28th Jul 2007 Queen's Park 1 Partick Thistle 0 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Billy Stark		Ian McCall			42y, 9m, 28d
					John A. Robertson; James Gibson; Gary Harkins; Alan Archibald; Simon Donnelly; David Rowson; Mark Roberts
					Simon Storey; Gordon Lennon; Scott Boyd; Trialist; Adam Strachan; Ryan McStay; Liam Buchanan
Steven Canning (0-1, 14 mins)
Alan Trouten					Alan Archibald
					James Gibson (@ 0-1, 21 mins)
Mark Cairns (Zander Cowie); Alan Trouten (Trialist); Paul Ronald (Richie Bowers); Steven Canning (Tony Quinn); Mark Ferry (Shaun Molloy)					Craig Hinchliffe (Jonny Tuffey); Mark Innes (Simon Storey); Simon Donnelly (Liam Buchanan); Scott Chaplain (Ryan McStay); Mark Roberts (Adam Strachan); Stevie Murray (Scott Boyd)
			former Jag Mark Cairns		Craig Hinchliffe			35y, 2m, 23d
			future Jag Paul Paton		John A. Robertson			31y, 4m, 0d
			Mick Dunlop		Mark Innes			28y, 10m, 1d
			Ritchie Sinclair		James Gibson			27y, 5m, 9d
			Damiano Agostini		Gary Harkins			22y, 6m, 26d
			Alan Trouten		Alan Archibald			29y, 7m, 15d
			Stuart Kettlewell		Simon Donnelly			32y, 7m, 27d
			future Jag Paul Cairney		David Rowson			30y, 10m, 14d
			Paul Ronald		Scott Chaplain			23y, 10m, 18d
			Steven Canning		Mark Roberts			31y, 8m, 29d
			Mark Ferry		Stevie Murray			24y, 3m, 10d
								28y, 11m, 11d
			Zander Cowie		Jonny Tuffey			20y, 6m, 8d
			Trialist		Simon Storey			25y, 1m, 23d
			Richie Bowers		Liam Buchanan			22y, 4m, 1d
			Tony Quinn		Ryan McStay			21y, 7m, 24d
			Shaun Molloy		Adam Strachan			20y, 5m, 4d
					Scott Boyd			21y, 1m, 24d
					Gordon Lennon			24y, 5m, 13d

notes

Mark Innes and Simon Storey played as trialists.

Match Report

TTA report

A Gibson red card in 21 minutes for a hotly disputed two-footed lunge was the talking point that ruined the game. Queens scored with one of the few chances in the first half (14). Harkins was moved to midfield in the second half and things improved. Buchanan came close twice but there were no more goals.

Media Reports

29-Jul-2007, Sunday Mail

QUEEN'S PARK kept up their impressive pre-season run with a good win over 10-man Jags. The newly-promoted side looked fit and ready for their assault on Division Two. The Spiders battered their Glasgow neighbours in a frantic opening few minutes as Thistle failed to settle. And their pressure paid off in 14 minutes when Mick Dunlop's long diagonal pass found Alan Trouten and his cutback was calmly finished by Steven Canning. Partick were reduced to 10 men in 21 minutes when Jimmy Gibson was ordered off for a wild, two-footed lunge at Queen's skipper Stuart Kettlewell. Jags came out fighting after the break and threw everything at the amateurs. Gary Harkins was in fine form for Ian McCall's men but the Queen's defence stood firm to earn a confidence-boosting win. IAN McCALL hopes video evidence will earn Jimmy Gibson a reprieve after his red card. The Thistle boss McCall, who revealed he is still looking for new faces, thinks video footage will clear the former Clyde man. McCall said: “In terms of the sending-off, we filmed the game and will send the tape to the SFA. We were different class in the second half but we know we still need at least four players.”

Partick Thistle match programme

Thistle's final pre-season game ended in defeat but it wasn't the score line that was the major talking point rather the 21st minute sending off of Thistle's Jimmy Gibson. A decision that provoked a furious reaction from Thistle boss Ian McCall. Up to that point there had been little to excite the fans of either side although Queens did have a goal to celebrate in one of the first half's few efforts on goal. In the 14th minute an Alan Trouten cross was tucked home from close range by Steve Canning. Seven minutes later Gibson's red card followed after referee interpreted Gibson's challenge on Queens' Kettlewell as a two footed lunge. That was a decision not tacking in controversy and with it now being u v To pretty much rendered the remainder of the game as meaningless for both teams. Indeed in a poor first half there was just one further chance. In the 28th minute Gary Harkins headed a Simon Donnelly free kick wide of goal. The second half was a distinct improvement. As part of Ian McCall's half-time reorganisation Gary Harkins moved into the Thistle midfield at he was at the heart of the bulk of Thistle's moves. In the 51st minute his corner was headed wide by Alan Archibald before 4 minutes later nearly setting up half-time substitute Liam Buchanan. A short time later he had his own effort at goal but his shot was just a little too straight and didn't trouble Cowie in the home goal. In the 61st minute Thistle had what looked to be a fair shout for a penalty when Alan Archibald looked to be hauled to the ground by Cowie a decision that did little to improve the mood of Ian McCall who continued to smoulder on the touchline. His mood may have improved had Thistle conjured up the equaliser that their second half display perhaps merited. A Gary Harkins cross provided an opportunity for Liam Buchanan but Buchanan, on target twice in Thistle's last fixture, couldn't direct his header on target. He was off target again in the 76th minute when his shot after he turned at the edge of the box just crept wide of goal. Thistle's final effort of the afternoon came in the 82nd minute when a Gary Harkins free kick hit the side netting.

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PTFC Website, 28th July, 2007

Stats Watch

● 21-year-old Scott Boyd plays his last game for Thistle.

● 28-year-old Mark Innes plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 44 consecutive competitive appearances for Scott Boyd, 10th May 2006 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Grant Murray - 51 games, 30th Jul 2005 to 14th May 2006. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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