DRAW DEAL

Brian: You want to be going to Hampden for a semi or showpiece, not a third-round tie with Queen's Park

- ALAN ROBERTSON

BRIAN GRAHAM dubbed today's trip to Hampden an "absolutely stinking draw" and declared: "We want to go for the semis and final, not for the third round." But the 37-year-old would love nothing more than to end the week tucking into an eighth game unbeaten... after his team-mates started it with a feast at his expense.

If anyone thought he'd misplaced his shooting boots, six goals in six games have shown the Partick Thistle skipper has plenty left in his locker.

Last weekend's call-off at Cappielow brought a rare break but not one Graham wanted as he was denied a chance to mark his birthday with No.11 of the campaign.

He'll be itching to do so against Queen's Park but as for the draw, he said: "I was raging.