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Partick Thistle V Ross County
Irn-Bru Scottish First Division
Saturday 27th February 2010
Firhill Stadium Glasgow
Kick-Off 3pm
Reporter: Paul Murray
Referee: C.Brown

This was the second time Ross County this season had made the long journey to Glasgow. The trip this time no doubt made considerably more difficult by the heavy highland snow that has fallen over the last few days shutting down their A9 route.  During the first game, Thistle, on a smooth late summer pitch, passed and moved but to little effect against a stuffy , defensive County side intent on a draw.  However those Jags fans who thought that they would see a re run of the August meeting between the two sides were to be proved very wrong. Read More »

Dundee v Partick Thistle
Irn-Bru Scottish First Division
Saturday 20th February 2010
Dens Park Dundee
Referee: J McKendrick
Attendance 5,216
Reporter- Tom Hogg

Once more the Jags faithful came away from Dens Park feeling that they had witnessed the team in red’n'yella put in the better performance than the home side, but leave empty handed, as despite a polished showing for much of the first half, a lack of punch in the final third proved their undoing.

A chilly day that put paid to the SPL match at McDairmid Park was no obstacle to the few hundred Thistle fans in the Bob Shankly stand who made the trip to Dundee, a number possibly boosted a little by those curious to see the debut of Jaggy (aka Jackie) McNamara. Thistle lined up in front of the Bobby Cox stand to pay tribute to the Dens legend who passed away on the morning of the match and whose death was marked by a minute’s applause, respectfully observed by both sets of fans. Read More »

Partick Thistle V Airdrie United
Irn-Bru Scottish first Division
Saturday 13th February 2010
Firhill Park Glasgow
Referee: S.McDonald
Attendance 2,404
Reporter- Stewart Murray

The teams emerged from the tunnel in bright sunlight, with the Jags in their Camouflaged Pink strip in honour of think Pink day and Airdrie in their normal White, with Red diamond.

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INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE 2 PARTICK THISTLE 1
Match Report-Saturday 30th January 2010
Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness.
Attendance: 3,107
Saturday 30th January 2009

by Partick the Dog (with assistance from Wee Honk)

A controversial last minute spot kick fired home by Adam (remember the name) Rooney denied Thistle a deserved draw in an entertaining Battle of the Jags. The result was particularly hard on Jonny Tuffey who turned in a heroic performance, including saving an earlier penalty.  The effort and commitment displayed by an understrength Thistle side gave the supporters much more reason for encouragement than the previous two more abject defeats.
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Partick Thistle v Dunfermline
Firhill Stadium Glasgow
Saturday 23th January 2009
Referee- S.Finnie
Attendance: 2,607
by Alan Murray

McCall made one change from the defeat at Raith Rovers last week with Ian Maxwell returning and Liam Buchanan dropping to the bench. The formation was re-organized with Conroy out on the left and Paul Paton going to the right hand side of midfield. This meant Cairney playing central midfield with Rowson.

Dunfermline started the game well and David Graham had a shot which went wide of Tuffey’s post after the 8th minute. Nick Phinn just a few minutes later had a shot blocked.

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Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle
Starks Park, Kirkcaldy
Saturday 16th January 2009
Referee- Euan Norris
Attendance: 1950approx
by Tom Hogg

Thistle arrived in Kirkcaldy as the snow disappeared and at the end of ninety eminently forgettable minutes, the more than 700 fans who had made the journey were left wishing that the Arctic conditions had persisted for a wee bit longer.

Late illness call offs for Lovell, Adams (in what would have been his last appearance) and Maxwell left a depleted squad but the team still lined up as a 4-4-2 despite the inclusion of utility defender Greig Shields in the starting line up. Shields took up a post to the left of Rowson in midfield with the other new loanee Ryan Conroy slotting in at left back. Archibald moved to the centre and Liam Buchanan started alongside Donnelly up front.

Thistle started the brighter of the two but Rovers were first to threaten after only five minutes when a set piece from deep was flicked on towards Tade who headed wide. Shortly after Corcoran was put under pressure at the edge of his own box but the ball was smuggled away without any real threat arising. However by the twelfth minute Thistle were looking more in control and Donnelly was fouled near the edge of the box after he collected an incisive Rowson pass with his back to goal. As the anticipation rose in the away stand, Sid stepped up and blasted the ball high over the bar. Read More »

Partick Thistle v Dundee Utd
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow.
Saturday 9th January 2009
Referee- Douglas McDonald
Attendance: 4002
by Alan Murray

Ian McCall unexpectedly included Jamie Adams in the starting line-up. Kilmarnock
apparently changed their minds about the request for him not to be included. The rumour is, he’s off to Queen of the south meaning that it doesn’t matter to Kille if he is cup tied.

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PARTICK THISTLE 2 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 2
Match Report-Saturday 26th December 2009
Referee- Steve McLean
Attendance: 2,766
by Partick the Dog (with assistance from Wee Honk)

Four dubious setpieces produced all the goals in what was an entertaining but finally frustrating festive fixture at frosty Firhill. The points were shared, but having fought back twice to equalise, the Doonhamers will have departed the happier to search for their sheep on the lonely mountain steep.

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Partick Thistle v  Dundee
Firhill Stadium Glasgow
Saturday 6^th December, 2009
Reporter: Alan Murray
Referee- Charlie Richmond
Attendance: 4,453

The biggest game of the season for Thistle, no doubt about that. Thistle made only one change, with substituting Stephen McKeown for Bryan Hodge.
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Partick Thistle v  Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Firhill Stadium Glasgow
Saturday 28^th November, 2009
Reporter: Paul Murray
Referee- Dougie MacDonald
Attendance: 2,353

Partick Thistle 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0

After half an hour of this game with the Jags one nil down and an ever increasing misty atmosphere enveloping north west Glasgow it was no wonder that the Firhill shed boys were  letting out a hopeful cr of: ‘yer gonnae have to postpone it we cannae see the game…’ However ten minutes later after new boys Adams and Lovell had put Thistle 2-1 up with two well taken goals this was exactly what they did not want. Instead the ref, McDonald, thankfully decided to give us the full 90,  plus a fog filled five minutes of nervy injury time.

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