TALKING THISTLE
CALLUMBOOTHis hoping Partick Thistle can continue on the road to Hampden – and give him a William Hill Scottish Cup memory to cherish.
The 25-year-old and his Jags team-mates make the journey north to Aberdeen for a quarter-final clash at Pittodrie which will be the first Scottish Cup meeting between the sides in the Granite City since 1947.
Booth was part of the Hibernian Cup squad which was eventually thrashed 5-1 by old foes Hearts in the 2012 final and, while he played no part in the showpiece, the Stranraer-born left-back is desperate to return to the national stadium and make amends with Thistle.
The Jags are in the midst of a rousing renaissance and have won three league matches on the spin to vault up into the top six of the Ladbrokes Premiership.
It’s the cup that is on the minds of the players this weekend, though, and Booth is confident Thistle can carry on the momentum and take another step towards Hampden.
He said: “I only have a bad memory of the Scottish Cup and it is that final.
“The furthest I have been as a player, meanwhile, is the quarter-finals while I was on loan at Raith Rovers. The recent run has been brilliant. Long may that continue.
“It wasn’t long ago that we weren’t getting the rub of the green and we were conceding last minute goals but we always knew we had the players within our changing room who were capable of going on a winning run.
“I’ve not had many happy experiences of Pittodrie, I think the best I’ve done is to come away with a couple of draws here and there. I don’t think I have ever won there which isn’t great.
“But I hadn’t played in a side which had beaten Hearts until last week so maybe this is the