Graham to keep playing as interim boss waits for Partick Thistle choice

Brian Graham says he will only make a decision on his playing career if he is offered the job of Partick Thistle manager on a full-time basis.

The 37-year-old club captain has been in interim charge since the sacking of Kris Doolan.

“I would need to cross that bridge when I got to it,” he said when asked about the possibility of hanging up his boots to focus on coaching.

“If I was given the job, then that would be a decision I would make then. But when you still don’t know and you’re in the dark you just need to continue to play.”

The veteran striker, who is being assisted by under-18s coach Mark Wilson, is not new to coaching, having been in charge of Thistle’s women for more than four years, a job he is juggling with his new responsibilities.

And his first experience with the men did not put him off his game as he notched his 16th goal of the season in a draw with Airdrieonians last weekend.

On Friday, the Jags host title-chasing Livingston in front of the Sportscene cameras on BBC Scotland.

“I’m in transition, building up my CV,” added Graham. “It’s well out there that I want to be a manager full-time so I’ve been working towards a goal.

“If that’s at Partick Thistle, great. If it’s not, then I have to go somewhere else and then potentially come back to Partick Thistle further down the line. I’m fine with that.

“I know there’s been loads of applications come in, so the club will be working through all those. They will make the right decision.”