A Fatal Christmas: In Memory Of James Main

[The Thistle Archive]

A very Merry Christmas to all Jagskind, with much red and yellow love from The Thistle Archive; Donnie, Jack, Joe, Michael, Niall, Stuart & William ❤️ 💛

 

That said, the Partickle being published today - an 8 minute read - is not so cheery. Long-term Forum members may recognize the piece as it was first published in this very place 9 years ago to the day and it now comes with a number of extra photies.

 

Thistle finally won a League game at Firhill on Christmas Day 1909, but as events unfolded the result was of little consequence as an opponent lost his life. It was a great tragedy that will cloud the Partick Thistle history books forever. It's an honour to dedicate this piece to the memory of James Main.

A Fatal Christmas: In Memory of James Main →

 

[sandy]

Really interesting read. Poor guy. 

[Jaggernaut]

I'd never heard of this story. Tragic events indeed. On wonders whether the outcome would have been different today, with all the advances in medicine in the past century.

Another gem from The Thistle Archive team.

[Auld Jag]

Can only agree with what has already been said. A truly tragic story. Bill Shankly was wrong, football is not more important than life and death.

[sabbath]

It is a sad story and a true accident. I feel that Shanks may be taken well out of context here. Deaths are few and far between and players don't enter the field with the intention of killing, more a case of must win at all cost attitude to the game. My understanding of the shanks is you go into a tackle giving 100% no quarter given nor taken. that's the way to win, and I have no doubt James Main would have agreed with Shankly.