Jaggernaut

"Scottish second division club Partick Thistle...." Ah well, I suppose that's what happens when you've been floundering around in the lower reaches for years. Aw naw, mair fish puns on the way, I fear. Edited to add: I think McGowan's the best loan player we've had since Santala. We should get rid of 5 others and sign him.

Thank you for that clarification. Maybe they're non-identical twins.

Topless statue of George Best's ex-wife to be unveiled in the Alan Rough Lounge.

I'd pretty much go along with all of that. Our record for several years was truly abysmal, but in more recent times we've had more successes than disappointments, the worst being the 18-penalty shoot out against the tims at Porkheid when Trigger's goal was "ignored" by the officials. They are definitely exciting. In fact I think I might die one day while watching Thistle in a penalty shoot-out. But I'll be back for the next game.

Brilliant!

Although QP are "amateurs", they're the oldest club in Scotland, and they "own" Hampden Park. In some ways they are actually a more important and bigger club than Thistle.

My most random meeting was probably with Sir Bobby Robson, on a plane from London to Strasbourg. Manager of Newcastle at the time, he was on some kind of reconnaissance trip. My trip to Strasbourg on that occasion was marked by a permanent smirk on my coupon as I'd persuaded Bobby (as I called him) to write down in his notebook: "Quinton Jacobs, Partick Thistle, Namibian internationalist, gifted left-footed midfielder.".

Ach, we should be gracious. After all, they'll probably suffer the depression of relegation the following season, while we'll be enjoying the ecstasies of having the league wrapped up before New Year.

I think that method was used much more widely than just the Glasgow Cup, and until well into the 60s at least. It was abandoned as being too prone to lucky breaks. For example, a team could dominate for 95% of the game and have 20 shots on target or that hit the woodwork and score once, but without getting a single corner, while the other team might have attacked once, got a single corner from which they scrambled a goal, and then getting awarded the game because only they got a corner. At least penalty shoot-outs require some skill, by both the taker and the keeper. Luck too, of course.

And probably covered in crabs. :red_card:

Wasn't it Chairman Yorkston (Dunfermline) who, while they were in the SPL, emphasized that the game NEEDED promotion and relegation. I should add that they were already safe by then; I think it was at the time of the ICT/real Thistle debacle.

I heard from a reliable source that for Falkirk's match at Dingwall a few weeks ago somebody offered to cover all the cost of their trip, paying for all the accommodation and meals, but only IF the bairns won. So the brown-shoed wizzard took the entire squad up to a smart hotel on the Friday, where they had dinner, breakfast, and lunch before the match. It all cost a pretty penny or two. Guess the result.

At the end of extra time, if it's still a draw there should be 10 min each way with only 5 players per side, using the full pitch. They'd be so done in that at least one goal would be almost certain. If it's still a draw, another 5 min with only 3 per side.

It's looking like this is going to be a roaring success.

If Raith Rovers have won or win the league at Firhill, then all the best to them. Thistle fans have had excellent away days including some pitch invasions at Inverness, Peterhead, Forfar, Stirling. It's not about territory, it's about sport.

Ah, that sounds right.

Man Utd vs. Marseille: The Marseille Fanni wouldn't be the Fanni that we all had such a good time with up at Dundee a few years back, would it?

Not sure if I understand your world, but how is the forum dead? As for the competition, it's a shame that we might not win it, but we won it last time, and if we come 2nd or 3rd there will also be a few grand for the club. What's the problem?

Been pouring here all day in Stirling which is not far from Falkirk. And according to the Albion website their park is in "fantastic condition".

As my dyslexic friend might say: WFT?

Somebody on their site cannae spell.

Like a Hall of Fame dinner without the Hall of Fame part? Or match-day hospitality without the match? Sounds good! Some auctions would help it along.

Did anybody wave goodbye to the original poster?

Some of the football that we played at Starks was really excellent! Those two videos confirm something that I've noticed over the past few weeks, which is that Scott Fox rarely gets congratulated by the Thistle players whenever he pulls off a great save. Has anybody else noticed this?

Thank you!