This branch of Thistle support was founded in 1994 by 4 German students living in Murano Street at that time. The founder members are Michael Freitag, Stefan Merx ( both from Cologne), Jochen Zigan (Berlin) and Michael Schaffar (Ruesselsheim).
We usually travel to Glasgow once a year to watch Thistle play.
It usually takes a couple of pints after the matches to drown our sorrows
as the Jags' play has gone from bad to worse. Over time we have made
friends in Glasgow and got used to defeats so this will never keep us from coming back to Firhill.
The present board members/club members are :
| Membership No. | Name | Job Title | Entry Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Freitag (Cologne, GER) | President | f* |
| 2 | Stefan Merx (Cologne, GER) | Chairman | f |
| 3 | Jochen Zigan (Berlin, GER) | Treasurer | f |
| 4 | Michael Schaffar (Ruesselsheim, GER) | Senior Social Convenor | f |
| 5 | Stephen K Mulrine (Glasgow, SCO) | CEO Scotland | 10/96 |
| 6 | Ricky Burns (Edinburgh, SCO and Cologne, GER) | Key Choral Director East of Scotland and South of Cologne | 12/98 |
| 7 | Donald W Ross (East Kilbride, SCO) | Chief Liaison Officer | 01/99 |
| 8 | Darren Peake (Peterborough, ENG) | Bobby Barnes Ambassador, South Britain | 02/99 |
| 9 | Graeme Cairns (Cumbernauld, SCO) | Youth Representative | 02/99 |
| 10 | Peter Wilhelmsson (Vedevag, SWE) | Chief Operating Officer, Scandinavia | 04/99 |
| 11 | Kai Wiecking (Boston, USA, now Munich, GER) | Manager Overseas Division | 04/99 |
| 12 | Val Burke (Bearsden, SCO) | Executive Vice President, New Strategies | 07/99 |
| 13 | Alan Kerr (Stratford-upon-Avon, ENG) | Vice President Cultural Affairs | 09/99 |
| 14 | Andreas Schulte (Cologne, GER) | General Manager, West of Germany | 09/99 |
| 15 | Paul Phillipson-Masters (Aberdeen, SCO) | Communications Coordinator | 10/99 |
| 16 | Iain Mitchell (Glasgow, SCO) | Manager, Quality Assurance | 10/99 |
| 17 | Simon Dell (Glasgow, SCO) | Honorary Vice President and Chief Historian ** | 11/99 |
| 18 | Fraser Welsh (London, ENG) | Art Director | 11/99 |
| 19 | Graeme Hedger (Sidney, AUS) | Ambassador for the Southern Hemisphere | 02/00 |
| 20 | Susanne Schaffar (Ruesselsheim, GER) | Web Support Manager | 04/00 |
| 21 | Ingmar Jorgowski (Berlin, GER) | Kit Manager, New Eastern States | 09/00 |
| 22 | Scott Harvie (Thornton, ENG) | First Choirmaster | 03/01 |
| 23 | Karen Willey (Glasgow, SCO) | Mystic Manager | 04/01 |
| 24 | Keith Miller (whereabouts unknown) | Chief Statistician | 04/01 |
| 25 | Mairi McInnes (Glasgow, SCO) | Information Officer | 12/01 |
| 26 | David Fulton (Erskine, SCO) | no appointment yet | 12/01 |
| 27 | Thomas Mersch (Cologne, GER) | Executive Chief Scout, Southern Cologne (East) |
03/02 |
| 28 | Neil Copland (Glasgow, SCO) | Partickle Physicist | 03/02 |
| 29 | Mark Di Meo (Glasgow, SCO) | Honorary Vice President*** and Senior Manager, Public Relations | 07/02 |
| 30 | Hannu Hakonen (Helsinki, FIN) | Senior Prophet and nominee for the "Board Member of the Year Award"**** | 11/02 |
| 31 | Dr. Heinrich Prophet (Rostock, GER) | Chief Debator Medical Sciences, Board Physio and Chief Scout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 08/07 |
| 32 | Ajka "Ziganova" (Berlin GER, Prague CZE) | Chief Diversity Officer, Supervisor Gender Equality | 08/07 |
| 33 | Natasha Mulrine (Glasgow, SCO) | Repressive Regime Liaison Officer | 08/07 |
| *f : an f denotes a founder member ** Simon has donated the book "The Jags-The Centenary History of Partick Thistle Football Club" to the branch. It was put into the holy shrine. The updated photo of the shrine will be published as soon as possible. *** Mark has donated a Jags video, which found its place next to the holy VCR. **** Hannu has been to Firhill now (Partick Thistle vs Hearts, 12 Apr 2003) which earned him a senior title. His commitment has also earned him a nomination for "Board member of the Year Award". Too bad the branch does not award this prize... |
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