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It actually happened (kind of) in the 1909 Scottish Cup Final! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52298349

Perhaps someone who knows the game could explain to me why the team with the extra man doesn’t leave one man up the field when defending corners and free-kicks?

I think it was Cowdenbeath we beat in the semi-final?

East Fife have the kind of home record we could reasonably have expected ourselves - 5 wins and 2 draws from 7 games. A win tomorrow night would be a very good result.

Does Clyde's victory today jeopardise the 22 match league programme? They need to play 6 league games, plus presumably another cup tie before the 23rd April I think.

Barney, my recollection was the ref was Jim McGillivray, an Edinburgh taxi driver to trade? My wife and I returned to Waverley station after a weekend in London not long after this game and we let the couple behind us in the queue take his taxi when we saw he was the driver. After the game I remember he said something along the lines of preventing a riot by not sending Paul Gascoigne off for fighting with Tom Smith. No such reluctance to send our boys off though. I think he did the decent thing and retired from reffing shortly afterwards.

Scotland 1976 - the Umbro one with the white diamonds down the sleeve. I think this was one of the first Umbro strips with that sleeve design? Think Kenny Dalglish nutmegging Ray Clemence!

Why would it have to be at the expense of results against our direct competitors? Why can't it be in addition to them?

I have no time for the guy, but I thought the control and cross for their goal by Liam Craig was the best bit of skill in the entire match. Nice of him to even things up later, as I think it was him who needlessly brought Ryan Edwards down for the pen.

I enjoyed his interview in Saturday's Herald where he said that he and Chris Erskine are fans as well as players and don't just go home and forget about poor results. One of the many reasons I love Kris is that I believe he loves Thistle as much as I do.

Please could someone remind me? Did Thistle state at the time why we agreed to switch the original fixture?

Is there another country in the world where you could sit through a match waiting for the next round draw, and the exact same tie gets drawn out again? They're not even in the same division and they'll have played each other twice at the same venue in the opening weeks of the season.

I heard that too m'lady (though I'm also well past the first flush of youth).

Usual high standard of journalism from Chick Young on BBC site's report: "Every time Doolan scored last season, Thistle won, and they did again."

It occurred to me midway through the first half that nowadays I have virtually no expectation of us scoring in front of the North Stand. I think I've seen three (Thistle) goals there all season. Some interesting discussion on here about how we play and why. One thing I would say is, despite this being our most successful team for 30 years, the style won't bring any new punters in the gates and without that, it's hard to see how we kick on from here.

"It happens all the time" ....................... if you use old Kinder Egg shells for your nation's premier cup draw.

Agree with this. I didn't catch the (alleged) tug on Irvine, but if Reckford had gone down when Banzo was pulling him back on the bye-line, the ref had a decision to make. Maybe because he's a full-back he kept on his feet. I'm sure a forward player would have gone down.

Wonder how Sportscene will cram 7 goals into 90 seconds?

Rod McDonald?

I agree with OTIG - the NS set-up definitely differentiates us from similar size clubs. I would imagine some fans of these clubs would love to have a dedicated stand where they can stand with mates and have a song or two if they fancy it. Prior to the current set-up, watching most games at Firhill was like watching on a huge flatscreen TV with the volume turned off. I was a JHS regular until halfway through last season (primarily due to the over 16s rule as I often attend with my son) but since the age limit was dropped we've watched every home game from the NS. It's not perfect, and I don't think anyone would say it is, but you do go home feeling like you've actually been to a football match which often wasn't the case for me prior to the NS being opened up to Jags fans. For that reason, unless the cost is absolutely prohibitive, I believe the NS should remain as is.

Remember the John Guidetti "penalty" at Tynecastle at the beginning of Celtic's cup run? Some you get, some you don't is usually the stock reaction to such incidents.

Kenny Watson

Hate to be a killjoy, but the ball didn't move a full circumference so the goal should have been chalked off.

Ridiculous tackle, definite red card. Really feel for the guys who've made the effort to go along - Banzo's let them and his teammates down. He just can't or won't learn. Purely hypothetical, but does anyone think a Celtic player would have got a straight red in similar circumstances?

Had the amazing good fortune to be in the area on the last night of our holiday. The figure of 40 Jags fans was about right. One chap had flown in from Amsterdam only 90 minutes earlier. Also among the crowd - 3 FC Koeln fans (still on a high from the previous evening, no doubt) and a wee chap in a Celtic top. I was there with my wife and two boys. I saw David Beattie walking round before KO and had a quick chat. He then sat in amongst the Jags fans, discussing Piccolo's loan and signing targets (no names that I heard though). Seems we've got enough midfielders, but a couple of CBs and another striker are top of the list. I thought the LB from Wigan looked decent, esp in the 2nd half when he sent over some decent crosses but I didn't really see enough from Magney to form an opinion. I'm glad I know what Ryan Stevenson is capable of, because he didn't make much of an impression last night! Sure there's much more to come from him though when he gets to know his new teammates. McDaid and Duggan played well when they came on. The longer the game went, the more Thistle created and the final score seemed about right to me. Anyway, long story short, DB took the wee man's top away at the start and presented it to him fully signed by the whole squad at the end. He also brought Dools over for a photo opportunity pitchside at the end. I'm afraid I couldn't resist it and, after my boys had their turn, I hopped over the advertising boards myself for a quick snap. Well, you don't get to meet a Thistle legend every night! Fantastic end to a great holiday for us.