crazylegsjoe Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Blackman scored 10 goals. A goal in each of his first 7 away games, then said hat-trick against St. Johnstone at home on his 21st birthday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Desp said: He certainly scored a hat-trick at Fir Park against St. Johnstone in a midweek game. A night where Chris Humphrey absolutely tore their left back to shreds (may have been Danny Grainger but not 100% sure). It was Tam Scobbie mate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: It was Tam Scobbie mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 hours ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: I loved Nick Blackman. Didn't he only score in away games or something? I mind him giving us the lead at Ibrox fairly late into the game before we capitulated. Nah, doesn’t sound like a thing that we’d do, you must be mis-remembering. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Superwell Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Daily Record running with the story that we are in talks with Maurice Ross over a coaching role to replace either McManus or Craigan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Del_Superwell said: Daily Record running with the story that we are in talks with Maurice Ross over a coaching role to replace either McManus or Craigan. Thought he'd probably be in with a shout even before I read his name quoted over on SO. The club have made a big play for building an 'identity' and clearly with Lasley, Craigan, McManus, Hammell and Clarkson you had a backroom with a lot of experience in a Motherwell jersey. Even Robinson had his stint as assistant before he got the job permanently. If that's being viewed as a key criteria (and why not?) then it's a pretty shallow pool of options. Certainly the other name mentioned on SO fits more with the Lasley et al school than the bold Mo does but Ross has been bouncing around Norway managing various sides. IIRC he did an interview a while back on Sportsound talking about his experience over there. Taken on face value he seems a reasonable shout to take over the u18s role McManus had. Fairly extensive interview with him here. Edited January 16, 2019 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 This transfer window seems to have petered out a bit after the initial excitement of punting Bowman and bringing in McCormack and Ariyibi. Was around this this time last year that I made up a rumour we were signing Ciftci out of boredom. Obviously that actually happened, so on that note, heard we're signing that Juanma boy that used to play for Hearts. #WelcomeJuanma 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: This transfer window seems to have petered out a bit after the initial excitement of punting Bowman and bringing in McCormack and Ariyibi. Was around this this time last year that I made up a rumour we were signing Ciftci out of boredom. Obviously that actually happened, so on that note, heard we're signing that Juanma boy that used to play for Hearts. #WelcomeJuanma Imagine making up a rumour about who Motherwell are going to sign. Mile-oot behaviour! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Can't wait to see the "insidefirpark" Twitter account burst into life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Thought he'd probably be in with a shout even before I read his name quoted over on SO. The club have made a big play for building an 'identity' and clearly with Lasley, Craigan, McManus, Hammell and Clarkson you had a backroom with a lot of experience in a Motherwell jersey. Even Robinson had his stint as assistant before he got the job permanently. If that's being viewed as a key criteria (and why not?) then it's a pretty shallow pool of options. Certainly the other name mentioned on SO fits more with the Lasley et al school than the bold Mo does but Ross has been bouncing around Norway managing various sides. IIRC he did an interview a while back on Sportsound talking about his experience over there. Taken on face value he seems a reasonable shout to take over the u18s role McManus had. Fairly extensive interview with him here.I remember him having a brief spell with us but I didn't realise just how brief. He signed in April 2011 until the end of the season and only appeared 6 times. Still counts as an ex-player though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Would in well with Lasley and Robinson's #silverfox management team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Archie McSquackle said: 1 hour ago, capt_oats said: Thought he'd probably be in with a shout even before I read his name quoted over on SO. The club have made a big play for building an 'identity' and clearly with Lasley, Craigan, McManus, Hammell and Clarkson you had a backroom with a lot of experience in a Motherwell jersey. Even Robinson had his stint as assistant before he got the job permanently. If that's being viewed as a key criteria (and why not?) then it's a pretty shallow pool of options. Certainly the other name mentioned on SO fits more with the Lasley et al school than the bold Mo does but Ross has been bouncing around Norway managing various sides. IIRC he did an interview a while back on Sportsound talking about his experience over there. Taken on face value he seems a reasonable shout to take over the u18s role McManus had. Fairly extensive interview with him here. I remember him having a brief spell with us but I didn't realise just how brief. He signed in April 2011 until the end of the season and only appeared 6 times. Still counts as an ex-player though. I remember hearing a story that Maurice Ross was pencilled in to start to the 2011 Cup Final for us, with him at right back and Hateley in the middle of the park. That got changed fairly late on and infamously, we started Gunning at left back and Stevie Hammell as a holding midfielder... Edited January 16, 2019 by Desp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, Desp said: I remember hearing a story that Maurice Ross was pencilled in to start to the 2011 Cup Final for us, with him at right back and Hateley in the middle of the park. That got changed fairly late on and infamously, we started Gunning at left back and Stevie Hammell as a holding midfielder... Now I have a lot of time for McCall's time at Motherwell but fucking hell that's one tactical decision that boils my blood. Probably our best left back for the last 30 years and we opt to play him in midfield. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, well fan for life said: Now I have a lot of time for McCall's time at Motherwell but fucking hell that's one tactical decision that boils my blood. Probably our best left back for the last 30 years and we opt to play him in midfield. He was great against United there, is my memory. Still, imagine that Gunning shot had gone in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 McCall would be pretty much objectively considered our best post war manager if he'd won that,wouldn't he? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Right which one of you c***s is at it here? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Right which one of you c***s is at it here?[emoji23] you’re being watched. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hearts recalling the bold Malaury Martin has reminded of a) his existence as a human being and b) his disgusting tackle on Louis Moult a few seasons ago Lucky to escape with a yellow IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, thisGRAEME said: Still, imagine that Gunning shot had gone in. We would have lost 3-1 instead of 3-0. We were never winning that day for numerous reasons, not least that McCall's Motherwell couldn't buy a win in a game as big as that but we had no belief in ourselves either. Had that gone in and the match tied at 1-1 McCall would have opted to try and play it out at 1-1 and try and prevent Celtic scoring again, which wouldn't have happened as that tactic always backfired on us in 'big/cup' matches during McCall's tenure. See the League Cup Semi Final against Rangers from earlier that season for a pointer to that. We went into that one giving ourselves no hope and them the usual 'respect' and we set out to contain them, only to lose a (albeit, pretty decent) goal before actually having a bit of a go at the start of the second half which results in us equalising and us having them on the back foot. But what do we immediately do when level? Shite ourselves, sit back and and as sure as night follows day, gift them a cheap goal late on to win the tie. The 2011 Scottish Cup Final was an awful occasion for us and we were as awful as we could have been but given that Celtic were going into that one absolutely desperate to win something having just lost the league and all the circus surround Neil Lennon at the time, they were never going to lose that one, so had Gunning's thunderbolt been a few inches lower it would not have made any difference to the end result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Desp said: I remember hearing a story that Maurice Ross was pencilled in to start to the 2011 Cup Final for us I genuinely forgot that he ever played for us - 'kin hell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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