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Just bumped into McCall at the food van on Queen Margaret Drive. Full Clyde gear on, so I guess he’s past the ‘wear your old club’s branded trackies’ phase

I think in a purely grammatical sense, ‘is’ is probably correct. But football teams have always been plural until recently - think it’s come from US sport. I’d say “Thistle have made two signings today” and “Thistle are winning”. Saying “Thistle has” and “Thistle is” just sounds wrong.

Very happy with those two signings today, as others have said we’re close to being very well served in all positions. Only thing bugging me is the announcements saying “the club is” rather than “are”. Clubs should always be plural!

New kit release at 9am tomorrow

A part of me is disappointed that we conceded late and didn’t win at least 3/4-0, which probably would have been the fair result. But after two months without a league win, I’ll take it. Robinson head and shoulders above the rest, but solid performances throughout. Pleasing.

Am I hearing things or is Ross Stewart’s nickname actually ‘Cheesy’ or ‘Cheeseball’?!

It was hard to tell what went on for a lot of the goals from The Railway End but assumed they were incredibly soft - having skimmed the Ayr YouTube, they were indeed incredibly soft. Slow to react and positionally poor from a few players for the first too. Muirhead and Stewart slow to react for the third. Stewart has to be saving the fourth too, though obviously it was also a clanger from McBeth.

Thought the ref was poor all game but he wasn’t helped by his linos. First one looked on, but tight. Second one definitely on. Dubiety over the corner for the Pars’ equaliser too, didn’t look like it crossed the line but haven’t seen it back. That said, we are so soft defending set pieces and our heads seem to go completely whenever a game descends into a bit of a farce. Has been that way for years and that second half was a classic example

I was ball boy behind the goal, absolutely brilliant view for that peach! Front row for Gerry easily rounding Kevin Bud for the opener too

Who was on Co-comms today? Missed the introduction at the start of the coverage and couldn’t work it out from the chat throughout

It’s felt like this all game. They passed it around with ease and in lots of time and space while we lumped it long just hoped. We’ve been rancid. Arbroath deserved to pump us and won’t have an easier game this season.

Front three were great; Fitzy had his man on toast, Lawless caused them all sorts of bother, and BBG with his brace. Milne really struggled with Quitongo and just didn’t look at it all game, he didn’t even seem confident enough to go forward, which is unlike him

Thought Stanway was probably the best player on the park. The game passed him by for the first 15 minutes but as soon as he got a grip and started snapping into tackles, we looked much better. Whether he was the catalyst or not, he was great after settling in

Holt confirmed at Dundee United. He and Doc are upgrades on a lot of the utter dross they had last season

Fans moaning about backwards and sideways passes is a huge bugbear of mine. It can be horrendously tedious if it’s all you do - Caldwell era springs to mind. But Doolan had us keeping and recycling possession and then cutting through teams - that comes from these ‘negative’ passes. Anyone who was getting drenched at Hampden last night would have heard Scotland’s backwards and sideways passes getting applauded because fans now know that this Scotland team are good at recycling possession and using it well