Partick Thistle 🔴🟡Vs Greenock Morton 🔵⚪️ - Saturday 3 August

[jagfox]

New league season kicks off on the back of a mixed and controversial league cup campaign.

Hopefully Kris can use any anger from Comet-gate to fire up the boys that little bit extra on Saturday.

C'mon the Jags!

Edited July 31 by jagfox

[scotty]

Why would or should they need extra firing up? It's the first league game of the season they should be raring to go and totally up for it.

[jagfox]

1 hour ago, scotty said:

Why would or should they need extra firing up? It's the first league game of the season they should be raring to go and totally up for it.

A little extra incentive doesn't hurt  - even 1% difference.

[Dick Dastardly]

Oh Jesus. Starting a match thread on a Wednesday pretty much guarantees Morton win. Let’s have more doom,gloom and apathy to give us a fighting chance

[Albert's Ghost]

7 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

Oh Jesus. Starting a match thread on a Wednesday pretty much guarantees Morton win. Let’s have more doom,gloom and apathy to give us a fighting chance

Give it a rest Dick.

[Jaggernaut]

3-1 Jags.

BBG, then somebody else, then Turner.

Late goal conceded, just to put a little damper on the day.

[dl1971]

Looking forward to it. Any win good enough for me. 

[Dick Dastardly]

2-0 Morton. Graham sent off and Milne injured. Kill all the enthusiasm early.

[Albert's Ghost]

1 hour ago, Dick Dastardly said:

2-0 Morton. Graham sent off and Milne injured. Kill all the enthusiasm early.

get help Dick.

[elevenone]

1-0 Jags Turner.  But SFA to notice grass length discrepancy and award 0-3 defeat instead.

[CotterJag]

1 hour ago, elevenone said:

1-0 Jags Turner.  But SFA to notice grass length discrepancy and award 0-3 defeat instead.

The young guns in the JL were too noisy, so only the City End could be used.

A rule change was hastily voted in to allow rushy in and 10 half time 21 the winner.

We were skins. 

[partickthedog]

The Comet App included a longer disclaimer clause on our side of the first page. The names of the whole Thistle squad were relegated to the second page. No one was allowed to enter the field of play and we had to forfeit the game.

[Lenziejag]

13 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said:

2-0 Morton. Graham sent off and Milne injured. Kill all the enthusiasm early.

I thought that already happened with Ashcroft’s own goal, Mitchell’s injury and defeat vs Clyde ?

[Lambies Lost Doo]

McCready

Williams McBeth O'Reilly Milne

Bannigan Turner

Chalmers Robertson McKay

Graham

And a very strong bench

 

 

Edited August 1 by Lambies Lost Doo

[Lenziejag]

16 minutes ago, Lambies Lost Doo said:

McCready

Williams McBeth O'Reilly Milne

Bannigan Turner

Chalmers Robertson McKay

Graham

And a very strong bench

 

 

Have we tried McKay in place of Fitzpatrick yet ? Is that what you mean - McKay on the left ? I am sure Chalmers played on the left for Inverness against us and was pretty effective.

[partickthedog]

52 minutes ago, Lambies Lost Doo said:

McCready

Williams McBeth O'Reilly Milne

Bannigan Turner

Chalmers Robinson McKay

Graham

And a very strong bench

 

 

Generally agree, with a few small questions:

• Possibly Roberts in goal if looking really good and ready. However, I would have no qualms with McCready continuing for the moment, and allowing Roberts more time to acclimatise.
• Maybe start with Crawford (did well v Motherwell), but bring Bannigan on at an appropriate time.
• I would probably keep McKay and Fitzpatrick on the right and left wings at the start, with the option to bring Chalmers on early enough to make a realistic impact (which might involve some switching of wings).

[thornwoodjag]

2 hours ago, Lambies Lost Doo said:

McCready

Williams McBeth O'Reilly Milne

Bannigan Turner

Chalmers Robertson McKay

Graham

And a very strong bench

 

 

Think Roberts will start in goals. Crawford over Banagan after decent performance last week. 
Seen no reason to start Chalmers ahead of Aidan. 

[Dick Dastardly]

6 hours ago, Lenziejag said:

I thought that already happened with Ashcroft’s own goal, Mitchell’s injury and defeat vs Clyde ?

Clearly not based on the numbers here who think we just need to turn up to thrash Morton. Never a good sign for The Jags.

[Yellow & Redneck]

Can we expect any new faces before Saturday? 

[sandy]

54 minutes ago, thornwoodjag said:

Think Roberts will start in goals. Crawford over Banagan after decent performance last week. 
Seen no reason to start Chalmers ahead of Aidan. 

Crawford or Stanway over Bannigan. Fitz has to play, Chalmers on the bench 

[sandy]

1 minute ago, Yellow & Redneck said:

Can we expect any new faces before Saturday? 

All the small ones are playing at Itchycoo Park

[Jago1953]

24 minutes ago, Yellow & Redneck said:

Can we expect any new faces before Saturday? 

Is Derek Hobson scouting for The Jags ? 

[partickthedog]

5 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said:

Clearly not based on the numbers here who think we just need to turn up to thrash Morton. Never a good sign for The Jags.

If I predict a victory for Thistle (which I have done!) it is not because I think we just have to turn up and/or that we will "thrash" Morton. I am sure that it will be a tight and hard fought game against a team and a manager (not to mention supported by fans) who always seem to be extra incentivised when playing Thistle, and if we are not at our best we will not win. However, on the balance of probabilities my hope and expectation is that we will be on decent form and we will dig out a narrow victory.

[exiledjag]

2 hours ago, partickthedog said:

If I predict a victory for Thistle (which I have done!) it is not because I think we just have to turn up and/or that we will "thrash" Morton. I am sure that it will be a tight and hard fought game against a team and a manager (not to mention supported by fans) who always seem to be extra incentivised when playing Thistle, and if we are not at our best we will not win. However, on the balance of probabilities my hope and expectation is that we will be on decent form and we will dig out a narrow victory.

Agree.

[fenski]

I think McCready might get another start after his good performance last Sunday. That appears to the way Doolan operates.