PARTICK Thistle have been congratulated in the House of Commons.
The first motion of the new session in Westminster, following the pomp and ceremony of the Queen’s speech has been lodged and it was to praise the Maryhill club’s achievements past and present.
Patrick Grady, Glasgow North SNP MSP, whose constituency includes Firhill, queued early to get in first with his motion.
It congratulates the Jags on the club’s 140th anniversary this year and notes the cultural and historical importance of the team, formed in 1876 in Partick.
Mr Grady also brought up the motion in the Commons during questions with the Leader of the House, Chris Grayling.
He said: “I am sure that the Leader of the House will want to congratulate Partick Thistle on its 140th anniversary, as noted in early-day motion 001 of this Session.”
The motion welcomes: “The economic, social and cultural contribution the club has made to the city throughout its history.
In particular Mr Grady notes Thistle’s: “Commitment to promoting a family-friendly atmosphere at its games and its outreach work to develop new generations of players and fans; commends the team for securing a fourth successive year in the top flight of Scottish football.”
He noted that it is 45 years since the Jags’ last major trophy success, beating the all-conquering Celtic side under Jock Stein which included legends Jimmy Johnstone and Kenny Dalglish, in the 1971 League Cup Final at Hampden by four goals to one, adding he was “confident that the mighty Jags will not keep its supporters waiting too much longer for more silverware.”
The motion is also signed by Partick Thistle supporting MPs, Mhairi Black and Chris Stephens.
Mr Grayling, Leader of the House responded with his own congratulations.
He said: “I am happy to congratulate Partick Thistle on their anniversary. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is looking forward to a successful season next season, and will probably be in the stands on many Saturdays.”
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel