Having spoken to Lance on a number of ocassions, I can vouch for the fact that he is a lovely chap and extremely Thistle minded.
What he said was a mistake, and from what I know of his character he will have recognised this almost immediately.
If I was him, I would be completely distraught at some of the comments on this thread. I can see both sides of the argument, but the guy must be in pieces to see it become a 4/5 page thread.
Let's leave it now, eh?