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A random memory of Mr Reid from school: He asked if anybody could translate "Pater meus homo durus est." My mate piped up: "Ma faither's a hardman." Robert couldn't help but laugh out loud; he praised the pupil, but kindly suggested it was "hard man" rather than "hardman." It was clear that he was smiling about that right through the rest of the lesson. Oh, and that mate was a Thistle fan too.

Thanks for that info. ETA: For cheapskates like me, it's now up for free on Youtube. No it ain't (last season!).

Can we assume that there's no video footage of the game?

That's nice of them; don't often see that kind of tribute.

Sad, sad news indeed. A class act of a man: intelligent, educated, polite, funny, sympathetic, helpful, and a greater, non-millionaire supporter of PTFC there can never have been. Thanks for the French and Latin classes, Mr Reid, and for the great chats we had in and around Firhill, and for your hilarious and entertaining Hospitality tours, which were always the highlight for those lucky enough to have attended. I doubt if he realized just how much he was treasured by so many people. RIP Condolences to all Robert's family and friends.

Thanks for that. (Why didn't I even think to take a look there!)

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Correct! But here's the real challenge: Whose nose is that behind Strachan, and whose shoulder behind Campbell? I can make a good guess for each, but don't want to give any clues!

Yep, Charlie Smith, who seemed to disappear without trace. I seem to remember a rumour years ago that he had passed away. Does anybody know about him?

Agreed. Impressive.

As an exile who'll be able to make it to no more than one game next season (that's been the case for years), I won't be buying a season ticket, but will be subscribing for all the home game live streams, and have contributed elsewhere (e.g., season tickets for others), and will go for several of the usual "offers" (I won't mention them.). That's my choice, and I'm happy with that, and remain open to any other (reasonable) promotion(!!)/campaigns. (I really do miss the hospitality and Hall of Fame events!). Enjoy the new season everybody! 'Monra Jags! We arra Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisseelle!!!

Yeah, sorry: Not OF, but might as well have been! And I'll leave it there. Actually, a further comment: PC's statistics certainly aren't as bad as some of the other main characters/charlatans we've had as managers, but I think it's fair to say that we had higher expectations back then compared to now (sigh , that's a sign of how much we have declined). Anyway, I admired him as a player, but "didn't value him" as our manager.

God, we really are e retirement home for auld firm oldies, aren't we. And to make matters worse, shouldn't Derek Whyte be added to that list? ETA: Aaargh, and Murder MacLeod! ETA: Peter Cormack

Oh, is that it? Err, as far as I can remember, there have always been football players who have studied during their playing careers. But I guess until recently there were no fancy but vacuous names such as "hybrid" and "transformative model" used to describe football club operations. Honestly,, shortly after I started reading that text I thought to myself "AI generated." With experience you can spot it quite easily, a gut feeling that's usually right.

Thanks for that. To me that article is full of gobbledygook: buzzwords, verbosity, and mangled meaning. I STILL don't know what the "uniquely hybrid" model really means. At least now I know what it doesn't mean (I think): it doesn't mean that the women's team will be a mix of full-time and part-time players, and it doesn't mean that the women's team will be a mix of women and men who want to be known as women.

Some might say Thank God that "reporter" isn't writing about the men's game. (Prepares to run for cover.....) By the way, what is the "hybrid system" mentioned in the original post on this thread?

Looks OK to me (though I prefer hoops).

The best, shortest-lived (away?) top we ever had, in my humble opinion. Would love to see it revived, modernized.

We will do them!

All the best to Robert, my ex French and Latin teacher! Here's a wee story (again): Back in season 70-71 we had a late afternoon kick-off match at Stranraer (they had no floodlights), and to get there it meant I had to dog school and miss my French lesson. I went on the NW bus, if I remember correctly. Outside Stair Park, as I was waiting in the queue at the turnstyle I heard "Hello, Anderson..." and turned to see Mr Reid looking at me, as he walked with a companion towards the stand, for which he surely had a complimentary ticket. Like me, he was dogging school that afternoon! We exchanged a kind of ""We'll say no more about this" glance. We met at many matches, home and away, over the years. Two other Jags diehard teachers from the same school were Hector McLeod and Ian Woodburn.

Always sad to hear that a Thistle supporter has passed away. Condolences to Dougie's family and friends.

Scapegoat prediction: Lawless. Let's face it, did absolutely nothing in games where he came on towards the end of last season.

He's been doing sfa for us to win matches for a good few years. Christ, even I could make 2-yard passes to somebody, or even easier, backwards, before I get tackled. I could easily get yellow and red cards and cop out of the match. To win matches we need to attack, and SB has done virtually zilch in that department for several seasons. And if his holding or stopper midfield role is his forte, then it hasn't helped us much, as we're still in the 2nd tier. Thanks for your efforts, SB. Sorry that Aberdeen rumour came to nothing all those years ago, but good luck at Ayr!

No doubt he'll get booked before long.

No pussying around! If they can't host the fixture, win awarded to the opponents!