Forfar v Jags

[jaggy]

4 hours ago, partickthedog said:

I spoke to Robbie Crawford at the calendar signing last night, and sadly he is out for a few more weeks.

While I agree with a certain amount of freshening up, and I take the point about loan players perhaps not being available, to leave all of Chalmers, Stanway and Lets'osa out seems to deprive us of a lot of pace, energy, creativity and (dare I say?) expected goals!

We have to win, so I would be looking for a bit closer to our strongest team, with of course plenty of room for substitutions, depending on how the game is going. 

What happened? He came on last Saturday but I noticed he was absent on Tuesday

[thornwoodjag]

4 hours ago, jaggy said:

What happened? He came on last Saturday but I noticed he was absent on Tuesday

Calf injury 

[Thistle_1876]

St Mirren have told us Smyth is unavailable for the Scottish Cup

[Jaggernaut]

Disappointed that there doesn't seem to be a live stream from Forfar.

[Lenziejag]

I am not sure that in this age of two transfer windows that cup tying? players makes much sense to me.

[lady-isobel-barnett]

No pun intended, this Stag pub a wee bit on the dear side. Nearest to the ground tho'.

[Lance Gilmour]

59 minutes ago, Jaggernaut said:

Disappointed that there doesn't seem to be a live stream from Forfar.

There is a link from our OS but I can’t get it to work and no response from the help email. https://forfarathletic.univtec.com/home

[lady-isobel-barnett]

Hearing there could be a good few changes today.

[eljaggo]

Still, better than a bad few changes.

[Dick Dastardly]

1 hour ago, Lenziejag said:

I am not sure that in this age of two transfer windows that cup tying? players makes much sense to me.

If they want to recall him or move him on in January, then it makes sense

[thornwoodjag]

McPherson starting. Good sign. 
Chalmers isn’t. Don’t know if that’s good or bad. 
Smyth wee know about. 
Wee T, Reading and D.O.R rested. 

[elevenone]

[Lenziejag]

16 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said:

If they want to recall him or move him on in January, then it makes sense

The logic, in the past when there were no restrictions on transfers, was that a club could sign a player just prior to a cup tie. But now, when there are only the 2 windows, that logic doesn’t apply.

[a f kincaid]

16 hours ago, thornwoodjag said:

Calf injury 

Don't know if Thistle employ a VET to attend to the injured calf - but they once owned a horse.

My money's on Donald! The "Daily Record" 17/9/1907 suggested that a charity match might be held involving the horses owned by Thistle, Celtic and Queen's Park. In pre-motorised days, horses were used to pull heavy rollers. Club presidents would be the jockeys. Needless to say the race never took place but the paper suggested if it had, Donald would have been favourite.
 

[Lenziejag]

11 minutes ago, elevenone said:

Chalmers not even on the bench ? Seems a strange decision.

[eljaggo]

6 minutes ago, a f kincaid said:

Don't know if Thistle employ a VET to attend to the injured calf - but they once owned a horse.

My money's on Donald! The "Daily Record" 17/9/1907 suggested that a charity match might be held involving the horses owned by Thistle, Celtic and Queen's Park. In pre-motorised days, horses were used to pull heavy rollers. Club presidents would be the jockeys. Needless to say the race never took place but the paper suggested if it had, Donald would have been favourite.
 

That's what probably spawned the two-horse race the league became.

[Earnock Jag]

1 hour ago, Lenziejag said:

Chalmers not even on the bench ? Seems a strange decision.

Could be injured or might be off in January and doesn’t want to be cup tied 

[Dick Dastardly]

Stanway does score tap ins

Edited November 29, 2025 by Dick Dastardly

[Fearchar]

Kyle Turner looks the most comfortable on the plastic surface. Others are trying long, approximate passes and balls into space, as if they're playing on grass. 

[scotty]

Anyone lelse istening on Jagzone getting annoyed with the difference in volume between the two commentators?

[Fawlty Towers]

Job done, all I ever want in these sort of games is a win and no injuries. Looking forward to the draw tomorrow evening.

[elevenone]

6 minutes ago, Fawlty Towers said:

Job done, all I ever want in these sort of games is a win and no injuries. Looking forward to the draw tomorrow evening.

any idea if random or seeded?

[Fawlty Towers]

Just now, elevenone said:

any idea if random or seeded?

Just a straight draw to the best of my knowledge (however I expect Rangers to be at home - again).

[watties wallies]

The Saints go marching oot ra cup  😄

[CotterJag]

19 minutes ago, elevenone said:

any idea if random or seeded?

 

17 minutes ago, Fawlty Towers said:

Just a straight draw to the best of my knowledge (however I expect Rangers to be at home - again).

We've mastered the art of producing draws that are neither random or seeded.

The hardest done by team in the whole world, have manged a run of reds on the roulette wheel that defies logic and mathematics.

They feel no shame, just a sense of injustice.

Incredible really.