Vaughan reviving Rovers after applying fatal blow
Lewis Vaughan is desperate to fire Raith Rovers back to the Championship after playing a massive role in sending them down to League 1.
On loan at Dumbarton last season, Vaughan scored the goal that earned the Sons a point in the second-last game of the league campaign to keep them up and send Rovers into the play-off which they lost to Brechin City.
The 21-year-old is certainly making amends as he has slammed a remarkable 13 goals in nine matches to run away with the Ladbrokes League 1 player of the month award for August.
It’s a Starks Park double as new boss Barry Smith, pictured, has also been crowned manager of the month after an unbeaten start to top the table.
Vaughan said: “That goal didn’t do Raith any favours, but it wasn’t just that because things happen over the course of a season
“I don’t really care about that now. It’s in the past and it’s all about this season.
“After what happened last season we needed go in all guns blazing this season and we’ve started off really well.
“It’s been amazing on a personal note but the whole team has been doing well and long may that continue.
“I’ve got more goals already than I have ever scored in an entire season so it’s been fantastic. I don’t know what the secret is – it’s all been down to great service and play from my team-mates.
“Hopefullywecangostraight back up and that would be sweet for me after what happened last season.” Vaughan watched on as pal Ross Callachan earned his transfer deadline day move to Hearts last week and would love to make the switch to a bigger stage in the future. He said: I came through the ranks with Ross. We were in the 19s together and we made our debuts at the same time. So, when you see your mates going on to bigger and better things, it makes you want to do the same. “I had heard there was some interest last month but I’m a Raith player and I’m totally concentrating on doing my best for the club.”
Manager Smith said: “The boys have been brilliant and it has been shown in the performances and the results we have had up to now.
“It’s credit to the team as a whole that Ross got the opportunity to go and play for Hearts because, if the team hadn’t been doing well, then he wouldn’t have stood out and
LEWIS VAUGHAN people wouldn’t have noticed him.
“We were able to sign John Herron last Friday. He had been training with us for a while so we knew what we were getting.
“With Ross moving we had some money to bring John in and he will be a good addition because he has good experience.
“We were also able to bring in Dario Zanatta on loan from Hearts and I think he will offer something different for us.” The Scottish FA has accepted responsibility for a fixtures farce which means tomorrow night’s top-of-thetable SWPL 1 game between Glasgow City and Hibernian has been postponed.
A series of blunders led to the postponement – and also Hibs’ chance of playing a match at Easter Road.
Therewasalreadypressure on the domestic season from Scotland’s Euro 2017 qualification – but then the women’s under-19 side qualified for their finals in Northern Ireland as well. Fixtures in August had to be postponed and Hibs also had to travel to Romania for a Women’s Champions League qualifying group.
A revised fixtures schedule was issued in July – and it showed Hibs playing Celtic on 6 September. With their home venue of Ainslie Park already booked, Hibs switched the game to Easter Road. The club say a long time elapsed before they became aware that yet another fixture change had replaced the Celtic game with a trip to the Excelsior to play Glasgow City.
They then appealed to Scottish Women’s Football to let the Celtic game stand. The league management committee initially turned this down, but yesterday morning the SWF appeals committee ruled in favour of Hibs. A statement said: “The Glasgow City v Hibernian fixture has been postponed following an appeal from Hibernian.
“Hibernian were not properly notified of the fixture due to an administrative error on the part of the SFA.”
The decision means there will now be no game at all tomorrow night. Celtic cannot revert to playing Hibs at short notice because they have players who work shifts and can’t get time off.
Hibs head coach Chris Roberts said: “We’re all disappointed at missing out on playing at Easter Road. The last time we played there, against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, it was the most exciting club spectacle I’ve seen in my time here. We’ll try to get another game on it this year.”
An SFA spokesman added: “The Scottish FA accepts responsibility for the situation. We have apologised to the clubs involved.”
“I’ve got more goals already than I have ever scored in an entire season so it’s been fantastic”