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A12 H21 Thanks BB

Sit in allocated seat only works if there is 100% buy in to that. If not, there are bound to be disagreements and potential confrontations. In turn, high percentage buy in only happens if people had the opportunity to choose their seat number as well as the seat numbers of the others in the travelling group. Of course that did not happen and fans will have been randomly allocated depending in part on whether they were JFG or successful in draw part 1 or part 2 or the brief general sale. Accordingly people in family and/or friend groupings will arrive with ticket numbers all over the place and will have to choose whether to split up or to stay together and risk eviction. There is no perfect solution, but I would suggest that the best pragmatic and peaceful approach is to ignore seat numbers and let people sit where they want. Then first comers will have first dibs and others will fit in as best they can. Not ideal and it will mean stewards being proactive in spotting vacant seats. However this way there is less danger of fan on fan aggro.

I think "rainy" must be the under-statement of the century! Words like monsoon come to mind. The torrential downpour did not cease all the way up and down the A9. It was the sort of weather that prompted Noah to build the Ark.

Bought. Liked the price of £18.76, which is an appropriate non-round (and therefore non-cuddly) jaggy thistle figure. Great value.

It was definitely the coldest night in the history of the world. Even the woolly mammoths roaming the streets of Alloa were wearing extra jumpers. I think that it shaded Hamilton on the Antarctic spectrum, possibly because at least at Hamilton we were warmed by an exciting fightback and Ben Stanway's epic goal. Stephen McConalogue bringing the score back to 1-2 did not even qualify as a damp squib, as any ounce of moisture in a squib froze instantly.

One to remember when he wins his first Scotland cap.

Although they do take advantage of the unique conditions at their home ground, Arbroath also travel well, especially against us. I can recall them winning or drawing several games at Firhill in recent seasons, and often they have been the better team. They are not just big and ugly high ball and set piece merchants. They also play some very good football. I am expecting nothing less than a tough encounter. They are not in a strong third place far ahead of more fancied teams for no good reason..

Out of likes. Good to hear.

Good to see Murdo McLeod (2nd from left next to Danny Lennon) there, as I was aware that he has been through a very difficult time healthwise.

Would I be right in saying that Inverness v Raith Rovers was going to be the final in 2020, but was never played due to COVID? Perhaps the teams could play for both trophies (2020 & 2026) in the one match. If it goes to penalties they could have 2 separate shoot outs, one for each trophy.

ORDER That's a tall order.

Dunfermline's first equaliser was always coming as we sat back from 1-0 and tried to defend the lead. Brilliant impact from Alex Samuel off the bench and a well-taken goal. He has really been so much better than expected. From 2-1 we managed the game much more proactively and were well on top and could have scored more. Dunfermline's second equaliser came from nowhere. Disappointing as such late concessions have been very rare this season. Sort of feel that we deserved to win simply because we scored 2 good goals and they scored 2 scrappy ones.

Great goal by Chalmers, but since then we have sat back far too much, thinking we can hold out at 1-0 till the end. Not sure if that tactic will work. Dunfermline have been poor but might improve. I would be happier if we were more proactive and had some play in their half.

Rescheduled Cup ties tend to follow fairly soon after the original intended fixture date. With league games there can be much longer delays. It would be very difficult to keep track of who was eligible for which league game. It seems to be hard enough with the Cup!

I am sure that I saw the number of tickets as 1344 somewhere, but I cannot remember where that was. I really hope that more are made available.

I cannot participate in this conversation due to a conflict of interest.

In Ben's JagZone interview with Michael Max, he spoke about considering matters at the end of the season. Quite reasonably he gave no promises as to what his decision would be. Ben always strikes me as an honest sort of guy. He did not have to say what he did, and I do not think that he would have spoken in that way if he had already signed a contract with another team. Equally I accept that I have never watched the Traitors, and I might be totally naive!

Just thinking of the other current thread about games you wish you had attended. With all the jeopardy, the added time winner and no doubt the mad celebrations, the women's team's game today would certainly be a contender. Was there a pitch invasion?

As regards Jags games I have been to and would like to go back to again, it takes a lot to beat the Scottish Cup run of 2002 and the pulsating away midweek cup ties against Dundee and Inverness. Driving rain under the lights with both teams going at it full tilt and fantastic goals, with Thistle coming out on top. However, on reflection the games I would choose would be where there was an element of jeopardy and we looked like losing but pulled it back from the brink. Elation and relief are a strong cocktail. So I will go for Hearts away in 2014, to preserve our Premiership status, where Gary Fraser’s epic shot turned the tide, and the never to be forgotten play off win at Peterhead and that incredible moment when everyone realised that Billy Gibson’s deflected free kick had somehow found its way over the line to rescue what had seemed the lostest of lost causes. For a Thistle game i did not attend, having seen plenty of footage of 1971, I think that my time machine would whisk me back to the 1921 Scottish Cup Final. Quite apart from watching Thistle dismantle Rangers and lift the Cup, it would be fun to see the young Auld Jag’s balaclava stand out from the universal sea of flat caps. For a non-Thistle game I would choose Hereford v Newcastle in the glorious mud bath of their FA cup tie. That goal by Ronnie Radford gets better every time I see it, and I would have loved joining in with the most joyful and spontaneous pitch invasion ever.

Martin Peters and Francis Lee would have been a formidable forward line.

Hi again BB. Forgot to give you my middle order A01 A23 Innings closed. Many thanks, BB

BB, I have decided to open the batting with: A12 A12 A22 H21 Many thanks, as always. The Return of the Umpire!

I am sure that I read somewhere that it was expected to be around 2 more weeks. Cannot think where, perhaps one of James Cairney’s articles? In that case maybe set for a return after the St Mirren cup game, which he could not have played in anyway.

That is brilliant. Did anyone have the presence of mind to screen shot the real time league table in that 3 minute window..,,…. ……….before as all windows do, it slammed shut!

This may be shifting the goalposts slightly, but were we sole top of the real time Premier League table at a point in the second half of our third league game in 2013-2014? As you say we began with a draw v Dundee Utd. We then beat Ross County away to get to 4 points. Our third match was a midweek game v Hearts. Were we playing ahead of the other games? We took the lead to reach a real time 7 points which I think would have put us top. Unfortunately Hearts equalised and 5 points at the end of the game was not enough for top spot.