brodieboy Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Didn't see this anywhere else so apologies if already posted... http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/bloggers/the-new-weegie-on-becoming-a-partick-thistle-fan.1380704042 Quite a good read about the Jags, but stirs up the usual comparison to a 'cuddly toy' club which has been known to upset a few folk. Any publicity is good publicity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 A woman talking about football and trying to be funny but doing both very poorly. What a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinKelvin Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 I think it's a pretty well written article - certainly much better than many of the Herald's bland blogs (and reporting). She seems genuine and may not even have been put off Thistle by the 0-3 game. Good on her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Could somebody kindly copy and paste the article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 The New Weegie: on becoming a Partick Thistle fan Published on 2 October 2013 The New Weegie When I was a kid in the 70s, I used to love watching the BBC's Final Score. In our family, it was my mum who followed football. We'd sit and listen to the results, while my dad brought us toast and cakes. Unlike my mum, who supported Aston Villa, I didn't care about the scores. I just liked the teleprinter and announcer Len Martin's hypnotic intonation. The best part was the Scottish Football results. The romance of those names! Queen of the South, St Mirren, Hibernian: they conjured up images of a misty, heathery country far removed from the bricks and mortar mundanity of Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday (which, it must be said, is a pretty exotic name by English standards). My mum, whose father was Scottish and who did her nursing training in Edinburgh, was proud of her Scottish ancestry. I was too. Who wouldn't be proud to have roots in the land of Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir? Whenever I share these memories with Glasgow friends, they are quick to point out that what is now my local team is actually called Partick Thistle Nil. So it seemed particularly auspicious to learn that the Jags had been promoted to the Scottish Premiership just in time for my arrival in G20. As an adult I've developed what might be called a mild enthusiasm for football. I enjoy watching a match and almost understand the offside rule. My interest dates to my move to Islington in the late 80s, back in the day when Arsenal regularly acquired new silverware. In those heady days I could name all the players and I turned out to cheer their homecoming when they won the league or the European Cup Winners' Cup. But although I've been to watch the fabulous Arsenal Ladies at their annual appearance at the Emirates stadium, I've never been to see an Arsenal first team match. For someone like me who doesn't care that much, it's too difficult and too expensive to get a ticket. Not so at Firhill. The stadium is a short walk from my home, and if I decide 15 minutes before kick-off that I want to see a game, I can simply turn up and buy a ticket. And - even better - I don't need to take out a bank loan to do it. As a result, I've already been to two matches. OK, this doesn't exactly make me season ticket holder material, but it's definitely more impressive than my zero attendances during 25 years as an Arsenal supporter. My first Thistle match was an evening League Cup fixture against Cowdenbeath. Play was lacklustre, and it was easy to be distracted by the view of the hills to the south. But in extra time the match came to life. With four goals in 30 minutes, there was no opportunity to take one's eye off the ball, view or no view. The Jags won 3-1. I wandered home dreaming of footballing glory. Sadly, however, my next sortie to Firhill offered a full-on Partick Thistle Nil experience, with opponents Aberdeen winning 3-0. As the wee lad sitting behind me put it, there was "too much Aberdeen". The supporters in the home stands - exasperated or stoical - were subdued and outvoiced by the Dons' crowd. A group of Thistle fans in the corner did manage a chorus of what sounded like "cheap shaggy ********", which puzzled me. Listening carefully, I became even more confused until my neighbour explained they were shouting at the opposition. You live and learn; I've always thought of Aberdeen as cattle country. At the end of the match, my other neighbour asked if I'd be coming again. Could I cope with the inevitable disappointment? Well, as an Arsenal (and, by heritage, Villa) supporter, I'm used to disappointment. And, anyway, I like my new club. I like the intimate size of the stadium, the local ads and the stall that sells macaroni pies. (You know how I feel about macaroni pies.) I also like the supporters. Defamatory animal husbandry insults notwithstanding, they're a friendly bunch. Most of all, I'm glad my postcode gives me an obvious club allegiance that avoids the Old Firm enmity. Of course, coming from north London, I'm used to local footballing rivalry. But although I've been known to cheer on occasion when Spurs have lost at home, I'm not really a partisan creature and I'm more than happy to give the whole Celtic-Rangers thing a miss. Give me Partick Thistle Nil any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Stevenson Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 A woman talking about football and trying to be funny but doing both very poorly. What a surprise. You must be the George Orwell of Maryhill then. For me, the blog is mildly amusing where it's intended to be and seems an honest enough appreciation of what supporting a club our size is like. There was an absolute howler of a Herald article discussed on here earlier in the season (written by a man, of all things) and it was vastly inferior to this, not to mention excruciatingly clichéd. She only used the old "Partick Thistle Nil" one and it was sadly appropriate to one of the games she attended.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blutarsky Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 File under 'dull but worthy.' another good example of how far behind the new media the mainstream has fallen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'm just a bit offended by the reference to the Arsenal men's team as "the first team". Honestly, in this day and age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 A woman talking about football and trying to be funny but doing both very poorly. What a surprise. So disappointed in you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veejag Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 A slight tangent, but I notice that former Guardian writer Kevin McCarra is now a Jag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 A slight tangent, but I notice that former Guardian writer Kevin McCarra is now a Jag. What position does he play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 What position does he play? Left wing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Wrote for the Guardian? Must play at fell bock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Stevenson Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 A slight tangent, but I notice that former Guardian writer Kevin McCarra is now a Jag. How and when did that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veejag Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 He left the guardian and moved back up here. He and his wife started attending games around halfway through the season. Kept tweeting positively about the style of football, the atmosphere and ethos of the club. Certainly suggested he and his wife were going to buy season tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veejag Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Here is an example of said tweets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerr Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 A woman talking about football and trying to be funny but doing both very poorly. What a surprise. Hiya Tam, hiya pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcapmilkdrinker Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) A woman talking about football and trying to be funny but doing both very poorly. What a surprise. She's probably a foreigner as well, just to enrage uberteeb further. Edited October 5, 2013 by madcapmilkdrinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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