Thistle fans consider a boycott of Firhill

Sports Journalist

Saturday 23 June 2012

PARTICK THISTLE fans could boycott home games if newco Rangers are given a berth in the first division next season.

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Christopher Jack

Morag McHaffie, chairwoman of the Jags Trust, said that supporters would not be appeased by the cash benefits of the Ibrox club playing the league when weighed against the chances of them winning the title.

Ms McHaffie said: "Fans are looking for a punishment. If you break the rules then there have to be sanctions, and rules have to be equal for all. I do think boycotts are in the thoughts of some fans. It is very difficult to get a balance between following your team and having your principles. "It is a sad state of affairs when fans are thinking about walking away from their club, but I can appreciate that sometimes is the only way they have of showing chairmen that they are not happy. David Beattie [the Thistle chairman], like all the chairmen, has a difficult job. They have to listen to their customers, the fans. They also have to meet the requirements of the banks and other commercial entities. But the voices of the fans need to be heard."Jackie McNamara, has shown great enthusiasm in trying to get us promoted and I think [having] Rangers in the league would compromise all the teams. All money is great for clubs across the SFL but we need a better distribution of it and I am sure that is what the chairmen of all the clubs are looking at. It is about commercial interests and income versus being able to watch good football and win promotion."

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