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Thanks for replies, great to have a Thistle forum for these things! To the critics, would it be acceptable to you if it was made clear that AI had been used? The technology does seem to be pretty good at tidying up blurry photos and the results seem realistic and faithful. We're thinking that an icon could be imposed each time it's been used and also the original sketch/photo would be place in the 'Gallery' tab for reference, icon example for George Hurry:

At end of game Scott Martin said ‘good luck in the play offs’ to the ST J backroom staff. They weren’t too chuffed 🤣

...and stole the city end terracing.

It seems to me that with the return of injured players imminent and the probability of playoffs, not to mention the slim possibility of direct promotion, the coaching team has to concentrate on maintaining a winning mentality. In that case, every game has to be taken seriously as a target of 3 points. Faltering or reducing effort would hobble what has been a remarkable team spirit so far.

Happy Jimmy Craigen day, to all who celebrate

Exactly 9 years ago... April Dools Day! KRIS DOOLAN became just the 9th man to score 100 competitive goals for Partick Thistle - the first new addition to the club since Davie McParland more than 50 years earlier. The goal put him #1 in terms of league goals scored (91). Sat-01-Apr-2017 Partick Thistle 2 Ross County 1 (SPFL Premiership - game 30) →

In fairness to Clarke International friendlies are nowadays a waste of time. Only value from a Scotland perspective is to give minutes to guys like Gunn and Paterson who aren't playing at club level. Moving back to Thistle related events. Yesterday pretty much confirms second place which given there are still 5 games to go is a really excellent achievement. It now leaves us with a free shot at chasing down St Johnstone secure in the knowledge that we have an 11 day rest period if we have to enter the playoffs. The rest of the league is starting to finalise. Its not impossible Ayr don't win a game between now and the end of the season however it still looks like County and Airdrie would struggle to get 7 points from their remaining fixtures. Also looks like Arbroath and Dunfermline are getting close to clinching 3rd and 4th. However Dunfermline have a pretty busy April with 7 games in less than 4 weeks. Hard to see their squad being in great shape for the playoffs. Arbroath seem to have not picked up as many points since January and their squad may struggle to sustain any sort of playoff run. Our fixture run in is interesting. If Ayr don't sack Brown its possible we play Ayr at the right time. By the time we play Dunfermline they could be tired after 3 games in 7 days and equally comfortable in 4th. Airdrie may be relegated by the time we play them on the 18th. Hard to see how Arbroath and Queens Park will have much to play for by the time we play them in the last 2 games. Conversely St Johnstone will have to play Arbroath next week who will still need points to secure the playoff and 3rd. Airdrie will probably need something against them on the 11th to have any hope of avoiding 10th. That being said its hard to see us winning the league unless we get 5 wins and even then St Johnstone would need to drop 4 points given their goal difference so its still far more likely we finish second In the Premiership its possible for anyone of Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Aberdeen or Dundee to be in the playoffs. Its also looking unlikely that it will be resolved until the last fixture so whoever goes into the playoff probably goes in having not had any rest and perhaps a bit dejected having slipped into 11th on the last day. Our bench on Friday looked quite strong and if we go to the playoffs hopefully we get a couple more back. I think livingston last year showed that to get through the playoffs you need a big squad, a bit of a rest and to catch the 11th placed team when they are on a downer. We look like we might be shaping up for that.

The AGM was 4 weeks ago yesterday - must have been a really hard set of questions that were put to the club.

Absolutely sickened by the vandalism and racist sh1t scrawled on seats and in toilets in the JLS by some Raith ****w1ts. Hopefully CCTV will be able to ID them although I assume they will be wearing face coverings. Expect the bill will be sent to Raith or it will be deducted from their prize money. On another point who was responsible for the stewarding? Thistle as the hosts or the SPFL as organisers?

A nail biter at Almondvale last night, but we found a way for a 7th straight league win, young Seb Fisher the hero (22nd different scorer all comps). Favourites QP still have 2 games in hand, but we're ahead on PPG for the first time! 5 cup finals to go... keep believing... 2025-26 (Youth - Under 19s) →

Just read these responses with increasing despair. Are the board so complacent that they don't feel in any way compelled to give a clear answer to even the simplest of questions? ChatGPT could have been given a prompt to reply to the questions in an evasive style and been more informative. The low point for me is the question and answer below. This is absolute nonsense and anyone that thinks it is acceptable to reply in such a condescending and meaningless way should not be in this job. Dreadful, worse than nothing. When will the Club be appointing a new Chair? The Board fully intends to appoint a Chair. With the AGM now behind us, and a clear plan to now work towards driving the club forward for the next five years, the composition and skillset of the Board is high on our agenda, and we will make an appointment in due course.

Well done to Ben S.👍 Even those who didn't vote for him as first choice will acknowledge his effort and enthusiasm. He also comes across as being a pleasant modest lad who's first and foremost very much a team player. Also great to see a Youth Academy player get the Senior award. I guess the only way Ben will be playing for us next season is if we get promoted. Even if we were, still a bit of a long shot at that. Whatever I wish Ben all the best with his future career.

Club advising fans to allow extra time for entry today as Police Scotland will have search stations in place looking for pyro’s and anyone in possession could face a football banning order. So keep the flares at home unless pairing them with a nice polo top and velvet blazer.

Hello folks I share your frustration on the point to do with post-AGM comms. We sent the questions to the Club Board on 13th February (day after the AGM). As best I understand it, most of the responses were prepared in fairly short order after that, but there were a couple that couldn’t be answered properly without up-to-date information. It was felt better to provide answers as a package rather than in dribs and drabs. We have reminded the Club Board several times that there was a shared commitment to get these responses out and have been chasing on an almost weekly basis. The recent changes at Club Board level have put more pressure on the remaining board members in terms of capacity, and they’ve also required the process for management accounts to be changed and for the Club to implement some systems changes to make sure they are kept current going forwards. The Club has received active assistance on management accounting and a number of other projects from the recently restructured Finance Working Group (and Sandy Fyfe in particular) and this means reporting is now back up to date. We most recently reminded the Club Board of the need to get the post-AGM communication out on Monday evening (when we met with them to discuss this and several other matters) and have been given an assurance that the Q&A will be ready by Friday. The broader piece on active engagement is one we have been constantly impressing upon the Club Board, though they have faced some challenges in recent weeks operating as a smaller team. Once board numbers are restored (something that is being actively worked on at the moment) the Club Board knows the expectations of engagement on them and their expanded team. And we’ll expect that to be delivered and they know they will be accountable to us on that. Thank you for bearing with us on this. It’s not as slick as it should be.

Exactly 25 years ago... promotion won at Forthbank... Lindau day! Sat-31-Mar-2001 Stirling Albion 0 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL Second Division - game 31) → ssstwitter.com_1774975830328.mp4

I do hope that Roy McGregor is getting ready to take his medicine.

Alex Samuel has contract extended for 1 year by the club.

Ben McPherson was our 18th different scorer in all competitions this season. Only 3 seasons in history have a greater spread, see below: 21 - 2018-19 20 - 1957-58 19 - 2006-07 18 - 1892-93 18 - 1912-13 18 - 1942-43 18 - 1999-00 18 - 2019-20 18 - 2025-26

Last three seasons we've finished with 57, 55 and 55 points. Tonight we have 56. With 6 games to go.

The ultras created a great atmosphere last night, St.Johnstone fans also played their part. Great to see Firhill with a big crowd and it's not any of the old firm.

The ultras add a great atmosphere in the Lambie stand and also at the St.Mirren game. But i have stopped wearing the balaclava as often over the past couple of seasons because of some of the groups associated with wearing them and ultras are one of those groups.

Unbelievable that Scott Gemmill is still in place as under 21 manager. He's achieved the grand sum of hee haw in a long tenure.

Also means that we cannot finish in the bottom 2 now!

Could you explain what, specifically, you mean by this? I genuinely can’t think of anything that TJF has failed to communicate (promptly) to the fans this season. To the best of my recollection, every time you’ve asked us about when something was going to be published or announced it was answered promptly and/or it was something that was for the Club, not TJF, to answer.

There was a nice cameo at the Ayr game when Ben and Banzo were tussling for the ball right in front of the Thistle fans at the Railway End. Both went at it full tilt with Banzo coming out on top on this occasion and winning a free kick. However, there was a mutual gesture of respect between the two of them as they parted company to get on with the game, which was good to see. Sporting rivalry and camaraderie is not quite dead!

To be completely honest it's a legacy of the circumstances in which the pledge first started. It's not where I'd start from if we were starting from scratch today. I suppose it hasn't been considered necessary to ring-fence TJF donations because, as one of the two trustees, TJF's board is asked to sign-off on the Club's budget proposals each season (under the Club-Trust Agreement) anyway. We therefore have a clear indication of the balance of spending priorities and the wider budget of which pledge income is a part. There is a risk that ring-fencing or similar could end up being an entirely artificial process, as if TJF decides to fund something that have been happening anyway, the Club Board might then simply bank the saving on that budget line and allocate the up-side somewhere else. How did the Pledge start? Regular monthly TJF contributions to the Club of £10kpm started in July of 2023, after a one-off £50k donation made in June 2023. This financial support was committed to because a financial disclosure exercise in the first half of 2023 indicated that the Club was at risk of running out of cash, following substantial losses. It was TJF's way of "doing our bit" to help keep the lights on while the Club sought external investment (later delivered through Donald McClymont and his wider network). Why was the Pledge done as a donation? There was some internal debate on TJF's board at the time about whether our financial support should be (a) a donation or (b) a subscription for shares. In the end (a) was chosen as the mechanism because it was the simplest to deliver in short timescales and it involved zero administration costs. The June donation and the follow-on pledge provided the Club with a guaranteed £160k of income for the 2023-24 season that could be factored-into the 2023-24 budget. One of the consequences of it being a donation is that it counts as "income" on the Club's Profit and Loss account and therefore makes the Club Board's task of delivering an (on-paper) breakeven budget (significantly) easier. Had we gone down a cash-for-shares or soft loan route, it would have shored up the balance sheet/cash reserves but wouldn't have positively impacted the P&L. Initial lack of member consultation Because the pledge was introduced relatively urgently, there was not time to seek formal approval for it from members at TJF's summer 2023 AGM (the papers for the business had already gone out). However, a commitment was made to seek member consent for this financial commitment to continue beyond the 2023-24 season at the summer 2024 AGM. Member feedback to the pledge announcement was overwhelmingly positive and there was significant membership and donations growth around that time. Academy Pledge Separately, in November 2023, we consulted about starting the Academy Pledge at £2kpm. This was endorsed by a membership vote and started in December 2023. This is technically not a hypothecated donation either, and it goes straight to the Academy's bank account to use as it sees fit. But another way of looking at this is that it sort of is a hypothecated donation, insofar as it must be used for the Academy rather than for just any purpose at the Club. Renewal of the Club and Academy Pledges and introduction of the PTWFC pledge During the 2024-25 budget discussions in April 2024, TJF's board was asked by the Club Board what level of direct financial support it felt able to provide for that year ahead. TJF's board indicated that, at the then subscription levels, we could probably commit to increasing the pledge to £12.5kpm (£150kpa). However, we stressed that this would be subject to member approval at our AGM. At the summer 2024 AGM, members were invited to approve three pledges: £12.5kpm (£150kpa) for the Club £2kpm (£24kpa) for the Academy £5k for the 2024-25 season for the Women's team These were overwhelmingly endorsed by members, with either one or zero objections. Pledges exceeded for 2024-25 As with the previous year, the Takeover and other sponsorship actually meant the support given to the Club directly in season 2024-25 was in excess of £170k. The Women's team pledge was similarly exceeded by over £2k, thanks to a series of auctions/raffles on the PTWFC Foundation Shirts and our sponsorship for the Petershill Takeover event. Pledges renewed for 2025-26 As we approached our summer 2025 AGM in mid-June, the Club Budget had not yet been agreed. TJF had indicated, to help the Club Board, Academy and Women's team with their respective planning assumptions, that TJF's board would recommend to members renewing the pledges at existing levels and on the same terms. Members (again) decisively endorsed all three pledges at the AGM. There was no desire at that point in time to pull the rug from under the Club Board at precisely the point when it was clearly struggling to develop viable proposals for a breakeven budget. Greater member input into allocation of funds. There was some discussion at TJF's summer 2025 AGM about whether TJF's contributions should be in some way ring-fenced (and one member suggested it should be ring-fenced to the playing budget). His view was that this would be a major driver for additional sign-ups and donations. We agreed to explore options for greater member input into how pledges/spending is allocated, and that is something that is now being taken into account as the Club Board develops its 2026-27 budget proposals.

Too hard to narrow down. Most players have had very good seasons in their roles. Some have maybe faded a little from very bright starts but are still contributing. Tso'anelo Lets'osa Some are under appreciated for their overall contribution. Aidan Fitzpatrick Some have just had fantastic games when the metrics dont indicate it. Robbie Crawford vs Ross County Some are just very consistent and again dont get the credit they deserve. Paddy Reading Even the three main players who are injured could all have been candidates. Watt, Chalmers and Smyth Lee and Dan have been solid at the back too and are arguably the best pairing in the league. Ben McPherson has been a revelation for me and up the with Jack McMillan with the potential to go higher if he stays fit. Josh Clarke has been very good. He has gone into consideration for senior Interational football. Alex Samuel and Ben Stanway would be my pick, at a push for senior and young player of the season but there are many viable candidates, which is a great place to be in.

Always good to see Thistle scoring inventive goals. The first began with an amazing free kick routine between Ben Stanway and Paddy Reading. I have seen a few variations on the theme of pretending to get a free kick wrong. but then suddenly scoring. I remember Gordon Strachan being particularly clever at this, both for Aberdeen and Scotland. However, we took this art form to a new level in actually conceding possession to the opposition, so they relaxed, and then immediately winning the ball back. County were totally wrongfooted, and had no answer to the Bob Crawford/Alex Samuel combo. The second was incredibly skilful one touch football, while County watched in admiration. Ethan Ingram back heels to T'soanelo Lets'osa who cunningly bounces the ball off the crossbar to Aidan Fitzpatrick who sets up Bob Crawford to fire into the roof of the net. 4 brilliant touches (or 5 if you include the crossbar). The third was more conventional, but it was wonderful to see so many Thistle players flooding forward simultaneously to outnumber the County defence. Aidan Fitzpatrick down the left, Ben Stanway through the middle and goal machine Ben McPherson down the right. Superb stuff!

A great win especially after losing the early goal. Performance wise a bit of the curate's egg but maybe to be expected with the busy schedule. Good that we now are back to playing Saturday to Saturday (or Friday when tv decides). Well done (again) to the coaching staff and players. Excellent crowd as well for a cold Friday night. Now hoping for Queens Park to take points off the Saints.

Let's take the positives. It is the fear of having to face us in the play offs that has caused Dundee United to up their game.

Didn’t think taking off Luke Mcbeth was the right decision when changing to a back 4 , would have played Mcbeth as the holding midfielder and taken off T or Crawford and possibly pushed Stanway further forward . McBeths physicality in the middle of the park would have helped us

So given the depth and quality of the Saint Johnstone squad, to which Wilson has already referred, surprisingly we stand on equal terms with them with a win each and two draws. I think this is commendable performance given the lack of depth in our squad aggravated by the recent trio of injuries and the suspension of O'Reilly. Four of our key players missing from tonight's game. I must admit I was dreading this game because of the above factors and thought we might be heading for a heavy defeat. So we'll done to the manager, coaching staff and players and especially all the fans who were at the game. who by securing a draw moved us another point ahead of Arbroath. If we win our remaining 7 games I'm sure we will be well in the hunt for the title. C'mon the Jags.

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As a “politician” once said, “I salute your indefatigability”👍

Scandalous that Ben S has been overlooked again. For perspective here's Kyle Ure's Championship stats: Games 15; Goals 0; Assists 1

I think some of the critiscism of Fitzpatrick is a little bit harsh, he was being deliberately targetted by the Morton players and was hacked down 3 or 4 times. This happens most games where the opposition clearly see him as a threat and target him. While the game itself is was not a cracker it was yet another reminder of this teams never say die attitude. Whether it be Alex's last minute brilliant goal or Ethans incredible block on the line, this squad does not give up. Onto friday and hopefully a full house on friday night to back the players and even be a nice wee payday for the club since we need the money as well. I think i heard that hospitality is already sold out as well

On this day 1944, SHANKLY puts Thistle 2 nil up at Ibrox... Who put the ball in the Rangers net? #25 →

I hear they also put holes in the JHS roof 😉🤪

An excellent away point against Hibs today It definitely looks like we are becoming harder to beat so all credit to the manager and players. Reminder about the Race Night on the 17th to raise funds: https://ptfc.co.uk/product/ptw-race-night/

On this day 1951, the 18th trophy is won in an Easter Monday snow storm... champions of Glasgow! Big Adam Forsyth with the cup, the hero of the hour. The majority of the 51,300 attendees were braving the open terraces – but they were rewarded by “a true thriller”...delve in to our comprehensive hub... 'Scrapbook' tab greatly exteneded; 'Gallery' tab extended... Mon-26-Mar-1951 Partick Thistle 3 Celtic 2 (Glasgow Cup Final) →

In fairness he was in with the supporters and it was probably more a booking because he was taking his time and running down the clock Wasn't a great silky game of football last night but I reckon Wilson and Rae got the tactics and selection spot on. A Dougie Imrie relegation threatened team was always going to be brutal, physical football and we were just more physical and stronger than Raith. Putting McPherson up against Stevenson massively restricted any threat from Raith down our right and also limited Easton. The only place Raith were getting any joy was down our left side as Doherty was running into positions that Loughrey didn't feel comfortable going into and Fitzpatrick struggled to cover. Once Doherty went off injured Raith really struggled to get out and have that much possession. Raith's only real tactical switch was to through on their winger (Chin) to try and attack Lougrey but you could see Rae on the thistle bench immediately telling Wilson what they were trying to do and subbing Lougrey for Reading just closed off that threat. Raith did hit the bar and have a couple of half chances but I thought our press against their defence meant they were just reduced to lumping balls to Innes Cameron which more often than not O'Reilly, Ashcroft and McBeth mopped up. Great to see McPherson get his goal. How on earth he's not in the U21 squad is mind boggling. Ingram does look like decent player. Bud did well particularly with the early save on the line. Best game from Turner in a long time. Fitzpatrick was in and out the game last night but I would take that every game if the end product is a goal and an assist. Alex Samuel holding the ball in the corner and fending off an army of Raith players was probably moment of the game and just great entertainment. However in my opinion M(en)OTM for me were Wilson and Rae. I would be amazed if anyone had forecasted that starting 11 and playing McPherson as right winger but it all worked and even when the subs were made Wilson and Rae knew exactly what to do. Also interesting to watch them looking at the players taking the applause from the fans, they looked like really proud parents

Our Head Coach is managing just fine.

No mention about searching down the back of the sofa. There's still hope.

Is this a Jagger which I see before me

Whilst these injuries are disappointing I don't think we should be running up the white flag in terms of the title at the moment. We might need to change formation and use some youngsters but we can still win games. There is a great spirit in the squad and now more than ever the players need us to get right behind them starting on Friday night. In January when Queens Park sold their top scorer whilst at the bottom end of the table I thought they were done for but the players pulled together and have climbed up the table so we just need to grind out as many wins as possible over the next 8 games!

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Although it’s unlikely we will catch St Johnstone, I must admit second place is above my expectations at the start of the season with a restricted budget. Well done Mark & Alex

Always good to beat this mob. We lack a fair bit of creativity with Logan injured and as seen last night Fitzy gets some close attention from the opposing defenders. He drew at least three fouls and a yellow card. Ben Stanway has had to shift back a bit with Smyth out. We could really do with more from Lets'osa and Crawford on the ball. The team keeps giving its all and the effort and determination is summed up by Alex Samuel. Who'd have thought our faint title chances are resting on his shoulders ( and goals)? Hopefully Watt isn't out long as Diack has shown nothing in his admittedly brief cameos since returning from Kelty. If Paddy Reading is out too we are getting back to the bare bones situation of last season, with little scope for change from the bench. We couod probably do with Scott Martin right now but the decision to loan him and the reasons behind it were pretty clearly laid out by Wilson at the time.

As much as I want us to get back to the Premiership we must keep the finances under control so rather than add to the wage bill with a player or two who would certainly not be match fit it would make more sense, to me at least, to give some of the younger players a chance if required. Part of the reasoning in Wilson's appointment was his knowledge of the youth academy and willingness to use the younger players. One of the things that has impressed me about Wilson is his willingness to change formation and style for certain games so hopefully we can do enough to, at least, get second spot over this final quarter.