At the start of 1986 Raith Rovers were a club in crisis. Languishing near the bottom of Scottish football, they were managerless and playing before crowds of just a few hundred. Yet less than a decade on the club would defy the odds to win their first ever national trophy, the Scottish League Cup, defeating Glasgow giants Celtic and qualifying for Europe in one of Scottish football's most dramatic cup finals. Unthinkable tells the inside story of that remarkable journey and thrilling final from the perspective of the management and players of the Kirkcaldy club. Drawing on illuminating interviews with all the main characters, it reveals exactly what the players were thinking each step of the way and what drove them on to achieve their unparalleled success. The true story of underdogs battling against the odds to take their place in the history of the Scottish game.

"Unthinkable!" was written by Steven Lawther.

Steven Lawther is a Raith Rovers season-ticket holder who has supported the club through thick and thin for the past 40 years. He followed the team to the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Munich on their unforgettable UEFA Cup run, and his first book, Unthinkable, recounted the club’s 1994 League Cup success. His second, Arrival, told the story of the Scotland women’s national team at the 2019 World Cup.