25th Oct 2003 Partick Thistle 1 Heart of Midlothian 4 (Scottish Premier League - game 10)

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Match Information

48y, 7m, 13d			Gerry Collins		Craig Levein
David Lilley; Stephane Bonnes; Stuart Taylor; Andy Thomson; Adrian Madaschi
Gerry Britton; James Grady; Andy Ross; Derek Fleming; Jean-Yves Anis
Ricky Waddell (1-3, 63 mins)					Andy Kirk (0-1, 13 mins); Mark De Vries (0-2, 27 mins); Andy Kirk (0-3, 30 mins); Stephen Simmons (1-4, 74 mins)
					Robbie Neilson; Steven Pressley
Andy Thomson (Gerry Britton, 34 mins); Stephane Bonnes (Manny Panther, 53 mins); Kenny Milne (Ricky Waddell, 54 mins)					Neil MacFarlane (Stephen Simmons, 62 mins); Mark de Vries (Dennis Wyness, 82 mins); Andy Kirk (Alan Maybury, 89 mins)
24y, 10m, 18d			Kenny Arthur		Craig Gordon
25y, 11m, 24d			David Lilley		Robbie Neilson
35y, 1m, 24d			Derek Whyte		Patrick Kisnorbo
28y, 1m, 26d			Grant Murray		Kevin McKenna
24y, 1m, 29d			Kenny Milne		Steven Pressley
26y, 11m, 19d			Jamie Mitchell		Neil MacFarlane
25y, 7m, 29d			Stephane Bonnes		Scott Severin
27y, 1m, 11d			David Rowson		Paul Hartley
28y, 10m, 29d			Stuart Taylor		Andy Kirk
32y, 6m, 24d			Andy Thomson		Mark De Vries
21y, 3m, 14d			Adrian Madaschi		Jean-Louis Valois
27y, 4m, 7d
33y, 2m, 11d			Jákup Mikkelsen		Tepi Moilanen
22y, 10m, 25d			Jean-Yves Anis		Andy Webster
19y, 5m, 14d			Manny Panther		Alan Maybury
22y, 8m, 21d			Ricky Waddell		Stephen Simmons
33y, 0m, 5d			Gerry Britton		Dennis Wyness

Match Report

TTA report

“Thistle were simply abysmal” (GH). The game was over at half-time (3-0). Waddell scored from 20 yards (63) but it was a false dawn and Hearts scored again (75) for an easy win. Hearts' Hartley was spoken to by police for throwing gravel at spectators and asking if they paid to watch. Even in October, relegation looked certain.

Media report

25-Oct-2003, bbc.com

HEARTS HAMMER THISTLE. Three first half goals set Hearts up for a comfortable victory over hapless Partick Thistle at Firhill. Andy Kirk celebrated his first start of the season with a double and Mark de Vries scored a screamer for the visitors. Ricky Waddell hit back for the Jags but Hearts substitute Stephen Simmons ensured there was to be no comeback from the home side, who have yet to register a league win this season. Both managers made sweeping changes but there were the same old problems for Thistle, who were alarmingly porous at the back and lacked bite up front.

Hearts were on top from the start and the powerful presence of de Vries and clever promptings from Jean-Louis Valois had the home team on the back foot. It took Hearts just 13 minutes to go in front when de Vries' flick on was met by Kirk and he produced an impressive left-footed shot to send the ball past goalkeeper Kenny Arthur and into the back of the net. Hearts doubled their lead in the 27th minute when Neil Macfarlane played the ball through to Paul Hartley and his cross found de Vries at the back post, who unleashed a powerful shot that left Arthur with no chance. Worse was to come for the home side when Hearts grabbed another goal three minutes later. Hartley's corner was met by Kevin McKenna and he set up Kirk to nod home from just a couple of yards out. Thistle were forced to make an unplanned change when Andy Thomson was stretchered off the park with 33 minutes on the clock and he was replaced by Gerry Britton. The introduction of the veteran gave Partick another option up front and he looked dangerous around the box, but he struggled to create any real clear-cut chances.

Partick squandered a great chance to pull a goal back a minute after the re-start when a dangerous cross from David Lilley managed to elude Britton and Stephane Bonnes on the six-yard line. Hearts were guilty of an even worse waste seconds later when they broke down the park and de Vries found himself with only Arthur to beat at the near post, but he made a mess of the shot. Jags substitute Waddell and Jamie Mitchell then got in each others way to mess up another good chance But Thistle's hard work paid off in the 63rd minute when they managed to haul a goal back and Waddell made amends for his earlier miss. New signing Adrian Madaschi nodded on to Britton and he fired the ball into the path of Waddell to allow him to unleash a tremendous 20-yard drive into the back of the net. Partick's attempts at a fightback appeared futile when Hearts added to their goal tally with 16 minutes remaining. Kirk turned provider to supply the cross for Simmons to bundle the ball over the line and put the game beyond the home side. Partick still tried to push forward right to the end - Stuart Taylor almost set up Britton for an injury-time header - but they knew that the three points were on their way to Tynecastle long before the final whistle sounded.

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BBC, 25th October, 2003

PTFC Match Programme, 22nd November, 2003

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Stats Watch

● 21-year-old Adrian Madaschi makes his Thistle debut.

● Ricky Waddell scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 27th Sep 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats, 11th Sep 1999 to 2nd Oct 1999. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 4 consecutive competitive home defeats; 23rd Aug 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 25th Jan 2003 to 15th Mar 2003. Club-record: 10 defeats; 5th Dec 1908 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 4 consecutive home League defeats; 23rd Aug 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 28th Jan 2003 to 15th Mar 2003. Club-record: 10 defeats; 5th Dec 1908 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 6 competitive games without a home win; 17th May 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 22nd Dec 2002 to 12th Apr 2003. Club-record: 13 games; 13th Apr 1988 to 3rd Dec 1988.)

● 6 consecutive League defeats; 13th Sep 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 7 defeats; 17th Oct 1998 to 28th Nov 1998. Club-record: 12 defeats; 27th Feb 1909 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 6 home League games without a win; 17th May 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 22nd Dec 2002 to 12th Apr 2003. Club-record: 15 games; 5th Dec 1908 to 11th Dec 1909.)

● 10 League games without a win; 9th Aug 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 12 games; 30th Mar 1996 to 21st Sep 1996. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 14 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 3rd May 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 12th Apr 1997 to 25th Oct 1997. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 15 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 3rd May 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 12th Apr 1997 to 25th Oct 1997. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 21 consecutive competitive appearances for Gerry Britton, 1st Mar 2003 to date. (Longest run since: David Lilley - 30 games, 2nd Nov 2002 to 16th Aug 2003. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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