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Open Goal - Football Show

MARK WILSON | Open Goal Meets... Partick Thistle Gaffer & Glen's SPFL Manager Of The Month

Open Goal - Football Show

Fitba Media Ltd

Sports, Soccer, Football, News, Sports News

4.82.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

We're delighted to welcome back old friend of the show Mark Wilson, in a different capacity to usual on Open Goal! Si Ferry sits down with the new Partick Thistle Manager to celebrate his Glen's Vodka SPFL Championship Manager Of The Month victory for October!


We discuss Mark's whirlwind few months at Thistle, going from temporary co-Manager with Brian Graham last season to being appointed in the position on his own and now challenging for the top spot in the Championship!


He talks us through the process of his appointment, the start to the season, giving up his media duties including Clyde 1 Superscoreboard with Gordon Dalziel to take the role, player recruitment including his old Celtic teammate, Tony Watt and building his backroom staff with recent Rangers coach Alex Rae joining as his assistant!


A great and enjoyable insight and reunion with Mark Wilson in this one!


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0:00.0

Yes, huge welcome to our guest this week, Glenn Vodka Championship Managing the

0:10.9

One for October.

0:11.5

Mark Wilson!

0:12.5

Thanks mate, mate, you're flying, mate.

0:14.5

Thank you.

0:15.5

Delighted for you.

0:16.5

I'm the only delighted for you mate, your good pal sent you a wee message yourself.

0:20.5

Who's my good pal? I don't know if you. Which one pal sent you a wee message yourself. Who's my good pal?

0:41.3

I don't know if he's a good pal actually. Probably is he probably, you're his good pal but I don't know if he's your... I don't know if you remember me, it's Gordon Diel, the guy who gave you the first big break in football management. But I've just heard, manager of the month, congratulations, never thought that would happen. but the biggest positive of that is I see it sponsored by Glenn's Vodka, so we might get a wee body at your wedding on the house.

0:44.3

Anyway, enjoy the first one, because I can only tell you, after my third or my fourth it was, it starts to get a bit boring, but don't worry about that. Listen, congratulations.

0:56.3

Brilliant achievement for you. Keep it going. But the one thing I've always said is your seat's

1:03.1

worn beside me in the Super Scoreboard Studio. I've got you back by Christmas. I'll look forward

1:08.5

to seeing you. But until then, stick in all the very best you. Cheer, mate. We're going to see in an old folks home on that chair. By the way, is that then famous recliner? By the way. I was going to say, what's he covering up on that? See the amount of action that that thing's seen. Incredible. I need to put something to bed and because he came in and he's like Willow wanted me to go and be his assistant but just I have said to him I wanted him to come in right I didn't you thought it was just one of his lives no no no I do I listen he's see we have a laugh and a joke he doesn't he and he's brilliant front of camera, in front of the mic and all that. But see, in terms of his football knowledge and that, I worked brilliantly with him at Erdry. And he was in that sporting director role. He spent a lot of time in the cafe. So he did just drinking soup and speaking to the woman behind the counter, but he was great how he took the pressure

2:01.4

after. He's right, by the way. He did give me my first shorter at it. But I just didn't work at it. I know, but look how much better you're doing without him? Is that no a coincidence? I know. I know. No, it's not a coincidence. No, it's not a coincidence. But you did say me like in the gym when I met you, he was amazing for you

2:16.4

at Air Trade, didn't you? He was brilliant by the way.

2:18.2

He's just, um, I mean, just

2:20.6

in terms of his relationship. But you did say in the gym when I met you, he was amazing for you at Air Trade, didn't you? He was brilliant, by the way.

2:18.2

It's just in terms of his relationship with people.

2:22.3

Because you know what it's like.

2:25.4

Probably a good chunk of coaching is your relationship with the group in it,

2:29.6

especially your staff with the group.

2:31.7

So your staff have got, or your players,

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