Celtic and Rangers target’s wonder goal rocks Raith Rovers as Callum Davidson enjoys winning start at Queen’s Park

When Raith took the lead through Jack Hamilton three minutes in, it had not appeared to be a joyous return to the dugout. “I felt like turning back down the tunnel and back to playing golf,” remarked Davidson afterward.Two goals from Sean Welsh, making his debut, and Cammy Bruce, his first-ever senior goal at the age of eighteen, sealed the visitors’ second straight win. They also made sure Davidson was introduced to a very particular kind of happiness again.

In response to the question of how it felt to be back, he said, “Nothing beats that three-points-on-a Saturday buzz.” He hasn’t had this exact excitement in a long. Not since his 2-1 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice in February of last year, when he was still the manager of St Johnstone, in fact, almost a year.

There’s nothing like a clean drive down the middle of a fairway or a skillful chip to within a yard of the pin. This was a great way to become back acquainted with the sensation. “I am just trying to stay a bit calmer,” he continued, having placed the golf clubs back in the bag to sign on for more of this rollercoaster business called football management.

Queen’s Park is resolute in their attempt to avoid ruining a momentous year by erasing much of their previous progress and dropping out. They will commemorate lifting the Scottish Cup for the first time in 150 years in March, and despite their struggles at the conclusion of the previous year, it appears they may be turning the corner. They have a very upward gaze now. Maybe not as close to the championship as it was last year, but the playoffs appear to be within reach.

In the meantime, over the space of around 20 hours, the circumstances at the top of the Championship have changed dramatically. Friday night, at approximately 9:27 p.m. in Inverness, Jim Goodwin’s Dundee United team scored a late goal to surpass Raith and take the lead. And that’s where they remain following a moving afternoon spent at Stark’s.

The night before the game, word leaked out that former chairman Bill Clark had passed away on Monday. The well-liked Clark was granted the kind of minute’s quiet that can be summed up in one word: perfect.

His value to Raith Rovers was well demonstrated by this courteous observance, which also revealed everything about the guy. He dedicated all to the club and guided Raith through the pandemic’s hardships before resigning as a director two years ago amidst the turmoil over the David Goodwillie signing.

Everything appeared to be in place for the home team to score three points by riding the tsunami of emotion. The sense intensified further as they quickly emerged from the traps to grab a 1-0 advantage. Following Tony Watt’s late counter the night before, Dundee United appeared to be told to do anything they could.

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