One of the earliest and most hard-earned lessons I learned in the playground as a young football neophyte was that there was no team called Manchester.

Partick Thistle chairman Tom Hughes insists the Firhill club will fight the Bank of Scotland Premier League in court to stave off the threat of relegation.

Partick Thistle chief executive Alan Dick insisted “nothing untoward” emerged from today’s board meeting and that manager Gerry Collins was still in his job.