amsterdam jag

already advertised on Greaves online - very smart top I think https://www.greavessports.com/collections/partick-thistle-home-kit

The Amsterdam Jags flag has been remade and now adorns the back of the North Stand once again

It's ok, one of our fellow forum members kindly sent me a copy. Will have a wee look properly later. But did notice a couple of things - we have changed bankers completely from Bank of Scotland to Santander, and it does look like we also changed auditors and lawyers as well in last few years. Not seen accounts for a couple of years so might have happened previously.

Just wondering if someone could scan a copy and send me please. Wouldn't mind doing a wee analysis

Is St James Park along with Old Trafford, Annfield, White Hart lane amongst others not a hybrid pitch which is 70% grass and 30% synthetic. Interestingly Ibrox and Easter Road apparently use this as well. Not sure of costs involved but this might be way forward http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desso_GrassMaster

Actually they did - apparently 2 bottles of 10 year old malts - one a special Springbank Gerry Britton label and one a Springbank Partick Thistle label :-) I originate from Campbeltown and sat with the club on Saturday as I am related to some who were there and friends with a few of the helpers. Glowing reports from both the kids and helpers alike about how Thistle treated them. Can only benefit both sides - Campbeltown has a very well organised kids set up and would be good for Thistle too if any promising youngsters can be pointed the Jags way and good for Campbeltown to have a professional club showing interest down that way. And of course, a few more young Jags down in Kintyre is always a good thing :-)

Now I am spouting shite. Did you read my other reply as to why I did see him topless as well as other players. I can only tell you what I saw at that time or are you now accusing me of being a liar. I have no reason to lie, so please explain to me why I should do that.

What was hilarious about what I said. Yes Doolan did walk past me without a top on, as did many of the players. And yes you may dare ask. As I stated this happened in Spain in the pre-season, where the temperatures at 10am were hitting on 30 degrees celsius. The players were walking down to their 10am training session. The training ground was situated about 1 mile from the team hotel. The players were walking down to training in small groups of 3 or 4 at a time. Most of the players including Doolan were walking down only in shorts, socks and trainers with no tops on. Maybe they were wearing no tops was because it was so hot. Does that clarify to you why Doolan was walking past me topless.

And you base this on a picture, You are speaking utter mince I was over in Spain for the pre-season and Doolan walked past me one morning on his way to training with his top off, and I can assure you he is not carrying any sort of "Ben Arfa-esque gut" on him. In fact I was shocked at how toned he actually was and it was quite obvious he had been training on the time off.

He played in Dutch equivalent of our Championship for 3 years and was actually released 1 year early from his contract to sign for United, no fee involved. His scoring record is not impressive and with none of the Eredivisie clubs were interested in him either so to call him a fantastic signing I think is a bit of an overstatement. Only time will tell

Seen Thistle fans drinking lots of stuff but interestingly Tequila was not one of them :-)

Arrive at Murcia airport on 9th July at 5pm so it will be straight to my mate's villa to drop off gear and then to the Pinatar Arena for Jags v FC Pinatar Arena and then to a bar for 2nd World Cup Semi Final at 10pm. Will be at Brighton game also - so see you there

Or maybe Murcia airport is nearest airport to where the pre-season training camp is being held and over there to check out facilities and maybe have a game of golf whilst there

Got a nice mail; back from COPA Football, the manufacturers of the top - "Thank you for your interest in COPA. You've spotted the Partick Thistle shirt very well. It's our latest addition to the collection and will be launched in the upcoming months, being part of our new Fall Winter 2015 collection. It is now only available in the official club store, but if you wait we will be able to send one to our Amsterdam flagship store too for you." So it looks like only available direct from TTL for time being but it will be put into official COPA catalogue in coming months

Not on sale in shop here - I have to contact HQ in Breda to see if they have any in stock and ask for it to be delivered to shop here in Amsterdam