Partick Thistle vs Celtic came out of the hat yesterday in the Scottish Cup fourth-round draw, and it’s fair to say that some Jags supporters aren’t happy with it.
Celtic mauled Partick 5-0 to knock them out of the League Cup in Ian McCall’s first game as the Thistle gaffer three months ago. It was men against boys, and you have to go back t0 1995 for Thistle’s last win over the Hoops too.
Neil Lennon’s side are going for an incredible fourth consecutive Scottish Cup triumph, and you would strongly fancy the Hoops to dismiss the bottom-ranked team in the Championship at Firhill.
But even though the game isn’t until January, some Partick fans have been voicing their displeasure at the draw on Twitter. Here’s a look at some of their reaction:
Celtic can’t get complacent despite the stats
We probably couldn’t have realistically had any more of a mismatch than this at face value. Partick only managed a 1-0 home win against Penicuik Athletic on Saturday to squeeze through to the fourth round. It was hardly a convincing performance.
However, Partick are actually on a three-game winning run. McCall has managed to secure five wins in his last eight and six overall since that heavy September defeat at Celtic Park.
Celtic, meanwhile, are like a runaway train. We have 81 goals to our name this season and have dropped only five points from a possible 39. Neil Lennon’s Celts have also secured 10 points out of 12 in Europe, and won six out of their eight qualifying matches at the beginning of the campaign.
Everything about this fixture leans heavily towards Celtic. However, it’s complacency that will see our domestic dominance come to an end over anything else. Heading to Firhill thinking we’re in for an easy ride just isn’t on.
We’ve conceded in each of our last two trips to Thistle, so keeping the back-door shut must be a priority. Sure, we haven’t played a Jags side in this lowly of an ebb in years. Even still, we have to expect nothing but their best.
It’s great to see their fans are up for it of course. A trip to Firhill apparently equals corruption. Who knew?
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