The home side dominated for good spells but wasted a host of chances as the result sees them
slip five points behind leaders Dundalk, though Hoops have a game in hand.
Jordan White's leveller for Thistle just before half time secured a point for the Highlanders but also saw them
slip five points behind leaders Ayr United after a fourth draw from five home league games this season.
Northern Ireland's McIlroy plodded to a 69 and fell four strokes behind while Woods (70) bogeyed the final two holes to
slip five back.
Shabbir's 75 saw him
slip five strokes behind on 216 alongside defending champion Mohammad Munir (70) and Waheed Baloch (73).
That has seen them
slip five points off the play-off pace, albeit with a game in hand on Wednesday who lost at the weekend.
Ten points from a possible 15 over the busy Christmas period was a decent return, but the stalemate at Blackburn last time out saw Boro
slip five points behind leaders Bournemouth.
The 25-year-old prop admitted he was 'gutted' to be dropped for Huddersfield's last top-flight clash at Hull KR when the second-placed Giants suffered a shock 35-28 defeat to
slip five points behind leaders Wigan.
Leicester move to within six points of the play-offs, while Cardiff remain fourth but
slip five points behind second-placed Southampton.
Ideally, you want your striker to score but if Torres creates two goals every game then who cares?" Yesterday's defeat saw Chelsea
slip five points behind United.
Defeat would see Chelsea
slip five points behind United, a win will put them a point clear.
But once the Bulgarians had levelled when midfielder Dimitar Telkiyski took full advantage of Kevin Kilbane's
slip five minutes later, the Irish were forced to hang on for dear life.
And the Ibrox gaffer knows that defeat today would see his side
slip five points behind Celtic in the title tussle, albeit with three games in hand.
Last Sunday's derby defeat at the hands of Manchester City, coupled with the Gunners' victory over Blackburn the following day, saw Sir Alex Ferguson's team
slip five points behind the north Londoners in the race for the title.
In fact, I found I could
slip five places in a week even with finishes like that."
Among smaller firms, retirement homes group McCarthy & Stone reported a 14 per cent fall in annual profits as it suffered in the toughest housing market in years, causing its stock to
slip five per centor 35p to 615p.