Raith Rovers new signing has played for three clubs since leaving France for a new career in Scotland — and Forfar, Stranraer and Clyde have all suffered the drop.

The striker fears he may be jinxed, and has targeted his first season at Stark's Park as the chance to break the curse.

"I think I'm jinxed!" he told SportsPress. "I'm not a religious guy but I'm superstitious, and everywhere I've gone there's been bad luck.
"Forfar were relegated in my first season, and although I got promoted with Stranraer, they got into financial trouble and were relegated last season.

"I went to Clyde for six months, and they had financial problems as well, and then got relegated.

"I prefer not to think about me being bad luck because if I am I don't want my team mates to bully me because of it!"

Despite suffering relegation at each of his clubs, Tade has still managed to impress onlookers, and had two clubs fighting over his signature this summer.

"When I was released by Clyde I was just waiting to see if any teams were interested, and Ross County and Raith Rovers called," he said.
"When the gaffer here called me I was very excited because I knew they had a strong team, and I was hoping to stay in the First Division.

"As everybody knows, County is very far to travel so Raith was the best option because the team is young, and the gaffer's plan for this year and next year works for me."

Another factor that sealed his move to Raith was the offer of a two-year contract, the first of his career.

"That was amazing," he beamed. "Five years ago I was told by a club in France that I would never play professional football.
"The guys I played with were meant to be the next Zidane and Henry. These guys cannot find a team now, but I now have a two-year contract at a great club.

"A one-year contract is something you don't want in football because you don't know what to do. At the end of the year you're left asking have I done enough? Did I score enough goals to get a move? And when you're phone is not ringing you get worried.

"You put in the hard work to get settled at a club, then it's all over.
"So when the manager said to me I would be signing for two years that made me very happy.

"He doesn't want me just for a wee shot or something snappy, he wants to work with me and improve me as a player and a person."

Tade is brutally honest over his own ability, believing hard work makes up for a lack of it.

"I'm not talented, at least I don't think I am, but I work very hard and that's what's got me where I am now," he said.

"Sometimes it's not just down to talent. You have to do the extra shift.
"Raith fans can expect me to work very hard. They will never see me complaining about a pass, or putting my arms in the air because I can't be bothered running the channel or closing a man down.

"I know myself, I will close a man down until I get something from it. I will always jump to win a flick-on even though I get kicked many times. I will try as hard as I can every time I'm on the pitch."

Tade joined his new Raith team mates for the first time last week as preseason training got underway.

"If this is how they were training last year, no wonder they won the league," he said. "They work very hard, they've got great players, great team spirit and the fitness levels are impressive.

"At Stranraer I was one of the fittest players, but when I started here last week, I was just an average. That tells me how good it is for the team.

"I don't think we'll be struggling to stay up. I've been in the First Division for six months, and although I haven't seen it all, I've seen enough to know that the team we've got at Raith can compete with other teams, no problem.

"It would sound arrogant if I said we could challenge for the title, but if you don't set goals you'll never get anywhere.

"So when we go on the pitch, we're not going ot be thinking about staying in the division. We'll play as if we wan't to win the league.

"When you start a football game the score is the same, nothing each. You have to want to win every game. The teams with the biggest signings don't necessarily win the league. It's down to work."