20th Oct 2007 Partick Thistle 1 Stirling Albion 1 (SFL First Division - game 10)

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Match Information

43y, 0m, 20d			Ian McCall		Allan Moore former Jag
Adam Strachan; Kevin McKinlay
Gary Harkins; Mark Roberts
Liam Buchanan (1-0, 18 mins)					Steven Bell (1-1, 44 mins)
Kevin McKinlay; Alan Archibald					Paul Nugent; Ross Forsyth; Steven Bell; John Paul McBride
James Gibson (Ryan McStay, 12 mins); Adam Strachan (Mark Roberts, HT); Kevin McKinlay (Paul Keegan, 61 mins)					Billy Easton (Marek Tomana, 68 mins); Colin Cramb (Derek Lilley, 71 mins); Ross Harris (Chris Aitken, 79 mins)
35y, 5m, 15d			Craig Hinchliffe		Scott Christie
31y, 6m, 22d			John A. Robertson		Paul Nugent
21y, 1m, 23d			Marc Twaddle		Craig Reid
27y, 8m, 1d			James Gibson		Ross Forsyth
25y, 4m, 15d			Simon Storey		Laurie Ellis
29y, 10m, 7d			Alan Archibald		Steven Bell future Jag
20y, 7m, 26d			Adam Strachan		Billy Easton
31y, 1m, 6d			David Rowson		John Paul McBride former Jag
22y, 6m, 23d			Liam Buchanan		David McKenna
21y, 7m, 22d			Kevin McKinlay		Colin Cramb
24y, 6m, 2d			Stevie Murray		Ross Harris
26y, 6m, 1d
20y, 9m, 0d			Jonny Tuffey		Myles Hogarth
21y, 10m, 16d			Ryan McStay		Andy Graham
22y, 9m, 18d			Gary Harkins		Chris Aitken
34y, 9m, 20d			Paul Keegan		Marek Tomana
31y, 11m, 21d			Mark Roberts		Derek Lilley

Match Report

TTA report

Newly promoted Albion (sitting bottom) were fast becoming Thistle's bogey team. Another 1-1 draw, despite taking the lead when Buchanan scored with a low shot (18). Hinchliffe saved a penalty (36) and despite his excellent saves Albion equalised just on half-time. Lots of pressure in the second half proved fruitless.

Media report

22-Oct-2007, The Sun

STEVEN BELL earned the Binos a point, but admits they must start winning or they will be going straight back to Division Two. The former Dundee United kid stunned old boss Ian McCall as his sizzling first-half volley cancelled out Liam Buchanan’s 17th minute opener. But Bell admits the winless First Division new boys will struggle to survive unless they start turning draws into victories. He said: “We were the better team for 70 minutes and their keeper kept them in it. We’ve had a few bad games, but we’ve played as well as that in a lot of matches. We need to start winning though or we’re going to end up further behind at the bottom. We just need to take our chances. Last season in the Second Division you would go one up and teams would crumble. But it’s a really hard League this year. The teams are full-time and you need to take your chances. It’s hard being part-time. After about 70 minutes you start to feel tired and other teams look like they are getting more energy. But we need to deal with that.”

Buchanan smashed Thistle ahead in style, controlling the ball and firing past Scott Christie. Stirling ace Colin Cramb then had a spot-kick saved by Craig Hinchliffe after Alan Archibald was judged to have fouled Bell. But Bell hit the leveller a minute after the break. Jags chief McCall admitted: “I thought our keeper kept us in it in the first half but a draw was probably fair.”

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The Sun, 22nd October, 2007

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● 20-year-old Adam Strachan plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Simon Storey (a new personal best), David Rowson, Liam Buchanan (a new personal best) & Stevie Murray (a new personal best), 4th Aug 2007 to date. (Longest run since: Jonny Tuffey - 20 games, 10th Mar 2007 to 18th Sep 2007. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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