The Terminator

Really glad that Y and R has touched on this, as I must confess that I thought the 'well fans were excellent yesterday. There is nothing wrong with a group of fans who want to make some noise and bring some colour for 90 minutes. It works in Germany at lower-league level, where some grounds even have space set aside for such fans and their drums, banners and flags. For my tuppence worth, the drum keeps the singing and chanting going. Without something to keep singing fans ticking along, our fans and those of other clubs tend to stand but not make much noise. It is just a suggestion, but it may be time that Thistle and other clubs in Scotland moved into the European mainstream in that respect. A pal of mine from Germany has been coming along to the games for a couple of months now and has remarked at how consistently quiet all the stadia in Scotland are, with the large group of standing fans behind the goals present at most grounds doing just that and not much else. Nevertheless, delighted to say that he enjoyed himself yesterday and that we have a new convert!

Ditto. It's super to hear about the crowd nonetheless.

Turner is probably better remembered for his "exploits" before he came to Thistle. He seemed to bang them in away from the field anyway. On the pitch was another matter. IIRC he was particularly crud against Airdrie in that awful Challenge Cup semi at Firhill.

That was very infuriating. Erskine couldn't have been any worse than he was today, which is how he has been since the first game of the season. Archibald and Kinniburgh were shambolic in the first half, and although they improved defensively in the second 45, they can't pass to save themselves. Those two create puntfests on their own. Stewart's effort, or lack of, was disgusting. Whenever someone whipped a cross in, he was nowhere to be seen in the box. He spent his time sauntering lazily around the middle of the Falkirk half and didn't once attempt to chase or win a ball. Fox must wonder why he signed a contract with Thistle when his colleagues make such an awful job of protecting him.

I always found Lilley to be a moaning little hack whenever he played for Queens, no thanks.

I noticed that the bullet sent to the Cardinal was sent by "The Protestant Action Group" (UVF). Always amusing how a bunch of sash wearing morons seems to think they act in the best interests of a religious group, when they do eveything to contradict the teachings of their faith. How they even claim to be protestant is beyond lunacy, when they don't grace a church door with their shadow on any given Sunday. It's the same with the green mob. None of them could name half of the ten commandments and yet they claim that they are being persecuted for their "chosen faith". Sick to the teeth of this garbage!

Personally I am quite pleased that Barcelona lost the game, sick of them being fawned over by countless Barcelona "fans" here. No-one mentions that they simply cannot be financially stable, successful or not. However, although I am satisfied that Madrid won this time, I would rather both would implode, along with the rest of Europe's big spenders.

Not much to shout about if I'm being kind. Cairney had a horror show. His attitude is just as infuriating as his apparent lack of ability. Lots of backing out of challenges, sauntering up and down the pitch while a striker holds off a couple of defenders, no effort made to close down players yards away etc. The defence's insistence on looking to hoof the ball out of play before looking for an avenue to play the ball forward is utterly awful to watch, Kinniburgh being particularly guilty of this. They do it even when it doesn't have to be done aswell, leading to countless stop-start games. On Kinniburgh, he's certainly not a right-back. He is simply far too immobile. As for Jackie McNamara, didn't seem to be moving around much or shouting much encouragement. A little concerned about both him and Donnelly being on the touchline, with both of them being near mutes. However, hopefully he will liven up a bit against his old club on Tuesday. Positives: - Campbell was good in parts. - My bovril was good.

He's not likely to go for the Mourinho/Ancelotti long coat I don't think. I hope for the suit, but expect a tracky from 3 seasons ago.

Cannot, simply cannot believe that Maitland, Hughes and Duffy are on the wanted list. - Maitland has presided over the steady decline of Alloa from Division 2 promotion hopefuls to relegation candidates. - Hughes is a moronic bell-end, whose mastery of the English language falls beneath that of most on here. Also, hasn't got a clue how to change a game, use the players he has, use the media etc. I would gladly swim across the channel to prevent him becoming manager. He is so typical of the type of manager that keeps scottish football back in the stone age. - Jim Duffy has relegation written all over him. The mini-revival at Clyde means nothing unless he can really improve them next season. Anyone under the sun could have improved that Clyde team. Some other names: - Calderwood: Another "scoatish fitba" man. Big centre-halves and long punts. No thanks. - Jimmy Nicholl: See above. (Also seems to get on with Donald Findlay) - McGhee: A clown and too expensive. I just pray that things will go well with Jackie McNamara, as the alternatives look awful. It will be interesting to see how he performs, specifically as hiring young managers seems to be the fashionable thing now. My only fear is that it fails so often e.g. Pressley at Falkirk, O'Neil at Stirling Albion. Hopefully he can be more like Eddie Howe at Bournemouth for example, showing a freshness in the team and some new ideas, not just the same tinkering between 4-4-2 and 3-5-2 as seemed to be the only meangingful change we could make under McCall. On McCall himself, thanks for 4 reasonable years and some good memories.

He's away, McNamara in as caretaker boss. None too pleased with that.

Well that was horrific to watch, 90 minutes of thumping the ball forwards in wind and rain, hoping that it would eventually end up with a Jags player. Archie was particularly brutal, he had a nightmare. Closest he got to a meaningful piece of defending was a bodycheck on a Cowdenbeath player in the first half. Hodge and Rowson were pitiful in the first half. No grip of the game at all. Cairney did little to change that, against today's opposition you have to expect better. Cowdenbeath are no better than a pub team. They have been consistently humped most weeks, yet we have managed 1 point from 6 at Central Park, not good enough.