Relegation, Yogi and "Society"
On Saturday 3rd December, approaching the midway point of the season, Raith Rovers sat in joint 4th place in the Scottish Championship, 19 points ahead of bottom-placed St Mirren. At the weekend - following a spectacular collapse which saw the club finish below the Buddies on goal difference - Raith were relegated in the most ignominious of circumstances: in a play-off, on penalties, at home to part-timers Brechin City. It was a curious experience, watching the culmination of this most farcical season play out in a desperate but entirely fitting manner. Surrendering a 3-2 extra time lead - having earlier salvaged a lifeline with a stoppage time equaliser - only to go down via spot-kicks was an appropriate end to a year that witnessed the bizarre appointment of Gary Locke, the loaning of one of our best players to a direct rival, a midfielder playing a whole match in goals, and a small-time attempt to court the "Edinburgh media" through the signing of the once excellent but no