Saturday saw the Championship’s two form sides lock horns at Firhill as Partick Thistle played host to Rhys McCabe’s ambitious Airdieonians with both sides requiring a solitary point to clinch their respective play-off berths.
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The real disappointment for Thistle is the injury sustained by Steven Lawless. The Firhill cult figure had to be stretchered off the field of play against his former employer following an innocuous incident.
Having picked up their first win in over two months with the 2-1 victory against Morton, Partick Thistle made the trip north, knowing that three points against Jim McIntyre’s Arbroath would help further consolidate the Jags’ grip on third spot.
It’s fair to say that Partick Thistle have had a challenging start to 2024. With only two league wins in the calendar year the Jags welcomed an old foe to Firhill as they teed off against a Greenock Morton side who had spun their season on its head to go from relegation cannon fodder to Premiership promotion hopefuls in a mere matter of months.
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Reiss Haldane runs the rule over the week at Firhill in his Partick Thistle newsletter
Partick Thistle went into the tie safe in the knowledge that a victory would see the hosts close the gap on top spot to just seven points.
Mixed emotions for Partick Thistle fans as show of character ultimately fails to narrow gap to rivals
The following article is from our dedicated Partick Thistle newsletter, which is released every Wednesday at 6pm.
