Woodstock Jag Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 This is a fantastic piece of news. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/partickthistle/6869731/Kris-Doolan-pens-new-Partick-Thistle-deal.html?CMP=spklr-_-Editorial-_-TWITTER-_-scotsunsport-_-20160118-_-SunScotSport-_-334648345-_-Imageandlink When we look back on this era of the Jags in 30+ years time, the two players that will encapsulate what it meant to watch Thistle, for my generation, will be Kris Doolan and Chris Erskine. There will be honourable mentions of good servants, like Bannigan and Rowson, journeymen who did a decent turn, like Higginbotham and Osman. Even a few decent likeable talents like O'Donnell who eventually plied their trade elsewhere. But these two players made it into professional football the hard way at a time when we were going through a slow and painstaking period of renewal as a football club to equip ourselves for the future. Neither of them is even remotely a prima donna, neither of them is without their footballing faults, but both of them just seemed to click with Thistle in ways you could never imagine them really quite fitting-in elsewhere. Entertaining, ambitious, and Erskine's "Archie moment" aside, really loyal to the whole idea of our football club and what it means to us as the fans. Players with more flair and skill have come and gone, and may well come and go in the next couple of years, but none that also quite had the same beating heart of Thistledom. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Just realised too that 3 years more would bring him up to a bona fides testimonial. I can think of no one more deserving since Archie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Excellent news, and a fully deserved long term deal for a Jags legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggybunnet Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 just up on the OS http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2015-2016/january_2016/doolan_signs_contract_extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Brother Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 The Auchentoshan's getting opened tonight. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 By 2019, Dools will indisputably be named alongside Archie as an all-time Partick Thistle legend. Delighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinKelvin Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Superb news and totally deserved. My favourite Jag by a country mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 great news for both the club & player, well done to both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow & Redneck Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Amazing news. Truly one of the great Jags players and a future in the Hall of Fame. Great talent, brilliant work ethic, and a total gent of a guy. Well done Dooooooolan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I've been wishing for a Doolan testimonial for a couple of years now, as it feels like he's been with us ten years already! I'm so glad it's going to happen. He seems to be so happy to play for us and hopefully he can bag a couple dozen more goals before his tenth year as a Jag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Skwerr Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Great news - delighted to have him for another 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky jag Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Cant say anything more than whats already been said, legend, im so happy with this news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyjag Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Really chuffed at this news, Dools is potentially a future manager or at the very least coach. He epitomizes everything that is good about being a professional footballer and not withstanding his undeniable talent on the field of play, he is, just like Archie, a first class ambassador of our club. Looking forward to Dools, Erskine and hopefully Lawless rekindling their great understanding next season, if not before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeenjag Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Happy happy. He's seen off the challenge to his place as first choice striker pretty much every year he has been with us. Shows determination and guts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 When you read his interview in Saturdays programme this is no surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elginjag Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Fantastic news , forgotten about last weekend already!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 This is a fantastic piece of news. http://www.thescotti...-_-Imageandlink When we look back on this era of the Jags in 30+ years time, the two players that will encapsulate what it meant to watch Thistle, for my generation, will be Kris Doolan and Chris Erskine. There will be honourable mentions of good servants, like Bannigan and Rowson, journeymen who did a decent turn, like Higginbotham and Osman. Even a few decent likeable talents like O'Donnell who eventually plied their trade elsewhere. But these two players made it into professional football the hard way at a time when we were going through a slow and painstaking period of renewal as a football club to equip ourselves for the future. Neither of them is even remotely a prima donna, neither of them is without their footballing faults, but both of them just seemed to click with Thistle in ways you could never imagine them really quite fitting-in elsewhere. Entertaining, ambitious, and Erskine's "Archie moment" aside, really loyal to the whole idea of our football club and what it means to us as the fans. Players with more flair and skill have come and gone, and may well come and go in the next couple of years, but none that also quite had the same beating heart of Thistledom. That is brilliant news and this is a brilliant post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Chuffed for Dools, Chuffed for the club, Chuffed for us. Absolutely brilliant news. ( I'm Chuffed ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yeh, great initial post. All been said. Younger fans will possibly get their last chance to see a Jags legend complete a 10 year spell. Tongue in cheek time but special thanks must go Kilmarnock FC for being so unappealing a destination and Jackie McNamara for his poor assessment of footballers ( last I heard he's trialing Derek Riordan at York City). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie Thistle Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Mukin fagik! Monra Dools! ❤ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partick monkey Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Doolan fully deserves the contract extension and all the adulation he's receiving on this board. Dools Gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Can only echo all the previous comments about this bit of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 If he wants to go in that direction, I am sure he could be a future Jags manager! Excellent news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 On the subject of players signing up, have a gander at the Scottish Cup Pop Up thread. It's free pounds to enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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