Barney Rubble

Looked a horrid injury - knew what it was right away from personal experience. Hope he gets back to full fitness in due course. Not an injury to be wished on anyone, believe me.

Not doubting you, but the basis for this is what?

This. We have a way to go yet, so like last season, one game at a time. The next game is always the biggest.

Superb cross and finish for the goal. And that was all. Nothing to fear from those two. Believe.

Can't give a toss - we'll be playing the east end buttock to be champions of Scotland in May. And Stevie Lawless will score a double to secure it.

Pretty much this. Could have lost it, could have won it. On the basis of that performance we'll be shaking teams up to get into the top six, rather than praying for points to avoid a play off spot.

Isn't his degree in engineering? I could be wrong about that, though.

Tell that to Schalke 04 and watch the reaction.

RIP Colin. Any news on the circumstances? IIRC, Colin and his brother Tom were the first brothers to face each other on the opposite sides of a smelly sisters game.

Not at all. That piece of scum is not welcome at Firhill in any way, shape or form. Home or away team.

Forget the verbals guys. WHAT WAS THE F***ING SCORE???

Hemmings has signed for Cowdenbeath.

Let it go, man. Anger and vitriol is not warranted for a man who put together the best footballing side in the red and yellow in at least 35 years. We are better than that.

Won't be early Saturday as Sky always open the season with the SPL Champions.

Finished his career at Whitletts Victoria at the age of 51.

He also played alongside Archie from 2003-2006, so could well be on the radar.

Grant, not sure I said he was poor in the SPL. I said he was incapable of taking us to another level. Also to imply we only got relegated because he left is open to question. Ever thought that he might have left (twice) because he knew he couldn't take us any further? Yes I know that is conjecture on my part. But the converse is also true on your part. I'm well aware that some of my opinions on Lambie will not gain favour with a fair few on here, but they are still well worthy of reasoned debate.

Thanks for the reasoned response, SussexJag. I'd like to take you up on a few things though, in the constructive spirit of debate. 1) Ayr have been to more cup-finals and semis than we have in the last 30 years 2) Archie has us playing the best football we have seen at Firhill since the mid-70s, I'm sure you will agree that's not up for discussion. Frankly, IMO this year's league win trumps anything Lambie did for Thistle, although I will acknowledge that his tenure from 1999 - 2003 was probably the most significant of his four periods in charge, given the club's plight at that time. 3) Lambie's record in the SPL with Thistle (and Falkirk) was hardly indicative of someone who could take a team to another level in the top division, bearing in mind that he certainly had funds and considerable talent available to him at Falkirk. Also the players he chose to release at the end of 1994-95 season, given that he subsequently went to Falkirk soon afterwards, have always been a source of suspicion to me about his motives at that point.

Both. O'Donnell is the better footballer of the two, IMO. However, McMillan is versatile and can credibly cover at least three positions (RB, CB and CM), and that flexibility may be vital as we will likely have the smallest squad in the SPL next season.

That may be true, factually. I've been watching Thistle since 1966 (sorry), and Lambie is nowhere near as good as some people on here would have him. But that is just my opinion.

Alex McLeish won it that year.

I respect your opinion. Name my inaccuracies, please.

And never above 8th in the top division. Compare and contrast with Bertie Auld and Davie McParland.

No - but we were hardly making great progress under him were we? And he shafted us big style by 1) going to Falkirk and 2) the players he conveniently got rid of before went to Falkirk. Murdo McCleod was a crap manager for sure, but dig a bit deeper folks. He got handed a pile of dross by Lambie.

What bit did I get wrong?