KRIS Doolan says Christmas is cancelled for Partick Thistle this year after the Firhill squad axed their festive night out to re-focus on beating the drop.
Alan Archibald’s men find themselves four points adrift at the bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership after Saturday’s 5-1 hammering by Kilmarnock.
The Jags boss admits he saw the first cracks in his side’s confidence this term during that painful Rugby Park drubbing.
A spot of team bonding would be the answer for many when the chips are down but striker Doolan reckons the Maryhill side are right to bin their night out.
“There won’t be nights out. That just won’t happen. It’s all about business for us. At this stage of the season, the way things are (nights out) just won’t be an option.”
Thistle will hope to pick up their first win in over a month when they host Motherwell tonight.
Their current position is similar to the one they found themselves in at this stage last term.
But Doolan says it is time Jags forget about last season’s top-six heroics and face up to the fact they are now in a fight for survival.
He said: “We can’t just keep talking about last season week in, week out. We need points on the board as we’re now adrift.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here