Tue 24 October, 2017
SPFL Ladbrokes Premiership 
SuperSeal Stadium, Hamilton
SPFL Ladbrokes Premiership
Tue 24 October, 2017. Kick Off: - 19:45
SuperSeal Stadium, Hamilton
Supporters Information:
Admission Prices:
Adults – £22
Concessions – £12
Supporters’ Buses:
City Centre Branch:
Pick ups:
Q Club – 17:50
Station Bar – 18:00
Non members welcome.
Please call 07979496154 or email to book.
Jordanhill Branch:
Pick ups:
Jordanhill Station – 18:15
Thornwood Bar – 18:20
Prices:
£12 for adults
£6 for concessions
All Jags fans are welcome but booking is essential.
For seats please contact Alistair on 07817612563 or email
For general enquires please contact Iain on 07779668357 or email
North-West Branch:
Pick ups:
Milngavie Station – 18:15
Esquire House – 18:35
Maryhill Community Halls – 18:45
Prices:
£11 for adults
£7 for concessions.
After nine heart-wrenching league games without a win, Partick Thistle finally grabbed that elusive victory with a turnaround triumph against Dundee. Having fallen behind within ten minutes, it took goals from Ryan Edwards and Miles Storey in the final 15 minutes to secure the win for Thistle with the latter’s coming in the second minute of injury time at the end of the game. Suddenly, things are looking much rosier for the Maryhill men who travel to the SuperSeal Stadium tomorrow night looking for two victories on the bounce. Martin Canning’s Accies have lost six games in a row and a clash with Hamilton represents a good opportunity for the Jags to climb off the foot of the Ladbrokes Premiership table. Thistle boss, Alan Archibald, spoke to ptfc.co.uk ahead of his side’s trip to South Lanarkshire.
Archie started by emphasising just how relieving the win over Dundee was for not only him but the entire Thistle squad.
“The longer a winless run goes on, it can become unbearable. It’s great to finally take that weight off our shoulders. We’ve had a real tough start and it’s probably felt worse than in previous seasons because this squad is good enough to be doing much better but injuries have stopped that which has been frustrating.”
The gaffer admitted that his side’s performance wasn’t particularly good on Saturday but said that the points are so much more important that the performance in their situation.
“We’ve been on the other side of the fence before; when we’ve created good chances and played some good stuff but ultimately come away with no points and it’s not a good feeling. However, on Saturday we were the side who got away with some poor play and snatched the win even though it wasn’t our best showing.”
Alan also said that his squad are raring to go against Hamilton with only two days in between the late victory at the weekend and tomorrow night’s fixture.
“I hear a lot of people talk about the next three or four games but when you’re at the bottom of the table, you can only focus on one game at a time and that’s what we’ve been doing. Before the Dundee game we weren’t thinking about going to Hamilton but since Saturday, that’s all we’ve been focussed on and we’re ready to go. There’s a huge incentive for the players because a win would put us above them and mentally, getting off the bottom would be massive for us.”
Archie and his squad of Jags now prepare for tomorrow’s away trip to the SuperSeal Stadium as they look to lift themselves off the foot of the league table. Kick-off from South Lanarkshire is 19:45.
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Having secured their maiden victory of the Ladbrokes Premiership on Saturday, Partick Thistle travelled to the SuperSeal Stadium in a buoyant mood, aiming for a second win in a row. Their opponents on the night, Hamilton Accies, were on a run of six consecutive defeats going into the clash.
The Jags started with the same eleven who finished the match against Dundee at the weekend with Tomas Cerny in goals behind three centre-halves; Niall Keown, Daniel Devine and Jordan Turnbull. Paul McGinn started at right wing-back with Steven Lawless operating in an unfamiliar left wing-back role. Andrew McCarthy missed the game through injury so Ryan Edwards and Adam Barton reverted to a two-man central midfield partnership with Blair Spittal sitting just ahead of them. Kris Doolan and Miles Storey, the men who combined for the winner at the weekend, started up front together as Conor Sammon and Chris Erskine dropped to the bench.
The game’s first chance came in the fourth minute and fell to Daniel Devine. Blair Spittal’s corner was cleared but it eventually came to Devine, 25 yards from goal. He chested down before unleashing a rasping volley which stung the palms of Gary Woods in the Accies goal. He couldn’t hold the ball and it was cleared away.
Thistle were presented with a much clearer cut chance in the 17th minute. Kris Doolan picked up the ball in the attacking third and fired on goal from 20 yards. He shot across goal, beating the ‘keeper, but his attempt rebounded off the post. Miles Storey looked to tap home but an Accies defender did enough to keep him from it. In the end, it came to McGinn on the edge of the box and the wing-back shot low, seeing the effort saved by Woods.
On the stroke of half-time, the hosts had their first big chance of the game. Steven Boyd’s free-kick from the home side’s left flank found Dougie Imrie’s run at the near post. The number seven tried to direct it in target but got more of the ball than he needed and missed by a few yards.
Hamilton started the second half with more energy than they showed in the first. 48th minute substitute David Templeton went close just three minutes after coming on. The ex-Stenhousemuir man cut in from the left wing and shot across goal. His attempt looked dangerous but flew just wide of Tomas Cerny’s goal.
Thistle had a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 66th minute. Paul McGinn lifted an exquisite ball through to Miles Storey who cheated it down, moving in on goal. He tried a shot, under pressure, but lifted his effort well over the bar, passing up a great chance to break the deadlock.
The Jags almost took the lead in the 72nd minute following a frantic sequence of events. McGinn tries to take a high ball down and Edwards then took a shot. It was flying towards goal when it seemed to strike the hands of Dougie Imrie. The referee waved play on and Kris Doolan tries an acrobatic overhead kick. He miscued but it then fell to Paul McGinn again. He tried to find the goal from a tight angle but it was saved by Woods before being put out for a corner.
Just two minutes after that, Hamilton passed up on the best chance of the game. The ball bounced around the Thistle box before coming to Dougie Imrie. The midfielder cut it back to David Templeton. Templeton ran onto the ball, seemingly with the whole goal at his mercy, and somehow completely missed the target.
Templeton’s miss was to be the last significant chance of the game as the side’s battled to a 0-0 draw. The point lifts Thistle off the bottom of the league table, albeit having played two more games than new bottom club, Kilmarnock.
Alan Archibald and his squad now look towards Saturday’s meeting with St. Johnstone. Kick-off is 15:00 from the Energy Check Stadium at Firhill.
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Following Partick Thistle’s first league win of the season against Dundee on Saturday, the Maryhill side looked to make it two victories on the bounce as they travelled to the SuperSeal Stadium this evening to take on Hamilton Academical. It was not to be, though, as the Jags battled their way to a 0-0 draw in South Lanarkshire. Kris Doolan and Miles Storey both struck the woodwork but the visiting Thistle side ultimately failed to make a breakthrough. They did, however, keep their first league clean sheet of the season as they shut out the hosts. Jags boss, Alan Archibald, spoke to ptfc.co.uk following the full-time whistle.
To begin, Archie gave us his summation of the match at the SuperSeal Stadium as his side were lifted off the bottom of the table.
“It was frantic at times but it was also certainly not a classic. I think the conditions and the pitch limited the football that we could play but I thought that we edged it in chances. We had a couple of really good opportunities that we might have scored from on another night. We had a couple of penalty claims too, one of which I felt was a stone wall penalty.”
The gaffer saw plenty of improvement in his side in both the defence and the midfield, where they have struggled recently.
“We were much better defensively, more organised. We were less open, allowing them less space and that kept them at bay for long periods. They had one chance near the end when they really opened us up but that was a fairly isolated occurrence. Overall, I think we looked much better and performance-wise we were better tonight than we were Saturday, so plenty of positives.”
Alan also spoke about his side getting off the bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership standings having been rooted to the foot of the table for a number of weeks.
“It’s good to get off the bottom for now at least. It can have an effect psychologically on the players so it is nice to get rid of that. No one likes looking at the table and seeing us at the very bottom but it’s now up to us to keep picking up points and staying off 12th. We’ve now played everyone once and we’ll do another cycle of fixtures before the winter break so it’s up to us to keep improving and getting more points to allow us to climb the table.”
It’s another quick turnover for Alan Archibald’s squad as they now look towards the weekend’s meeting with St. Johnstone. Kick-off is 15:00 on Saturday from the Energy Check Stadium at Firhill.
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A headed clearance falls to Spittal who controls and then shoots. His effort is out of control and over the bar.
Donati is fed the ball 30 yards from goal and he strikes it as he strides forward. He makes a mess of it and it's sliced well wide.
Imrie's corner is headed off the line by Devine.
Spittal finds Keown with the delivery but the ex-Reading man heads over as he stoops to meet it.
Imrie gets to a loose ball in the box and pulls it back to Templeton. He's in agreat position and has the entire goal to aim at but he can't find the target.
A series of half-chances for the likes of Doolan, McGinn and Edwards leads to the award of a corner. Appeals for a penalty too.
McGinn plays a brilliant ball into Storey who is set in on goal. He shoots but is off-balance and lifts it well over the top.
Storey touches the ball to Doolan in the box wjo then passes to Spittal. Spittal tries a shot but it's cleared.
Lawless finds Storey on the right wing and Storey tries a cross. It is miscued but in the end it comes off the bar before being cleared.
Biabi turns Keown in the box but lifts a shot over the bar from a tight angle.
Templeton cuts in from the Accies left and shoots. It looks dangerous but flies wide in the end.
Thistle kick-off the second half as the score sits at 0-0.
Boyd's free-kick from the side of the box finds Imrie but he heads wide, running towards the near post.
Greg Docherty hits a half-volley from 25 yards but it sails well over the bar.
Storey shoots low from the corner of the box but his attempt goes comfortably wide of the near post.
Penalty appeals for Hamilton as Docherty grapples with Turnbull in the box but nothing is given and the danger is cleared.
Spittal gets down the left and finds Doolan with a low cross. Doolan shoots first time but it's blocked and the 'keeper catches the ball.
Doolan shoots from 20 yards across goal and it comes back off the post. Miles Storey can't reach the rebound and it comes to McGinn at the edge of the Accies box. His low shot is held by Woods.
Storey breaks down the wing and finds Doolan with a cross. He then lays it back to Spiital who sees a shot blocked.
Boyd booked for a tug-back on Adam Barton.
Spittal's deep free-kick finds Niall Keown who heads on goal, however it goes well wide as he tries to direct it home.
A long ball finds Rojano who chests and hits a volley pn the turn. He meets it well but it goes a few yards wide of the near post.
Spittal's corner is cleared but it comes to Devine. He chests and volleys but it's saved. The 'keeper can't hold and it is forced away for another corner which comes to nothing.
Biabi almost gets the break of the ball in behind Jordan Turnbull but Cerny is off his line quickly to claim.
The hosts get the game underway here at the SuperSeal Stadium.
Hello and welcome to the ptfc.co.uk live text commentary for Partick Thistle's trip to the SuperSeal Stadium to take on Hamilton Academical.
The Jags are coming off the back of their first league win of the season after Miles Storey's 92nd minute goal secured the three points for Thistle against Dundee three days ago.
Their opponents Hamilton aren't in such a good mood as the Jags' South Lanarkshire adversaries have lost all of their last six games despite having led in the most recent four. A Jags win tonight would send the Maryhill men above Accies in the Ladbrokes Premiership.
Alan Archibald starts the team that ended the match against Dundee as Blair Spittal, Kris Doolan and match-winning hero, Miles Storey, come into the first eleven. Chris Erskine and Conor Sammon drop to the bench while Andrew McCarthy misses out on a place in the squad having picked up a minor injury.
The team are set to begin with a three centre-half set-up that sees Niall Keown, Daniel Devine and Jordan Turnbull start in the centre of defence. Paul McGinn and Steven Lawless are the wing-backs while Ryan Edwards and Adam Barton go back to a midfield two in Andy McCarthy's absense. Blair Spittal is expected to begin in a number ten role in behind Kris Doolan and Miles Storey but there is scope for the frontline to turn into more of a flat three.
The players are warming-up and kick-off is just 15 minutes away here at the SuperSeal Stadium.