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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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James Cairney

Thistle keeper David Mitchell determined to fight for gloves after year in the cold at Hibs

David Mitchell Hibs Thistle Hibernian Clyde Ian McCall Firhill Jags
Thistle keeper David Mitchell determined to fight for gloves after year in the cold at Hibs

AFTER spending the last 12 months at Hibernian without making a single first-team appearance, David Mitchell is determined to make an impression in Ian McCall’s starting XI at Partick Thistle. 

The 32-year-old moved on a free transfer from Easter Road to Firhill and plans on challenging Jamie Sneddon – the Championship club’s player of the year last term – for the Jags’ No.1 jersey after spending the past year as third choice in the capital. 

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