Partick Thistle goalkeeper Tomas Cerny is normally quite the cool customer, appearing unruffled in the heat of the battle and managing to remain unaffected by matters outwith his control.

So when the Czech stopper feels moved to pass comment on the display of the officials after a game, you can be fairly certain that his protestations are justified.

He is not one to criticise referees or their assistants unless it is warranted, and there certainly seemed to be a case for his grievances after Thistle were denied all three points from Saturday’s trip to Hamilton.

With the game poised at a goal apiece after Sean Welsh’s clever finish had cancelled out Alex D’Acol’s opener, Thistle were dominating proceedings as they pushed for a winner.

They thought they had it with a little more than 15 minutes remaining, as Callum Booth slammed home a Chris Erskine cross, but their celebrations were brought to an abrupt halt by assistant referee David Doig’s flag.

Replays showed that Erskine was in fact onside when he latched onto the ball, leaving the Thistle players cursing their fortune after a strong second half display in particular failed to yield its full reward.

“I thought we deserved three points,” Cerny said. “We were the better team and I thought there were one or two decisions that probably cost us those three points.

“I don’t criticise referees because I know it is difficult for them, it’s a hard job and they don’t want to hurt you, I know they do their best.

“But it is still frustrating when a couple of decisions go against you and it’s a shame because I thought we deserved to win the game today.

“I’ve seen the disallowed goal and he’s onside, so that’s a hard one to swallow because it was toward the end and that would have been two-one for us. Instead of being second-bottom we could have been in the top six, so it’s a massive difference for us.”

Consolation for Cerny came in the fact that he completed his first 90 minutes since his troublesome foot injury flared up in a match against St Johnstone back in September.

It is always difficult for any footballer to be sidelined, but the uncertainty around the extent of Cerny’s layoff was perhaps the hardest thing for the 31-year-old to deal with.

At one stage, surgery looked to be a real possibility, which could have ruled him out for the entire campaign.

“It was hard because first of all, I didn’t know how long it would take to get back and recover from that,” he said.

“Two or three weeks ago we tried a last resort which was an injection, otherwise I would probably have gone for surgery. The injection helped and worked well though and I feel good now.

“It was one of those where it was the really small ligaments inside the foot and it’s kind of hard to say how long you will be out for.

“Some people are out for a couple of months, some people can be out maybe for eight months, so I’m glad that it’s sorted hopefully and I’m back playing.

“I would have been out for the rest of the season with surgery, and it was a possibility at one stage. It’s difficult to think about that.

“When it happened I thought it might just be a wee thing and I would be back in a few days.

“It happened in the midweek and I thought I might play on the Saturday, but it ended up being about six months on and off. Hopefully it’s sorted now.”