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It's unbelievable what TTA guys give us. Really too much for any one person to take in, But a truly incredible database of facts, lists, and descriptions. More power to your elbows (or fingertips), guys. All heroes!

Little to disagree with in that.

Am I right in thinking we're around 25% short of the number sold at this time last season? If so, could it be because since then we've lost three legends (KD, BG,SB; four if you include Robert Reid!)? And the repeat of a disappointing end to the play-offs, and a generally poorish season overall? Actually, it seems pretty obvious.

Maybe the idea behind this is to have anybody drinking in the stadium before the game to find it such a dismal and humiliating experience that the authorities will be able to say the scheme was piloted but it proved to be clearly unpopular, hence no demand for it.

A WAT Forum sponsorship? I'll also contribute 20 quid.

M'Lady might be interested to learn that when entered into a Fisher's Exact Test contingency table and the test applied, the difference is indeed statistically significant at p = 0.0032. But whether that fact will prove significant in real life is indeed anybody's [add your own adjective] guess.

Definitely an "exciting" signing. Has a decent pedigree, knows the Championship, which is of course an exciting competition. He's clearly excited to be here. Exciting times ahead!

Looks (h)armless enough.

Excellent!! I generally no longer buy modern strips because of the crappy synthetic materials they're made from (and the nightmarish designs). But this one really might tempt me....

I guess you mean the Friday evening game in Auld Reekie. It would be nice if the PTTV team did a live stream, but they usually don't do it for away matches, especially if the host club has its own pay-to-watch stream. There is ECTV, but I can't find any info about Friday's match.

Can't escape the evidence that there seems to be a large-scale desertion of the women's team. Actually understandable, as it's clear that the previous manager was much appreciated by the players, they had done extremely well in the past few seasons, and that now things are going to look much more difficult, with part-time teams such as PTFCW looking increasingly likely to be the whipping girls this season. There appear to be more clear-cut opportunities for players to realise their footballing ambitions elsewhere. Oops, can I get away with that?

Dunno, but Jim Slavin' might work both ways.

Hope you have a great season, Cammy, leading up to another one after that!

Great analysis, thanks. No doubt some will disagree, but this is the kind of analysis that we need now.

Looks good! Unlike the men's team in general, we seem to go for young and highly motivated players for the women's squsd.

Looks like a good addition to the squad.

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, looking forward to sharing the story in the staff room. 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?