24th March this year is the 3rd anniversary of young Robert's passing, there are a lot more important things in life than football. It may tug at the heartstrings and play on fans’ loyalty, but does it ring true when the future direction of our club seems so uncertain? [17] Thistle maintained their place in the SPL under Lambie by finishing 10th in 2002–03, despite being favourites for relegation. Motherwell director Andrew Wilson critcised the referee's decisions during their 5-1 defeat to Rangers. [76], For the 2019–20 Season, Partick Thistle released their new away kit which featured a Rainbow flag design under the sleeves to show support for the LGBT movement. We might be getting old, but we’re far more likely to retire post-match to the Doublet than to Hillhead Bookclub! The club have been members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) since its formation in 2013. His command of the English language, as demonstrated in the documentary Grasping the Thistle, is everything that’s good about Scottish football. It will be up to the fans to vote for whoever they think is best qualified to sit on the Fan Board.
Partick Thistle's current mascot is named Kingsley, and was designed by the Turner Prize-nominated artist David Shrigley. Hearts, St Mirren and Dunfermline to name just four.
[118], Kingsley gained widespread notoriety online, having trended worldwide on Twitter, as well as being publicised by major networks such as CNN and The Washington Post,[119] CNN and TIME Magazine. The club is of course debt free and thanks to the generosity of Colin Weir. Once share certificates are exchange it will be too late and any agreements on supporter involvement, investment of the role of the Group in the club could change. Thistle For Ever is about making Thistle a community owned club like Motherwell. @brookied67: “Sing when you’re fishing, you only sing when you’re fishing” to Arbroath fans. Although the club had experienced difficult times before, having dropped into the second tier of Scottish football twice in the 1970s, they had bounced straight back up on both occasions. I've just joined the forum though I've been reading the threads for the last few months.
On the first occasion, they qualified having finished third in the First Division. SPL guidelines at the time stipulated that clubs would only be eligible for promotion to the league if their stadium had a minimum 10,000 seated capacity. Sadly, a further death linked to coronavirus has been registered, taking Scotland's death toll to 2,512. [19] This change was not enough to revive the team, and Thistle were relegated at the end of the 2003–04 season after Inverness, having won the First Division title, were permitted to groundshare with Aberdeen. On 24 May, Thistle announced on their website Archibald would remain as Partick Thistle's manager going into the Championship next season. Neil Lennon gives Celtic injury update on Ajeti and Christie as he raves about dominant Hibs performance. The club already generates income from fans, hospitality, sponsors, merchandise.
But I think the events of the last few weeks have put a perspective on there’s really more to life than football. Paste as plain text instead, × [91], In July 2018, it was announced that the new training facility would be named after Thistle’s 1971 Scottish League Cup Final manager Davie McParland, who died just days after the announcement was made. The club’s Fan Board will be made up of those elected by the club’s fans. Despite relegation in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership season, Archibald remained as Thistle's manager. In October 2013, millionaires and long time Thistle fans Chris and Colin Weir donated £750,000 to Partick Thistle to set up a new advanced youth academy. Partick Thistle Football Club (nicknamed the Jags) are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland.Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. Not too long to slip into full-blown narcissism. [6] In the following 33 years, they moved from home to home, using parks at Kelvingrove, Jordanvale, Muirpark, Inchview among others. Scottish security system company Alarmfast also started sponsoring Thistle for the 2014–15 season. There is no requirement to pay him back.
[96] Being in close proximity to a large student population the club attracts many new fans from the local universities. [36] The following month on 20 April 2013, the club clinched promotion to the Scottish Premiership[37] having sealed the First Division championship with a 2–0 victory away to Falkirk. Not as intelligent as Thistle fans. Thistle For Ever was launched on the 3rd of September.