Barney Rubble
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On 10/7/2023 at 4:59 PM, Dick Dastardly said:
So. Did anyone do anything interesting today ?
Sat in a bar in Supetar, Brac watching nothing continuing to happen from Inverness on my phone.
26 degrees of blazing sunshine and Croatian beer @ EUR3.50 a pint was an excellent way to soothe the boredom though.
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Saw that result coming all week.
Merited, and the score tells the truth.
Arbroath have a midfield that digs, hits and scores.
We have a midfield that looks pretty on the ball and ineffectual when we cannot get on the ball. Like today.
No dig meant no ball for Graham and `Fitzpatrick. And Lawless was negated to the point of being useless.
Dools has to find a way of integrating BG and TA into the same staring line-up. There is a complementaririty there that could be outstanding going forward, but not if TA is kept on the bench every week.
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What Doolan did with McCall's squad in 3 months last season spoke volumes.
Much as I like him, McCall's a busted flush as a manager now.
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Calvin's revenge for having the audacity to enjoy yourself on a day out springs to mind.
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38 minutes ago, Woodstock Jag said:
The mind still absolutely boggles that the Glasgow Warriors could serve pints of Heineken, at a 10k capacity match at Firhill, that you could drink at your seat, but it’s strictly forbidden anywhere in the ground for a pre-season friendly against Berwick Rangers with 1/10 the people in attendance on a sunny July evening.
Football’s promoters are always asking why fans don’t stay in the stadium footprint before and after games unlike other sports? That they can get served a pint round the corner until kick off is about 70% of the reason why.
Thank you for articulating that analysis WJ.
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1 hour ago, Lenziejag said:
The proposals certainly feel like a political intervention for no apparent reason.
On the other hand, how many away days would the proposals actually affect Thistle buses egEvery single one.
1) Our bus providers would be wary about the implications for their licences (rightly so).
2) The authorities would go after low-hanging fruit (us and those like us who have a decent travelling support) before they would ever look at the ugly sisters' travelling bands.
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In my case, gone are the days where travelling to most away games constituted an attraction.
Rotten, and expensive, public transport coupled with - in my opinion - overly inflated gate prices, and inflexible policies (no cash option - see the other thread) mean it is no longer a priority to attend away games. That one is down to the clubs themselves to address.
Cappielow should be one of the most attractive and hassle free away fixtures to attend given the proximity of the ground to Cartsdyke station, however the frankly unwelcoming and unfriendly attitude of the home club meant that yesterday afternoon was spent in a Thistle friendly boozer in the West End when an unusually pleasant day (weather wise) might have seen me attend the game.
And I fully accept that is sad.
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27 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:
I don’t know for sure, but I would suspect that there is an economic reason for not taking cash. Scottish clubs are generally not in any position to turn down easy cash, so with so many not doing it, there must be a very good reason
Not in any way having a go at you DD, because you raise a very good point.
What possible reason is there for a business to refuse custom on the basis of non-digital (i.e. cash) payments? Is it moral or even acceptable to do so?
People may not have bank accounts, or be in town for a few days from a foreign country without access to digital payments, or just prefer to pay cash anyway. And they are entitled to do so if that is their choice.
What the **** is it with this big brother attitude that has clearly been accelerated by the pandemic?
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Any business that chooses not to accommodate cash payments deserves to go bust.
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For heaven's sake Jim, give it a rest.
Regurgitating the same stuff about the timing of McCall's sacking doesn't change a thing because none of us know what happened or have answers as to the rationale.
Please let it go, you aren't convincing anyone on here, and you never will when you are repeating the same tired rhetoric.
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7 hours ago, Jordanhill Jag said:
You dont need to read it
You really don't need to post it.
Repetitive and circular diatribes won't change what happened JJ. What would you want to change and what difference would it make now anyway?? (Rhetorical question - please don't feel the need to respond.).
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1 hour ago, Auld Jag said:
Thought we started slow and Queens Park had the early pressure. From about the 20th minute we started to put more pressure on them. Our first came from a cross into the box which some Thistle players missed, but McInroy knocked in. The second was the goal of the game imo a great ball into the box and Graham got in front of the defender, who didn't seem to realise where Graham was and Graham knocked it by the keeper. Really disappointing to concede right after scoring. The second half started with Queens park on the front foot and we scored the third against the run of play. Lawless got the ball after Queens Park had a throw near the corner flag, passed to McInroy who chipped the keeper.
McInroy got motm and can't think of anybody below par but a special mention for Lawless, Muirhead, Neilson and Sneddon.
A very good result.
That throw-in stemmed from Neilson deciding to go long to relieve the defence rather than play in Fitzpatrick on the halfway line. While Fitzpatrick was still berating Neilson, Graham and McInroy found out the number 15, who thought he was Franz Beckenbauer 1974 all game. Lovely chipped finish from McInroy.
Apart from losing a needless goal immediately after going two up, and and a frankly dodgy ten minute start to the second half, where we afforded them far too much space in the wide areas, that was a pleasing performance today.
Lots still to work on, particularly in the defensive mode, but much much more to be happy about this evening.
A hearty well done to the players and the management team for that one.
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A scrappy 1-0 win will do me perfectly.
Doubly so if it stops this thread becoming like the previous game's thread which from page 3 had nothing at all to do with the game in question..
Whatever happens tomorrow, please refrain from hijacking this thread with historical irrelevancies.
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32 minutes ago, Jordanhill Jag said:
So the serious Question - is why did the Directors Rush back from there Comfy Seats in the Directors Box at Ibrox - after taking the plaudits for a Good Performance from the Rangers Directors - after Banking the 300K - that in effect kept us afloat as we were in dire financial straights
Why would you be soo desperate to fire someone that day rather than wait to the Monday - we were still a point away from a Play Off - results had been poor previous games - but not a disaster
Why would they be sooo desperate to do it straight after the Game ( and what would have happened if we had won )
Sorry to labour this - but why would the Directors act in such a manner ?
What had McCall done so be treated in such a Fashion - couple of dodgy results against the Accies & Cove ? Is that it ?
I've said before that in all likelihood the decision to fire him had already been taken ahead of the cup-tie in anticipation of a horsing similar to that which Hearts administered on Sunday. When that horsing did not transpire, it made the manner and timing of the removal seem insensitive.
However, was McCall's removal justified? In my opinion, yes as the previous two performances on their own were beyond unacceptable.
As regards your question in bold above - perhaps it would be more accurately answered by Ian McCall himself rather than by anyone who posts on this forum.
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3 minutes ago, jlsarmy said:
Need to calm down a bit JJ , I know it was your friend that got sacked , unfortunately if IM had been sacked earlier after losing 6 games on the trot including Cove and Hamilton at home I believe we would have got automatic promotion.
We lost 4 players from last season, definitely 2 who wanted to play Premier League and got their moves ( Tiff and Turner ) the other 2 players Doc and Kevin Holt got offered double their Wages to play at the same level , the big mistake was not giving either of these 2 players some sort of deal .
IMO I would given Ross Docherty the gig ,he controlled things for us , Dools should have sacrificed a player to give Doc the wages he was after ( Do we need Alston ?)
Doolan’s record is good , only 3 or 4 losses in 25/26 games
I hope supporters realise this season was always going to transitional , we were never going to replace the players who left with like for like due to budget cuts because of the overspend from the previous Board and Management.
We’re only 2 League games into the season and possibly we should all calm down a bit .
Doolan has made mistakes already but I’m sure he’ll learn quickly.
Fair analysis all told.
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Alston's the one that concerns me.
Should be a good addition to the squad given his experience. However he's been introduced three times and every time we've lost a goal!!!
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Leaving aside the gulf between Hearts and Thistle right now, there is a great big hole in our midfield which Ross Docherty used to fill that is empty.
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42 minutes ago, spandau said:
I think it was Cowdenbeath we beat in the semi-final?
It was. 1-0, Steven Craig.
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12 hours ago, Lenziejag said:
Getting to the semi final 1 season in 5 on average seems ok to me.
Would prefer we weren't having to compete in this tournament. However, given we are doing so, I would expect KD to demand that the fixtures are taken seriously, and that the objective is to win the tournament.
Getting to the semi-final on average once in every five attempts sounds very similar to being happy to finish fourth in the league (not meant as a dig towards you LJ).
Should that be the level of our ambition?
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2 hours ago, CotterJag said:
Albert Craig?
He has connections to my hometown and I'm sure someone mentioned he was a Thistle fan.
Aye, but who does Albert REALLY support?
As for Ian Cameron, although both his brothers are of the blue persuasion, that is not the case with Ian.
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Six competitive games in.
W 2 D 3 L 1 F 11 A 10.
Scored in every game, conceded in every game.
The message is clear.
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5 hours ago, Big Wull said:
Today's team talk. We MUST see games out, take more chances and be more switched on at back. Score 2 or 3 before half time and they should chuck it, as their confidence low after leading last week and losing.
Hmmm.
You may be losing your touch big man..................
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3 hours ago, sandy said:
I’m of the view that our team still hasn’t bedded in yet. Give it time.
How long is time?
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1 hour ago, lady-isobel-barnett said:
Don't disagree, but do you think we will sign such a player? If we did (and we'd obviously play the guy) it would mean we'd have eight other central mids contesting a maximum of two positions. Like you I worry about the lack of dig in midfield but it would be some overload in that area.
As things stand, we have Bannigan as a defensive midfielder. No one else, unless Muirhead is employed in there in an emergency.
Let's not beat about the bush here:
1) For all his qualities, Bannigan is never, ever a primary defensive holding midfielder, period.
2) Bannigan can very successfully play off a a primary defensive holding midfielder and be a good defensive midfielder - see Ross Docherty for evidence.
3) Bannigan will almost certainly get injured and/or suspended between now and Christmas, And if not before, for certain in the new year.
As far as I can see, there is no primary Defensive Central Midfielder in this squad and that is a major concern. Williamson certainly has qualities, but being able to read a game and be a hard ******* when required are not part of those.
Arbroath away
in Main Jags forum
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McDonald had an hour after replacing the injured Fitzpatrick v Dundee Utd where he had several opportunities to take his full-back on the outside, and on every occasion chose to cut inside rather than attack the by-line and put the full-back under pressure. Decisions on his part that led to nothing worthwhile.
He hasn't been involved since, which may not be a coincidence in my view.