eljaggo Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm a bit surprised that no-one else has started a thread for Saturday's game before now. Perhaps some are too anxious about the remaining games to speculate on team selection or outcome, or are already hiding behind the sofa. I suspect AA will take a cautious approach to avoid going behind to an early goal but haven't a clue who he'll pick apart from 5 or 6 of the usual suspects. How Ross County will do at Hamilton is anyone's guess, and that might also persuade AA to select a more defensive side on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 This game has 1-0 to St J written all over it, they will defend and we will huff and puff - i really do hope i am wrong but i am at a bit of a low ebbe with the side this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thistle need another win to kick start the season. Dundee United should have done that, but I think the fact that everyone else won that day dulled it a bit. Â I don't actually think we've generally been all that bad for the last five games (Ross Co at Firhill the one really bad performance in there), but we really need some points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljaggo Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Like almost all games this season, if we lose the first goal we will struggle. However with more at stake towards the end of the season, the loss of the first goal might encourage AA to throw caution to the wind and ATTACK WITH PACE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm a bit surprised that no-one else has started a thread for Saturday's game before now. Perhaps some are too anxious about the remaining games to speculate on team selection or outcome, or are already hiding behind the sofa. Â It's a valid point. The forum this week has been the quietest I can ever remember. Â The lack of the normal histrionics and counter accusations from the usual suspects following the game on Saturday and since then suggests that maybe there's a collective realisation of an inevitability about this season's outcome. Â And that is not a good sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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allyo Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Â Â It's a valid point. The forum this week has been the quietest I can ever remember. Â The lack of the normal histrionics and counter accusations from the usual suspects following the game on Saturday and since then suggests that maybe there's a collective realisation of an inevitability about this season's outcome. Â And that is not a good sign. Â Nnnnngggggg...ggrrrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Don't think they have conceded a goal in their last 3 games - I fear 0-0 might be the most optimistic prediction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billko Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Don't think they have conceded a goal in their last 3 games - Thistle win it is then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thistle need another win to kick start the season. Dundee United should have done that, but I think the fact that everyone else won that day dulled it a bit. Â I don't actually think we've generally been all that bad for the last five games (Ross Co at Firhill the one really bad performance in there), but we really need some points. Not entirely sure if these count - but thought we were pretty poor in the St Mirren home, Inverness Home and Celtic home games to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 We started poorly against Celtic but overall I thought we were okay (not great) that night. Dundee was an okay performance. RC at Firhill was very poor. United was good and RC away was disappointing but apparently not a particularly poor performance. Don't get me wrong, it's a bad run, but we're still capable of winning games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted March 12, 2015 Members Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I liked Pat Nevin's comment about Thistle on last week's Sportscene and I hope he's right! He said that the grass has started to grow again and that would suit the footballing sides and Thistle are a good footballing side. Â Me? I think we just need a little bit of good fortune to start turning our way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerjag Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Its been one funny old season so far. Some big wins like at Tannadice but too many poor results in between and no back to back wins. Â Yet we are still quite comfertably in 9th and I'd doubt there's jags fan who wouldn't take that at the start of the season. Â 3 points on Saturday mon the Thistle! Edited March 13, 2015 by Gingerjag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljaggo Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I liked Pat Nevin's comment about Thistle on last week's Sportscene and I hope he's right! He said that the grass has started to grow again and that would suit the footballing sides and Thistle are a good footballing side. Â Me? I think we just need a little bit of good fortune to start turning our way. Â Maybe if the uneven winter pitch hinders us, it is time to examine options for a synthetic or composite pitch. That might eliminate one factor that makes us "The Great Unpredictables", and allow us to benefit from the slick passing style we had until recently, before confidence was replaced by fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Nixon Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 The lack of the normal histrionics and counter accusations from the usual suspects  F**ing hell, you have some brass neck. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 We really need to win at least one of our next two home games. Think that will come next week. St Johnstone are on a bit of a run and they are a club we don't have a good record against. Would be reasonably happy with a draw tomorrow and a win next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Can hardly contain my excitement for this one. St Johnstone are consistently one of the most boring teams I have ever seen, come to Firhill and sit in, then waltz away with the points. We pass it around in front of them for 80 mins. Â Can only wish for a change in fortunes. Any news on Elliott or Booth for this? If either are fit, expect them to come in at LB. If both are fit, that might be our left side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsman411971 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Elliott is out for at least 2-3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) ^^Beat me to it. Elliot is out and Booth is doubtful (as is Seabourne). Looks like Keenan plays again: hope someone tells him that when the ball is played long and deep from the opposite wing his job is to get between his man and the goal, not to just stand watching while his man gets inside him to control the ball and score.  Looks like this team ..  Gallagher ODonnell Frans Balatoni Keenan Osman Bannigan Lawless Craigen Stevenson Taylor   Depends on what the tactics are. It may be we decide we need to get to the byline and cross against a team that likes to sit in so maybe Craigen or Stevenson out and McDaid in.  Actually this is game we could really have done with Higginbotham when he seemed to be getting some form back. I don't think that his tackle was definitely a red card but it was made in the opposition half when we had defenders to cover the situation and so ranks as sheers stupidity - and we now miss a player who might have been able to unlock a negative minded team.  Actually that's one reason why I've included Stevenson - he's inconsistent and isn't as an exciting players as HIggy but he has the guile to make something happen. Edited March 13, 2015 by Mr Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cheers. Hoping Booth will make it. Worrying trend with Keenan, where he seems to be getting caught with a diagonal ball. I know he's still young, but it's cost us a couple of goals already. Â I really hope we don't follow the pattern and just lump it down the middle tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have low expectations for tomorrow. I'm also wondering if we would have a better chance of avoiding any relegation problems (which I don't seriously think we will have) if Hamilton were to drop into the bottom 6. On their form, they are catchable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I don't think I've felt so disinterested in Thistle in years. Even we were utterly pish! Not expecting anything tomorrow. Just sitting waiting for the drop! Depressing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I would put Stuart Bannigan at left back (we have all perhaps rather over-reacted to his one poor performance against Motherwell away) from where he generally defends and attacks well, and bring the energetic and impressive David Wilson into midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liamconnollyglasgow Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have low expectations for tomorrow. I'm also wondering if we would have a better chance of avoiding any relegation problems (which I don't seriously think we will have) if Hamilton were to drop into the bottom 6. On their form, they are catchable hamilton are already safe apparantley unless not everything I read in the paper is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 hamilton are already safe apparantley unless not everything I read in the paper is true What a shock that would be! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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