Jaggernaut Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Wow! Great news. This is the ice(land)ing on the cake since yesterday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda-jag Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 banzo update ..... http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/partick_thistle/14583532.Bannigan_cites_his_love_for_Partick_Thistle_as_major_reason_behind_decision_to_stay/ i love it here, it's my club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebaw1 Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Stuart is a great player. Totally committed to the cause from the day I saw him dominate vs Everton. I knew that day he was going to be a star. He works for Thistle, takes the ball off the centre backs, runs, takes men on, distributes, encourages, covers incredible ground. Nobody else can play this role and I was concerned about this. He has the potential to play for his country, hopefully with Thistle and certainly if he moves on. He is the perfect age to further develop and absolutely command the play as long as he receives the support from his colleagues. Brilliant news. Let's attack and bring back the lost supporters. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerjag Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 This speaks volumes for Archie. He's now got Bannigan, Osman, Lawless, Booth, Cerny, Dools and himself all signed up. Solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Stuart is a great player. Totally committed to the cause from the day I saw him dominate vs Everton. I knew that day he was going to be a star. He works for Thistle, takes the ball off the centre backs, runs, takes men on, distributes, encourages, covers incredible ground. Nobody else can play this role and I was concerned about this. He has the potential to play for his country, hopefully with Thistle and certainly if he moves on. He is the perfect age to further develop and absolutely command the play as long as he receives the support from his colleagues. Brilliant news. Let's attack and bring back the lost supporters. Great to have you on board, Stuart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Ender Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Why where there a lot of miserable faces on the TV football shows last night? Had the news not got through to them that Banzo had signed on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Terrific interview there in the ET which sums up why we all love the boy. Modest, thoughtful, appreciative, loyal, and taking nothing for granted. I can't remember a time when we had 2 better professionals at the club than Banzo and of course Doolan. There are others of course but these guys for me are real class in every way. They are the best examples you could ever give to the young players coming through the academy. We are extremely lucky to have both of them at the club at the same time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 He was gutted last night when I told him Cirencester didn't have any pies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDFA Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 “At least I'm active and doing some running to keep my fitness up, but it’s just twisting and turning that is proving difficult, and obviously that is fundamental in football. Fingers crossed it won’t be too long, but I don’t think it will be in the coming weeks anyway." Banzo's a good lad and all that, but I'm struggling to get excited about us signing up a player who has a busted knee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Banzo's a good lad and all that, but I'm struggling to get excited about us signing up a player who has a busted knee. I think the medical/physio guys at Firhill would know whether his injury will clear up or not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I'm sure the medical staff at Firhill will bow down to your superior medical knowledge Scotty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Likewise. I'm certain neither of Banzo's knees are on their last legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDFA Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 No-one hopes any more than I do that Bannigan's knee issue resolves, and that he comes back into the team as fit and brilliant as he was before. I don't have a crystal ball, but then neither do the medical staff at Firhill. The fact of the matter is we have just committed to paying wages, for 2 years, to a player who, at this moment in time, is not guaranteed to be able to return to playing at the level he was playing at before. If that could have been guaranteed, I believe Bannigan would be signed up for someone else right now - but the interest from other clubs seems to have waned. I wonder about that. As I said, I want this to work out just as much as anybody else. Maybe I'm just being a bit glass-half-empty about it. But we are taking a punt here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDFA Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I'm sure the medical staff at Firhill will bow down to your superior medical knowledge Scotty. Not claiming superior medical knowledge, Ian. But there is a reason for a medical prognosis being called a prognosis, rather than being called "the future". 'Mon the Jags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Likewise. I'm certain neither of Banzo's knees are on their last legs. I hope you've not put your foot in it with that pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) Not claiming superior medical knowledge, Ian. But there is a reason for a medical prognosis being called a prognosis, rather than being called "the future". 'Mon the Jags. Did Stuart go for a medical test at any other club? I'm thinking our guys are probably more informed about his state of current fitness and recovery chances. And that's maybe not just about the physical/medical technicalities, the guy has grown up with us and individual character has a lot to do with recovery chances. He was most closely linked to a move down south. Even if he was fully fit, the prospective club probably looked on him as a bit of a speculative signing, - decent oop north & worth a punt. Any doubt over his fitness is less of a gamble for us to commit to. I take your point, the injury is a concern of course. But given what we know of Stuart, and the interest from elsewhere prior to injury, I'd argue handing him a 2 year deal is more of a decent, educated, speculative business investment than mere punt. On balance, the potential rewards outweigh the potential losses. That's quite exciting.... intit ? Edited July 1, 2016 by ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I don't have a crystal ball, Glad to hear it, Scotty. A dodgy knee would be much more preferable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Every signing is a risk Scotty. You could pay £100m for Gareth Bale and he could get knocked down by a bus the next day. You sign a player based on what he's already done in his career to date. Bannigan is currently injured, we all know that. But if the medical advice had said he would never recover then I'm sure we wouldn't have signed him. If you are saying that it isn't worth the risk then I suspect you'll be very lonely on that side of the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I think the club and Banzo should issue a joint statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGSMAN1968 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I think the club and Banzo should issue a joint statement. kneed to be quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiThistle Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Don't need to be a fortune patellar to know the physios are tendon to his injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dan Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Telling no fibs, tibia honest guy, I am getting tired of these kneedless puns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert's Ghost Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I find them excruciating myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I'm going to go out on a limb here, but i think this news has been well received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinsplustwo Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I think the club and Banzo should issue a joint statement. Both sides should be against smoking ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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