMillan Club and Supporters Trust), should be received no later than Friday 26 April. In the event of more than one nomination being received an election will take place between Monday 29 April and Friday 17 May.

More details on the duties and responsibilities of the role can be found here.

The Nomination Form can be downloaded here.

Five years ago we published our first summary of “who owns what” at Raith Rovers. At last night’s AGM we shared an updated version of this, which brings the data up to date and also tells the story of how the football club’s structure has evolved over the last 130 years.

Thanks go to John Litster for granting us permission to use the historical financial data originally published in his excellent book “Always Next Year”. The figures for the years since its 2008 publication are taken from the accounts of RRFC Ltd, Raith Rovers Holdings Ltd, New Raith Rovers Ltd and Starks Park Properties Ltd – and all figures have been adjusted for inflation to 2012 prices.

This document is best viewed in large format – for best results click the link below and then print it out on A3 paper.

Who Owns What (2013)?

The AGM of the Raith Supporters Trust wil be held on Monday 25th March at 7pm in the Raith Suite at Starks Park. This is a chance to be updated on what has been happening over the last year and discuss the way ahead for Raith Rovers and the Trust. All welcome

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Raith Supporters Trust has called on all football supporters in the Kirkcaldy area to play their part in the Sell Out Saturday campaign this weekend.

Alan Russell, Chairman of the Raith Supporters Trust said:
“The last few months has been a difficult time for Scottish football but we were delighted that our club played such a leading role and, more importantly, that the voice of supporters was heard loud and clear on the whole Rangers debate. Now that issue is settled we need to focus on football and that starts with our first league game on Saturday.”
“There is a Scotland wide campaign to sell out football grounds and I would love it if we could sell out Starks Park for the game against Hamilton. We have seen the potential level of support for Raith Rovers in recent seasons with the club taking 3,000 fans to East End for a league match and over 8,000 fans to Hampden for our Scottish Cup Semi-final. We can do it so I would ask anyone with an interest in the Rovers or football in general to come along to the game and bring a friend or two or three! Football is for fans and if people get behind their local team then both Scottish football and the Rovers can have a much stronger future.”

On Saturday we distributed our most recent newsletter. If you missed the game, or arrived too late to grab a copy, you can download it here.
RST Newsletter Spring 2012 – web

We are delighted to announce that the Raith Supporters’ Trust have agreed to sponsor Roary’s Super Lotto for one year, with a view to extending this for a further year. We are doing so in partnership with Red Circle Communications a company owned by Trust Board member Steven Lawther. The sponsorship will benefit the club and help raise the profile of the Supporters’ Trust and the work we do amongst fans and the wider Kirkcaldy public.

Announcing the deal, Raith Supporters Trust chair Alan Russell said “Like all Rovers fans, we want to help make sure that the club is on a more secure financial footing and our sponsorship of the community lottery demonstrates our commitment to both the Football Club and the people of Kirkcaldy.  These are difficult financial times for all football clubs in Scotland and only by the club and supporters working together can we help build a strong Raith Rovers.

Steven Lawther, Managing Director of Red Circle Communications said, “This is an exciting opportunity to put something back into the club that I have supported for the last thirty years.  I am delighted to be able to sponsor the Lottery in partnership with the Raith Supporters’ Trust.  I have only been on the Raith Supporters Trust Board for a few years but I have seen the hard work and effort the Trust Board put in and the important role they play in making the voice of fans heard. Football is nothing without fans and the work the Raith Supporters’ Trust and other fan groups do makes a real difference to the club.”

The Supporters Trust will be handing out our latest newsletter at the match this coming Saturday or you can pick one up at the Trust table in the South Stand.

The Raith Supporters Trust has appointed two new Board members as we gear up for the next few years.  Rover’s fans Steve Wallace and Niall Russell are the new recruits while Blair White has stepped down after his second spell on the Raith Supporters Trust Board.

Niall and Steve have both been supporting the Rovers since the eighties so it is great to have another two real Rovers diehards on the Board of the Supporters Trust. Niall works as a Freelance IT Training Consultant and is involved in the running of the official Raith Rovers website, while Steve works as a buyer for a large supermarket chain and is a veteran of the Rover’s European adventure to the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Munich.

We’d like to thank Blair White for the effort he has put in over the last few years. Blair has done a tremendous job on the membership side of things and leaves us in a strong position with membership numbers up from four years ago. The more fans that join the Trust the stronger voice we have in influencing the direction of the club.

We will be announcing a few new initiatives from the Trust in the coming weeks so look out for the announcements. If you want to get involved in helping out the Supporters Trust in any way then please just get in touch.

Raith Supporters Trust has marked the anniversary of John McGlynn’s first five years in charge of Raith Rovers by presenting him with a framed collection of photos from some of his finest moments.

(Photo copyright: Fife Free Press)

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