19th Nov 1994 Partick Thistle 2 Aberdeen 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 14)

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53y, 8m, 17d	John Lambie	Willie Miller

Alan Dinnie; Rod McDonald
Stevie Pittman; Roddy Grant

Albert Craig (1-1, 53 mins); Andy M. Gibson (2-1, 56 mins)		Billy Dodds (0-1, 24 mins)

		Billy Dodds (Stephen Wright, 65 mins); Ray McKinnon (Peter Hetherston, 80 mins)

23y, 5m, 22d	Craig Nelson	Theo Snelders
28y, 5m, 9d	Kevin McKee	Stewart McKimmie
31y, 6m, 5d	Alan Dinnie	Colin Woodthorpe
24y, 1m, 29d	Gregg Watson	Paul Kane
31y, 6m, 23d	Willie Jamieson	John Inglis
28y, 10m, 3d	Derek McWilliams	Gary Smith
27y, 7m, 30d	Rod McDonald	Scott Thomson
32y, 10m, 16d	Albert Craig	Eoin Jess
25y, 9m, 17d	Andy M. Gibson	Stephen Glass
28y, 2m, 26d	Ian Cameron [i]	Billy Dodds former Jag
31y, 5m, 8d	Chic Charnley	Ray McKinnon

28y, 6m, 18d

25y, 1m, 25d	Mark Cairns	Michael Watt
33y, 8m, 14d	David Byrne	Stephen Wright
23y, 0m, 7d	Isaac English	Peter Hetherston future Jag

TTA report

Equal bottom with Thistle, Aberdeen were the better team early on and scored (24) but Thistle took the initiative and Charnley ran the show after the break. Craig headed in Thistle's 5th corner from 6 yards (53) then Gibson scored the winner (56) when Aberdeen squandered possession. On play, it should have been more.

Media report

21-Nov-1994, Glasgow Herald

WILLIE Miller has the kind of face that usually displays little emotion, appearing to treat good and bad in similar fashion. But the problem is that these days bad happenings are hanging around Miller’s club like a distasteful smell. He was dead-pan as he courteously chatted about this and that to the assembled media at Firhill after his side’s 2-1 defeat by Partick Thistle — but inwardly the man must have been hurting.

Joint-bottom of the premier division, where clubs have to fight and scratch for their existence, is no place for a club of Aberdeen’s stature. They have too many good players for such a situation to continue. But perhaps it’s about time that these self same players gave themselves a shake, and asked themselves if they are earning their corn. It certainly was not the case at the weekend and after Billy Dodds had given Aberdeen the lead, before being carried indoors with a sore foot, Aberdeen’s will — what there was of it — folded, leaving Thistle as worthy winners. And adding a pinch of salt to Aberdeen’s weekend wound was the fact that it was a Pittodrie old boy, Andy Gibson, who struck the killer blow. It has been almost a year since he headed south to ply his trade in Maryhill, and in that time Gibson has failed to carry out his striker’s duty in an acceptable fashion. “It has been really frustrating,” he said with a sigh, “I am just glad to have scored at last. It is a weight off my shoulders. I signed last December so it’s been a long time for a first goal.”

Of course, Aberdeen’s ineptitude should not take too much gloss from Thistle’s victory. As Gibson pointed out, he missed chances in the opening period but Thistle at least were creating opportunities at that time, and after the interval they appeared rejuvenated and with an appetite for the task on hand. Thankfully, Chic Charnley eventually confined a tiresome, short-corner plan to the bin after 52 minutes, and as a result, when the ball was swung over, Albert Craig was on hand to do the business. Four minutes later Gibson’s afternoon was made. Thistle are old hands when it comes to battling hard at the wrong end of the table but then, when one’s livelihood is at stake, it is amazing what inner reserves can be dredged up and put to good use. As the second half was about to kick off on Saturday, the Aberdeen supporters, their men one up, were in fine voice, informing the world that there is only one Willie Miller. However, if the manager does not do something to halt the rot, and quickly, then the fans may change their tune.

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