Auld Jag Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 16 hours ago, Cfirejkl said: Seems like other results continue to go our way. Have to take advantage of it though Agree. The most important result and the only one we have any influence in is our own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 ICT trailing at home to Hamilton at ht which so far is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Alegria with a brace for Falkirk- who’d have thought it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, Duke Gekantawa said: Alegria with a brace for Falkirk- who’d have thought it? And subbed now which must be a let down for all those hat trick bettors across UK tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Ft 1-0 Hamilton. Excellent result keeping us top of the table too. Shows the fine margins in this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniesland Jag Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just goes to show how important Saturday’s result against Accies was for us in this crazy league . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Obviously don't know the ins and outs of the game tonight, but it seems to underline the impression I got that ICT didn't look that convincing against us. Fingers crossed but we could be in a healthier position this time next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 ICT's loss last night looks to have been heavily influenced by the amount of injuries they have. Before the game they had 7 players out due to injury, lost 1 in the warm up and another got subbed off injured during the game. They run a squad of 21 so losing over a third is going to have an impact. ICT have over the past few years signed a couple of players that appear injury prone (Welsh, Walsh, Doran) mainly because it made quality players affordable but the risk is they are missing for parts of the season. Last season I thought ICT when they had their first choice 11 were the best team in the league but they had a long periods without a win. Part of the downturn was the Gardyne situation but it was also due again to key players getting injured. This time around I don't think ICT's first 11 is the best team in the league and if they suffer another run of injuries they may find it harder to cope with than even last season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Crazy league. A hour into games tonight and Morton scudding ICT 3-0 and Queens Park leading Dundee 2-1. Not much between top 6 this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Dundee claw back the draw, we slip to 5th on 20points with the 4 above us all on 21. Big game tmrw Jags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) If we draw tomorrow and Ayr lose then the top 5 teams will all be on 21 points after 13 games. If we somehow get 3 points we go top again which is mental considering how poor we have been in the last few games and how many key players we have out. ICT were really poor mainly because they have a lot of injuries. Suspect the league will be won by the team who have the most luck with injuries or who can fill the gaps in January. Edited October 28, 2022 by laukat typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, laukat said: If we draw tomorrow and Ayr lose then the top 5 teams will all be on 21 points after 13 games. If we somehow get 3 points we go top again which is mental considering how poor we have been in the last few games and how many key players we have out. ICT were really poor mainly because they have a lot of injuries. Suspect the league will be won by the team who have the most luck with injuries or who can fill the gaps in January. Lose 4-0 tomorrow and we still stay 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 If we do get our act together then I still think ICT and Dundee will be our biggest rivals. ICT currently have injury problems so tonight's result may flatter Morton a tad. Dundee can possibly afford the cost of a shake up in January and go one a winning run. Gotta say tho' whoever does win this league will struggle big time next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniesland Jag Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 Win ugly today please and get back to where we belong in this crazy league . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 13 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: Lose 4-0 tomorrow and we still stay 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 With Ayr winning at least it keeps the 9 point distance in our relegation fight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: With Ayr winning at least it keeps the 9 point distance in our relegation fight. And Akinyemi bagged another couple taking his tally to 13 (I think) for season so far. There seems to be a general consensus that McCall is a far better scout than tactician however if that is the case why do Ayr (whom surely we can compete with for signatures) find this lad from Welling Utd whilst we sign Mullins and Dowds who I don’t think have managed 5 goals between them this season to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted November 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, elevenone said: And Akinyemi bagged another couple taking his tally to 13 (I think) for season so far. There seems to be a general consensus that McCall is a far better scout than tactician however if that is the case why do Ayr (whom surely we can compete with for signatures) find this lad from Welling Utd whilst we sign Mullins and Dowds who I don’t think have managed 5 goals between them this season to date. Maybe we need to start realising that many of the poor players that have come and gone from Thistle are only poor when they play in our teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 7:41 AM, Anniesland Jag said: Win ugly today please and get back to where we belong in this crazy league . Where do we belong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG1970 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 7:41 AM, Anniesland Jag said: Win ugly today please and get back to where we belong in this crazy league . Not having a pop at you but I always feel this is the attitude of our board.. that we are somehow entitled to “belong” in the top league or chasing promotion, that we have a “rightful place” .. Of course that’s bollocks. Apart from the league relegating us during covid, our rightful place is whatever our performances merit. The board, and some past boards, live in the past when Thistle were a bigger and better club. It reeks of complacency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 hours ago, elevenone said: And Akinyemi bagged another couple taking his tally to 13 (I think) for season so far. There seems to be a general consensus that McCall is a far better scout than tactician however if that is the case why do Ayr (whom surely we can compete with for signatures) find this lad from Welling Utd whilst we sign Mullins and Dowds who I don’t think have managed 5 goals between them this season to date. Our scouting has been poor. Loan signings aside, look thru the squad and it's hard to find a player that wasn't known to most Jags fans before signing. Tunji being an exception and only came to Thistle because McCall is friendly with the Moyes family. My oft stated view is McCall is a better man manager than tactician. He's good at getting players to sign. He is probably a better scout than tactician but if we have next to no effective scouting system then McCall's unlikely to see unknown prospects in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Our scouting has been poor. Loan signings aside, look thru the squad and it's hard to find a player that wasn't known to most Jags fans before signing. Tunji being an exception and only came to Thistle because McCall is friendly with the Moyes family. My oft stated view is McCall is a better man manager than tactician. He's good at getting players to sign. He is probably a better scout than tactician but if we have next to no effective scouting system then McCall's unlikely to see unknown prospects in the first place. Good points. I attend a meeting with the manager on Zoom just prior to the League 1 campaign. There was a question about scouting and the manager reply was that he knew most players in Scotland. The obvious follow up is that there is a world beyond our borders. With there being so many bigger clubs in England the number of younger players who will be released is large but they, as has been seen, could perform to a decent level here. Simply picking players from the much more limited market here puts you at a disadvantage in my opinion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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