Thistle58 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hello there, I am a lifelong Partick Thistle supporter, just turned 60 and have been revisiting my match program archives. Amongst them, I rediscovered one last night which I thought may be of interest. It's self-explanatory and presumably quite rare, given the likely small attendance and number of programs sold therein. I simply can't remember and haven't actually checked what the score was - perhaps 0-0...? From my side... standout player in what looks a fairly competent, squad is Denis McQuade. A Firhill legend, he was tall, lanky, just always looked so awkward on the ball, yet could typically dribble past 4 or 5 players with ease, go round the keeper and....miss! Within your own, I suspected maybe a couple of familiar players, however, Norman Hunter, Kevin Mabbutt, Gerry Sweeney and Peter Cormack in the same was quite a surprise. Some quality there. I have attached copies of the relevant pages and hope you might enjoy some reminiscence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 I was living in Scotland and went to the game with my old man who was working at Ashton Containers in Livingston at the time. Score was to 2-0 Thistle. Having travelled all the way up there by coach, there was apparently a dressing room bust up when Kevin Mabbutt was left out of the side. The only thing I remember about the game apart from the score was that the guy in front spent the entire 90 minutes shouting “pleasantries” at Norman Hunter We won the return 3-0, thus going through on aggregate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 So, are you looking for the programme or just telling us you found one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, Malago said: We won the return 3-0, thus going through on aggregate. It was embarrassing being at AG that night. I believe just two dozen Thistle fans made the journey down, but the AG crowd was really quiet that night. At one stage we could actually hear the visiting fans sing; "Bristol, Bristol give us a song"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the red rules Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 I was working nights at the time so couldn't go but I remember on the morning of the match probably about 9.00am being on a bus in east street and seeing a group of roughly 30 fans walking along. Probably just come off a night from Glasgow. Some looked a bit worse for wear so I guess they didn't all make it to the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quedgeley Exile Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 I was drinking with group of partick fans in our supporters club after game and escorted them back to temple meads station where their coach was parked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Interesting to see Paul Cheesley on the team sheet, must have been the time of his brief and abortive attempt to come back from the injury. Tragically his knee was having none of it I was at the home leg but can remember absolutely nothing about it. And I imagine @BS4 on Tour...will have something to say on this topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsontour Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, City Rocker said: Interesting to see Paul Cheesley on the team sheet, must have been the time of his brief and abortive attempt to come back from the injury. Tragically his knee was having none of it I was at the home leg. And I imagine @BS4 on Tour...will have something to say on this topic? I was thinking exactly the same as you when I looked, Cheese trying to comeback...gutting.... Also, fir the experts, I always remember we had a bigger pitch than many, but at nearly 4m longer and wider, that’s huge in variance terms? Do pitches need to be more standard now or do you still have that flexibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Thistle58 said: Hello there, I am a lifelong Partick Thistle supporter, just turned 60 and have been revisiting my match program archives. Amongst them, I rediscovered one last night which I thought may be of interest. It's self-explanatory and presumably quite rare, given the likely small attendance and number of programs sold therein. I simply can't remember and haven't actually checked what the score was - perhaps 0-0...? From my side... standout player in what looks a fairly competent, squad is Denis McQuade. A Firhill legend, he was tall, lanky, just always looked so awkward on the ball, yet could typically dribble past 4 or 5 players with ease, go round the keeper and....miss! Within your own, I suspected maybe a couple of familiar players, however, Norman Hunter, Kevin Mabbutt, Gerry Sweeney and Peter Cormack in the same was quite a surprise. Some quality there. I have attached copies of the relevant pages and hope you might enjoy some reminiscence. Thankyou For taking the trouble to take a photo of the pages, and posting this on our forum. Thoughtful I hope you’re boys enjoy a sucessful season. Thistle - One of my favourite club names in British Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underhanded Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Love threads like this - no chance of anyone shoehorning Corona arguments here. I wasn't even born in 1977 but love football history, no matter how niche. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, The Horse With No Name said: So, are you looking for the programme or just telling us you found one? Read the post. "Amongst them, I rediscovered one last night which I thought may be of interest." "I have attached copies of the relevant pages and hope you might enjoy some reminiscence." It's a great gesture from a Partick fan kind enough to post something on here that not many of us will have ever seen. Fair play to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Thistle58 said: From my side... standout player in what looks a fairly competent, squad is Denis McQuade. Thanks for sharing with us. Very kind of you. What about Alan Rough? He must have been a decent player in that Partick side despite the criticism he got later in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, The Horse With No Name said: So, are you looking for the programme or just telling us you found one? It's one I rediscovered going through boxes of memorabilia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 47 minutes ago, Red7 said: Thanks for sharing with us. Very kind of you. What about Alan Rough? He must have been a decent player in that Partick side despite the criticism he got later in his career. He was a fantastic goalkeeper. One trait which may have been related here, is he tended not to make any attempt at a save if he realised there was no point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, Thistle58 said: It's one I rediscovered going through boxes of memorabilia. Never had a favourite team in Scotland Thistle For your little act of thoughtfulness , I think I’ve just found one Cmonnnn the Jags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepers Ball Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Alan Rough The very name fills me with dread and bad memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Malago said: I was living in Scotland and went to the game with my old man who was working at Ashton Containers in Livingston at the time. Score was to 2-0 Thistle. Having travelled all the way up there by coach, there was apparently a dressing room bust up when Kevin Mabbutt was left out of the side. The only thing I remember about the game apart from the score was that the guy in front spent the entire 90 minutes shouting “pleasantries” at Norman Hunter We won the return 3-0, thus going through on aggregate. In the OSIB “cider with” podcast with Johnathon Pearce I think he mentioned this game and this story, believe Mabbutt left the ground and got drunk in the pub over the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said: I hope you’re boys enjoy a sucessful season. Thistle - One of my favourite club names in British Football Our curtailed league fixtures don't even start until 17th October. Why have we dropped a division... don't get me started... https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/04/16/partick-thistle-scottish-championship-relegation-coronavirus/ I note your kind remarks re the club name and makes a pleasant change from older jibes... 'I always thought your team was called Partick Thistle Nil' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicki's soulmate Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Quedgeley Exile said: I was drinking with group of partick fans in our supporters club after game and escorted them back to temple meads station where their coach was parked Yeah, remember them having a good drink and a bit of a sing song after in the supporters club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 I think this was the season we won it. We had a decent team and I really thought we would carry on progressing and be a top half side. But there, I was only 13 and 40 odd years later you don't even expect to win when you're 3-0 Up at half time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, underhanded said: Love threads like this - no chance of anyone shoehorning Corona arguments here. I wasn't even born in 1977 but love football history, no matter how niche. Thanks for posting I was hoping for maybe a nod in the direction of a memory. This welcome exceeds beyond all.. ...and look what else exists! http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry-mobile.com/m/page/v+Bristol+City+(A)+ASC+1977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 1, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Interesting conversation about the same fixture two years later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 1, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Just noticed someone in Norwich is selling a copy of the return leg of the 1977 game https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bristol-City-v-Partick-Thistle-27-9-1977-Anglo-Scottish-Cup-Quarter-Final-2-Leg-/264788021047 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, phantom said: Interesting conversation about the same fixture two years later No such match program exists... I thought it was possibly quite rare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said: Never had a favourite team in Scotland Thistle For your little act of thoughtfulness , I think I’ve just found one You know what... That might well just be reciprocal. Slightly confused though, I thought there was only one team in Bristol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 3 hours ago, City Rocker said: Interesting to see Paul Cheesley on the team sheet, must have been the time of his brief and abortive attempt to come back from the injury. Tragically his knee was having none of it I was at the home leg but can remember absolutely nothing about it. And I imagine @BS4 on Tour...will have something to say on this topic? Cheers City Rocker - I could talk all night about the mighty Jags - when we played them in the Anglo-Scottish Cup there was a massive conflict of interest in my mind - obviously I’ve been a City fan all my life, even though the majority of my family were gas - but they were gas in an era when being a football fan was hard work - eg, my grandad drove one of the roverzzz supporter’ coaches to Newcastle when the gas played them away in the FA Cup in the 1950s - apparently it took two days to get there - pre motorways and all that. Whatever we think of them now, back then that was proper loyalty. Anyway, back to me! For many and mostly private reasons I’ve been a Partick Thistle fan since the late 70s - some of my best football days out have been up there - Ayr United away, Dundee United away, Hibs away, Dunfermline away, Aberdeen away, C*ltic away, Rangers away, etc .... absolutely superb memories following the Harry Wraggs. Many down here mock and ridicule Scottish football, especially @Robbored but if you went up there and got immersed in it, as I do every season, it is special ... they operate in a tiny country with a tiny population, which the ignorant ones in England fail to acknowledge, but the commitment, passion, doggedness, and pride can be seen in abundance both on and off the park in measures that could be argued are much higher than south of the border. I’ve followed Bristol City everywhere, I’ve watched our club play in 83 away stadia, I’ve loved it and I’ve cherished it - but I’ve also loved every minute of following Partick Thistle - my God those guys n gals know how to support a team home and away ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Sheltons Army said: Never had a favourite team in Scotland Thistle For your little act of thoughtfulness , I think I’ve just found one Cmonnnn the Jags I’ve proudly displayed this in many an away end north of the border ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCity Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thank you for this. I moved down to Bristol from Glasgow when I was ten. Until then, my Uncle used to take me and my brother to Firhill for most home games. Some very fond memories (the half-time pie) and not so fond memories (the football) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 4 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: I’ve proudly displayed this in many an away end north of the border ... Copied, upscaled to A4, printed on a color Laserjet and hanging on my living room wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle58 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 4 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: I’ve followed Bristol City everywhere, I’ve watched our club play in 83 away stadia, I’ve loved it and I’ve cherished it - but I’ve also loved every minute of following Partick Thistle - my God those guys n gals know how to support a team home and away ... Wow... sometimes you are so heartfeltly reminded... why it's a beautiful game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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