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No question, Brian Graham is a great striker at this level. But in Adeloyw and Diack we have great options

Decent result. Don't see us winning the league but Rovers are shaking and I think second is definitely achievable.

Jeez they must be rolling in it.

Maybe they could afford to have offered 18 months but only offered 6 months because they're signing Harry Maguire in the summer

Yeah. I'd say league level and money are both factors when I say "better offer". And I see what you're saying, it wasn't in our gift to offer the higher league level. Which again is why we lost them and why its very difficult to just go out and replace them like-for-like.

It's pretty simple. There are two reasons why players leave clubs. Either the club wants them gone to replace with better, or the player wants to go because there are better things on offer elsewhere. Replacing the latter is always going to be difficult because, by definition, players of that quality and reputation are receiving better offers elsewhere. So you have to find a gem. Or develop one. And that is never easy. If we were able to offer what Holt, Turner, Tiffoney and Docherty left for, why wouldn't we just have offered it to them?

Close run between that and his other one. And then if he'd scored his first chance that could have been a contender too.

Debate won

Ffs

Being a Raith Rovers fan this season looks like great fun

That little kid banging the gate down the front of the JHS again. Goes right through me.

I think Doolan deserves some leeway. Last season's run was spectacular. I think he's bright, positive, brave and a good communicator and has lots of good attributes to be successful. He also has the whole legend thing, which is maybe worth something (but shouldn't be overplayed). But I also think he's possibly a bit naive as a manager, and has a lot to learn. This is natural, given that he's been thrown in to his first job with minimal preparation. As long as he learns, and I think he's the type of person who will, I have confidence. But he must accept that yesterday was unacceptable. I don't mind losing to a better team, but that was an embarrassing and indisciplined collapse. As a squad of players we are much better than that. I wouldn't read too much into our capabilities, based on yesterday. I still think we're definitely good enough to finish in play off. But the attitude yesterday was beyond questionable. Regarding comments on Harry Milne, he'll come good again I think. You don't just become a bad player, but you can lose confidence. I suspect that's all it is, and a few decent performances, and breaks, will see him right.

Please end it ref. Worst I've seen for years. So embarrassing

Are we just bickering over names, or is there a fundamental difference between a trust and a foundation? I genuinely don't know. I assume the "Trust, dear oh dear" comment referred to the PTFC Trust?

Fair enough, that's true.

We're a British team too. I don't like flags. Countries are just made up political entities, so there's no such thing as a non-political national flag.

Great result, very good performance, but I'm going to be a really grumpy old man here. I mean you really can't begrudge little kids enjoying a Thistle game, so disliking myself for saying this but..... That constant banging on the gates down the front of the JHS was REALLY annoying. Apologies.

What's the deal with tickets? Can't seem to buy home ones on the website

Yeah. I supppse I disagree on a single point. I think all of the above does mean that the quality and ability of player has increased. Otherwise, what's the point?

You don't think we're playing a high level of technical football compared to many Thistle teams of the past? Scoring better crafted goals? Scotland may be dropping in level relatively, but I think football generally is of a much higher standard than it used to be, and our game is being raised in that way. Try watching a rerun of Scotsport from the 1980s and you'll see what I mean.

I was somehow confident thoughout. Maybe it's just the Friday night on the telly thing (which used to be a disaster)

Arthurlie but it wouldn't be the same. It would just be something to do.

Entertaining game I thought. I think we have been entertaining under Kris Doolan, but unfortunately particularly for the neutrals. We play a lot of good attacking football but we seem vulnerable to losing games that we should win, and yesterday was a perfect example.

I'm not convinced that a great big decomposing hulk of emptiness is a great tribute to anyone.

"...the whole potato thing"?