Partick Thistle have performed a sensational u-turn and thrown their weight behind Hearts’ legal fight with the SPFL.
The Jags have received an offer from an anonymous donor to fund court action - at no cost to the club.
And just 24 hours after ruling out a fight over their relegation from the Championship, the Firhill club has confirmed they WILL join Hearts in a legal battle.
Thistle chairman Jacqui Low said the Jags would now put their own interests first - just like the 26 clubs who blocked a vote on SPFL reconstruction on Monday.
In a statement Low said: “Yesterday, we said that court action was our preferred route to challenging our relegation to League 1. I
“t was only a lack of funding that stopped us.
“At that time, we reserved the right to change our position should circumstances change.
“Last night, in response to our statement, we received a proposal to fully fund legal action should we wish to pursue it, at no cost to Thistle.
“After careful board consideration, we have now accepted this extremely generous offer of unexpected help.
“Today, following discussions with Hearts, we have agreed that we will launch a joint legal challenge to resolve what others have failed to do since April.
“To those who think we should just move on and accept what’s been dished out to us, yesterday 26 clubs put themselves first.
“Today, we have now been given the opportunity to do the same.”
