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Still tickets on sale mate so get yourself one and go along. I still live in hope and we need as many people at Hampden to support the team to get a win. One win means we can at least delay the pain for another month. Plus the more Glaswegians there the better to balance out the pheseant feather maglashan brigade.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON IN A SIMPLE YET INTELLIGENT MANNER? I do not take much notice of the board comings and goings. I didn't understand why Jim Alexander had to leave the board and I like what David Beattie says but I am very much out the loop. There are people on here who seem to know what is going on and are very angry but they are not communicating it to the wider and larger community of Thistle fans. To repeat what others are asking CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON IN A SIMPLE YET INTELLIGENT MANNER?

It's not the people who run their own affairs though. It's the politicians. Same all the world over. If you look at Alex Salmond's political career from hard left member of 79 group to staunch nationalist to pragmatic nationalistic to caring anglophile to friend of bankers (he sucked up to RBS big time before the collapse) to friend of business - Brian Soutar, Jim McColl to confederalist he chops and changes like many, many politicians.

I am not a nationalist and I don't suffer from a Scottish cringe or "we are not good enough". I just don't see the point. We all live in the same island, we are a lot more similar with others than we like to admit and the examples of places like Belgium and Slovenia is rose tinted spectacles. They have all their own problems just like we do. It's a power grab mixed with anti-English sentiment. I don't even see the point in a Scottish Parliament, ill thought out and ill planned. Westminster had Scottish only laws and the Scottish Office had great powers and it could have been tweaked to improve. It was the romanticised polics of grieviance which continues to dominate Scottish politics. At the end of the day three things seal it for me 1. European Union. Scotland would NOT be independent. It would be a very small nation in a large Euro bureucracy. London = Bad. Brussels = Good. 2. Credit Crunch. "The Arc of Prosperity" collapsed. Ireland, Iceland etc basket cases. Being part of a bigger economy helped us cope with a world financial crisis. 3. Nationalism. Don't like it. Never have, never will. People use it as a cloak to hide behind. We have 3 to 400 000 English people in Scotland. Probably the same figure of Scots in England. Why divide?

FYI - will update soon with how many draws each very generous person gets for Cairney's top. Well chuffed to see our name on the website.

This topic is going a bit "off topic" at times but basically devolution and the election of the nationalists has made it very easy to play the "them and us" card and stoke anti-English sentiment. It is very petty to allow European students to study for free but English students must pay £9000. We are supposed to live in an open and mobile society but the SNP are basically cutting off the ability for English people to come to uni in Scotland and at the same time stopping Scottish people from going to university in England. So it brings up little gripes and chips on shoulders and continues for another topic and keeps pushing the buttons and winding people up. A very simple and effective tactic of nationalist movements. Another area we need to look at is the numbers of students we have. I studied History but will stand up and say there are far too many Arts students in fact there are far too many students. 10 hours a week at university, larger and larger class sizes, more degrees makes the qualification weaker and then students come out expecting well paid jobs but end up in call centres disaffected and depressed. The SNP wont tackle this as it's the difficult call. They just blame everything on Westminster. Responsibility for nothing but blame culture and finger pointing.

The demonisation of the English. It's an acceptable type of racism in effect. Europe = Good. England = Bad. Ridiculous and shows how petty and narrow minded the Nationalists really are. And to think the Education Minister was born in England. It's madness.

OK folks this has been on for a while so I'm going to ask for Paul Cairney to be sponsored by us so hopefully it will get into the program for the home game this weekend. Will let you knwo how I get on.

Who is going to pay for higher education? It's ridiculouse we have 50% population going to uni. There is no need. At the same time there are so many people dropping out and wasting money and effort in the system. It is abused and not respected by the very people who should be using it. http://politics.caledonianmercury.com//2011/03/12/why-john-hutton-gets-it-and-alex-salmond-doesn%E2%80%99t/

Apologies LLD - Cairney Jaggernaut - Cairney Kestrel - Cairney almacd - Cairney German Jag - Cairney Fawlty Towers - Cairney WJ - Rowson hvc1876 - Rowson Vladimir Putin - Rowson East Lothian Jag - Rowson

FYI Cairney is winning the votes cast LLD - Cairney Jaggernaut - Cairney Kestrel - Cairney almacd - Cairney German Jag - Cairney Fawlty Towers - Cairney WJ - Rowson hvc1876 - Rowson Vladimir Putin - Rowson

It's between Cairney and Rowson in the votes cast so if you contributed and want a say then please cast your vote.

Aitken Suite. It's the closest and does the job. Plus every little helps the club be it a pint or packet of crips.

Got some votes in but it's still open to all who contributed. It's one man (person) one vote so they all count.

It was Ian Maxwell List of players in the below thread. Those who paid PM me for your choice of player. I was going to vote for Stewart but felt sorry for Paul Cairney as he has Home, Away and Boots so my vote is for his Home top. However it is a democracy and I will bring you the results after voting. http://www.wearethistle.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/4016-player-sponsorship/page__st__20__gopid__61192entry61192

Here are the players available for sponsorship Those who have paid please PM your vote. Thanks to all who paid money. There is still a chance to contribute for others and sponsore some boots if needed so don't feel left out of the party. Donnelly - Away & Boots. Paton - Away & Boots. Cairney - Home & Away & Boots. Stewart - Away & Boots. Rowson - Away. Bannigan - Away & Boots. Burns - Home & Away. Campbell - Away & Boots. Kinniburgh - Away & Boots. McBeth - Home & Away & Boots. Lindsay - Home & Away & Boots. Stevenson - Home & Away & Boots. Scully - Home & Away & Boots & Gloves. Fox - Gloves, Balatoni - Away.

This is my last post. I'm away down Cruise to get some new gear to look like my ultimate hero Steph McConalogue with £350 burning a hole in my pocket. Just spoke to the club who are sending a list of players available. - I think it was Ian Maxwell but I was too embarassed/starstruck to ask. Pathetic. I am 33 years old. I think I would be intimidated if I met Southampton one game legend Ali Dia "cousin" of George Weah. Once stood behind Chic Charnley in the turnstile queue at the Jackie Husband and almost wet myself.

£350!!!! Now if more people want to add that is fine and we can see what to do with the left over (maybe some boots!?!?) but a big thanks to those who have donated. Well chuffed we can sponsor s strip. I'll check in with the club and see what's left and then we will have a vote from those who have contibuted.

One or two games with some promotion to make it an occassion I say why not? Although there is a fixture super computer I really do think they should make some events as special days like Glasgow playing Edinburgh over Christmas and New Year at rugby. They should cut down on travelling for midweek and say a potential Friday game by have fixtures against teams close to each other.

£350!!!! Now if more people want to add that is fine and we can see what to do with the left over (maybe some boots!?!?) but a big thanks to those who have donated. Well chuffed we can sponsor s strip. I'll check in with the club and see what's left and then we will have a vote from those who have contibuted. Remember PM me for more details on giving.

Magic number of £330 is within our reach. Only a few more entries needed. Please PM me for details. Come on Nomads. Think of all those god awful evil Old Firm supporters clubs over the world trying to lord it over us. Show them and Thistle there are outposts of civilisation out there.

Almost at the £300 mark. The magic number is £330. If that doesn't get people moving I don't know what will. If you have tried to send some money and were unable it is because my account was restricted as paypal and myself spotted some random fraud attempts but all good now. Nothing to do with this, just one of those internet things. Anyway - it's not far to go now. Come on North America, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Japan, Africa, England wherever you may be. Remember PM me for paypal details.

We are up to £260 now so not far now. Many thanks to the people who have just donated. Dig in people.

We are up to £260 now so not far now. Many thanks to the people who have just donated. Dig in people.

Belfast Jag just pledged some money so many thanks to BJ (ooh-er). For others don't worry the party can still be joined. PM me and I will send you my paypal details. A number of people had pledged cheques but these have not arrived yet in case there has been a problem with the post.