November 2008 Archives

As the window approaches, the transfer talk around Thistle has started in earnest. Top of the list, apparently, is the mighty Jonny Tuffey - now Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey, of course - who is being linked with moves to Hearts, Hibs and Swansea in today's tabs.

Watching Thistle is a frustrating habit. For when we are good, we are very very good. And when we are bad, we're infuriating. And against Livingston, we were very very bad and very very good.

There was a ridiculous rant at the Thistle support last weekend on the Jags Forum. Not by rival supporters, not by the Jags Ultras... but by the club's customer services bod, who slagged off the supporters in the rechristened shed end for not singing enough against Queen of the South.

Now, I know I congratulated the Queens support last weekend for bringing the noise with them, but for an official representative of the club to criticise its fans, on the back of a losing streak the width of the river Kelvin, shows everything that remains wrong about the hierarchy at the club.

That said, the perfect response came firing back at said moaner yesterday, as the Clyde fans - in good voice early on - found themselves outsung by Section 7. The childrens end. Yes, the sight of our young support outsqueeking the Gypsie hoards in the Viagra stand only adds to a perfect day.

You know sometimes you get a player on the other team, and they just annoy you. Annoy you to the point of apoplexy. To the point where you hope someone just scythes them down and ends their afternoon. Not permanently injuring them or anything - but enough to make sure you don't have to see them again.

Jamie McQuilken take a bow.