kearny_jag

This link will be your best bet for the latest NYC "soccer" bar scene. You can pick up print copies in most of the bars showing the games http://www.firsttouchonline.com/soccer-pubs-nyc/ (appologies for the photo on the front cover). If you have time and want to watch the games with ex pats the best bet is the scots club (link above in my previous post) would also give you the opportunity to see the Red Bulls stadium I can also give you a list of celtic bars to avoid if that helps too

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scots_-_American_Club,_Kearney,_N.J..jpg Ask for Alice at the bar. Great place shows all the games. Need to get the PATH train from NYC get off at Harrison (red bulls stadium) walk up to kearny ave

Full Thistle v Dundee utd game is on BT sport catch up tv player. Just watched it again. Don't know how we didn't get 2 penalties.

Jonathan Tuffey Steven Craigan Willie Jamieson Conrad Ballatoni Andy Wilkinson Lucas Atkins James Craigan David Moss Gareth Evans Wayne Foster Rod McDonald

Had a go at this today and came up with this. Any other suggestions? Jakup Mikkelsen Daniele Charini Adrian Madaschi Steve Pitman George O’Neill Quinton Jacobs Jorge Cadete Jean Yves Anis Jukka Santala Peter Lindau Armand One

I watched the last game from up there. Great view of the pitch but sadly that was all that was great that day.

guy in front of me ripped it down at half time. ppl singing wrong club wrong flag.

On tap?

I like somewhere with plenty of screens to watch any of the earlier games. The Woodside only seems to show BBC games most of the time although they did show Man U v Reading after the game last week. The best place I found for this is the Rock on Hyndland road although as mentioned in an earlier post its not as close to the ground.

How is this place? Does it get much of a crowd pre/post game? Also wondered if it or the Royalty show all live games? Last week I went to the Rock Bar and thought this was a really good pre match bar as it has both the SPL and Premiership games live on a big screen and the other on a large LCD TV

I drove past the blaze pitches that sit behind the Strathmore pub today and realized I've never really noticed them before. As the awful idea of blaze fields is now being rooted out I wondered if any local/amateur teams use them? It looks like there is one full size and 2 small sized pitches all under flood lights. Its a shame to think they are being unused. Perhaps a good option for the club to lay some grass or 5G Turf and have a training facility?

Only 6 first division teams will be involved in Mondays draw...is this always the case? And does anyone know how they were selected? I thought the third round was traditionally when all the teams including the premier league joined in.

Reading reports today on various blogs that the bun's first signing under the EBT dual contracts being investigated by the SPL was one Christian Nerlinger. We should ask for our share of the scottish cup final money and a replay!

Whilst reading about the buns current financial mess and their comical "we don't do walking away" slogan I noticed a few sources mentioning their lowest Ibrox crowd was against Thistle on May 23rd 1979 with a reported attendance of 2000. However this is apparently an estimate and not an official SFL recording. For the same season Thistle's crowds v Rangers @ Firhill are quoted as 20,641 on Nov 4th 1978 and 18,685 on March 17th 1979. While the other game at Ibrox was 24,500 in August 1978. Im therefore sceptical about the 2000 crowd and wondered if anyone on here can remember being at that game and the size of the crowd? The figures are included here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978–79_Rangers_F.C._season Incidentally we won the Nov 4th game 1-0. There is no scorer listed on the link. Anyone know who scored Thistles goal?

That was a great day. Lots of good memories; the nerves, the great atmosphere, the sight of both sets of fans twirling the scarfs in their thousands behind the goals, and then everyone staying in the stadium after the final whistle with ears glued to the radios waiting on the St Johnstone result. The post match party at the Woodside afterwards was fantastic too. The place was a shrine to the Jags back then.

Great game. Enjoyed seeing seeing Firhill with the old Colourprint and Milk advertising boards. Would also love to see: The John Lambie Documentary "Grasping the Thistle" 3-2 win at Motherwell Alex Taylor I think scored the winner. 2-2 v Aberdeen relegation battle at Firhill. Steve Pittman freekick screamer. 1-0 v tims at Firhill early 90's. Shaw scored the winner...First time I seen us win against an Old Firm side. The two 4-3 wins against the h*ns (heard about these but never seen any footage)

Seen as their government is constantly bombing Palestine's stadium I don't think FIFA should allow them in any tournament

My first and last time in there....got in just after the game and the barmaid behind the bar told me I needed to put my Scarf in my pocket. Ok fair do's I thought. Then a group of 6 or so tims came in with scarfs and cfc hoodies etc on and the same wee troll greets then with a kiss on the cheek and never once mentions putting the scarfs away. We left and headed for Tennents...much more jags friendly. On a positive note...first game ive been home for this year and not as bad as I'd expected. At least we're good at playing sideyways.

I like this post from footymad "I think in General, supporters of the Old Firm's judgements on an issue like this are severely clouded & not to be taken very seriously. If you support Rangers you have to wear a Poppy & if you support Celtic you sing about sticking them up someone's *rse. The rest of us wonder what all the fuss is about...." For what its worth i kinda agree with the piece in the guardian expressing that the poppy has been hijacked from a image of solemn rememberance and reflection on the tragedy of war, into a rallying cry for support for recent conflicts.

Forgot how this feels

Reading this article really gets me all nostalgic about the Oliver years. This was the thistle I grew up with and things seemed so much more exciting in those days both on and off the pitch.

Kearny, New Jersey. Too many fans of the ugly sisters here

Where a bouts in the Midwest...I used to work in Kansas and then colorado. New jersey now

That's brilliant. I think it's a great idea and really good value for the cost.