cinch Championship
Sat 3 December, 2022. Kick Off: - 15:00
Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen
Match Information:
Fixture Details:
Thistle supporters will be located in the East side of the Balmoral Stadium.
There are two levels of ticket pricing for this game for Jags fans.
Stand Prices
Adult – £20
Concession* – £15
Under 12s** – £5
Ground Prices
Adult – £18
Concession* – £14
Under 12s** – £5
* A concession is classed as a person aged 65 or older, or a person aged between 12 and 17 years old.
**All under 12s are required to be accompanied by an adult.
There is no cash gate in operation at the Balmoral Stadium on matchday and all supporters are required to purchase tickets online in advance of kick off.
Ambulant Disabled supporters will pay the age-appropriate ticket price and a personal assistant ticket will be free of charge. These must be booked by emailing
Cove Rangers have 2 wheelchair bays available for away supporters and these can be booked by emailing
Supporters’ Buses:
City Centre Branch:
Pick ups:
Q Club – 09:45
Station Bar – 10:00
For seats call Duncan 07979496154 or e-mail
John Lambie Jordanhill Branch:
Pick ups:
Jordanhill Station – 10:30
Thornwood Bar – 10:35
Prices:
Adults – £23
Concessions – £14
There will be a 1 hour stop at Stonehaven only on the way north.
Booking is essential and priority will be given to former members and regulars.
To make a booking phone or e-mail Alistair on 07817612563 or Alternatively phone or e-mail Iain on 07779668357 or
North-West Branch:
Pick ups:
Milngavie Railway Station – 10:00
Esquire House, Anniesland – 10:20
Maryhill Community Central Halls – 10:35
Fares:
Full fare – £23
Concessions – £14
JagZoneLIVE Audio Coverage
The JagZoneLIVE crew will be at Balmoral Stadium for our cinch Championship match against Cove Rangers this weekend.
You can tune in from 2:30pm as our audio commentary team take you through all the pre-match build-up and then the 90 minutes of action as Thistle look to start December with a win.
Subscribers can listen in by clicking here once the show starts.
It's a remarkable end to the game as Jamie Sneddon up for a corner kick in the 4th minute of injury time heads home to earn Thistle a point.
Seddon comes up for the corner and it's Sneddon that heads home. Remarkable stuff. His first goal of the season!!!
McIntosh bursts clear on the counter attack but the combination of Sneddon and then Muirhead deny the home side a second goal.
Into additional time
Graham gets his head to a Hodson cross, but the ball is headed away from the goal by a defender.
Both Graham and Mullen get touches to a cross into the box but neither with any telling impact.
A first time shot from Weston at the edge of the Cove box is blocked by a defender.
We're deep into the final 10 minutes. We haven't had a hint of a Thistle chance in the second half so far.
The corner is cleared but Thistle remain on the attack.
A foul on Turner wins Thistle a free kick. A shade too far out for a direct effort on goal.
Fyvie takes the free kick, gets the ball beyond the wall but not past Sneddon.
A barge from Bannigan as Cove break earns him a yellow card and Cove a free kick just outside the Thistle box.
There is a lack of communication in the Thistle box and Fyvie has a chance, but Sneddon saves.
Twenty minutes to go. Thistle continue to huff and puff and while there is no question over the work rate there is little inspiration in the final third.
The ball wide to Milne is the most common route for Thistle at present. It's bringing little joy. This time Milne's cross is a little too close to McKenzie who is caught by Mullen. am the home side have a free kick.
Megginson picks up the ball, but his low drive is too close to Sneddon to trouble the Thistle keeper.
Milne gets the ball in a good position wide on the left. His cross isn't great though and the ball is too far in front of Graham for him to get on the end of.
Play quickly moves to the other end and it takes a good save from Sneddon to keep Megginson's shot out.
Turner takes the corner and it is cleared
A slip from Brownlie allows McDonagh a clean run at goal. Sneddon has to make a decision to try and whip the ball away from the advancing Cove player and thankfully gets his timing spot on.
McKinnon crosses from the left but Mellen can't get himself on the end of that cross. It's encouraging from Thistle early in the second half.
Graham gets a flick on inside the box, but McKenzie gets the ball away from Mullen.
Crowd: 1,128.
Thistle trail at the break to Megginson's goal after 5 minutes.
It's not been awful from Thistle but it hasn't been great either. All a bit too comfortable for the home defence.
Turner's free kick is cleared.
Still playing and Thistle have a free kick wide on the right. One last chance before half-time?
We're into first half injury time. The flag goes up for offside against Thistle and the half will be over soon.
Turner picks the ball up after Lawless' corner is cleared but he sees his cross blocked.
Megginson makes clean contact this time with a shot from the edge of the box, but Sneddon is down quickly to make a routine save near his right hand post.
Megginson is able to step away from Brownlie but snatches at the opportunity he's given himself and drags the ball well wide of target.
It's another good ball in from Milne. McKenzie can't claim the cross first time but is able to grasp hold of it at the second attempt and before any Thistle player can get to it.
That should have been an equaliser. Milne crosses from the left and Graham's effort goes wide. Graham protests furiously that the ball was deflected wide but there is no corner forthcoming.
Smith fizzes a cross over from the right but there isn't a Thistle player within yards of getting on the end of it. Smith claims he was fouled but he isn't going to get a free kick for that. It continues to be comfortable for Cove.
Thistle again don't clear a cross from the right. The ball this time falls to Fyvie at the corner of the box and his effort isn't too far wide of Sneddon's left hand post.
Lawless looks in vain for a foul at the edge of the Cove box. It's all a bit too comfortable for the home side at the back at the moment with Thistle making little impression.
McKenzie spills a low cross but there is no Thistle player there to take advantage.
Turner does really well down the left hand side for Thistle but a challenge comes in and although the defender dies use his shoulder there isn't any real chance of a penalty.
We have a break in play while a Cove player receives some treatment. Thistle are continuing to move the ball about with a decent tempo but they haven't created anything since the loss of that early goal.
Instead it is a nightmare start. Johnston crosses from the right. Muirhead doesn't get enough on the clearance and the ball falls to Megginson who blasts home despite the best efforts of Sneddon who gets a hand to the ball.
It's nearly a dream start for Thistle. Turner finds Smith at the edge of the box and McKenzie has to touch the ball round the post for a corner.
Thistle under some early pressure as Sneddon gets his hand to a Longstaff cross with Gilmour unable to direct the loose ball towards the Thistle goal.
Thistle get the match underway.
With Thistle looking to extend a winning run to a third game Ian McCall has made two changes to the side that started against Kelty in the Scottish Cup.
Suspension rules out Ross Docherty following a red card in that Kelty game after Thistle's appeal was denied. Meantime Stuart Bannigan drops to the substitute bench.
Into the starting eleven in their places come Cammy Smith and Lee Hodson.