21st Jul 2007 Partick Thistle 1 Ayr United 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

42y, 9m, 21d			Ian McCall		Neil Watt
Jonny Tuffey; John A. Robertson; James Gibson; Adam Strachan; Liam Buchanan
Craig Hinchliffe; Scott Boyd; Trialist; Simon Donnelly; Mark Roberts
Scott Chaplain (1-1, 51 mins)					Murray Henderson (0-1, 46 mins); Eddie Forrest (1-2, 57 mins)
David Rowson (Scott Chaplain, HT); Pierre Maxim (Mark Roberts, HT); Stevie Murray (Simon Donnelly, HT); James Gibson (Trialist, 2nd half); Liam Buchanan (Trialist, 2nd half); Trialist (Scott Boyd, 2nd half); Gary Harkins (Gordon Lennon, 2nd half)					Barry John Corr (Mark McGeown); Stephen Swift (Jerome Vareille); David Lowing (Craig Pettigrew); Ryan Stevenson (Paul Weaver); Michael Moore (David Dunn); Andy McLaren (Chris Robertson)
20y, 6m, 1d			Jonny Tuffey		Barry John Corr
31y, 3m, 23d			John A. Robertson		Stephen Swift
29y, 7m, 8d			Alan Archibald		David Lowing
27y, 5m, 2d			James Gibson		Eddie Forrest former Jag
			Trialist		Murray Henderson
22y, 6m, 19d			Gary Harkins		Ryan Stevenson future Jag
20y, 4m, 27d			Adam Strachan		David Hamilton
30y, 10m, 7d			David Rowson		Mark Casey
22y, 3m, 24d			Liam Buchanan		Michael Moore
			Pierre Maxim		Alex Williams
24y, 3m, 3d			Stevie Murray		Andy McLaren former Jag
25y, 5m, 18d
35y, 2m, 16d			Craig Hinchliffe		Mark McGeown
31y, 8m, 22d			Mark Roberts		Paul Weaver
24y, 5m, 6d			Gordon Lennon		Chris Robertson
32y, 7m, 20d			Simon Donnelly		Craig Pettigrew
23y, 10m, 11d			Scott Chaplain		Jerome Vareille
			Trialist		David Dunn
			Trialist		Craig Higgins
21y, 1m, 17d			Scott Boyd

notes

Gary Harkins, David Rowson, Pierre Maxim and 3 unknowns played as trialists. Trialist 5 is definitely the same powerful black French stopper who played in the Falkirk game. He came off for Scott Boyd in the second half. The 3 other French lads played, but we're having to guess when each was involved. We know that Pierre Maxim played and have guessed that he started #10 and that it was he who was subbed by Mark Roberts at half-time. French trialist 17 (#19 on his shorts) scored vs Stenny and played against Falkirk) we've guessed came on for Liam Buchanan. French trialist 18 (#4 vs. Falkirk) we've guessed was the one who came on for James Gibson in the second half.

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Match Report

TTA report

1,185 watched Thistle struggle with a robust Ayr side who hit the bar in the first half and took the lead just after half-time. In the best move of the game, Chaplain turned in a Roberts' cross to level (51). Ayr went ahead (57) then fired a pen over the bar. Thistle had most of the game after that but couldn't find the net.

Media report

Nizzy, Pie & Bovril Forum

Rowson really impressed me today. One minute he was back making crucial blocks on the edge of his own box, the next minute he was up at Ayr's 12-yard box knocking the ball down to Liam Buchanan. I thought we lost a bit of bite in the midfield when he was substituted at half time. The way we played the ball around on the deck impressed me, and I thought our goal was a thing of beauty. Started with a one-two between Archie and Donnelly, ball was knocked on to Roberts who then played a lovely ball through and Ayr defender's legs (touch of good fortune?) for Chaplain, who'd ghosted in to the box from midfield, to score. I agree with the posters who say we looked shaky at the back, although if I was an Ayr fan I'd be worried about Barry John Corr. Fumbled a cross in the first half and if our big number 10 hadn't been day dreaming he could have been in trouble. Thought McGeown looked solid and he made a great save from a Roberts (I think) shot in the second half when half the Jackie Husband were already up on their feet celebrating. McLaren was his usual entertaining self. You've got to wonder if he missed the pen on purpose just to liven up what was, on the whole, an uneventful afternoon. Oh, and who was the loudmouth in the Ayr end who was constantly abusing Murray? Fair play, we had our fun with the silver fox, but some of the language the guy was using was well out of order for a pre-season game, imo.

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