ThickAsThieves

Well, they don't take payment details yet, it says they'll ask for that in the summer. So chances are your season ticket will be bought by the time they ask, and then you'll be able to upgrade from there I'd imagine.

Yeah, I was thinking that about the cup final/Morton match. So many fans there, if they each had a leaflet about season tickets, we'd reach out to an extended audience. Although, I reckon the uncertainty surrounding our league status probably put the brakes on that. I'd imagine season ticket prices will increase for the SPL? I'll be getting one for the first season since 05/06, I think. I've missed two or three home matches a season since then so haven't bothered.

These rumours are just that: rumours. Getting pretty sick hearing about Paton and Erskine leaving, now there's more names being bandied around. We get the message, they're probably offski. We already know this. I remember the Bachirou to Killie rumour last season, he was pretty much signed, sealed, delivered. What's the point in discussing this, really?

I'd keep the stripes. Apart from that spell of 3 kits between 04-08, we've produced pretty good kits in my lifetime. I was a fan of our last SPL kit.

Just got my tag number.

I saw him at the 2-2 Morton away game, too.

Don't know who any of the sellers are personally, but the bald guy at the top of the hill outside the Jackie Husband stand was coming out with some good patter in his shouts - so he convinced me to buy a couple extra.

I don't really know what the Jags Trust do anymore, whereas onethistle have really stepped up this season and provided that link between management and supporters. Perhaps an amalgamation of the two could be on the cards? With the Jags Trust coming under the onethistle banner?

It's probably going to entice more people to become season ticket holders (along with the SPL football that hopefully comes with it), so it's not bad in that respect.

I'll be doing the same Dave. I'll blast out the one-off payment of £60 over the summer when I'm not forking out on tickets and travel to matches. After all, we've been thoroughly spoilt this season with the football we've watched. Best team I've ever seen so an extra £60 is worth it in the sense that I'll just call it an extra appreciation of the players. I don't want to, or like to, be negative. I'm just saying right now it seems to be you get what you get now, for £60. With a couple of draws to travel with the team thrown in. I'd hope there would be more perks thought up and implemented as the season continues. Like I say, I agree with this in principle, having all Thistle fans under one banner at the club who contribute more. The money raised through this initiative will be a great sum, and hopefully put to great use. At £20, I wouldn't bat an eyelid. £60, for me, seems a little steep. That's all. But I'll pay it.

Last night was brilliant. Today's all about celebrating. But I just want to turn the attention to Saturday's match for just a minute, if you'll indulge me... There should be a few changes for me. A mate of mine was speaking to O'Donnell's sister and she said a lot of the boys are absolutely shattered. Stephen would actually be one of those I'd drop if McMillan's fit for this. Fox McMillan - Dowie - Balatoni - Sinclair Forbes - Welsh - Craigen Lawless - Doolan - Elliott Working on the basis that Airdrie are shite and lost 5-0 in midweek, I don't really see it as a risk to drop O'Donnell, Bannigan and Erskine for Saturday. Others might disagree though, and since we're close to the SPL maybe we shouldn't rest integral players until it's done and dusted - so, thoughts? Would like to see McGuigan get a half hour or so, too. That would mean one of O'Donnell/Bannigan/Erskine/Craig not making the bench though.

Archibald, Lennon and Hardie from '02. Arthur, Paterson, Craigan, Britton make the bench.

In isolation it's not, no, but I even begrudge paying £40 every two years for the Scotland Supporters Club as I think that's poor value for money - just having my home tickets guaranteed. Paying £60, or having £6 come out my bank every month for something I have free now (as I've no interest in being included in the draws for travelling on the away team bus) isn't appealing at this stage. I guess what I'm trying to say is - the perks don't match the price, as far as I'm concerned. Especially when you consider that the BBC and SPL (on youtube) will provide highlights for our matches next season. Also, if you aren't a TAG member can you still have access to ThistleTweet? The text updates go there, too.

So if you aren't a season ticket holder you'll have to stump up £60 to get match highlights and live text commentaries now? Good idea in principle - so that more money is going into the club - but I think it's a steep price. I'll be getting a season ticket next season anyway.

I wasn't on the pitch either. But I ask, just out of interest, did anyone from here run on?

I've liked their page on facebook a long time ago and they seem very keen to be sponsoring us. Always posting about the Jags.

As long as they don't cause bother, most folk are fine with me. Although I am finding myself sitting next to ********* more regularly on away days now...maybe that's part and parcel of being successful.

Paton's confirmed on his twitter that he'll definitely miss Morton, and to quote the man: "hopefully be back in a couple of weeks. See how it goes!!"

Let's hope not. Authorities getting involved in the pitch invasion, Muirhead's headbutt and our disciplinary record this season in general could be damaging. We'll definitely land a small fine for the cards we've been shown this season. £3k the right figure?

I've said it before, but when you consider our run-in, we should really have one hand on the title if we don't lose to Morton. A win and we'd be able to lose 2 from 5. A draw and we'd be able to lose 1 and draw 1 from 5. Airdrie (a) Raith Rovers (h) Falkirk (a) Dunfermline (h) Dumbarton (a) I fear that we might drop points, with the way we've played in the last two. But if we make sure it's not against Morton - or specifically that we don't lose against Morton - we'll be afforded the luxury of being able to have a small sticky spell and come out with the championship. I know the old mantra is take it one game at a time, but the benefits of not losing to Morton are right in front of us. This is massive. It's really disheartening to hear Paton is out for at least another week or two. Blow.

The pleasing thing - if you can call it that - is if people genuinely believe these last two games have seen us at our poorest this season, well, in those two 90 minutes we picked up two draws. A draw on Wednesday would be fine, so let's not panic. We're not losing games and that's important to pick up on. It's up to the players now how they react to this cup loss. There's no point feeling sorry for ourselves, if we were put out of this tournament earlier no one would've cared. The fact that we got to the final and lost makes it painful, but we now need to make sure we aren't even in the competition next season by picking up something against Morton. We're almost over the line. I believe, let's hope the players do. I'll be giving them my support on Wednesday.

He's 22 and he'll learn from his mistake. However, I've got to say, 10 red cards - if it is 10, I'm just going by that previous poster - is ridiculous. It's shameful, actually. We must be due a fine for poor discipline at the end of the season?

If we're talking Thistle performers, he was probably the best. Which says a lot considering the time he had on the pitch in comparison to the rest. However, Carmichael played very well for them...

Fox McMillan - Dowie - Balatoni - Sinclair Paton - Bannigan/Forbes Erskine - Welsh - Lawless Doolan Subs: Daniels, O'Donnell, Bannigan/Forbes, Elliott, Craig. It's a shame that Craigen drops out of my squad entirely, but this is the biggest game of the season and we need big game players. Paton, if he's fit, needs to start. Just can't decide on Bannigan or Forbes. Bannigan, for me, is really showing signs of tiredness. Wasn't impressed by him today at all, and I'm one of his biggest fans. Forbes when he came on upped the tempo for us and reminded us that he's got a delivery in him. But...I still can't quite bring myself around to dropping Bannigan. Doolan in for Craig. I would've started Doolan today, he's in goalscoring form. Bring the two ex-Pars lads into our defence so that there's an existing chemistry with our right-sided players. O'Donnell's been off the boil for a while now so I doubt him missing out would matter too much. I just hope we don't miss Muirhead. Say what you like about him today, but alongside Balatoni he's been consistently excellent this season. I could've also made it Lawless/Elliott, I'm just convinced somehow that Lawless can make something out of nothing and so he just retains his place in my team.

Although ultimately it didn't really mean much, I celebrated that goal with an extreme intensity that has not been seen since my last visit to Peterhead.