This article appeared in the Christmas and New Year double programme for Raith Rovers’ games versus Queen of the South (26 December) and Dunfermline Athletic (2 January). The Queen of the South game was postponed, and the Dunfermline game finished 0-0. Still no goals from open play. Oil, gas and coal may be bad for… Read More Strip mining: coal heritage meets modern-day football shirts

This article was published in the Raith Rovers matchday programme for the game against Kilmarnock on Saturday 11 December. Rovers won 1-0. Last season, while we were all watching the games from our laptops, we had a predictions competition in our WhatsApp group chat. I was useless and came last, but one game I did… Read More Winds of change?

This article was published in the Raith Rovers matchday programme for the game against Greenock Morton on Saturday 20 November. Rovers won 2-1, and have not scored from open play since in the league (as of 5 Jan 2021). If you’ve followed the news, you’ll know the United Nations Climate Change Conference – also known… Read More Good COP, Bad COP? Climate change and Raith Rovers’ international links