partickthedog Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) On the Transfer Window thread, we discussed the first competitive game of the season at Stenhousemuir around 3/4 years ago. In the opening 10 minutes, Thistle played two neat moves both topped off by excellent finishes from a Lampardesque debutant Shea Gordon. For a moment it seemed that we had a team and a player who could ignite our season into something spectacular. You will know or guess the story. The next 80 minutes were among the most turgid in living memory as the fizz went out of the champagne and we laboured to a pedestrian win. The season rapidly imploded into a grim struggle for survival. However, as one poster said "It was great while it lasted". Any other examples spring to mind of joyous celebration and/or excited anticipation quickly or slowly extinguished? I will give you 3 random ones for starters: 1) Chris Turner's debut goal in a cup tie away at Livingston during Ian McCall's first session as manager. He was a Northern Irish under 21 player who scored with a beautiful cultured finish. Looked like a player. Missed a sitter, which would have enabled us to win a cup tie eventually lost 2-1 to Rangers at Firhill, and then vanished from the scene. 2) Dario Zanatta's debut. Enough said. 3) That moment at Parkhead when we were 3-2 down in a cup tie going into the dying seconds. Chris Erskine won the ball brilliantly on the wing and swung the ball into the middle where it fell at the feet of Ryan Edwards a few yards out with the goal seemingly at his mercy. I can still remember that savouring of the moment and the anticipation of celebration before Kieran Tierney snaked out a long leg for an admittedly excellent smother tackle. Edited January 16, 2022 by partickthedog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Going way back probably 71 or72, New Years game at Ibrox. Winning 1-0 through a Dennis goal right up until McCoist scored twice in the last 10 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Barton and Keown’s first 6 months- they both looked a class apart. They really weren’t 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 The Gerry Collins management era started out ok pre season, we gubbed Ayr 6-1 at Somerset then Bradford 4-2 at Firhill, even Jean Yves Anis and Stephane Bonnes looked like players to start off with then we were absolutely hopeless when the league started! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Robert Dunn scoring after 8 seconds at Livvy. Think that was our only shot on goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lenziejag said: Going way back probably 71 or72, New Years game at Ibrox. Winning 1-0 through a Dennis goal right up until McCoist scored twice in the last 10 mins. ??? McCoist was a precocious talent, but even he couldn't have made the h*ns first team at 9 or 10 years of age. Edited January 16, 2022 by Barney Rubble 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Christie Elliott scoring within five minutes of being brought on for his debut against Hamilton. A false dawn as a striker for certain, but thankfully Christie made sterling contributions in other positions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Lenziejag said: Going way back probably 71 or72, New Years game at Ibrox. Winning 1-0 through a Dennis goal right up until McCoist scored twice in the last 10 mins. Think you mean John Greig. Both of his goals were in injury time. I actually managed to get home thinking we'd won. Horrible experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Jan 2004 and one of The Bunnet's first signings. This fella he signed from Raith was their captain no less. We played Rovers later that week but part of the deal was an agreement not to play him against his former club that weekend. Raith running scared, perhaps? Team captain, maybe a born leader? We had to wait just over two weeks for our next game and the much anticipated debut. Step up to the plate, Darren Brady. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 35 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Jan 2004 and one of The Bunnet's first signings. This fella he signed from Raith was their captain no less. We played Rovers later that week but part of the deal was an agreement not to play him against his former club that weekend. Raith running scared, perhaps? Team captain, maybe a born leader? We had to wait just over two weeks for our next game and the much anticipated debut. Step up to the plate, Darren Brady. He did score a fine lob in a midweek cup tie at Dundee. Indeed starting that season with 2 successive away wins at Dens Park with Scott Boyd, Ian Maxwell and the aforementioned Darren Brady all scoring and playing blinders was another "it was great while it lasted" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Muscat Jag said: Think you mean John Greig. Both of his goals were in injury time. I actually managed to get home thinking we'd won. Horrible experience. Did Accies not do that to us more recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: Did Accies not do that to us more recently Dundee certainly did in Feb 2018 (Simon Murray 84, 90). Edited January 16, 2022 by Barney Rubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 55 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: Did Accies not do that to us more recently Think it was only the winner in injury time. St Johnstone did it to us, think around 2008, to draw 2-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Jan 2004 and one of The Bunnet's first signings. This fella he signed from Raith was their captain no less. We played Rovers later that week but part of the deal was an agreement not to play him against his former club that weekend. Raith running scared, perhaps? Team captain, maybe a born leader? We had to wait just over two weeks for our next game and the much anticipated debut. Step up to the plate, Darren Brady. Darren f***ing Brady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, sandy said: Darren f***ing Brady Yeah, I know. You spend years trying to forget someone but there's always somebody to bring the nightmare back. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sick in the basin Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Being 2 up inside 5 mins , then 4-2 up v Albion Rovers @ Cliftonhill in the Sandy Clark era …..to lose 5-4 …..sure that was on Hogmanay……happy new year right enough ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 The last night under the shed. Up against Blue Scum. Drawing 1-1 thanks to Isaac English. She'd was bouncing. Atmosphere was stratospheric. Holding on with minutes to go and up pops McCoist to bag the winner. Utterly devastated and totally deflated. Looked over at my brother who had his head in his hands. Still at least I went home with a bit of terracing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Others have already given specific examples, but I would say almost every time in the past 30 years that we have ever scored to take the lead against either of the auld filth. Because the inevitable equalizer and/or the winner will come for them, one way or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 "Get yer spearmint chewing gum an' ra macaroon bar!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 29 minutes ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: The last night under the shed. Up against Blue Scum. Drawing 1-1 thanks to Isaac English. She'd was bouncing. Atmosphere was stratospheric. Holding on with minutes to go and up pops McCoist to bag the winner. Utterly devastated and totally deflated. Looked over at my brother who had his head in his hands. Still at least I went home with a bit of terracing! Dreadful behaviour to resurrect that horrific memory GRE. Really did you have to? Joking apart, that was a night that summed Thistle up. McCoist is a **** though - that was his first ever goal against Thistle at any level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said: Dreadful behaviour to resurrect that horrific memory GRE. Really did you have to? Joking apart, that was a night that summed Thistle up. McCoist is a **** though - that was his first ever goal against Thistle at any level. I am sorry Barney. Mea Culpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 30 minutes ago, Jaggernaut said: "Get yer spearmint chewing gum an' ra macaroon bar!" Mmmm. I love a macaroon bar. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: I am sorry Barney. Mea Culpa Never an issue GRE. The best investment in life is memories. I love Jags memories, even the bad ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Barney Rubble said: Never an issue GRE. The best investment in life is memories. I love Jags memories, even the bad ones. Bad ones? Never had any with my beloved Jags! Cough! Cough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Muscat Jag said: Think you mean John Greig. Both of his goals were in injury time. I actually managed to get home thinking we'd won. Horrible experience. It was the same for me and I just lived in Bellahouston. 12 hours ago, Barney Rubble said: ??? McCoist was a precocious talent, but even he couldn't have made the h*ns first team at 9 or 10 years of age. It was a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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