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    The Partick Thistle thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    Welsh is in the Herald today saying he's just been unlucky with injuries. I thought he had some sort of condition that made him more prone to injury or at least it took him longer to heal from knocks?

    He was excellent in the 1st half on Tuesday night, I'd almost forgotten how well he can control things in the middle of the park.

    http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13421739.Sean_Welsh_targets_comeback_with_his_Partick_Thistle_future_on_the_line/

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    The Partick Thistle thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

    Posted · Edited by Pie Of The Month

    This is pleasing, however its typical Scott Fox. Was it Dundee away on the second game of the season where he got sent off for a clumsy challenge? Fox is a great shot-stopper for shots that come straight at him but every time the ball come anywhere close to his near post he shits himself.

    Also has a tendency to go walkabout when balls are played back to him and a striker is charging towards him. Thinks he's more skilful than he actually is and usually ends up booting it into the stands.

    He got sent off for a daft slap at Paul McGowan.

    The penalty was Seaborne on McPake.

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    The Partick Thistle thread

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    Some good points there.

    I trust archie and on the whole he has made some great signings. And this isn't aimed at Archie

    1 - Who was that said getting safety confirmed early gave us a huge boost over other clubs in the bottom half of the table eg Ross Country, Motherwell and Killie. The point being I guess we could go target players as we were safe while they were still fighting for their safety. Im not convinced that has been the case as they all seem to have made a fair few signings (albeit some good, some not so) while I presume a number of our key targets eg Lyle Taylor do not appear to have been secured. True I see the argument that we still have 3 weeks away, and theres still plenty of time, but it the other side of the coin could be that bringing them in earlier allows them more time to gel with the other players, gets them involved with the training and fitness side of the clubs quicker as well.

    2 - Im still not fully convinced that the clubs supposed 'scouting system' in England is as good as Maxi seems to believe. At first glance we could say the scouting system down in England over the last couple of years has identified:

    some great players for us - Taylor, Seabourne (when fit), Osman and Higgy -

    Some average to poor players - Buaben and Moncur

    Some poor players - Eccleston and Carroll

    And the awful Mukendi

    So a bit of a mixed bag.

    But on further investigation I would say of those in the great section 3 were actually sourced directly from Archie from what they had done in Scotland - Taylor and Higgy at Falkirk, Osman at Gretna. Therefore it wasnt out English scouting system at all but Archie that got these players. The Scouts down in England have so far identified only the one real gem - Seabourne when fit - while some of the others - Eccleston, Mukendi and Carroll have been shockers. Obviously David Amoo may fall into the excellent category but its too early to tell at this stage.

    I would prefer to see us go with the Dundee model which seems to go actively with both players down south but also some cracking players who have turned out to be really good from the divisons up here - Kane Hemmings, Bain, Greg Stewart, Loy etc.

    Far from convinced that Maxi's claim that by solely concentrating in England lower leagues will pay dividends, but I guess we will see soon enough.

    So still quite a bit of work to be done I feel

    nor do I believe that its instantly going to guarantee more success in just scouting down in England w

    All of point 2 would be relevant if the scouting system Maxi is referring to was even in place when half of those players were signed which it wasn't.

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    The Partick Thistle thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    Quick reminder of Nizzy's summation of Mr Jaggy before he fucks off again for another year at least.

    Mr Jaggy:

    Thinks Joel Kasabundi is a good player.

    Appeared to favour Graeme Smith over Scott Fox.

    When asked which three players he would like to sign from our First Division rivals - any three players - listed Kevin McCann, Steven McDougall and Burton O'Brien.

    Wanted Jimmy Calderwood to succeed McNamara.

    Claims Stephen O'Donnell is one of the least composed footballers he's ever seen.

    Rates Eddie Malone more the Aaron Sinclair.

    Knowledgeable. Yes, knowledgeable.

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    The Partick Thistle thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

    Posted · Edited by Pie Of The Month

    http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2015-2016/july_2015/be_a_pro_-_your_chance_to_become_a_fully_registered_ptfc_player

    This season, for the first time, PTFC is offering Jags fans the opportunity to achieve he ultimate football fan's fantasy - the chance to become a fully registered, official player for Partick Thistle Football Club.

    This is your chance to live the life of a professional footballer and do exactly what your favourite Thistle stars do. This once in a lifetime package includes:

    • Being officially registered as a Partick Thistle player with both the SPFL and the SFA

    • The chance to choose your own squad number (numbers available must be over 40)

    • A full official home and away kit with name, number and Ladbrokes SPFL patches

    • A full set of official first team training kit with your chosen number

    • Your signing being announced on the PTFC website along with official PTTV video interview

    • Being part of the official team photo with signed and framed copy for you.

    • Your very own profile page on the players page of ptfc.co.uk and inclusion in the squad page of the match programme

    • Appear on the team sheets distributed at home matches over the course of the season

    • The chance to take part in a first team training session at the PTFC open day

    We have a limited number of these packages available so, here's how you can be part of this incredible, and truly once in a lifetime, opportunity:

    The five available Be a Pro slots will be put up on a silent auction with each place holding a £750 reserve. The auction will run for a week and, at the end of each day, we'll publish the top bids so you know whether you're in line to join the Thistle squad or whether you need to dig a little deeper to achieve your dream. The auction will close for bids at 5pm on Thursday July 9th and the winners will be notified soon after so don't let this incredible opportunity pass you by.

    To register your bid all you need to do is email your bid, along with contact details to anna.kerr@ptfc.co.uk.

    Good luck to everyone.

    :lol:

    Worth a try and see if anyone is mental enough to pay for it I suppose.

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    The Partick Thistle thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    I'd guess the way the club are publicising it in an effort to get people to come and buy more STs would suggest it's a shite number. They never used to publish the figures until this season so there's no way of comparing but it does seem really low, especially since going by the ticket website it looks like that includes free kids tickets.

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