Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall isn't so sure his side deserved to beat Hamilton in their latest dose of Championship action.
The Jags are top of the second tier ahead of their Premier Sports Cup quarter-final against Aberdeen after edging out Accies 2-1 in South Lanarkshire. Brian Graham's opener was cancelled out by an Andy Ryan strike but Scott Tiffoney rose from the bench to ensure three Partick Thistle points.
McCall believes his side can do a lot better but magic from the bench helped inspire them to bounce back from a disappointing 1-0 loss versus Inverness last time out. The Firhill boss said of the result against Hamilton and the performance from his players: "I'm not so sure the win was deserved. Hamilton did their manager proud and deserved something. We did not play well at all. Tiffoney has just come back to fitness and it was a pretty special goal from him."
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Meanwhile, Owen Coyle watched his Queen's Park side draw 1-1 at home to Arbroath on Friday night. Pat Jarret opened the scoring before veteran Bobby Linn levelled up for the visitors.
Coming into the game off a heavy defeat to Ayr, the sixth-placed Spiders come up against Thistle at Firhill next Saturday.
Coyle said: “We’re a young side and we showed a lot of character after losing heavily at Ayr. Their goalkeeper had a couple of fantastic stops It is disappointing not to win but I am pleased with the players for the response they showed after the weekend.”
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