Archive for the ‘Reclaim the Rovers’ Category

New Raith Rovers FAQ

Friday, March 24th, 2006

On 30th December 2005, a consortium of investors under the legal banner of New Raith Rovers came together to buy the majority stake in Raith Rovers from West City Developments.
We would like to give our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed and helped to bring the campagn to a successful conclusion. (more…)

Rovers Reclaimed!

Friday, December 30th, 2005

The deal to secure the future of Raith Rovers was concluded today. The New Raith Rovers consortium, of which “Reclaim the Rovers” is a part, now owns the controlling interest in Raith Rovers and Stark’s Park. The news brings to a successful conclusion 10 months of hard work for supporters in raising money and helping put together the deal. (more…)

About the deal…

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Everything you ever wanted to know about buying Raith Rovers and weren’t afraid to ask! (more…)

Rovers Buy-Out Moves Forward

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

The Community bid to secure the long term future Raith Rovers has taken 2 significant steps forward. Fans who have taken out loan fund notes have voted unanimously to release the cash to Reclaim The Rovers to support the bid. The 100% backing came in a postal vote conducted over the past fortnight. And the backing came as the fans’ representative on the board of the new company was formally unveiled. (more…)

Steps Towards New Raith Rovers

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

The community consortium bidding to secure the future of Raith Rovers has taken another step forward with the formation of New Raith Rovers Ltd. New Raith Rovers is the legal vehicle into which the bid’s backers will invest. The intention is that when the deal is concluded the new company will control the football club and will part own Stark’s Park with one of the investors. (more…)

Rovers’ Fans Hit Target

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Rovers’ fans have taken a massive step forward in their campaign to secure the future of their club. We have hit our initial fundraising target of £100,000 this week after a successful collection was held at the Morton game on Saturday. The “Take Note” appeal raised £4,169 with away fans contributing almost £400 to that total. (more…)

MP Backs Campaign

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

Local MP Gordon Brown has given the “Reclaim the Rovers” campaign a massive boost on the biggest weekend of the campaign to date. Mr Brown attended the Sunday Funday event in Kirkcaldy Town Centre with his family and explained why he is backing the community’s bid to secure the future of the club. (more…)

“Reclaim the Rovers” website launched

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005

Reclaim the Rovers logo

The “Reclaim the Rovers” campaign brings all the supporters groups together in order to raise the funds to bring Raith Rovers FC into local community ownership. This site brings together all the news and information from the campaign so that all supporters can keep up-to-date with what’s going on and how you can make the difference.

Click here to go to the site now.

Statement in regard to potential buyout of Raith Rovers

Tuesday, March 15th, 2005

Read the statement here

Raith Trust announce first fundraising target

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005

The organisers of the “Reclaim the Rovers” campaign, which aims to bring Raith Rovers FC back into local community ownership, have announced an initial fundraising target of £100,000 and revealed that they’re already on their way to achieving it. (more…)