30th Oct 1999 Partick Thistle 0 Clyde 0 (SFL Second Division - game 12)

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Match Information

58y, 7m, 28d			John Lambie		Allan Maitland
no changes
no changes
Alan Archibald; Stephen Docherty; Alec Nesovic					Andy McClay; Martin McLauchlan
Albert Craig (Gavin Duncan, HT); Robert Dunn (Alec Nesovic, 79 mins); Derek Ferguson (Derek Lyle, 86 mins)					Mark McGraw (Allan Grant, 63 mins); Brian Carrigan (Martin McLauchlan, 69 mins)
25y, 1m, 14d			Kevin Budinauckas		David Wylie
23y, 8m, 12d			Stephen Docherty		Bryan Smith
29y, 11m, 17d			David Elliot		Darren Murray
32y, 2m, 29d			Derek Ferguson		Craig Cranmer
38y, 6m, 13d			Ray Montgomerie		Mark McLaughlin
21y, 10m, 17d			Alan Archibald		Ritchie McCusker
20y, 9m, 8d			Quinton Jacobs		Andy McClay
37y, 9m, 27d			Albert Craig		John Barrett
20y, 4m, 2d			Robert Dunn		Brian Carrigan
30y, 2m, 2d			Tommy Callaghan		Tonny Mols
29y, 9m, 12d			Des McKeown		Mark McGraw
28y, 2m, 17d
26y, 2m, 23d			Gavin Duncan		Paul Hay
18y, 8m, 17d			Derek Lyle		Allan Grant
26y, 11m, 20d			Alec Nesovic		Martin McLauchlan

Match Report

TTA report

A goalless stalemate. Clyde missed 2 good chances (24 seconds and 32) and were robbed of a stone-wall penalty after Docherty handled a header on the line (50). Ferguson's 25 yarder was clawed over the bar and Duncan blazed over after half-time but Thistle were poor and were happy (lucky) to settle for a point.

Media report

01-Nov-1999, Daily Record

BARRETT BLAST AS REF BLANKS SPOT-KICK CALL. CLYDE frontman John Barrett was stunned when ref Brian McGarry failed to give a penalty after Thistle defender Stephen Docherty handled his netbound header. Even Jags skipper Des McKeown admitted it should have been a spot-kick. Barrett was fuming because the decision on 50 minutes cost Clyde two points. He said: “I headed the ball to Craig Cranmer and he headed it towards goal. It looked a clear penalty. I don't think the Thistle player did it on purpose but it was a hard one to take.” McKeown admitted: “I was surprised the referee didn't give a penalty.” Clyde manager Alan Maitland said: “It was a definite spot-kick - no doubt about it. The header was going into goal so it cannot be accidental, as the referee quite clearly said to me when I asked him later. I thought the referee handled the game quite well and we will put it down to one of those things.”

Clyde included Tonny Mols as a trialist and the former Dundee United midfielder was watched by a string of English clubs. Maitland said: “I hope Tonny will be available for us again - he is a real quality player. We played well as a team but we have not scored a goal in our last three games. It's not difficult to see where the problem lies but we are not too worried as Mark McGraw is back after injury and Steve Convery should return soon.”

The Second Division's biggest crowd of the day - 2617 - watched the goalless stalemate. Clyde had the better of the first half and Andy McLay blew two great chances to put them ahead after just 24 seconds and in 32 minutes. Thistle's response was a 25-yard piledriver from Derek Ferguson after being neatly set up by Robert Dunn but David Wylie clawed the ball over the bar. After the break sub Gavin Duncan blazed the ball wildly over after being set up by former Albion Rovers star Alex Nesovic, another Thistle trialist.

Jags boss John Lambie said: “We were shocking in the first half and I suppose I should be delighted with a point. We never played, we never got in behind them but the second half was a different story.” Lambie revealed the club sponsors have offered Thistle a £60,000 bonus. But he pointed out: “We have to win the the Second Division title to pick up the cheque.” On this evidence, it will never be cashed.

Stats Watch

● 26-year-old Alec Nesovic makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 17 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Archibald, 8th May 1999 to date. (Longest run since: Kenny Arthur - 24 games, 28th Nov 1998 to 17th Jul 1999. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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