Jaggernaut

Excellent photies!

Happy New Year to all Thistle-minded people everywhere! Fae Jaggernaut in Kyoto.

Nostalgia these days isn't what it used to be! Firhill was a great stadium back then. It could be an excellent one again. But I fear it won't be.

A man walks into the street and manages to get a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing. You're just like Frank." Passenger: "Who?" Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time." Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody." Cabbie: "Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy." Passenger: "Sounds like he was something really special. Cabbie: "There's more... He had a memory like a computer. Could remember everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman, he could do everything right." Passenger. "Wow, some guy then." Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too - he was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman." Passenger: "An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?" Cabbie: "Well, I never actually met Frank. I just married his f*cking widow."

Less that two months ago the t*ms were 15 points behind the h*ns, but now they're ahead of them at the top of the SPL. The gap between us and Ross County is less than that. Monday's game will probably show whether or not we can really challenge. But I think that we would need to beat them to show real intent; a draw might be seen as a "good result", but in reality I don't think it would be.

That's a good summary. All in all, we've done pretty well for left backs over the years.

I love stories of indoctrinating children into Thistledom.

I've also noticed that there's very little overt communication going on between Fox and the defenders. Even when he makes a great save there is little in the way of congratulations from the defenders whose bacon he just saved. But then again, screaming at your defenders all through the game doesn't make you a great keeper. At least it didn't make me one. Nothing did.

But they'll have a go, and give it their best shot.

Why doesn't this appear to be improving?

Tonight's Times indicates an injury: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk:80/sport/stewart-has-new-year-resolution-for-jags-1.1141485

After two months without a single goal, that's now 2 in 3 games for Dools. This would be the perfect time for him to go on a goal-scoring run, similar to last season.

Excellent photies. Great to see Dools scoring again.

Excellent photies. Good win to help us forget last week's disappointment.

YAAAASSS!

Wasn't there today, but I too have been bemused by the notion that Firhill if devoid of polis on match days. Is what I usually see guys in fancy dress?

Thanks for the upload! Excellent stuff!

I don't drive, live over 30 miles away from Firhill. Nae transport, so nae match for me today. Boooo.

Brilliantly poor! The whole thing smells a bit fishy to me.

Me neither, though it is always nice when somebody beats either of them. What really gets me down though is the realization that in our two most recent seasons in the SPL, we never once beat either of them in 16 attempts, whereas other teams generally do get at least the odd win.

Phew, Was traveling down from the highlands, and had no idea of the score. When I read the "Just in" thread I thought we'd blown it again. Relieved to know that we got the win!

Looks like we'll soon have one: http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk:80/sport/mclelland-is-spearheading-thistle-s-grassroots-revival-1.1141140 No horrible puns now, folks.

Welcome! It helps if you're a bit mad if you'd like to be considered as a Jags Nomad. So you're in good company!

Too true. We've never been fully compensated for: Bobby Houston's brilliant goal against the h*ns in the Cup semi-final, late 70's. Stonewall penalty denied us at Tannadice in the play-off match. Trigger's (I think) goal that was well over the line in the League Cup at Porkheid a few years ago (the one that we lost after a total of 18 penalties!) Granted, we got a bit lucky with the non-award of a penalty against Forfar at Firhill when we won promotion, but that was 50/50 in any case!