Meet the TJF Board
The TJF Board of Directors is democratically elected by the members of The Jags Foundation.
Directors face re-election on rotation, with one third of the TJF board elected each year (usually in May/June). There can be a maximuim of 9 elected positions in total.
There is flexibility, under the TJF Articles of Association, to co-opt additional board members, serving until the next Annual General Meeting. This allows us to draw on the wider talent of the Thistle support more flexibly, as and when required.
Board Profiles
Lynsey Kane (Chair and Trust Rep)
Lynsey was first elected to TJF’s board in the summer of 2023, and became the Foundation’s Chair a year later. She brings a wealth of senior leadership experience from her career in the banking and services sectors as a Performance Manager. Three values underpin her approach to fan ownership: transparency, sustainability and inclusivity.
Lynsey’s association with Thistle stretches back to her teenage years, and includes many lifelong friendships. Some of you will remember Lynsey as a programme match report writer and PTTV interviewer in the 1990s and early 2000s, as part of Campbell Hughes’ famous volunteer media team.
Last season, Lynsey took in more than 70 games with her football daft family: at Firhill, at Petershill and on the road. Thistle brought her family together and Lynsey takes great satisfaction from the memories it now creates for her two children.
In addition to serving as Chair of TJF, Lynsey is one of the Foundation’s two “trustee reps” (alongside Graeme Cowie). The PTFC Trust is the Club’s majority shareholder and its two corporate trustees (TJF and the Jags Trust) provide supervision and oversight of the fan ownership settlement, through Partick Thistle’s Club-Trust Agreement.
Beyond Firhill, Lynsey is also a coach with Athena Glasgow Women and Girls, a community focused football academy dedicated to empowering young players through sport and life skills. Her involvement reflects her passion for creating inclusive spaces where girls can thrive on and off the pitch.
(Elected term expires in summer 2026)
Graeme Cowie (Secretary and Trust Rep)
Graeme was first elected to TJF’s board in April 2022 and was re-elected in 2025. His day job is in politics, working impartially for the UK Parliament as a policy profession lead and constitution and devolution expert. Scrutiny and accountability are his watchwords, in both his professional life and with fan ownership.
Graeme lives near The Valley in South East London and frequently bemoans that football down south “just isn’t the same”. Having grown up in Kirkcaldy and Aberdeen, his association with Thistle owes a little bit to his late father, a little to the intervention of a Jags-supporting family friend, and quite a lot to the free copy of Ultimate Soccer Manager that came with the family’s new Packard Bell computer in 1999.
The rumours that, in 2008, he decided to apply only to Glasgow University so that he could become a Thistle season ticket holder, can neither be confirmed nor denied.
As Secretary of TJF, Graeme oversees a most of the administration and governance of the Foundation, as well as member communications and consultations. Alongside Lynsey Kane, he also represents TJF as a nominated “trustee rep” and so also plays a leading role in oversight and accountability of the Club’s senior leadership team.
Graeme also co-ordinates the London Jags Supporters Club and is an atrocious recreational golfer and cricketer.
(Elected term expires in summer 2028)
Simon Dickson (Media)
Simon is a television executive who has held senior roles at the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV.
Elected in 2025 for a three-year term, he is used to leading large teams of people – often in physically demanding overseas locations – and has run two independent production companies.
Simon brings to TJF’s Board thirty years of media and marketing experience. His role involves working alongside his fellow Directors to tell TJF’s story – and that of Partick Thistle – with clarity and candour.
Simon’s best-ever days at Firhill include Thistle 4 –3 Rangers in May 1980, Roughie’s 1982 testimonial, and the goalless draw with Forfar that secured our return to the top flight in 1992.
And yes – it should have been a penalty.
(Elected term expires summer 2028)
Jamie McDonald (Socials)
Jamie has been a Thistle fan for over 11 years now, with his first season following the Club being our First Division title-winning campaign of 2012-13.
Jamie’s love of Thistle never wore off, attending all games home and away with his family.
Jamie is also a part of the fan run Thistle podcast, Draw, Lose or Draw, which has now been running for four years and provided weekly episodes on all things Thistle.
As part of TJF Jamie is developing our social media presence and is the programme liaison for TJF content in the matchday programmes.
(Elected term expires summer 2027)
Caitlin Rose (Proud Jags)
Lifelong Jags fan Caitlin works in the charity sector, where she wears two hats. She helps people with addictions in her role as a support worker for Simon Community Scotland, whilst also acting as a partnership advocate and fundraiser across an assortment of community organisations in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.
As well as being one of TJF’s directors, she serves on the committee of Thistle’s LGBTQ+ group Proud Jags, contributes to football podcasts, and supports TJF’s creative and social media output.
She’s also started to dip her toe into the world of merchandise design, and has some exciting ideas for future TJF products in the pipeline.
Caitlin comes from a long line of Thistle fans. Her dad can trace his first full season back to 1969, when he was first introduced to Firhill by his long-suffering great-uncles.
A keen supporter of the Thistle Women’s team, she enjoys playing football in her spare time… although she says she’s not expecting an international call-up any time soon.
(Elected term expires summer 2027)
Davie Brown (Deputy Secretary)
Maryhill born and bred, Davie has “enjoyed” the ebb and flow of Thistle’s fortunes for over 50 years.
Passionate about fan ownership, he is a strong believer that it gives us the best chance to preserve the Jags’ legacy, while acting as a catalyst for significantly increased fan engagement.
Now retired from a successful career working in global manufacturing, Davie has been involved in TJF at several stages of its journey. He helps Graeme with parts of TJF’s governance and admin, and also serves on the Club’s Governance Working Group.
Davie works closely with the Club to support its outreach work with Glasgow’s Universities and Colleges. This includes forging new community partnerships with the institutions themselves and raising Thistle’s profile with Glasgow’s student population.
When not seated in the Jackie Husband Stand or attending a gig, he and his family can be found travelling the highways and byways of our beautiful nation in their camper-van!
(Co-opted term expires summer 2026)
Our corporate structure
TJF 1876 Limited t/a The Jags Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in Scotland with Registration Number SC682546 and having its Registered Office at Firhill Stadium, 80 Firhill Road, Glasgow, G20 7AL