michael m

Just for 100% clarity what is being reported here is what was said on the radio - although the person saying it was George Fraser the Chairperson of the Scottish Lowland League

Seems we are now causing some seethe amongst other clubs who, according to the Daily Record, want to expel us from senior football! So protecting your interests after what is seen as an injustice is worthy of expulsion but run up debts of nearly £100m cheat the taxpayer, the face painter, the flower arranger and be liquidated and we will bend over backwards to get you in to as high a league as possible! Anyway delighted this is causing angst amongst some other clubs. I’d like to wish David Thompson all the very best - a highly respected friend of the Jags. If this does nothing other than bring about the downfall of Neil Doncaster, a man who should have led his organisation through this crisis rather than fumbled his way through it, then all good and well. if his board had decided at a very early stage to say no club will be worse off and led the clubs to a solution that suited all as there was one, then he would have got a lot more sympathy from all clubs and I’m certain it would have carried - that lack of leadership and understanding is why we are where we are.

We’re Partick Thistle we’ll sue who we want!

That’s the we have done it for years and years - I am a bit of a traditionalist and don’t really want to see us change things that don’t need to be changed - like playing in red and yellow.

I mentioned this on Jagzone before kick off - I have been on about it since the days Caldwell left! I’ve pleaded and pleaded so glad it’s back to “normal!”

It’s a complicated issue if the club are trying to sign Brian Graham. He has a one game ban to serve and if Thistle were to sign him today he could play tomorrow but then miss the game at Arbroath. If however they waited to Thursday then he will serve his ban with County for their game on Wednesday so he’d be free to play Saturday. This is all assuming of course we are trying to sign him. I’d guess if he is a target he will sign on Thursday next week.

Has it hit the buffers already?

I didn’t fancy naming him!!

Think he might have been led a merry dance by an “unscrupulous politician!” - hard to believe I know!

Very true!

Reece was injured - all being well fit for next week. Recent TV curse maybe but we did win in Inverness a few years ago!

Why?

First game of the New Year!

Happy New Year to Thistle fans far and wide - may 2019 be a whole lot better than 2018!

I'd be surprised if any after Joe and Steven Craig. Before that there's only two Ian Cameron's?

Perhaps not the best choice of ref - he was kicked off the list for accepting bribes on European trips if I remember correctly. Mr JRP Gordon of Newport Upon Tay! If you listen to Robert Reid's banter at hospitality one of my favourite lines he comes away with is that of ref Jim Renton who, according to Robert, thoroughly deserves to live in Cowdenbeath. That always makes me laugh!

Sad to report that a key figure from our League Cup Final success on the 23rd October 1971 has passed away. The name Bill Mullen might not mean a lot to many but he was the referee for the match and I had the pleasure of chatting to Bill on many occasions about the game, one which he remembers with great fondness. He always expressed his delight at the game and the manner in which both sides played the game and was always happy to chat about that match. Bill passed away yesterday at the age of 90 and l wish to pass on my deepest condolences to his family. Referees today sometimes get the rep of being a bit robotic but Bill was the complete opposite.

Thistle 2 Falkirk 0 - both goals scored by John Buckley - the second Chic took to the byeline before putting his foot on the ball, stopping and looking up before placing it right on Buckley's napper while the Bairns defenders just stood back and watched (with great admiration!)

I just love this topic!

I read that the office is closing early today (at 3pm). This is for staff training - to be honest I thought the team recruitment had made a nice steady start but I suppose if needs must we look at every avenue to boost the squad - Statto for centre half obviously and Gerry B will no doubt still lead the line but I'm not overly certain the best roles for Ross and George.

Can't recall a gangly winger called Maria!

Thursday - Craig Thompson Sunday - John Beaton positives - neither are Andrew Dallas!

Is Douglas Clark a new team? An amalgam of car Giants Douglas Park and Arnold Clark?

Partly the hero! He was the ref - the Lino was Stuart Stevenson!

The ref supervisor on Saturday was Euan Norris - a former grade 1 ref