At just after 8pm tonight, less than three hours after losing at Ibrox Partick Thistle announced the sacking of Ian McCall and his management team of Alan Archibald and Neil Scally.
Behind the scenes at Firhill there has been a number of burning issues with the entire board resigning earlier in the season.
Thistle are currently sitting in fifth place in the Championship but back-to-back defeats to Hamilton Accies and Cove Rangers have put their promotion prospects in jeopardy.
We have this evening relieved Ian McCall, Alan Archibald and Neil Scally, of their duties in relation to the first team with immediate effect
The club would like to place on record it’s sincere appreciation to all three for their contributions to Partick Thistle over many years
— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) February 12, 2023
McCall is in his second spell in charge of the club, taking over from Gary Caldwell in September 2019 and recently celebrating his 900th match in management.
He had been looking forward to reaching his 1000th match in management but after losing 3-2 at Ibrox he won’t be achieving that milestone at Firhill.
Right decision, strange timing…
Today’s good performance maybe just highlights that he hasn’t been able to motivate them…
— Gordon Hannah (@GCHPTFC) February 12, 2023
The right decision. I know some fans will be upset but reality is the football has been dire since October. I hope board sees that investing in the right manager & coaching team is vitally important. I’d rather pay a little more for that than an extra player or two. #monthejags
— Rob MacNeill (@RednYella_RM) February 12, 2023
I get the decision but timing is bizarre, like it had been decided in advance lose and they’re out. Ignoring arguably one of the best performances of the season
— Martin O’Neill (@martinthejag) February 12, 2023
I’ve been a Thistle fan for long enough to be tired of glorious defeats to the Old Firm, but even though I think this is the correct decision, the timing is all wrong – a lot of Jags fans who are feeling really positive about the club tonight are going to feel totally deflated.
— Bob Cassells (@Firhillista) February 12, 2023