javeajag Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Calum Boith is an average defender.....better going forward than defending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 34 minutes ago, javeajag said: Calum Boith is an average defender.....better going forward than defending And even then, pretty piss poor going forward. At least we'll concede fewer penalties with him away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 3 hours ago, eljaggo said: The worst defender I've seen in a Thistle jersey was Kenny Brannigan. I saw him playing at East Fife and I could hear Alan Archibald playing alongside him telling him where to stand, what to do and where to pass the ball if it happened to come his way. A desperate game with people around me reduced to betting on which pile of coal the overhead crane would pick from next in the power station opposite. I’ll counter your Brannigan with Jukka Santana. People forget he was brought in as a defender but was so bad he was shifted up front to get him out the way. I know he then scored for fun (god knows how) but as a defender he is the worst I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kenny Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Booth was average at best. Part of a defence (when fit) that shipped goals for fun. Some Thistle fans seem to have a habit of looking at ex players with the tinted specs on. Anyway, Booth leaving gives Penrice a clear run at the left back position. Let’s see if he takes it, this is what the Academy is there for after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewcal Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Im actually quite glad to see the back of booth tbh. I agree with previous poster that he was average at best. He was too weak in the tackle for my liking and his attempts at heading a ball were laughable at times. I'm looking forward to see penrice getting his chance to make the position his own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas clark Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 I kind of agree with the clear out. It seems to me that, as a fan, we can't keep injured players on indefinately, much as I would like us to. I think the next few months will tell us whether Archies 'out' will be betttered by Archie's 'in'. That will be the measure of the man. He has to get this right,, So, no pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin energy Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Booth did we stil want to keep him or did he want to leave ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paralytic thistle Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Will not miss Booth, I watched him nutmegged three time in one game, not one of the best defenders I have watched at Firhill, and I've seen a few, from Jimmy McGowan up to the present time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Duke’s reminder of our 2005 line-up makes me shudder. We forget how bad things actually were. Give me most of our relegated team over that 2005 shower of imposters and misfits. Get recent events in perspective, onwards & upwards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legs Like A Spider Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 56 minutes ago, douglas clark said: I kind of agree with the clear out. It seems to me that, as a fan, we can't keep injured players on indefinately, much as I would like us to. I think the next few months will tell us whether Archies 'out' will be betttered by Archie's 'in'. That will be the measure of the man. He has to get this right,, So, no pressure. The players coming in will be worse footballers than Barton, Edwards, Keown & Co. Archie will have to take these players who will have less ability and make them play better as a unit. One that can win games. It could be done but a tough challenge indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 hour ago, sandy said: Duke’s reminder of our 2005 line-up makes me shudder. We forget how bad things actually were. Give me most of our relegated team over that 2005 shower of imposters and misfits. Get recent events in perspective, onwards & upwards! We just cant write of the season just finished as being bad but we have had worst.We were relegated by a team who budgeted to finish 8th in the championship.We have to learn from the mistakes of last season , we cant afford to repeat them if we do there will be no upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p12tfc Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 With pre season starting I would guess 3 weeks on Monday we really need to start getting players in. If we are serious about challenging for the title we can’t have players coming in mid August with no/little pre season under their belts. Add in the fact most of these guys will not have played with each other we really need a full squad for day 1 of pre season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Booth was fairly good overall for us but I’m not concerned about him going to Dundee Utd. We’ll need to sign a left-back but like many others I’d be interested in seeing Penrice get a decent run in the position now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 hour ago, kevin energy said: Booth did we stil want to keep him or did he want to leave ? We stated on the official site that we didn't offer him a contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, potty trained said: We stated on the official site that we didn't offer him a contract. But I'd imagine that could mean either. As in, if he'd already said he wanted to leave wouldn't the club just say they didn't offer, rather than saying they offered but he knocked them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_adam Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 For me Booth was always good at running but no so good at tackling or crossing. A poor mans Stephen ODonnell on the opposite wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 34 minutes ago, allyo said: But I'd imagine that could mean either. As in, if he'd already said he wanted to leave wouldn't the club just say they didn't offer, rather than saying they offered but he knocked them back. I don't think they'd lie, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Okay maybe not lie then. But just not make an offer if his mind was already made up. I don't think that's a stretch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebaw1 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 The majority regard Booth as not very good. But Penrice was never selected ahead of him. Not even when he was injured again and we had McGinn who offered nothing going forward and Christie whose left foot is a liability. Now Penrice has to save the world! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 57 minutes ago, Weebaw1 said: The majority regard Booth as not very good. But Penrice was never selected ahead of him. Not even when he was injured again and we had McGinn who offered nothing going forward and Christie whose left foot is a liability. Now Penrice has to save the world! He only has to save the Jags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I thought Booth did a serviceable job and no more. Quite weak, but not a regular bombscare defender. Will I be worried about us facing him next season? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 7 hours ago, Weebaw1 said: The majority regard Booth as not very good. But Penrice was never selected ahead of him. Not even when he was injured again and we had McGinn who offered nothing going forward and Christie whose left foot is a liability. Now Penrice has to save the world! Good point. Penrice has got very little first team experience as a left back. I see him more as a midfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggydave Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Also Penrice is currently the most experienced of the current squad in playing against the majority of the current Championship teams, albeit as a midfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) Penrice is the only member of our squad who has experience of playing for a current premiership team. Is that right? Ah no. Cerny Edited May 31, 2018 by allyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 1 hour ago, allyo said: Penrice is the only member of our squad who has experience of playing for a current premiership team. Is that right? Ah no. Cerny If you include Miles Storey as a "semi-detached" member of our squad, he has played for Aberdeen (though not that often). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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