Partick Thistle 5 v 0 Greenock Morton
Saturday 29nd August 2009 3.00 pm Firhill Stadium
Reporter Alan Murray
Referee: John McKendrick
Attendance: 2,986
Thistle made a couple of changes with Ian Maxwell and Chris Erskine coming in for Stephen McKeown and Simon Donnelly.
This allowed for a change in formation to 3-5-2.
Partick Thistle 1 v 2 Queen of the South
Tuesday 25nd August 2009 3.00 pm Firhill Stadium
Reporter Alan Murray with help from Calvin Murray
Referee: George Salmond
Attendance: 1,527
Standing in a rather long queue waiting to get my ticket to get in, I overheard Lance being told there was a late change in the line up. This change turned up to be Bryan Hodge who had suspected conjunctivitis. McCall then turned to David Rowson - who was expected to be rested for this game due to a sore shoulder.
Saturday 22nd August 2009 3.00 pm Palmerston Park,
Reporter Stewart Murray
Referee: Charlie Richmond
Attendance: 2915
The day started pretty well actually, it was sunny, the drive to Dumfries was pleasant enough and we had a most enjoyable lunch in a cafe overlooking the river Nith (it was actually overlooking a car park next to the river but I’m trying to paint a picture here ok?).
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Match report - Forfar vs Partick Thistle Alba Cup
Tuesday 18 August 2009 7.45 pm Station Park,
Reporter Paul Murray
Referee: David Somers
Attendance: 532
In the lead up to last week’s Alan Archibald testimonial Chic Charnley said of Alan : ‘…he is one of those players that you don’t notice him when he’s in your team but when he’s not there you miss him.’ Well, as Alan, returning from injury, once again led out Thistle up at Forfar in a potentially very difficult Alba cup tie I hoped Chic’s slightly back handed choice of compliment would ring true and that Archie would have a quietly efficient evening marshalling the Thistle rearguard. Read More »
Partick Thistle 0 Ross County 0
Saturday 14 August 2009 3.00pm Firhill
Reporter Alan Murray
Referee: Crawford Allan
Attendance: 2,391
McCall chose to stick with his 4-3-3 formation but asked Mark Corcoran to swap wings to the right to accommodate Erskine on the left.
PARTICK THISTLE 1 LIVERPOOL XI 1
Alan Archibald Testimonial
Match report-Tuesday 11 August 2009
by Partick the Dog (with assistance from Wee Honk)
On Saturday 5th April 1997, at East Fife’s old Bayview Stadium in front of less than 1000 fans, Murdo MacLeod unfolded his arms long enough to usher into the action a bullet-headed young defender to play his part in a 2-0 victory. Unlike other participants on that fateful day, such as “Big” Jim Slavin and Hreinn “Turbo” Hringsson, whose Thistle careers crashed and burned, Alan Archibald has over the past dozen years built himself into the archietexture of Partick Thistle Football Club.
Partick Thistle 5 Berwick Rangers 1
Saturday 1 August 2009 3.00pm Firhill
Reporter Alan Murray
Referee: Dougie McDonald
Attendance: 1,472
Thistle’s first game at Firhill this season saw them take on Third division Berwick. McCall opted to go with an attacking 4-3-3 formation. Thistle started okay and was trying to bring new signing Mark Corcoran into the game to test Berwick on the left. The third division visitors were passing the ball well but did not really test thistle.
Airdrie United 0-1 Partick Thistle Alba Challenge Cup
Saturday 25 July 2009 3.00pm New Broomfield
Reporter Kieron Dempsey
Referee: Calum Murray
Attendance: 1,325
The Challenge Cup tournament is one that a lot of people feel is superfluous at best and a waste of time at worst in the Scottish Football season callender. Perhaps that is why only 1,325 turned out for a match which was a repeat of last season’s semi-final with Thistle putting last season’s cup winners out of the tournament in the first round. This time the match was held in Airdrie’s territory at New Broomfield - a stadium that provides a fine example of a tidy modern football arena. Clean, modern and, crucially, four sided and proportionate, the stadium has a capacity of 10,000. However, there was a distinct lack of atmosphere as the two sides faced each other with the Thistle support narrowly outnumbering the home support. Read More »
Clyde V Partick Thistle
Pre - Season Friendly
Broadwood Stadium
Saturday 18th July 2009
Kick-Off 3.00pm
Admission
Adults: £10.00
Conc., £5.00
Many Glaswegians will packing their bags this Saturday to head out to distant shores for their local annual holidays, while Jags fans will be looking out the scarves for the third time in as many days for our friendly with our local rivals the “Bully Wee”.
Mr. McCall will probably go with the same squad of players that have been involved in our last two friendlies as our young squad are heading down to compete in a two-day tournament involving hosts Beith, along with junior clubs Clydebank and Glencairn.
Clyde, at the time of writing have still to make a signing, so it is possible that the team will be made up of players that took part in the open trials that Clyde have held over the last few weeks.
Travel
Trains leave Queen Street going to Croy [Edinburgh train] on the hour and the half hour [Do not take the Edinburgh train on the Quarter to and Quarter past] also trains going to Stirling /Dumblane at 18 and 48 mins past stop at Croy.
Frequent service on return, 17.10-17.33-17.40-18.03 plus
Day Return £4.00 with Rail card £2.65
Stirling Albion v Partick Thistle
Saturday 11th July 2009
Kick -Off 3.00 pm
Reporter: Alan Murray
Attendance: 650 approx
Thistle’s official pre-season started in the bright sunshine at Second Division Stirling Albion. New signings Patrick Boyle, Martyn Corrigan and Bryan Hodge were included in the starting 11. The Spanish trialist had who previously impressed in a closed door game against Queens Park was also included. The other two new signings, Jim Hamilton and Chris Erskine occupied a place on the bench.
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