jagfaelivi Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Watched the Sportscene highlights and was impressed by the grittinesss, organisation and creativity of these two teams who have more of less been written off by the pundits for this season. Where do their managers get it from? I never feel that way about the Jags. We ALWAYS look vulnerable! Or am I being unfair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Not unfair at all. We have been vulnerable in recent times, not as much since o'ware returned though. It's not just under GC, for the promotion season and the first 2 seasons up, I didn't think we were as bad as we are now, but perhaps the passage of time has affected my memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I think that watching another team is very different from watching the one you support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfaelivi Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I would agree with DD but I could also go through the teams we see as broadly on our level, even including the Motherwells and Killies of the world, and you could just about say what they are going to offer eg Livi , hard to beat, Hamilton similar, St Johnstone boring but organised etc etc. What would I say about us? Loose, brittle at set pieces, lot of the ball but no teeth. This would probably pertain over the last few seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I totally agree with you DD, but in my experience... The things that happen to my teams, Thistle and Scotland, JUST DON'T SEEM TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. The women's team against Argentina was the most recent example. But the number of games that Thistle have lost in injury time in recent years, the number of games they have seemed dominant but lost, just massively seem to outnumber the opposite. Only Thistle do successive relegations. Only Thistle lose in play-offs despite being the big league team. Only Scotland can see two magnificent free-kicks take you so tantalisingly close to a historic win against your greatest rival, and have it snatched away with the last kick. When Fitzpatrick scored the winner against Dundee United last season I was in shock. If they'd scored I'd have thought it inevitable. Yeah, I know there's a element of paranoia to this. But I truly feel there is also a reality to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, allyo said: I totally agree with you DD, but in my experience... The things that happen to my teams, Thistle and Scotland, JUST DON'T SEEM TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. The women's team against Argentina was the most recent example. But the number of games that Thistle have lost in injury time in recent years, the number of games they have seemed dominant but lost, just massively seem to outnumber the opposite. Only Thistle do successive relegations. Only Thistle lose in play-offs despite being the big league team. Only Scotland can see two magnificent free-kicks take you so tantalisingly close to a historic win against your greatest rival, and have it snatched away with the last kick. When Fitzpatrick scored the winner against Dundee United last season I was in shock. If they'd scored I'd have thought it inevitable. Yeah, I know there's a element of paranoia to this. But I truly feel there is also a reality to it. Hibs and Dunfermline fans might wish to debate the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
policemans whistle Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 After one game? Keep watching these teams over a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said: Hibs and Dunfermline fans might wish to debate the above. I must admit, I thought of Hibs as I was writing that. But it turns out they were saving it all up for one glorious day... Maybe, just maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, allyo said: I totally agree with you DD, but in my experience... The things that happen to my teams, Thistle and Scotland, JUST DON'T SEEM TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. The women's team against Argentina was the most recent example. But the number of games that Thistle have lost in injury time in recent years, the number of games they have seemed dominant but lost, just massively seem to outnumber the opposite. Only Thistle do successive relegations. Only Thistle lose in play-offs despite being the big league team. Only Scotland can see two magnificent free-kicks take you so tantalisingly close to a historic win against your greatest rival, and have it snatched away with the last kick. When Fitzpatrick scored the winner against Dundee United last season I was in shock. If they'd scored I'd have thought it inevitable. Yeah, I know there's a element of paranoia to this. But I truly feel there is also a reality to it. If I remember correctly Dundee Utd 'equalised' after our last minute winner, but it was chopped of for offside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 38 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: If I remember correctly Dundee Utd 'equalised' after our last minute winner, but it was chopped of for offside. Oh yeah, I forgot that. They were so Thistle that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 56 minutes ago, allyo said: Oh yeah, I forgot that. They were so Thistle that day. A similar result on Friday would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Auld Jag said: A similar result on Friday would do. AJ swings on the bar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 8 hours ago, partickthedog said: AJ swigs at the bar FTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: FTFY I think that AJ may be teetotal, so all that he will be swigging is Irn Bru or Ginger Beer. How he has held to this over so many decades following Thistle I do not know. Hats off, or should that be balaclavas off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 4 hours ago, partickthedog said: I think that AJ may be teetotal, so all that he will be swigging is Irn Bru or Ginger Beer. How he has held to this over so many decades following Thistle I do not know. Hats off, or should that be balaclavas off? Yes ptd, despite many decades of following Thistle I am teetotal. Even the current problems will not have me drinking alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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