Stewarty

I've managed to harass an extra two family members into attending. Just had a thought - why don't we turn this into a wearethistle competition? The poster to snare the most extra fans gets... well, kudos from the rest of us.

Joel Kasubandi has levelled the score at 1-1.

Either way it'll be an achievement

Absolutely. I'll be doing my best to persuade an extra couple of folks to come along.

It'll be a few years yet before I'm eligible for the family section.

Lisa

Sounds like a no-brainer. Perhaps they don't think the demand would justify the cost of organising the scheme and advertising it. You may have to charge £30-40 to make it worthwhile, which is okay for EPL fans who are paying £800+ for a ST, but would constitute a far higher percentage of our ST price. Not sure though. It's definitely worth a closer look.

Cheers guys. Sounds like a ST without seat details would be best for me. Willjag, I like the name plate idea. I'm surprised the Club haven't introduced something like this. Do other clubs offer a similar product?

I'd forgotten about that. Do you think a lot of ST holders migrating to the North Stand?

Thanks Mr B! Any info is appreciated.

I regard Arsenal as my wee team.

That's really helpful, POTM - cheers!

Hi folks, Despite being a fairly regular attendee at Firhill I'll be buying a season ticket for the first time this year. Previously work commitments meant that this wasn't a viable option. I was wondering about the seating arrangements for season ticket holders. As someone who has always bought a matchday ticket I've typically sat where I pleased, but I note there is a 'requested seat' box on the season ticket form. My questions are: 1. Are season ticket holders religious about the seat they sit in, or are things a bit more flexible? 2. Were I to leave this box blank would I end up parked on my own in the bottom-right corner of the JH stand?! 3. Is there a diagram to help people make informed decisions about where they want to sit? I've never needed to pay much attention to seat numbering before so I'm not sure what to put here. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I'm relieved to hear this. Will be buying a season ticket asap.

This is a tough one to analyse but, on balance, I think they must have voted no. Here's my thinking: 1. They are aware of our feelings on this issue and of the possibility that a significant number of fans would stay away should they have voted yes. 2. They publicly pledged to vote no, even if this was framed as an 'intention'. 3. There would have been a discussion prior to the vote, during which it would have become quite clear that the yes vote was never going to win irrespective of how PTFC voted. 4. They would be aware that the truth has a habit of leaking out. For me point 3 means that there would have been absolutely no strategic benefit to be had from voting yes. To do so would be to chain yourself to a corpse. Not only that, it's a zombie corpse that's going to come back to life and eat your intestines for lunch. This isn't to say that they didn't want to vote yes, deep down; more that the circumstances dictated that they had to vote no. This latter point may explain the poorly worded statement - it has a huffy tone to it - although to be honest I'm struggling to explain that on any rational level.

Yes indeedy. Never rated him.

My dad went to college with the guy from Fingermouse. We went to his house for dinner one time. Didn't get to meet the mouse though. I was more of a Button Moon man anyway.

This is the first time I've really been in a position to buy a season ticket. Previously I have been a fairly regular attendee but never enough to make a season ticket financially viable. I was initially really excited by this prospect but my enthusiasm has been well and truly trampled on during this disgraceful 'process'. I'm not going to say I won't watch Thistle again - that wouldn't be true - but unless David Beattie votes to keep Rangers out of SFL1 I won't be buying a season ticket and I certainly won't be at Firhill anywhere near as often as I had intended.

By the way, will there be a 2012-13 preview podcast at any point?

Yeah, I really hope Paton is played in position. He's no midfielder.

Fantastic! Well spotted.

Whatever the strategy is, they're running out of time. The league kicks off in a few weeks and they only have a handful of players. This may be naivety on my part though.

I actually think this is quite possible. Were they allowed entry to SFL1 - and it's looking like this is the most likely outcome - every SFL1 team will be busting a gut to keep them there. Also, they currently only have around 6 players, which is why McCoist is bottling it.

I suspect you're right.

This is an incredibly aggresive move. At least they get a buffet lunch after being steamrollered. Otherwise it would be just plain rude.