Monday 2nd November, 2020 at 5:05pm
October saw Thistle’s 2020/21 campaign finally get underway after almost seven months without a competitive fixture. Firhill wins were racked up against Queen’s Park and Airdrieonians, with a bonus point Betfred Cup victory away to Queen of the South also secured. However there has been mainly disappointment on the road for Ian McCall’s men with defeats away to St. Mirren in the Betfred Cup, to Clyde in our league opener and, late on Saturday, to Cove Rangers.
While the management team and squad focus fully on November, which includes three consecutive home matches of four overall, we are again grateful to McCrea Mortgages for sponsoring our Player of the Month awards this season, the first of which we launch today.
We’ve got two nominees for the McCrea Mortgages October Player of the Month award:
Ross Docherty
The Thistle skipper has played every competitive minute since signing up as a Jag earlier this year. The tenacious midfielder has been a consistent performer at the heart of the team during our opening month of action, orchestrating play while providing much needed defensive solidity in front of the Jags rearguard. Ross was denied his first Thistle goal at Palmerston, when an outstanding save saw a spectacular goal bound effort tipped on to the post.
Blair Spittal
Signed hours before our opening Betfred Cup tie away to St Mirren, Blair started his second spell as a Jag by finding the back of the net moments after coming off the bench as a substitute. As the Thistle number six continues to find match sharpness, Blair has quickly established himself as an important attacking player in the Jags team. His winning strike against Airdrieonians, moments after he smashed the post with a thunderous effort, was a thing of beauty and will surely be in contention for the Goal of the Season award at the end of the campaign.
So, there you have it, your McCrea Mortgages Player of the Month nominees for October. Now it’s over to the Thistle faithful to get voting and decide who wins the first monthly award of 2020/21.
Don’t forget you can follow our sponsors McCrea Mortgages, a division of McCrea Financial Services, on Twitter and Facebook where they run regular competitions with Thistle as well as providing useful updates and the latest news for getting the most out of your finances.
