It feels like Stuart Bannigan has been waiting forever to mark his decade of Thistle service. A global pandemic and a prolonged 2022-23 campaign got in the way, but now we’re almost there… Banzo’s career at Thistle has had it all. Starting in the youth team, progressing all the way to a first-team regular in…
The Jags Foundation welcomes the SFA, SPFL and SWPL’s joint statement opposing more onerous regulation of football supporters’ buses. We hope the widespread strength of feeling expressed across the Scottish footballing community encourages the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain to think again, and to drop their plans. Effective and proportionate policing has to begin from…
The thirteenth Thistle Pin depicts a man who is as well known to referees as he is the Firhill faithful. Associated as much with stories about samurai swords and traffic cones as footballing brilliance. We’re proud to present the Chic Charnley Pin! Lambie’s Lad James Callaghan Charnley began his senior career with St Mirren, going…
Our twelfth Thistle Pin sees us return to the League Cup winning team. Bobby Lawrie, the Jags’ outside left, wearing number 11, scored the second Thistle goal of four on that famous day in October 1971. Bobby’s time at Thistle Bobby was signed by Thistle in 1969 under Scott Symon, after a spell playing for…
Sunday’s hugely successful open day at Firhill saw several new sign-ups to The Jags Foundation. We’d like to thank every one of those new members – adult and junior – for supporting fan ownership. Among them are four members of Partick Thistle Women’s FC: captain Demi Falconer; current longest-serving player Clare Docherty; defender Leah Robinson;…
The fan ownership journey for The Jags Foundation has been one of disappointments at various times, but incredible highs too. The highs have always been caused by interactions with our members. Fan ownership delivered Today, we are able to share a momentous high with our members. We can confirm that The Jags Foundation, together with…
The men’s league campaign kicks-off on Saturday 5th August, with a crucial tie at Firhill against Raith Rovers. To set the tone at Fortress Firhill, we are organising a fan march from Lock 27 at Anniesland, along the canal, and all the way to Maryhill. This family-friendly event is the first in a series of…
Back in May we trailed our plans to introduce junior memberships for TJF. Today we are delighted formally to launch that new membership scheme, following the vote to approve changes to our rules at the AGM earlier in June. You can now sign-up as a junior member of the Foundation for just £10 per season. Our…
Earlier in the week, we were delighted to welcome a legendary Number 9 into the ranks of The Jags Foundation. Hot off Kris Doolan’s heels, our current Number 9 has put pen to paper too! Brian Graham takes the TJF membership up to 1435 (and counting). Our new board members Lynsey Kane and Jack Carson…
Pre-season friendlies are not always entertaining fun. But one was. On 16th July 2003, Gerry Collins first game in charge saw us take Ayr United apart in the summer sun…… 6-1 playing some scintillating football. Quite apart from all the years being a loyal servant to John Lambie, for that evening alone, Gerry Collins gave…