northernsoul Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Official site - http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2012-2013/july_2012/thistle_add_to_squad Glaswegian - http://www.theglaswegian.co.uk/glasgow-sport/2012/07/18/partick-thistle-boss-jackie-mcnamara-delighted-with-capture-of-striker-james-craigen-102692-23909821/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Incognito Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Sounds like a good prospect who'll hopefully give us another option up front. On a side note, however, it really is quite a sad state affairs when we would normally be expected to struggle to compete financially with an English Conference team (as McNamara claims in the interview). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derby Jag Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Looks a decent signing and gives us another option up top. I am still a little worried that outside Doolan we don't have anyone with any experience of scoring goals in this division in our team (except perhaps for Erskine). To have a successful season you feel one of McGuigan, Elliot or Craigen will have to really step up and get us 10+ goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Looks a decent signing and gives us another option up top. I am still a little worried that outside Doolan we don't have anyone with any experience of scoring goals in this division in our team (except perhaps for Erskine). To have a successful season you feel one of McGuigan, Elliot or Craigen will have to really step up and get us 10+ goals Hope I am not jumping the gun but Lawless possibly could well be a challenger for 10+ goals.Forgot to add all the best at the Jags James Edited July 18, 2012 by Third Lanark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 (edited) Sounds like a good prospect who'll hopefully give us another option up front. On a side note, however, it really is quite a sad state affairs when we would normally be expected to struggle to compete financially with an English Conference team (as McNamara claims in the interview). Maybe he lives in or near Glasgow - could mean it was financially better to join Thistle than pay for expensive digs down south. Not that he wasn't thinking that we were a great team to join of course. Edited July 18, 2012 by Mr Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin1876 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Maybe he lives in or near Glasgow - could mean it was financially better to join Thistle than pay for expensive digs down south. Not that he wasn't thinking that we were a great tema to join of course. Maybe, but I can't imagine a conference club being able to offer much more than us. Their crowds aren't much bigger and they still don't get much TV money. I think it's as much to do with the fact he's been studying in Edinburgh, so he'll know Scotland. Hope I am not jumping the gun but Lawless possibly could well be a challenger for 10+ goals. Forgot to add all the best at the Jags James I see a few who could get goals. Lawless, McGuigan, Erskine and Doolan are the obvious ones, but I think Welsh and Elliot are also possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Stevenson Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Maybe, but I can't imagine a conference club being able to offer much more than us. Their crowds aren't much bigger and they still don't get much TV money. I think it's as much to do with the fact he's been studying in Edinburgh, so he'll know Scotland. Tamworth's crowds are about 1000 per game. Maybe they have a sugar daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantB Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Doesn't the Conference have it's own TV deal with ESPN? Anyway, welcome to Firhill James. Lets hope you can bang in a few goals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hope I am not jumping the gun but Lawless possibly could well be a challenger for 10+ goals. Forgot to add all the best at the Jags James I and a few others thought this about Stewart last season, don't jinx it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I thought he was supposed to be a midfielder but it's probably better that he's not. Sounds good technically, which is becoming the norm for Jackie's signings. Seems like he could be a useful addition and a two-year deal gives him time to settle in. Barring bringing in a keeper for cover if Scully leaves on loan, I would imagine that's our business more or less done and dusted. A loan signing for extra cover in defence would be nice, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Looks promising, anyone know how tall he is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 An encouraging thing for me is another team wanted to offer him a contract, rather than panicking and signing a trialist straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Jag Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Looks promising, anyone know how tall he is? Not huge. Saw him play for Edinburgh Uni last year. The day I saw him he wasn't an out-and-out striker. Having said that him and a bloke called Beacher our Bleacher or something like that were the two stand-out players in the Uni team that day and in general the whole team were very physically fit looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collins Out! Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Can we no get a centre half Jackie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.D Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Looks promising, anyone know how tall he is? Same size and ability as Lawless will do for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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