jagfox Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Must we? F#@k it Thistle, please show up and give these farmers a bloody nose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, jagfox said: Must we? F#@k it Thistle, please show up and give these farmers a bloody nose! Completely unacceptable for the players to put in a performance like the last game at Somerset park or like today. Expect nothing but every player to be fully up for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Friday night under the floodlights on the television what else can be against us Bobby Madden as ref. I am having sleepless nights already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West of Scotland Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Third Lanark said: Completely unacceptable for the players to put in a performance like the last game at Somerset park or like today. Expect nothing but every player to be fully up for it Maybe they'll put in a performance like the one against Dundee United. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thistle 0 Ayr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Nurainen Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 One of our eternal optimists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 I was thinking about the Ayr game today, I don’t have any faith in the team to grind out a win or to even ‘be up’ for the game. I can see Ayr coming and getting stuck into us, no team talk required from Kerr at all, I just think they will want it more than us. Harsh possibly, as we’ve signed a lot of new players but the Arbroath result has completely destroyed any confidence I have, it’s as though a curse has been placed on us for the last few years, Ayr have signed a big centre forward on loan and has apparently played well vs County and ragdolled the ICT defence at the weekend, he will probably single handedly cause our defences arses to collapse in the pre game handshakes! Apart from that I’m looking forward to the game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagsman Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Well now brownlie in and ridden hopefully fit might look a lot better I wonder if McCall finished in market but we do ayr a pumping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Given recent results I imagine Ayr will be looking forward to Friday evening more than ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watties wallies Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 last time we played ayr team selection fox williamson saunders mcginty penrice gordon bannigan palmer cardle miller zanatta players now available fox o,connor o,ware brownlie penrice cole mckinnon/barjonas bannigan graham rudden cardle/zanatta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Nurainen Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Somehow, I just don't feel warm glow looking at those names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 45 minutes ago, Semi Nurainen said: Somehow, I just don't feel warm glow looking at those names. Not really anyone inspiring in there. Maybe Rudden if he's fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledjag Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 51 minutes ago, Garscube Road End said: Not really anyone inspiring in there. Maybe Rudden if he's fit. Showing my age but would you be inspired by this team:: Goal: Niven Full-Backs: Hogan Brown Half-Backs: Harvey McKinnon Cunningham Forward Line: Cowan Whielaw Hainey Duffy McParland Defence, particularly right back was suspect. Wonder if these players realised they were playing in a golden era for Thistle Late 1950s to Mid 1960s - third in league, European qualification!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watties wallies Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, exiledjag said: Showing my age but would you be inspired by this team:: Goal: Niven Full-Backs: Hogan Brown Half-Backs: Harvey McKinnon Cunningham Forward Line: Cowan Whielaw Hainey Duffy McParland Defence, particularly right back was suspect. Wonder if these players realised they were playing in a golden era for Thistle Late 1950s to Mid 1960s - third in league, European qualification!! loved that forward line, duffy and mcparland donnie mckinnon center half, double shuffle billy cunningham and big bad john harvey sandy brown what a player for us, and joe hogan joe came to us a center forward bit like elliott, fortunately joe could cross a ball and of course george niven, happy days indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniesland Jag Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Looks like a lot of potential coming in and duds( with exception of a Slater IMHO ) going out .Unfortunately it’s a big ask of any players who hardly know each other to gel together at such short notice into a match winning team in this hellish dog eat dog league. Can’t see anything other than an Ayr victory given our inability to keep a clean sheet in the league this season...time to give Sneddon the nod and a proper run between the sticks instead of Fox ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, exiledjag said: Showing my age but would you be inspired by this team:: Goal: Niven Full-Backs: Hogan Brown Half-Backs: Harvey McKinnon Cunningham Forward Line: Cowan Whielaw Hainey Duffy McParland Defence, particularly right back was suspect. Wonder if these players realised they were playing in a golden era for Thistle Late 1950s to Mid 1960s - third in league, European qualification!! That was the team I remember as a kid when I started watching Thistle...Very happy days indeed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb1876 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Anniesland Jag said: Looks like a lot of potential coming in and duds( with exception of a Slater IMHO ) going out .Unfortunately it’s a big ask of any players who hardly know each other to gel together at such short notice into a match winning team in this hellish dog eat dog league. Can’t see anything other than an Ayr victory given our inability to keep a clean sheet in the league this season...time to give Sneddon the nod and a proper run between the sticks instead of Fox ? . If we can get a better attitude, committment and effort from the new signings than we did from the ones let go, I think we'll be ok this season. Proper flowing football and awareness of how each player operates will definitely take longer, but having players that care would make a huge difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter of '63 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 3 hours ago, exiledjag said: Showing my age but would you be inspired by this team:: Goal: Niven Full-Backs: Hogan Brown Half-Backs: Harvey McKinnon Cunningham Forward Line: Cowan Whielaw Hainey Duffy McParland Defence, particularly right back was suspect. Wonder if these players realised they were playing in a golden era for Thistle Late 1950s to Mid 1960s - third in league, European qualification!! 10 of those played in my first ever game at Firhill - December 1962 against Airdrie - George Smith was on the left wing, Davie McParland was right half and John Harvey was centre half - I was too young then to have any judgement on how good these guys were...but as I have posted before, when the half-time scores were put up on the board at what is now the Bing End, there was a huge cheer as Rangers were losing and we were top of the League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Several confirmed duds have gone. That's good news. Now it's up to the newcomers to show that they are quite simply better and more motivated. Friday would be the perfect occasion to start showing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Team I remember from a memorable game when we beat yon great Dundee side (who went on to win the league) 3-0. Early '62 iirc G.... Niven (his debut) FBs....Muir and Brown HBs....Closs, McKinnon & Cunningham FWDs....Smith, McBride, Hainey (1), Duffy (2), & McParland I challenge anyone to come up with a more goalscoring forward line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter of '63 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Team I remember from a memorable game when we beat yon great Dundee side (who went on to win the league) 3-0. Early '62 iirc G.... Niven (his debut) FBs....Muir and Brown HBs....Closs, McKinnon & Cunningham FWDs....Smith, McBride, Hainey (1), Duffy (2), & McParland I challenge anyone to come up with a more goalscoring forward line. On a quick check of the Official History, I make that a total of close to 400 goals for Thistle in their careers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaf Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 13 hours ago, Anniesland Jag said: Looks like a lot of potential coming in and duds( with exception of a Slater IMHO ) going out .Unfortunately it’s a big ask of any players who hardly know each other to gel together at such short notice into a match winning team in this hellish dog eat dog league. Can’t see anything other than an Ayr victory given our inability to keep a clean sheet in the league this season...time to give Sneddon the nod and a proper run between the sticks instead of Fox ? . I think its extra hard for players coming in to a team at the bottom of the league. They get no time to find their feet and gel, as every mistake is amplified in its importance. Hopefully McCall is bringing in players with the right character as if they have fragile confidence to begin with, that is not a good combination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Murray Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Fox O’Connor O’Ware Brownlie Penrice Cole MacKinnon Banzo Cardle Graham Rudden Not ideal with moving Cole to the right but if we want to lose less goals then we need to provide more protection to the back four from midfield. How the new partnerships of the centre-backs and forwards do is going to be key. Ayr are bang in form and this should prove to be a entertaining match. I would be surprised if McCall stuck with 3 at the back. Letting Forrest be isolated with O’Connor might not be the best thing to allow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledjag Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 13 hours ago, Jimmy McD said: That was the team I remember as a kid when I started watching Thistle...Very happy days indeed.. Same hear. Going to Firhill was magic in those day - fantastic atmosphere and really rocked when Cowan and McParland were in full flight! Remember ripping an excellent Kilmarnock team apart 3-2 after which with Neil Duffy said we should have won more convincingly. Killie I think finished above us in 2nd place. I recall Duffy after he retired from football and in a moment of reflection saying, as a general weakness, that Thistle team just couldn't score enough goals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledjag Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 11 hours ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Team I remember from a memorable game when we beat yon great Dundee side (who went on to win the league) 3-0. Early '62 iirc G.... Niven (his debut) FBs....Muir and Brown HBs....Closs, McKinnon & Cunningham FWDs....Smith, McBride, Hainey (1), Duffy (2), & McParland I challenge anyone to come up with a more goalscoring forward line. I was actually at that game and remember that the Dundee Centre Half Ian Ure was in the frame for a Scottish Cap until Billy Hainey made mince of him to score a great 3rd goal. Ure's International debut was delayed for a while! I walked home down the road to the Round Toll in a dream! People don't realise how good that Dundee Team was. They hammered Rangers 5-1 at Ibrox, European Cup Semi-Finalists and yet thumped by the Jags at Firhill and very fortunate to beat us by the odd goal at Dens Park. What a team we had then and great crowds but for some reason we never had the money to build on the potential!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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