Whilst most Raith fans were enjoying their half time pie or praying we could hold onto our 2-0 lead against Morton on Saturday outgoing Raith Trust board member John Mainland handed over a cheque for £1000 to Raith Rovers director Dave Wann.

The money represents the profits made from last summers beer festival and the sponsored triathlon Carol Smith (from Barcelona) did to raise money for the club. That makes a total of £6000 the trust has handed over to the club this season.

The trust board wishes to thank John for all his hard work with the trust where he has been a board member since the beginning. We are sure he will continue to be involved in the club and be seen at the trust table in the south stand.

John Mainlands hands over cheque to director Dave Wann

The Backroom Boys at Stark’s Park are holding their 4th Sportsmans Brunch on Sunday 11th March, 1pm at the Gilvenbank Hotel, Glenrothes.

Guest Speakers include Paul Reid and Les Peters, and kit manager Brian Marr welcomes all members of the Raith Rovers family along to join in the fun and to help fundraise for the Backroom Boys.

Tickets are £25 (which includes a 3 course meal) and can be purchased from the office by coming and paying the money/cheque or calling Laura Jarvis on 01592 263514 to book the place.

Raith Rovers Former Players’ Association and Rovers Down South have got together to organise a unique tribute to former manager Frank Connor and the players of the successful 1987 promotion winning team, and Frank’s players up until 1990 in a reunion event to be held on Friday 2nd March, the day before Rovers Down South sponsor the match against Morton.

Frank Connor who did so much to lay the foundations for Jimmy Nicholl’s glory years, will be joined by a host of stars – Hamish McAlpine, Gordon Arthur, Jock McStay, Paul Sweeney, Gary Voy, Eric Archibald, Shaun Dennis, Billy Herd, Colin Harris, Andy Harrow, Gordon Dalziel, Ian Gordon, Ian Ferguson, Billy Spence, John Wright… with more to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Ally Gourlay said “This occasion is very unique, and while most people regard the ’94 Cup Winning side as the greatest ever, and rightly so, it should also be remembered as a culmination of what Frank Connor started back in 1986. Never in 25 years have Frank’s charges got back together, and who knows when it may happen again.”

The event takes place at the Abbey Hotel, Milton Road, Kirkcaldy from 7.00 pm. There are a limited number of tickets available for supporters to say thanks to these great club servants. The £20 ticket includes a 3 course meal, a Q&A session, and an auction of Rovers memorabilia. There may also be video footage of Frank’s Rovers on display on the night. Any proceeds will go towards RDS sponsorship of the U17s and Rally Round Rovers.

Tickets are sure to sell fast – to reserve your seat or if you have any queries please contact roversdownsouth@hotmail.co.uk. Tickets should also be available via the various Supporters’ groups that make up RRR.

So join us and a host of Rovers legends for a special night out. Let’s Rally Round The Rovers, past and present!

Two members of the Trust Board have been taking part in Decembeard which has involved not shaving for the whole of December. John and Steven have been collecting sponsorship all month and the total money raised will be split evenly between Raith Rovers FC and Maggies. The guys have agreed to extend their hairy period for an extra two days to take in the Dundee game on January the 2nd.  So there is still a chance to sponsor John or Steven and help raise some vital needed funds for the Rovers and for Maggies. They will be at the Supporters Trust table in the south stand and any last minute donations are welcome!

A scheme that provides free match tickets to young people around the Kirkcaldy area has received the backing of Barnardo’s Scotland. The initiative which has been running for three years was set up by Rovers Down South, a group of Rovers exiles based south of the border and has been supported by the Raith Rovers Supporters Trust. It distributes around 40 free tickets each season and many children and young people who have benefited from the scheme are from disadvantaged backgrounds in the local community and may not normally get the chance to support their local team.

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A number of Rovers fans (including Trust board members John and Steven) are participating in “Decem-beard” to raise funds for the Rally Round Rovers campaign. If you would like to join them, please download a sponsorship form below and let one of them know at the Trust information point in the South Stand on matchdays. Alternatively you can contact Andy Campbell of the 200 Club (andycam8@hotmail.co.uk) and register through him.

Decembeard sponsor form

There are a few Rovers related events over the next few weeks which need your support to raise as much money as possible for Rally Round Rovers.

The 200 Club are organising a race night at Charley’s on Dunearn Drive on Friday 25th November. The first race is at 8.00pm but get along earlier to choose your horses and have a flutter!

The Big Fundraising Gig is on Sunday 27th November at Kittys with  5 bands and 3 comedians. Get along between 2.00 and 9.00pm and celebrate the anniversary of Rovers winning the Coca Cola Cup.

On Monday 28th November there is a Poker Night at Styx starting at 7.30pm. All are welcome including beginners wanting to try out their Poker face!

All these events are organised by the fans and are raising money for our club so please try and get along to support them if you can.

We are delighted to announce that the Raith Supporters Trust have produced a limited edition Ronnie Coyle t-shirt for his benefit game on the 27th March.  The ‘Baresi’ t-shirt celebrates the legend that is Ronnie Coyle.

The t-shirts will be on sale at Ronnie’s benefit game on 27th March at the Supporters Trust table in the south stand. They are priced a very reasonable £10 and every penny of that will be donated to the Ronnie Coyle Benefit Fund. They will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day so make sure you don’t miss out!

Raith fans received the sad news last week that former player Ronnie Coyle’s health has taken a turn for the worse, with his body rejecting the bone marrow transplant he received earlier this year. It was thought that he had beaten leukaemia, but unfortunately that now appears to have been just a half-time lead, and he’ll have to put in a good second half performance to see it off again.

All of our thoughts are with Ronnie and his family at this very difficult time. If you would like to help the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research charity you can make a donation HERE, and if you would like to show your support to Ronnie you can buy one of our icon t-shirts HERE. The Raith Supporters Trust will donate all profits from the sale of these two t-shirts to Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.

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.