partickthedog

Interesting. Did not see that one coming.

One of all time favourite songs. Always love it when it comes on the radio and they play the whole guitar section at the end without talking over it. On a dark desert highway driving my Mercedes Benz home from a victory in Dingwall I can sing all the words by heart.

Not being part of the in crowd, nobody told me. I assumed that you were all hiding! I have just PM'ed Auld Jag, so hopefully he will soon be back too. You cannot escape that easily!

I agree with the general scepticism about OF loanees. However, in the specific context of this season, they have already had high level training, so should be able to hit the ground running, which may be vital in the early competitive games.

Given that Celtic were one of the prime movers behind ending the season early, with our relegation being collateral damage, was last night's victory by Ferencvaros the Revenge of the Magyars?

Could they come down the canal by barge, narrow boat, canoe, coracle or raft, with online payment and ticketing in advance, and an exclusive poly-tunnel all the way from waterside to inside of stadium to avoid contact with any other human beings?

Hamilton has two exits at either side of the away stand. That should certainly help to ease crowding on the way out. On the downside, Hamilton has the slowest turnstile/ticket operators in the history of the world. Even if both entrance turnstiles are open, I can see the socially distanced queue stretching right back to Blantyre.

Journal of the Law Society?

Kris Doolan at Arbroath can be added to the list.

He was very good in the 3-1 away win at Inverness. However, sadly nothing has come anywhere near replicating his dominant performance in the 2-1 away win at St Johnstone the week before his dreadful injury. I would love to see a recording of the last 15 minutes of that game when he just owned the ball.

Hopefully he will power in a few good headers for you!

Not sure if he is a better IMO, but he should be a better IFA. You could let him defend your money.

Coming to Skye in a week's time and will be down your way!

Whenever I look at Lewis Mansell, all I ever see is Messi. LEWIS MANSELL

Our two most recent successful third tier promotion campaigns in 2000-2001 and 2005-2006, both got off to slow starts. Probably reached 15 points around Game 9.

Absolutely agree with the need for a good start, after the dispiriting and confidence-sapping way we have launched our last several league campaigns (even the two most successful in the Premier League where we almost reached top 6, and then did so, involved recovering after a poor opening spell). However, 15 points from 5 games has to be classed as an ideal outcome rather than "the only thing really acceptable".

Who's he?

While you would have dodged rubber bullets to see 10CC, I take it that you were not in love with Chas & Dave.

If we get good news, hopefully the Firhill tannoy will be blaring out "Congratulations and Arbitrations".

Generally agreed. I will be travelling to away games and will give my total backing to the team, as well as not spending any money to benefit the home coffers apart from the basic entry charge. If there was some coherent form of words to make our point that could be said/sung/shouted or put on a banner, then I would be willing to associate with this. However, it is difficult to think of any succinct and useful statement. You quickly get down to the level of (expletives deleted) "You're a bunch of self-interested cheats" which would no doubt be met by the reply "You're a bunch of self-interested losers", and fair enough too! It is simpler just to support the team and hope that they can deliver a telling message on the pitch!

On the topic of shutting down the season early, can one of the stattos tell us what would have happened if a pandemic or similar intervention had caused the 2012-2013 campaign to be brought to a premature conclusion? There was quite a lengthy period early in 2013 when Morton were 8 points ahead , but we had 3 games in hand. On a points per game basis, no doubt Morton would have had the upper hand and been declared league winners, taking the only available promotion place. At what point would Thistle have taken poll position and been able to face a league shutdown with equanimity?

He definitely came on as a substitute in a home game we lost to Airdrie. That effectively ended any outside chance of promotion. From memory we were level (1-1 , I think), when Airdrie keeper John Martin was sent off. Centre forward Steve Cooper went in goals, but was never threatened. Rather than pushing for a winner, we meekly surrendered a goal to Marvin Wilson and ended up losing. Tejero played on the wing and was ineffective, though to be fair no worse than anyone else in red and yellow that day.

Dowds and Dodds are duds.

Graeme Dorrans an honourable exception