Lindau Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Crackin article http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/partick-project-a-bridge-too-far-for-ken-1-516572 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Well, I was having a fairly pleasant day, then ...... Derek Johnstone and Thistle.......... I'm now feeling decidedly off-colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I'm too young to have experienced this, but whenever I read about Bates I still manage to get angry. Had he been a reasonably sane person we could still have an association with Chelsea (though he miight not have bothered investing in the first place), and be Europa League champions. The infliction of DJ on us seems an incredibly stupid decision beyond any comprehension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I think Auld left because players were getting signed by the board. This left us with possibly our worst ever manager. Collins was I'm the spl..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 There was good parts to The Masters time at Firhill, namely Colin West and Wurzel McNaught. Wee Westy was a crackin player. Also The Master bailed us out when no one was interested in buying the club. Down side was obviously Johnstone as the manager. Probably the worst manager ever seen at Firhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) In fairness Johnstone no more wanted to be our manager than we wanted him to be - it was a scary scary time, although worse was to follow. Edited June 5, 2012 by JeanieD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) In fairness Johnstone no more wanted to be our manager than we wanted him to be Cant quite fathom that one out. If he didnt want the job, he could easily have said NO!! Maybe he got wind of the Ashoka sponsorship and the free curries and that swayed the decision...lol Edited June 5, 2012 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Cant quite fathom that one out. If he didnt want the job, he could easily have said NO!! Maybe he got wind of the Ashoka sponsorship and the free curries and that swayed the decision...lol Did he not eat the club car??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry gaz Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) There was a game at Firhill during this period when Morton beat us 5-1(i think) and Fat boy Johnstone started off playing in midfield .That performance is easily in the top five worse ever Thistle performances I've ever seen. Given the money and loan he gave us ,if he had kept Bertie the history of the club could have been so different. Westy though, crackin player, didn't he go back from us to Chelsea and score the winner against Arsenal? Edited June 5, 2012 by angry gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Benny Rooney, Derek Johnstone, Sandy Clark, Murdo McLeod, Tommy Bryce, Gerry Collins, Dick Campbell. Whatever did we do to deserve that parcel of rouges. In fairness to Benny, at least he did do a good job at Morton and he scored a cracker against Clyde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Westy though, crackin player, didn't he go back from us to Chelsea and score the winner against Arsenal? Indeed he did, but surprisingly nothing much was heard of the wee fella after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Murray Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Colin West was a cracking player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Whatever happened to Billy Dodds Wurzel rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Wurzel rip Indeed...I went to Wurzels funeral in Hamilton. Lambie, Collins and McParland were all in tears and Kevin McAllister was inconsolible. Chelsea sent about 5 players up for the funeral. Tragic that he died so young Edited June 6, 2012 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Truly sorry, but I'm showing my ignorance here: Who was Wurzel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Murray Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Truly sorry, but I'm showing my ignorance here: Who was Wurzel? John McNaught, died from Blood poisoning I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACAB Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) John McNaught was a player in the Roy Aitken mould. I will always remember him going tonto in the back of the net after scoring a very late equalizer against Forfar in the Scottish Cup in 1988. Edited June 6, 2012 by ACAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.D Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Truly sorry, but I'm showing my ignorance here: Who was Wurzel? Nickname from his boys club days was NUGGET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 John McNaught, died from Blood poisoning I think? Think it was kidney complications..After he left us he only played for about another season with Accies before he had to quit the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 John McNaught was a player in the Roy Aitken mould. I will always remember him going tonto in the back of the net after scoring a very late equalizer against Forfar in the Scottish Cup in 1988. Remember that goal well....wonderful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Nickname from his boys club days was NUGGET. I always knew him as Nugget, I think my brother knew him from Boys Club football. I was at that Forfar game, we were dead & buried that night then thrashed them in the replay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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