Match Preview
Tomorrow Thistle take to the road for one last time in season 2009/2010 when we travel to Dingwall to face a Ross County side that have a Scottish Cup Final date to look forward to in the middle of next month.
Thistle make the trip to Victoria Park tomorrow with an unbeaten record against County this season to defend. Two of the three previous meetings between the two sides ended in draws (0-0 at Firhill and 2-2 at Victoria Park) with Thistle the only side to record a victory, winning 2-1 at Firhill in February.
If Thistle are to maintain their unbeaten record against Ross County this season then they will need to do so with a number of key players not making the trip as manager Ian McCall revealed to www.ptfc.co.uk .
"Alan Archibald and Liam Buchanan will obviously not make the trip to Dingwall tomorrow but neither will Paul Paton and Paul Cairney. Paul Paton has a problem with his arm and if truth be told he probably shouldn't have played against Raith Rovers on Monday night. Paul Cairney is unwell but he hasn't been fully fit in recent weeks in any case."
"Jonny Tuffey will also not make the trip north. This will give Bryn Halliwell another chance in goal before Jonny returns for the final game of the season against Queen of the South. Craig Hinchcliffe will be our substitute goalkeeper on Saturday although young Ryan Scully may also make the trip."
"The three under 19s, Ross McGeough, Kieran Burns and Ryan MacBeth, that finished Monday's night game with Raith Rovers will be part of the squad for tomorrow's fixture and it could be that another couple may be part of our travelling party."
Please note we will not be able to provide any updates direct from Victoria Park tomorrow. We will, however, have news and reaction just as quickly as we can following full-time.
Thistle Stats
Current Form - Last Five Games
W D L F A
0 1 4 0 5
Scorers Season 2009/2010
Liam Buchanan 14
Simon Donnelly 9
Paul Cairney 8
Mark Corcoran 4
Bryan Hodge 3
Chris Erskine 3
Steve Lovell 3
Jamie Adams 2
Kris Doolan 2
Jim Hamilton 2
Alan Archibald 1
Paul Paton 1
David Rowson 1
Last Game
Irn-Bru Scottish League First Division
Monday April 19th 2010
Partick Thistle 0, Raith Rovers 0
Ross County Stats
Current Form - Last Five Games
W D L F A
1 3 1 5 4
Scorers Season 2009/2010
Michael Gardyne 13
Steven Craig 11
Richard Brittain 10
Garry Wood 10
Paul Di Giacomo 6
Paul Lawson 6
Scott Boyd 5
Andy Barrowman 3
Scott Morrison 3
Martin Scott 3
Iain Vigurs 3
Alex Keddie 1
Stuart Kettlewell 1
Gary Miller 1
John Stewart 1
Steven Watt 1
Own Goal 1
Last Game
Irn-Bru Scottish League First Division
Tuesday April 20th 2010
Queen of the South 1, Ross County 0
Last Meeting
Irn-Bru Scottish League First Division
Saturday February 27th 2010
Partick Thistle 2, Ross County 1
Teams
Thistle: Tuffey, Corrigan, Conroy, Shields, Robertson, Archibald, McNamara, Rowson, Buchanan, Lovell (Donnelly), Hodge (McKeown).
Ross County: McGovern, Girvan, Morrison, Kettlewell (Craig), Boyd, Watt, Gardyne, Lawson, Wood (Barrowman), Brittain (Scott), Vigurs.
Scorers
Thistle: Buchanan (31), Hodge (54)
County: Barrowman (75)
Crowd: 2,192
Match Details
Irn-Bru Scottish League First Division
Saturday April 24th 2010
Ross County v Partick Thistle
Kick-off: 3:0opm
Prices
Adult Stand - £15 Concession Stand- £7
Adult Terracing - £13 Concession Terracing- £6
Travel
By Supporters Bus:
By Car
The major trunk roads, A9 and A96, connect Dingwall with the North, the South and the East.
By Bus
Regular buses on a daily basis from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth.
By Train
The nearest mainline station is Inverness and fans travelling from the south should alight and board a train that takes them direct to Dingwall Station.
Other First Division Fixtures
Ayr United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dundee v Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic v Morton
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
Match Officials
Referee: David Somers
Assistant Referees: Gary Cheyne and Michael McNab
