exiledjag

I have a copy of the declaration and the reading of the document suggests the concept of a King serving the people (and not the other way round) was driven by the Scottish Nobles and the Church. I have no doubt RTB colluded but not sure it was his idea. Further reading also indicates The that the declaration, a revolutionary document for its time, was written with the Pope and the Hierarchy of the Catholic Church intended as the main recipients. The purpose of the document was to persuade the Pope to lift the excommunication of Scotland. King Edward of England was the main advocate of excommunication which he thought would isolate and therefore weaken Scotland in Europe. Today the ame strategy is called Brexit and for Edward read Boris - nothing much changes!!

We are overdue a win against Arbroath but agree that Home advantage is 'big' for Arbroath and they are in reasonable form! I am confident we can do the business but so much will come down to how strong the referee is. From our perspective we are going to Arbroath with a solid midfield, with more creativity in the team than we have had for years and with two Strikers who can score goals and equally important are not afraid to mix it with the central Defenders. My only doubt is our back line which is very much WIP. Overall we are a much better organised team than in recent matches against Arbroath. IMO the Referee is important because in the past two games at Gayfield their two Central Defenders have dominated our Strikers by doing pretty much what they wanted legally or with an excessive degree of nastiness! Graham and Rudden won't sit back and take this sort of treatment so we could be in for some fireworks! The Referee has got to stamp his authority on the game and in particular on the challenges made by the Central Defenders. One final point and its old news. If Arbroath play Bobby Linn down the left and McKenna doesn't get a grip of him it will make life very difficult for us! Another Gibson (QofS) situation where it took about 50/60 minutes to restrict his impact on the game! 2-0 or 2-1 to the Jags!

Wondered when the thread would get round to this. Next the manager, though would have though would have thought the CEO should go first!

Seems a good signing. Reports describe him as a midfield player and/or winger. The common denominator is pace! Seems he has plenty of this attribute and that can't be a bad thing for a Jags squad! Welcome to Firhill and the very best of luck Jake.

Still no word of signing the 3/4 additional players McCall said he was looking to bring to Firhill. Can anyone share any inside information - a name, a position or even a statement that a signing(s) are imminent? How long do we have before this transfer window closes?

Thank you all for enlightening me. Appreciated.

I saw Fitzpatrick in only a few games and a couple of things occurred to me. 1. He was a good and very promising young player but somewhat short of the hype related to him! 2. When he transferred to Norwich who obviously thought he had the potential to be an English Premier or Championship Player I thought he wasn't physically ready for that particular challenge and should have remained with the Jags for another season. I suspected - a gut feeling - that when he was loaned to QotS the writing was on the wall! It seems what was a reasonably good move for the Jags has not worked out for Fitzpatrick! I am disappointed for him and hope things work better for him in the future. Some questions: Would we want him back? Could we afford him? Do we know why his contract was terminated?

From what I saw of McDaid including his Ayr Utd stint - he doesn't fit in anywhere! Pdrhaps he has improved at Dundee. McCall was reported as saying he still hopes to bring in 3-4 players. IMO this is good as I think the squad we have now looks really good though a bit short on numbers! Is McCall's master plan coming together?

What are the odds for Inverness, Kilmarnock and Hamilton...... after 2 games?

I remember both Reid and Ralston and recall them both being good players. I liked Hanson and Forsyth but IMO Reid and Ralsgkn were better. Pity about their injuries.

Makings of a good pub quiz question in this!

Thanks for this. BBC showed team formation as Mayo and Holt as Central Defenders witj McKenna and Foster as full backs. Your description makes more sense. Thanks again.

Thanks - forgot about the 2 week break!!!

Sensible. Its encouraging though that the manager is talking about bringing in 3-4 new players. I missed today's game but thought when I saw the team set out in 442 formation that the midfield looked very solid, balanced and a good basis to support our Strikers to attack Dunfermline. I was an advocate just this week of a 433 or 442 - preferring the latter and was glad to see the team set out to play 442! I was unsure about the back 4 in particular the Mayo-Holt partnership in Central defence. I don't know anything about Stone though most members on this site seem to prefer him to Sneddon. So some questions: 1. We won and didn't concede - was this due to our good defensive play our Dunfermline'kneptness? 2. How good was the Mayo- Holt partnership? 3. Was Stone an improvement on Sneddon? 4. Did we actually play 442 and was it effective. Have a good weekend especially as we are top of the league. Back to Arbroath next week!

Very positive article. Clearly McCall is working to a plan which wasn't apparent with our two previous managers. I suspect Archibald or Caldwell would find it difficult to show such insights! I hope it all comes to fruition for him in getting in the right players, finding the right system and the players playing to form. Also a biggie for us - avoiding long term injuries.!

How about adding the following to your criteria. - will not pay for live streaming or attend an away game to the following: Clubs in our league: - clubs that voted to relegate us and were particularly vocal in doing so, eg, Ayr, Queen of the South & Raith Rovers spring to mind - Dunfermline whose chairman was an SPFL Board member that came up with the relegation strategy in the first place. Outwith our League - context possible Cup Ties: - Dundee (stabbed in the back by them), Cove & Dundee United who challenged in court, St Mirren and Clyde who both publicly said they would not support reconstruction. - any other Club about whom you have information about who voted to relegate us or who were critical of our actions to protect ourselves, eg taking legal action. I will not be giving any of these teams a penny but as I have said many times before will donate gate money to the Jags Go Fund. Before others contribute their comments about moving on etc Let me say I fully understand that the PTFC must move on and rebuild relationships with other Clubs including some of those mentioned above and I support this! However there is no requirement for me as a PT supporter to forgive or forget and I won't be giving the clubs I have mentioned the time of day nevermind the cost of a ticket or a live stream. These clubs were quite happy to take a course of action that could have ended PTFC! That for me is unforgivable.

I wondered if this point would be raised and yes you are accurate regarding the first goal - Rudden Cross, Graham header. Not so accurate for the second goal - Rudden cross McKenna header, keeper save onto post, Graham rebound for goal. However this is a minor point of detail. My main point is we want both Strikers scoring lost of goals. This isn't going to happen with Rudden playing out on the left! Therefore Graham & Rudden playing closer together with Tiffoney supplying from either wide position or through the middle as the flow of the game dictates! Result Graham has someone (Rudden) close by to whom he can lay off or pass to or who can give him support! This will also tie up 3 defenders who will not therefore be able to move forward to support their midfield. Add Tiffoney and one or two 'quick' wide player (midfielder or wing back) and IMO we have a winning recipe!

A final comment for this evening and probably on this game. I have just read the match report on the QoS website and there are several innuendo type comments about the referee' performance and his 'history with QoS! In contrast, except for Turner's disallowed goal, which I was too far away to comment on I hardly noticed him! He kept the game flowing which surely suited QoS and wasn't taken in by reasonable physical contact which resulted in a player hitting the deck. I had more of an issued with the Assistant Ref on the JH S side of the park. When we were struggling to clear our lines and Queens had the run of 4-5 corners - the final one leading to the Queens equaliser there was a challenge by Foster out near the touchline and the ball clearly came off the Queens player for a Jags throw in. The Assistant Ref awarded the throw in to QoS result final corner and goal! This very poor decision to my mind kept the pressure on the Jags when a correct decision would have enabled us to relieve the pressure by simply booting the ball up the park! Any thought on the Referee's performance. - was he a homer?

I can understand how you see the game this way and I would be inclined to agree with you. I think in the first half QoS had more possession, looked the better footballing and more dangerous side. However we also had our moments. The first 10 minutes but without actually creating anything. We also dominated (not sure this is the correct word) after we equalised and the QoS dominated the final 15 minutes of the half. So fairly even half but with QoS clearly looking the better team. Second half was nearly all QoS with a 'here we go feeling' after they equalised. We found a second wind for the final 15 minutes, got the winner and were very effective( for a change) in playing the game to a conclusion. Queens will though be wondering how they lost that game as they did IMO enjoy ball possession and territorial advantage! But they didn't have a player called Graham!

Agree with all of the above. Graham really plays for the jersey and for me that's all any fan can ask of a player. He showed this when in the second half he lost the ball and chased back 15/20 yards contesting possession with the Queens player until he won the ball back! Fantastic effort for the team! I would like to make a comment though and it's not a criticism of Graham. I feel that 2 up front doesn't really work and that Graham is frequently left on his own and out numbered. If we are going to persist with this formation then Rudden is going to have to play closer to Graham and the two wide players are going to have to get up and down the park quicker. The answer for me is a front 3 of Graham, Rudden and Tiffoney. I think such a formation would bring out more from our Strikers and especially Rudden without restricting Graham. Just a thought and yes we are very fortunate to have Graham. I think he will be at Firhill for sometime to come as a player and the Manager of PT Ladies team.

Been reflecting on the game during the drive home. Firstly, the team structure showed Mayo as the right back and McKenna as the right wide midfield! McKenna looked lost in this position and both he and Mayo struggled to cope with Gibson! In the second half both but particularly McKenna got closer to Gibson and pressured him constantly. No longer cutting through the right side of our defence Gibson moved across the field to attack our left side where he came up Holt and Foster and as a result was forced to play more balls back and inside. Although still a threat he wasnt the danger he was in the first half. My main worry is still our Midfield which seem to me to be playing reasonably well as individuals but not as a unit. Hence we tend to lose the midfield battle, get forced back too deep and our back 3 are largely unprotected and vulnerable. I would really prefer us playing 433 or 442. I agree with comments about the first goal - Sneddon should have saved it! I thinking comments about Foster and the second goal are harsh. The goal had 'made on the training ground' all over it which gave Paton a half yard start on Foster! But wait a minute we won! Why, well Graham and Rudden for a start, McKenna growing into the game, the defence showing some resolve, the whole team retaining belief that they could still win even after losing the second goal - at that point I bet most fans thought the only winner was going to be QoS! Then their was Tiffoney! Last point when was the last time we saw a Thistle team play out the last ten minutes and manage the game so effectively! Yes we need to play better, yes we need a recognised right back and perhaps a CH. But today was a good gutsy performance against a team that was well organised, moved the ball accurately and quickly, and had some clever players in Gibson, Connolly and Paton. And to finish - we are top of the league at least until tomorrow!! Have a good weekend.

Also thank you for this. My wife fancies a day out in Glasgow this weekend so will have chauffeur for this game! Seems appropriate for the first championship league game of the season! A 4-0 Jags as we show our class! Getting excited!!!!! Thanks to everyone for info!

Thank you for this Info.

Last thing I read stated there was an attendance limit of 500 fans and that the club was going to hold ballots. Those fans not drawn in the ballot would have access to a live stream! Has this changed. What is the new attendance limit now if different from the above figure. I am keen to find out as I have to make travel arrangements. Also I haven't received details of seating! Can anyone advise? Thanks

I thought my comment was sympathetic. The problem with cut & paste is that you lose context. You exclude the first sentence which starts "Disappointed FOR O'Ware....."