Mediocre Pundit Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Echo what's been said - absolute w****r for refusing to play Arthur in an end of season dead rubber at Firhill, which was the big mans last ever squad appearance. He's either stupid for not realising this was important or, more likely, an egotistical wankstain who chose to f**k off a club legend for the benefit of his own ego. We'd have won 3-1 in '71 anyway. f**k him. Sent from my iPhone using Pie & Bovril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddie Holly Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 bone was a great player for st mirren but not so good in management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I totally forgot about the Kenny Arthur incident t be honest. Bone wasn't the only Thistle legend to treat Arthur disgracefully right enough. Lambie was just as culpable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Ask him what he spent the Airdrie players wages on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Probably the reason I'm not so bothered about the Kenny Arthur thing is because I outright refuse to call him a 'club legend'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand 2 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Probably the reason I'm not so bothered about the Kenny Arthur thing is because I outright refuse to call him a 'club legend'. No, not a club legend - but a loyal servant who deserved a lot more than he got from Bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Arthur maybe wasn't a legend at the same level of the likes of Archibald or Rough but he was still significant. He had made 250 appearances for the club, he was a part of the Save the Jags squad, and the club and supporters had gone to the trouble of making a big deal of his testimonial year. Out of spite Bone didn't want to even give the guy 10 minutes in his final game for the club. He's a bawsack of a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle Bonnet Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 My father had taken me to a few games previously, but the first time I went to Firhill on my own was against Hearts - Thistle won 5-1 with Jimmy Bone scoring a hat-track. He was brought back into the team for a crucial promotion game against East Fife and scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory. His partnership with Frank Coulston was probably the special factor in Thistle's League Cup winning side - Coulston & Bone destroyed defences that season...4-1 against Celtic, 5-1 against St Johnstone and 8-3 against Motherwell with Jimmy Bone scoring in all these games. The Thistle Board repeatedly stated that they would repay the fan's loyalty and would not break up that team...then sold Bone for a derisory £30,000 to Norwich. E for B and Jimmy Bone was the regular chant...E for B and Be Your Best was the Egg Marketing Board advertising slogan at the time. He was a popular player and consistent goalscorer and although he played for several clubs, he always said he had a particular affection for Thistle. However, his reputation as a coach and manager was of someone who was neither admirable or likeable and he ended back at Firhill as Assistant to Dick "The Dick" Campbell at just about the lowest ebb in the Club's History. His failure to give Kenny Arthur the chance to say farewell to the fans in the last game of the season was despicable...though I'm sure Kenny said later that Bone was the better of the management team which says even less for Campbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 He was my Uncle. Still is actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedub-MFC Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 He was my Uncle. Still is actually.Good reading for you then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estragon Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Gave Kenny Arthur the sherricking he deserved. Good c**t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonald Jardine Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 He brought John Robertson on during his time at Hearts and scored the winning goal, with a header when he seemed to hover in the air, in a 3-2 win over Hibs in the first derby in years in 1983. Only good memories of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 He brought John Robertson on during his time at Hearts and scored the winning goal, with a header when he seemed to hover in the air, in a 3-2 win over Hibs in the first derby in years in 1983. Only good memories of him. Robbo rates Jimmy Bone as one of the biggest influences on his career - if Jimmy felt Robbo was getting a wee bit big for his boots, he'd send him out to the shops to get him a kit-kat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 He was my Uncle. Still is actually. I remember him as an old school no nonsense player. Every team had one and every team needs one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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