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Well that was grim.
Easy being a smart-arse in hindsight, and there’s nothing to say we wouldn’t have shat the bed last night regardless, but I thought at 3-0 up at HT and game done vs Ross County on Tuesday we could’ve made some subs earlier to rest a few players ahead of last night.
On the manager, handshake and part ways when his contract is up in the summer feels like the most obvious outcome. As much as last night was evidence to the contrary, we still should have enough to finish a minimum of 10th.
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3 minutes ago, eliphas said:
Absolute drivel from Craigan as normal. He also constantly talked Bair down rather than taking up the great stuff he was doing. Murder
So this just isn’t in my imagination then? As I’ve felt like there’s been a significant shift in how Craigan talks about the club in the media more or less since Robbo left as Manager.
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14 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said:
I read it on a flight home from Tenerife.
I've never really been a fan of Nevin - both from the part he played in our spending years and his "I'm an intelligent footballer who likes music and reading" persona he likes to flog in the media, but to be honest I really enjoyed reading the book.
The main reason probably being that I enjoy reading football books and there aren't that many around about Motherwell and this one was really in-depth and added context to a lot of things that happened at the time.
I finished it having slightly more sympathy for Nevin on his time at the club than I had previously, but I'm well aware that was how he would've intended to come across and we never heard any other sides to the story.
I’d echo that, majority of the book is dedicated to his time with us (hardly any wonder as it brought back to mind how absolutely mental an era that was).
Worth a read on the provision you can take with a pinch of salt Pat’s self-styled “not your average footballer” schtick and some teflon reflections of his role as Chief Exec (he takes the blame for not putting a sell-on clause in McCullochs sale and practically nothing else).
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57 minutes ago, thisGRAEME said:
Early front-runner for 2024’s Victor Nirrenold trophy.
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3 minutes ago, 'WellDel said:
I think that at this stage of his career he'd have been looking for some assurances of regular starts for whomever he signed, and I fear Kettlewell may have given him that to get it over the line. Hope I'm wrong like, as I'd agree with the assertion of most on here on his place within the squad.
I’d be surprised if Kettlewell made those assurances to any signing tbh, let alone Halliday. I think the extra year we’ve given him at this stage in his career is more likely to have swung it (if indeed there were other clubs in the league keen).
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7 minutes ago, well fan for life said:
Presumably we'd either have had to pay him off up front or stick him on gardening leave for the rest of his contract. That would have been alongside us paying 3 managers & 3 assistants all at the same time.
Aye, it doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere. Unless Alexander sticks around somewhere long enough to come back in for him..
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I’ve probably slaughtered Daws as much as anyone but in fairness I think one of the main reasons our recruitment seems wild now is he’s working with his 3rd manager in as many years.
I think these set-ups work better when there’s a strong relationship between the manager and his role. Foyle and Robinson for example seem to work hand in glove and you can see the benefits of a stable “type” of player that they know to look for.
Daws probably had that with GA, for example I’m sure I remember seeing one of the main reasons behind Sol and Ojala signing were that the numbers showed them as being strong in winning duels within the penalty box etc which is an attribute that suited the way we played under him (love it or loathe it).
The whole thing looks a lot less joined up now and there’s probably a strong case for Daws leaving when the rest of that group did, however I’m sure there’s financial reasons why that never happened.
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I can’t remember ever being less confident with a player (with pace) in a one-on-one situation as I was when Shaw broke clear last night
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1 hour ago, well fan for life said:
Any time I feel sad I watch Lionel highlights.
Just watched the full video back, id forgotten about Jordan Jones ending David Ferguson’s career that night. Did he even make it to HT before he got dragged off?
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11 hours ago, rowsdower said:
Said Chiba is another funny one, seen as a coup then Bob Malcolm assaulted him.
Had to google it to remember the name but I’m sure James Okoli signed at the same time as Chiba. Didn’t stick around for long either. Probably misremembering but wasn’t that Rangers game both of their debuts?
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1 hour ago, YassinMoutaouakil said:
I've never seen Harry Milne play but I have decided we should sign him too.
Went along to a couple of Thistle games during the WC break and he was a stand-out. Hoped we’d maybe be one of the circling vultures for him after their financial statement yesterday but think he’s still under contract so would need a fee. Turner looked a decent footballer as well but is built like the gable end of a fiver.
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Understand the incentives for them but I’m trying hard to think of any of the glut of young players in the last 7/8 years that were pinched prior to playing first team football for us that have so far went on to do anything of note? Ironically you could probably argue a case for McKinstry being the one who has made the most headway unless there’s an obvious one I’ve missed
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1 hour ago, Lurkst said:
Stephen McGowan.
Usually ok to listen to but that is bonkers logic. Can only assume he was referring to the increased number of minnows these days and that the strikers of yore would have bagged considerably more goals if they were around at their time.
Aye, I’m sure he was thinking something else in his head from what came out but it did make me chuckle.
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Who was todays guest? Didn’t catch his name but believe he is a sportswriter. Someone texted in at the end of the show to clamp all the cliche wistful nostalgia by highlighting that statistically Adams and Dykes international goal return per game is actually more favourable than Jordan/McCoist etc and his counter that “they didn’t play as many games in those days” unintentionally had me in stitches.
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1 hour ago, Swello said:
This is really where I was coming from -fair enough, he doesn't want to go but it seems weird that he would simply be disappeared and not utilised in any sense when he will be (you'd think) in the upper quarter of our wage bill.
I’m guessing the club have maybe taken the approach that there’s more chance of him blinking first and willing to agree to some sort of severance if he realises he’s got absolutely f**k all chance of playing?
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Interested to see if this turns out to be Tam’s “Richard Keys” moment with the BBC.
Always felt once the BBC emptied him he’d go all-in at somewhere like PLZ Soccer (still to work out who the f**k watches that) where he’s got more of a licence to explore the full limits of his out of touch Da patter without having to begrudgingly toe the line as he does at Pacific Quay.
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8 minutes ago, welldaft said:
What was the deal with Aaron’s. Did we sign him on a season long loan. If so I assume we are still picking up a portion of his wages until things are resolved if they ever are. Either that or we had the sense to include a clause relating to potential injuries. Unlikely but I do believe we have one with Louis which means he can return south during winter break if it is / was not working out.
Could be a tough call to be made on this one in January if he isn’t showing anything by then. Burrows would be as well just deleting his Twitter if we decide to hand him back.
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1 hour ago, Handsome_Devil said:
One of the toughest things being a manager is you can do the best work possible over the week and if your number nine misses a literally empty net and you lose you carry the can.
Everyone said when Hammell took over his first goal was not being cut adrift by the WC. He was charged with getting fans back onside and doing what rebuilding he could in August then, when he has his feet under the desk, January.
And if the sum total of that work is survival in 10th and a fresh start in 2023 he would have been deemed to have done 'ok' given the circumstances in which he took over.
That was a calm, rational view back then and despite the panic it should remain the calm, rational view now.
Hammell might be a great manager or he might be shite but the time to judge him on that is at least 18 months away - the obvious exception being should we be five points adrift in March!
That’s pretty much it for me. I think the initial bounce we got under Hammy wearing off + injuries + a stinking run of fixtures have led us into a spell now that I think most sensible heads were accepting would happen back in August.
I very much like the general ideas behind what Hammy is looking to do but realistically it’s going to take him 2/3 windows to get the players required for it and rid of the others, therefore what’s the best approach in short-term given that first and foremost we absolutely need to stay in the division? Keep doing what we’re doing or tweak things slightly (or significantly)?
On the KVV conundrum, he’s had a good season up until the last few games (as @thisGRAEME pointed out earlier probably no coincidence that he’s dropped off since Moults injury) but he’s always been erratic. The biggest issue is our current over-reliance on him which obviously isn’t his fault.
Feels like there’s more questions than answers just now, WC and then the transfer window can’t come quick enough tbh.0 -
I never thought I’d say this even just a month or so ago but we’ve really missed Joe Efford the last couple of games. We struggle to progress with the ball when we have it or stretch teams when there’s very little pace in the team.
I know injury prognosis’ are a lot more top-secret these days, but has there been any word on Efford, Moult and/or Aarons likely lay-off times?
Season-defining is probably an exaggeration but the remaining games prior to the WC are certainly massive now and the fact the squad is crumbling is a concern.
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14 minutes ago, Desp said:
Would be a good quiz question that... How many English Premier League winner's son's have played in the Scottish top flight?
Kasper Schmeichel, Connor Ripley, Devante Cole, Callum Hendry. Any more?
Did we not have George Newell (Mikes son) round about the same time as Connor Ripley?
Edit - Alex Bruce at Killie as well
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There was a car-crash 30 seconds or so yesterday where they managed to cram in mistaking Marvin Bartley/Marvin Andrews when discussing the Livi game to quickly moving on to the “Nations league” draw and the threat Christian Eriksen could pose alongside Haaland for Norway.
More fool me because I do still seek it out most weeks but now more frequently treading a fine line of whether i can stick it out for longer than half an hour or so. The quality or otherwise of the guest tends to swing it.
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1 minute ago, eliphas said:
The kerb bit is the funny bit. Knowing polis myself they'll have been pishing themselves at that point.
Must’ve been the only time last season that he hit the deck and never earned a free-kick for it.
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Motherwell FC - A Thread For All Seasons
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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Sacking him this week would be making a decision based on emotions from a one-off game. I wouldn’t say waiting until the season is over and assessing the overall picture (with a new CEO in place) before deciding what route to go next is.