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Did anyone else meet the two Swedish journalists (one of them was called Anders) who were at Firhill from about Wednesday to Saturday this week? I met them when I popped into the office to buy ties and calendars. They said that they were doing a 15 page feature on Partick Thistle for the next issue of a magazine called "Offside" which unfortunately only has a Swedish language edition! One of them had been speaking to Peter Lindau a few days previously and I was able to tell him how fondly Peter was still remembered, especially the classic hat-trick against Stirling Albion. I was asked various questions about why I supported Thistle, why it was so much more fun than being an Old Firm fan, how I travelled to games, where I might go for a drink before and after etc, and was then photographed buying a calendar, buying a tie, going in and out of the office door etc etc. They stayed for the game yesterday and were filming the fans as we trooped out when the game was abandoned. I presume that I was not the only fan they spoke to or interviewed and no doubt they had plenty of interaction with the office staff. It would be interesting to see the article when it appears and perhaps get an English translation to go with the photos. In the wind and rain yesterday I did not manage to lay hold of a programme and it may be that there was something in this about our Swedish visitors. Somewhat worryingly I found my conversation lapsing into Steve McLaren/Joey Barton fake foreign accent mode!