Match Preview
After the drama, and no little controversy, of last weekend's Scottish Cup with Dundee United it's back to the search for league points tomorrow when we make our second trip of the season to Stark's Park to face a Raith Rovers side that we are yet to defeat this season.
Before providing us with the team news for this important fixture manager Ian McCall brought www.ptfc.co.uk the news of a couple of departures from Firhill.
"Jim Hamilton is leaving the club by mutual consent and he is considering one or two options that he has open to him. Things didn't work out for Jim at Firhill the way we would all have liked but he leaves the club with our best wishes."
"Also leaving Firhill will be Ricky Little. Ricky has for the last few months be on loan with Queen's Park and he will now be signing for them and will be with them until the end of the season at which point Ricky is going to look at some of the options he has for his future. Ricky too leaves us with our very best wishes. He is a smashing lad and we've agreed that he can still train at Firhill although he is now a Queen's Park player."
"Elsewhere we are continuing to examine the possibility of sending Paddy Boyle out on loan although he remains part of my long term plans"
"Turning to tomorrow's fixture we are pretty well of in terms of injuries. Martyn Corrigan with a thumb injury and Stephen McKeown with his hamstring injury should be our only absentees tomorrow. Clearance for Greg Shields has now come through and he is added to the squad as is Ryan Conroy our new loan signing from Celtic."
Thistle Stats
Current Form - Last Five Games
W D L F A
2 1 2 8 7
Scorers Season 2009/2010
Liam Buchanan 11
Simon Donnelly 8
Paul Cairney 6
Mark Corcoran 3
Chris Erskine 3
Steve Lovell 3
Jamie Adams 2
Kris Doolan 2
Bryan Hodge 2
Jim Hamilton 2
Alan Archibald 1
Paul Paton 1
David Rowson 1
Last Game
The Active Nation Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Saturday January 9th 2010
Partick Thistle 0, Dundee United 2
Raith Rovers Stats
Current Form - Last Five Games
W D L F A
1 2 2 5 8
Scorers Season 2009/2010
Iain Wiliamson 4
Darren Smith 3
Gregory Tade 3
Allan Walker 3
Mark Campbell 1
Damian Casalinuovo 1
Javier Corredera 1
Iain Davidson 1
Laurie Ellis 1
Mark Ferry 1
Dougie Hill 1
Grant Murray 1
Johnny Russell 1
Stephen Simmons 1
Robert Sloan 1
Kevin Smith 1
Ryan Wallace 1
Last Game
Irn-Bru Scottish League First Division
Tuesday December 15th 2009
Raith Rovers 1, Airdrie United 1
Last Meeting
Irn-Bru Scottish League First Division
Saturday October 31st 2009
Partick Thistle 1, Raith Rovers 2
Teams
Thistle: Tuffey, Paton, Archibald, Hodge (Erskine), Robertson, Maxwell (Corrigan), Cairney, Rowson, Buchanan, Donnelly (Hamilton), Corcoran.
Raith Rovers: McGurn, Wilson, Ellis, Campbell, Hill, Murray, Wallace (Ferry), Walker, Russell (Bryce)l, Tade, Sloan.
Scorers
Thistle: Donnelly (33)
Rovers: Wallace (42), Sloan (62)
Crowd: 3,084
Match Details
Irn-Bru Scottish League First Division
Saturday January 16th 2010
Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle
Kick-off: 3:00pm
Prices
Away supporters will be located in the McDermid Stand (North Stand).
Adults £16.00
Junior's/OAPs £8.00
Parent & Child £19.00
Disabled
Disabled persons, wheelchair and ambulant, are admitted at half price with their carer free of charge at the Disabled gate.
Students £12
Tickets can be purchased from the Ticket office adjacent to the Main Stand with a valid Matriculation card
Jobseekers £8
Tickets can be purchased from the Ticket office adjacent to the Main Stand with a valid Jobseekers Booklet
Ticket Office opens one hour prior to the Kick Off.
Travel
By Supporters Bus
By Car
Car parking is available in the Esplanade, which is on the south side of the ground and in Beveridge Park, which is on the north side of the ground.
By Bus
The main bus station in Kirkcaldy is also within l5 minutes walking distance of the ground, but the Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Leven services pass close by the park.
By Train
Kirkcaldy Railway Station is served by trains from Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow (via Edinburgh) and the ground is within 10-15 minutes walking distance of the station.
Other First Division Fixtures
Ayr United v Airdrie United
Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic (Sunday)
Morton v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Ross County v Queen of the South
Match Officials
Referee: Euan Norris
Assistant Referees: Graham Chambers and David McKenzie
