The Thistle Archive Posted July 10, 2024 Report Share Posted July 10, 2024 The Jags will embark on their 79th League Cup campaign this Saturday, but it's almost 50 years since we so much as made the semi finals in 1975, groan. The 1950s was a remarkable decade for Partick Thistle as the club competed consistently at the highest level of the Scottish game. Our latest Partickle explores the remarkable story of three league cup finals in five years... 3 League Cup Finals In 5 Years → 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 10, 2024 Report Share Posted July 10, 2024 Bottled it, three times! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robphil Posted July 11, 2024 Report Share Posted July 11, 2024 I was at the 1958 final - the first 'big game' I attended - so was roo young to appreciate how good hearts were. Led by Dave Mackay, i can remember my father raving about them. They must have been considering thistle boasted three 1954 world cup players in Jimmy Davidson, Davie Mathers and my first hero, Johnny McKenzie . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 11, 2024 Report Share Posted July 11, 2024 robphil, Like others on here, I'm sure, I'd love to know how you got into a career of writing about sport , and any highs or lows or just more snippets that you might like to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robphil Posted July 12, 2024 Report Share Posted July 12, 2024 4 hours ago, Jaggernaut said: robphil, Like others on here, I'm sure, I'd love to know how you got into a career of writing about sport , and any highs or lows or just more snippets that you might like to share. Hi J, am flying home from Puerto pollensa today during which I will try to think of a couple of amusing anecdotes. cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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