Auld Jag Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) On 28/05/2018 at 8:31 PM, potty trained said: So injuries impacted our season. At least we're in agreement Yes,when the long awaited injured players returned our results got worse.In other words we done better without them. Edited May 29, 2018 by Auld Jag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 23 hours ago, MonehJags said: There's an anger and disappointment because we were shocking this year. I dont think we were outstanding either when we got into the top 6, it was more a relief that we avoided the relegation dog fight. I dont think anybody felt an entitlement at all, its just nobody wanted us to not be so poor and hard to watch Agree.Lets face it we were relegated by a Livingston side who budgeted to finish 8th in the championship and also had more than their share of injury problems when they played us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashman Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 53 minutes ago, allyo said: Aston Villa have Alan Hutton. Isn't that enough? Cost them the goal, so probably more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 35 minutes ago, flashman said: Cost them the goal, so probably more than enough. Didn't know that but really doesn't surprise me. Can't believe he's still a professional footballer. One good year. About 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Auld Jag said: Agree.Lets face it we were relegated by a Livingston side who budgeted to finish 8th in the championship and also had more than their share of injury problems when they played us. In years to come our team of failures this season just finished will be looked back upon as being truly abysmal. Edited May 30, 2018 by Jaggernaut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watties wallies Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 next season it will be interesting to see how those that have moved on perform with their new clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 11 hours ago, Jaggernaut said: In years to come our team of failures this season just finished will be looked back upon as being truly abysmal. I hope so. The worst case is that five years from now we look back fondly on a time when we had players who could compete in the premier league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Jaggernaut said: In years to come our team of failures this season just finished will be looked back upon as being truly abysmal. I think it will be remembered as a poor and underperforming team which should have been capable of garnering the point or two more which would have saved us. While undoubtedly it has been an unpleasant season (no relegation is fun), objectively speaking, the team is nowhere near as bad as, for example, this one from December 2005: Colin Stewart, Murray, McCulloch, Brady, Smyth, Billy Gibson, James Gibson, Gillies, Santala (Strachan 87), McConalogue (Andy Gibson 89), Kilgannon (Craig 55). Subs Not Used: Arthur, Snowdon. And yet this team finished the season with a (barely deserved) promotion after finishing the lowest placed professional side in Scotland. There were plenty of other worse sides before, and arguably even since, this one. However bad it feels now, this side is one that has been relegated from the top division in 11th (via the playoffs) on goal difference. We have had far worse. Edited May 30, 2018 by Duke Gekantawa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Some of those names still give me the heebies. Grant "Back off" Murray. Colin Stewart, who I remember used to be subjected to shouts of 'you're not even the best footballer in your own house'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 ...Ooh I get the shivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Grant Murray is one of these players that divides fans' opinions. By the time that the whistle blew at Peterhead on 14 May 2006 he had played every minute of all 56 matches (52 competitive and 4 friendlies). With extra time taken into account he played the equivalent of 57.3 matches that season. Even with a limited squad (numerically and quality-wise) the Dickster could surely have dropped him if he had wanted to - but he didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 That's not dividing fans' opinions if all the fans thought he was rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Murray was dreadful that season and one of the least (if not the least) inspiring captains ever. Strangely the lower the league he played in the worse he got. Perhaps that was due to playing alongside better players up the divisions, which only emphasises his inadequacy as a captain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 I can remember him conceding a goal by backing off into his own net. I can't remember too many contrasting opinions on him or Campbell's decision to keep playing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 It's all about opinions. Not the best defender we've ever had by a long way but I certainly didn't think he was "rubbish". Campbell must have seen something in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljaggo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) The worst defender I've seen in a Thistle jersey was Kenny Brannigan. I saw him playing at East Fife and I could hear Alan Archibald playing alongside him telling him where to stand, what to do and where to pass the ball if it happened to come his way. A desperate game with people around me reduced to betting on which pile of coal the overhead crane would pick from next in the power station opposite. Edited May 30, 2018 by eljaggo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 38 minutes ago, a f kincaid said: It's all about opinions. Not the best defender we've ever had by a long way but I certainly didn't think he was "rubbish". Campbell must have seen something in him. The fact that Campbell saw something in him wouldn't change my view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 54 minutes ago, a f kincaid said: Campbell must have seen something in him. True, as did Collins plus Whyte & Britton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) Apparently Celtic have asked Hearts about the availability of Sammon, I don’t think their fans will be happy with that! Edited May 30, 2018 by jags on tour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyben Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Booth just signed for Dundee United so we will see him next season after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFCFAN Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 We’ve just signed Callum Booth from you guys, what like is he? Can’t possibly be any worse than Jamie Robson who we’ve just handed a new 2-year deal to. I dare say Spittal’s not been up to much in his time at Firhill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, DUFCFAN said: We’ve just signed Callum Booth from you guys, what like is he? Can’t possibly be any worse than Jamie Robson who we’ve just handed a new 2-year deal to. I dare say Spittal’s not been up to much in his time at Firhill? Booth will be a great signing for Dundee United. Bit of a surprise he has gone there, as I though the reason we let him go was he wanted to stay in The Premiership. Spittal had his moments this season and scored a few goals early on. He went through a few periods of being off form but wasn't playing in a team full of confidence. I'd like to think we haven't seen the best of him yet. He definitely has the ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jag said: Booth will be a great signing for Dundee United. Bit of a surprise he has gone there, as I though the reason we let him go was he wanted to stay in The Premiership. It depends whether he fully recovers from the injury he sustained at the start of last season. He wasn’t the same player when he returned at the new year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 52 minutes ago, jaggyben said: Booth just signed for Dundee United so we will see him next season after all The paper talk had the wrong side of the street then. I thought he was off to Dundee when they freed Holt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legs Like A Spider Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 1 hour ago, jags on tour said: Apparently Celtic have asked Hearts about the availability of Sammon, I don’t think their fans will be happy with that! I don't think so..... unless it's the Boston Celtics basketball team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.