The Directors' Lounge, Charles Rennie MacIntosh Stadium.
Morton travel to Firhill Stadium today to try to put the ball in the Partick Thistle goal. Partick have won both previous meetings by a combined score of 7 - 1. At the moment Morton are above Partick in the table, but a Thistle win today would change that.
Charles Rennie MacIntosh was Glasgow's, and Scotland's, greatest architect, and a member of the human race's greatest generation, the folk born in the 1860s. Charles Rennie MacIntosh Stadium is actually a lie I just made up, but wouldn't it be great?
Largs Thistle host Kelty Hearts in the fifth round of the Scottish Junior Cup. [I've just learned from Twitter that the blogger of My Football Travels is traveling to this one, so I'll link to his report once he writes it.] [Largs win 2 - 1 and move on to the quarterfinals!]
Earlier today Pohang Steelers of South Korea (and the Dennis the Menace Red and Black Hooped Group) played Chonburi FC of Thailand in AFC Champions League action. [And won.] [Persipura Jayapura, a red and black striped team, unfortunately lost.]
Among the creditors who have found themselves in a position to be seriously screwed by Rangers going into administration are Swedish club GAIS and Dunfermline Athletic. Dunfermline give the impression of a club that would be relieved to get back to the less expensive SFL next season. [They tie Inverness CT 1 - 1. Most likely either Dunfermline or Hibs will be relegated at season's end.]
Ayr United might occupy last place in the table but they are the only First Division team to make it as far as the quarter-finals in the Scottish Cup this year. They beat Falkirk 2 - 1 on Wednesday. They will host Hibernian in March. They made it to the Scottish Cup semi-finals in 2002, the same year they got to the League Cup finals. [They tie Ross County 1 - 1.]
On that note, what has been the highlight of the 21st century so far for each of this year's First Division clubs?
Ayr: League Cup finalists 2002.
Dundee: Scottish Cup finalists 2003.
Falkirk: Scottish Cup finalists 2009.
Hamilton: promoted to SPL 2008.
Livingston: won League Cup 2004.
Morton: promoted to First Division 2007.
Partick: promoted to SPL 2002.
Queen of the South: Scottish Cup finalists 2008.
Raith Rovers: First Division runners-up 2011.
Ross County: Scottish Cup finalists 2010.
Aye, awright, and what has been the low point of the 21st century for each?
Ayr: finished 8th in Second Division 2005.
Dundee: relegated from SPL 2005.
Falkirk: denied promotion to SPL 2003.
Hamilton: demoted to Third Division 2000.
Livingston: insolvency and demotion to Third Division 2009.
Morton: demoted to Third Division 2002.
Partick: finished 5th in Second Division 2000.
Queen of the South: finished 9th in Second Division 2000.
Raith Rovers: finished 7th in Second Division 2006.
Ross County: relegated to Second Division 2007.
On the face of it Morton are the least accomplished of the bunch. Other clubs have had highs and lows, but with Morton it's mediums and lows.
[Partick fans seem to be pleased about Rangers' difficulties. They were cheering the halftime score Rangers 0 - 1 Kilmarnock.]
[FT Partick 0 - 0 Morton. The Ton slip to fifth. Still ahead of the Jags though.] [Killie beat Gers.]
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