17th Apr 1999 Stirling Albion 3 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL Second Division - game 33)

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Match Information

			John Philliben		John Lambie			58y, 1m, 15d
					Graham Connell; Kevin Gaughan; Sammy Johnston
					Steven Bonar; Martin Lauchlan; Tommy Callaghan
Alan Provan (0-1, 9 mins); Graeme Donald (0-2, 25 mins); Alex Bone (0-3, 68 mins)
David McCallum
					Alan Archibald (@ 0-2, 26 mins)
David McCallum (Chris Wood, 66 mins); Alan Provan (Paul Mortimer, 82 mins); Graeme Donald (Graeme Jaffa, 85 mins)					Sammy Johnston (Martin Lauchlan, 55 mins); Paul McDonald (Craig Flannigan, 72 mins)
			future Jag Garry Gow		Kenny Arthur			20y, 4m, 10d
			Graeme Donald		Graham Connell			24y, 5m, 17d
			Pat Clark		Des McKeown			29y, 2m, 30d
			future Jag Brian Martin		Kevin Gaughan			21y, 1m, 11d
			Andy Paterson		Willie Jamieson			35y, 11m, 21d
			John Philliben		Alan Archibald			21y, 4m, 4d
			future Jag David McCallum		Sammy Johnston			32y, 0m, 4d
			Alan Provan		Gordon Burns			20y, 4m, 15d
			Alex Bone		Robert Dunn			19y, 9m, 20d
			former Jag Ally Graham		Kemo Avdiu			22y, 3m, 26d
			Peter Cormack		Paul McDonald			30y, 11m, 28d
								25y, 3m, 8d
			Paul Mortimer		Martin Lauchlan			18y, 6m, 16d
			Chris Wood		Craig Flannigan			26y, 2m, 6d
			Graeme Jaffa		Tommy Callaghan			29y, 7m, 20d

Match Report

TTA report

Corner after corner, chance after chance, Thistle did everything but score. Albion took the lead (9) then went further ahead thanks to shocking defending (25). Archibald was sent off for arguing he had been fouled at the 2nd goal. A 3rd goal (68) rammed home the perilous position Thistle were in, ie, 2nd bottom=.

Media report

19-Apr-1999, Daily Record

LAMBIE LONGS FOR PAST MASTERS. RELEGATION-HAUNTED John Lambie turned the clock back to the good old days after watching another jaded Jags display. And the Thistle boss insisted the Jags of a few years ago would never have capitulated the way the current team did at Forthbank. He said: “The squad when I was last manager would have buried the teams we've met in the past few weeks. They weren't world class but they never knew when they were beaten. We're losing and drawing games we should be winning through the players' own stupidity and lack of commitment.” Commitment is what Lambie demands and to stress the point he dug even deeper into the past. He added: “When I was a player, winning was the difference between beans on toast or steak for your dinner if you got a win bonus. You should be so committed that you're able to wring out your jersey after 90 minutes.”

Teenager Alan Provan made it 1-0 with his first goal for Stirling. Thistle were dead and buried after a moment of madness from Alan Archibald in the 25th minute. The defender slipped, allowing Graeme Donald through to score, then got himself sent- off after wildly protesting to referee Kevin Toner that he had been fouled. Alex Bone scored No.3 with a delightful 20-yard lob. Stirling player-manager John Philliben said: “Those three points have been a long time coming. We're playing more as a team now and that has helped us improve.”

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 34 consecutive competitive appearances for Robert Dunn, 22nd Aug 1998 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Archibald - 34 games, 18th Oct 1997 to 29th Aug 1998. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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