Auld Jag Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 (edited) A great 3 points. After not winning away from home since September, we have now won 2 on the road in a row, broken the Starks park hoodo, Ben McPherson scores his first goal for Thistle and Bud keeps a clean sheet. Only downside was getting more yellow cards. Quick turnaround to Friday now. Well done to players and management team. Edited March 24 by Auld Jag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Thatll do Jags. Thatll do just nicely WGEcjDvKF9FQkrO_.mp4 zfX88LDDXJXg2Zee.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1876 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Well done the management team got it spot on tatiçs wise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Going away to Raith Rovers midweek in the situation we are in, with a depleted squad and hanging on to St Johnstone, and winning. I think that's one of our best results this season. And if I was a St Johnstone fan I think it would be a sickener. Not getting carried away. But if we keep this up it will put pressure on them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyP Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Last three seasons we've finished with 57, 55 and 55 points. Tonight we have 56. With 6 games to go. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Fantastic result! Working in Copenhagen just so missed the the last 2 games plus Friday coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 (edited) Thought we more than deserved that. Both goalies had good games, even if neither was inundated with shots. Some very good saves all the same. Felt that our defence handled everything late on but even so Fitzy's goal was more than welcome. If Watt had been playing alongside Samuel tonight we'd have won comfortably. Samuel was excellent but marked by as many as three players as often as not. Some shift he put in. Edited March 24 by lady-isobel-barnett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Just back home from Raith eventually with the motorway being closed twice, well worth the journey, great team performance, on to Friday night and let's put more pressure on St.j.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert's Ghost Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 Fitzy was brilliant tonight - back to his best. Was it that bash in the puss that did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Two really superb goals. Looking forward to seeing the first one back, as of course it was at the far end. Brilliant team move which came from nowhere on the night (but no doubt reflected much work on the training pitch). Excellent finish from Ben McPherson as it was a challenging angle. Fitzy's goal was a solo effort, but equally good, and right in front of the support. Driving at pace at the defence, beating 2 defenders and a beautifully directed shot across the goalie, finding the only available space in the corner of the net. Lovely to see the team spirit. Everyone was so pleased for Fitzy. Both goal scorers got up and down their wings all night, so deserved to be rewarded with the goals. Bud was solid, and that early save was so vital. Did incredibly well to stop the ball so near to the line and to hold on. That could easily have squirmed past him or dropped at the feet of an attacker. Alex Samuel must be the first Thistle player who can do the corner flag routine to perfection. He was holding off 3 men at a time. Would have been a fantastic rugby union forward if he had chosen that career path. Ethan Ingram is a player. Credit to Mark Wilson for making full use of the limited squad and keeping some players relatively fresh for Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 5 minutes ago, Albert's Ghost said: Fitzy was brilliant tonight - back to his best. Was it that bash in the puss that did it? He also managed to win a golf tournament in the USA as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Handy 9 point lead over Arbroath now. We can only fail to be in the play offs if we lose our last 6 games and Ayr win their 7..........or if we overtake St Johnstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Highlights now up on Youtube (RR TV: superb quality images, angles and replays, compared to the shockingly bad, blurred, single-perspective images that we pay for on PTTV). As ptd wrote above, the first goal was a terrific team move with slick passing among several players, and a fine finish. And the second was trademark Fitzy: runs at and around/past defenders than hits the ball low into a corner, great stuff. I'm guessing there were no real weak points, and all deserve praise, but I'll give a special mention to Bud: two fine saves in particular. Hope some people will start cutting him some slack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Another excellent post-match interview with Wilson. Unlike most of the managers we've had in the past decade, he explains specifics clearly, rather than just trotting out the generalities that most managers resort to (in imitation of each other!). And he does it when things go wrong too (as of course they do!). I always look forward to his thoughts on games coming up or just finished. I wonder when the first attempt to poach him from us will come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcapmilkdrinker Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 One for the excellent and handsome 😉 curators of the Thistle Archive. Where does this seasons number of individual goalscorers sit in a historical context? Can’t help but feel it’d be toward the upper reaches of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 2 hours ago, Albert's Ghost said: Fitzy was brilliant tonight - back to his best. Was it that bash in the puss that did it? He took it on the chin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 6 hours ago, jaggy said: Fantastic result! Working in Copenhagen just so missed the the last 2 games plus Friday coming. Stay away please 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 9 hours ago, Fawlty Towers said: Great win, was saying on Friday night it was time McPherson scored as he was the only outfield player without a goal. Before the January window, I think that was the case, but now I think Ingram and Taylor have still to score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 I reckon one more win probably puts us beyond Arbroath's reach, which in itself would be a good thing. Would be nice to get the missing players back fresh for the playoffs, should we need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 RRTV is certainly excellent (might not have been so excellent if we had lost though!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Just watched the highlights. Why was Fitzy booked? Didn't look like his celebration was over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert's Ghost Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 Ref was a strange one. Had a pretty good game (IMHO) then spoiled it all with a late flurry of cards for trivial offences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 5 minutes ago, scotty said: Just watched the highlights. Why was Fitzy booked? Didn't look like his celebration was over the top. In fairness he was in with the supporters and it was probably more a booking because he was taking his time and running down the clock Wasn't a great silky game of football last night but I reckon Wilson and Rae got the tactics and selection spot on. A Dougie Imrie relegation threatened team was always going to be brutal, physical football and we were just more physical and stronger than Raith. Putting McPherson up against Stevenson massively restricted any threat from Raith down our right and also limited Easton. The only place Raith were getting any joy was down our left side as Doherty was running into positions that Loughrey didn't feel comfortable going into and Fitzpatrick struggled to cover. Once Doherty went off injured Raith really struggled to get out and have that much possession. Raith's only real tactical switch was to through on their winger (Chin) to try and attack Lougrey but you could see Rae on the thistle bench immediately telling Wilson what they were trying to do and subbing Lougrey for Reading just closed off that threat. Raith did hit the bar and have a couple of half chances but I thought our press against their defence meant they were just reduced to lumping balls to Innes Cameron which more often than not O'Reilly, Ashcroft and McBeth mopped up. Great to see McPherson get his goal. How on earth he's not in the U21 squad is mind boggling. Ingram does look like decent player. Bud did well particularly with the early save on the line. Best game from Turner in a long time. Fitzpatrick was in and out the game last night but I would take that every game if the end product is a goal and an assist. Alex Samuel holding the ball in the corner and fending off an army of Raith players was probably moment of the game and just great entertainment. However in my opinion M(en)OTM for me were Wilson and Rae. I would be amazed if anyone had forecasted that starting 11 and playing McPherson as right winger but it all worked and even when the subs were made Wilson and Rae knew exactly what to do. Also interesting to watch them looking at the players taking the applause from the fans, they looked like really proud parents 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 3 withdrawals from Scotland u21’s squad and still Stanway and Mcpherson are overlooked as replacements are Ryan Carr, Josh Dede & Taylor Steven. Not complaining right enough plus the Steven’s call up puts him out St Johnstone’s game at wkend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 3 hours ago, Lenziejag said: Before the January window, I think that was the case, but now I think Ingram and Taylor have still to score. Good point. Hopefully Taylor will get one when he comes back, willing to let Ingram not score as his clearance against Morton was worth a goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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