well fan for life Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 38 minutes ago, Swello said: I take it "Hot Takes" is code for "Sleverings from Well Fans II"? Well Fans II: Home of the worlds spiciest takes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Just a bunch of staunch lads working themselves into a shoot about us signing Declan Gallagher. Edited April 12, 2019 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I think Rangers fans have a bit of 'previous' with Gallagher. He was bamming Morelos and a few other players up earlier in the season after they spat the dummy out and refused to shake hands or something like that. By the looks of those tweets some of them are still struggling to come to terms with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 54 minutes ago, MJC said: I think Rangers fans have a bit of 'previous' with Gallagher. He was bamming Morelos and a few other players up earlier in the season after they spat the dummy out and refused to shake hands or something like that. By the looks of those tweets some of them are still struggling to come to terms with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I, for one, am shocked that Rangers fans have taken a weird dislike to a player named Declan Gallagher. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 19 minutes ago, LiviLion said: Declan, welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Absolutely buzzing to see us building a season ticket campaign around Div Turnbull doing keepie-uppies and James Scott cementing folk in 50/50s. Some club. The brochure is pretty good too:https://issuu.com/motherwellfc/docs/2019_season_ticket_brochure/24 Edited April 12, 2019 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I’m sure the Rangers fans are indifferent about Dec having played for Celtic as youngster; and they weren’t throwing things at him during the 3-0 Ibrox game, well, maybe plaudits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, capt_oats said: Absolutely buzzing to see us building a season ticket campaign around Div Turnbull doing keepie-uppies and James Scott cementing folk in 50/50s. Some club. The brochure is pretty good too:https://issuu.com/motherwellfc/docs/2019_season_ticket_brochure/24 Is it just me that notices the omission of Jake Hastie in the pages referring to young talent coming through. Especially as they include James Scott and Barry Maguire. Are they hedging their bets or as as expected it known he is offski. At this rate we may have an outcome on Brexit before we hear about Hastie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, capt_oats said: Just a bunch of staunch lads working themselves into a shoot about us signing Declan Gallagher. Edited April 12, 2019 by well fan for life 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I always find it interesting that Rangers fans who label themselves as "loyal" are generally the opposite of that. Do they know what the word means? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just had a look through Well Fans II re the signing of Gallagher.There's been so many times when I've wanted to respond to posts on that page but I just can't seem to bring myself down to the level of thickness on there.I have to say though, I'm devastated that we'll no longer be thought of as a "family club" on the back of this one signing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Ron Aldo said: I have to say though, I'm devastated that we'll no longer be thought of as a "family club" on the back of this one signing. Just wait until we offer that contract to Adam Johnson... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DosserDel Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Ron Aldo said: Just had a look through Well Fans II re the signing of Gallagher. There's been so many times when I've wanted to respond to posts on that page but I just can't seem to bring myself down to the level of thickness on there. I have to say though, I'm devastated that we'll no longer be thought of as a "family club" on the back of this one signing. That page is ludicrously cringey. I joined it and posted a couple of times, before quickly realising the horrendous level of 'patter' and footballing knowledge involved. Also never been on a page where absolutely no c**t uses punctuation. I'm not the grammar police, nor is my own writing perfect, but you can go literally pages without a comma or full stop in sight. Trying to decipher most of the posts gives you a fucking headache. Best avoided. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 That soppy bollocks boy comes across as genuinely unhinged. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) On 4/1/2019 at 19:53, Gianfranco said: The twitter updates of the 20s/reserves have been nowhere near as detailed recently. I take it that was Lewis Irons job when he was still here? I see that's us replaced Lewis Irons. Laura Brannan's taking over as 'Senior Producer' having finished up at COPA90. Who knows if that means more Reserves footage but either way"Yay!" for #content. #WelcomeLaura Edited April 14, 2019 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casagolda Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 12/04/2019 at 14:30, thisGRAEME said: Please share them like, I think he's a smashing signing and I'm keen to see folk who are wrong. Agreed. Aldred’s been immense for us and will be hard to replace but Gallagher looks as good as a replacement on paper as we could have made. Been excellent defensively for Livingston this season, looks comfortable on the ball and is just about coming into his prime. Back to middle we actually look in alright shape going into next season. You’d think Gallagher, Dunne and Tait will make up 3 of our back 4, with the only question being whether Robinson takes another stab at signing a left back or just sticks with Tait there. At 21 an still having never started a senior game for us, it’s surely a now or never season for Livingston though. We’ve got 2 excellent goalkeepers to choose from as well, however I’d imagine Robinson will have a tough decision to make cause I can’t see either being happy with being made 2nd choice. Replacing Gorrin in front of them will be difficult but easier you feel to find a partner for Campbell and Turnbull though, than having to replace either of them themselves. The forward area though is mental- in terms of wingers/strikers we literally only have James Scott and Danny Johnson under contract for next season. We have to be looking at somewhere between 4 or 5 ‘forwards’ minimum, including a target man and at least a couple of boys with some pace. On our budget, that’s going to be extremely difficult to do in a single window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Casagolda said: Agreed. Aldred’s been immense for us and will be hard to replace but Gallagher looks as good as a replacement on paper as we could have made. Been excellent defensively for Livingston this season, looks comfortable on the ball and is just about coming into his prime. Back to middle we actually look in alright shape going into next season. You’d think Gallagher, Dunne and Tait will make up 3 of our back 4, with the only question being whether Robinson takes another stab at signing a left back or just sticks with Tait there. At 21 and still having never started a senior game for us, it’s surely a now or never season for Livingston though. We’ve got 2 excellent goalkeepers to choose from as well, however I’d imagine Robinson will have a tough decision to make cause I can’t see either being happy with being made 2nd choice. Replacing Gorrin in front of them will be difficult but easier you feel to find a partner for Campbell and Turnbull though, than having to replace either of them themselves. The forward area though is mental- in terms of wingers/strikers we literally only have James Scott and Danny Johnson under contract for next season. We have to be looking at somewhere between 4 or 5 ‘forwards’ minimum, including a target man and at least a couple of boys with some pace. On our budget, that’s going to be extremely difficult to do in a single window. 100%. I think the GK situation becomes a bit less contentious given Carson's injury, Gillespie's clear #1 but a gradual re-introduction to competitive football could work for Carson but if he hits the summer and is fully clear to play then you can imagine he'd be keen to make up for lost time. The forward area becomes a bit more complicated as the writing looks like it's on the wall for Johnson and a lot will depend on what our plans are for Scott. You could absolutely argue he'd benefit from 6 months or a season out on loan with someone like Goodwin at Alloa. If we do loan Scott out then it leaves us in the position of needing to bring someone who'd offer us a short term option but wouldn't mind being the 2nd forward on the bench. If we're sticking with the shape we have then you're looking at a guaranteed starting #9, a back-up who's relatively close in level to rotate plus an additional cover. It's a pretty hard sell to get players to come to Motherwell in the first place let alone trying to pitch coming to Motherwell to sit on the bench as 3rd choice. Looking around the lower leagues in England there are plenty names that we've been linked with in the past and also it's interesting to note the number of clubs who seem to be hitting financial difficulties. For example, Notts County look like they're getting relegated to the Vanarama and they've been hit with a winding up order. Pretty sure Bury were in the High Court recently as well with HMRC issues too and Bolton's situation has been pretty public. Our market is really players at teams who are either miles off their first team (Hartley, Aldred, Main, Ciftci, Sammon, Ariyibi, McCormack et al) or players who are getting relegated (Fisher, Carson etc). The problem of course is that quality in the area we're looking to recruit is still going to be pricey. Pace and power in the forward areas come at a premium. Edited April 14, 2019 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) I really hope the next step in Robinson's tactical revolution is going baws out on the tiki-taka and playing a 4-6-0* Turnbull at False 9 in the Fabregas role and I die happy. *the Spain 2012 brand, not the Levein type Edited April 14, 2019 by YassinMoutaouakil 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils4Oyarder Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 11:11, Ron Aldo said: Just had a look through Well Fans II re the signing of Gallagher. There's been so many times when I've wanted to respond to posts on that page but I just can't seem to bring myself down to the level of thickness on there. I have to say though, I'm devastated that we'll no longer be thought of as a "family club" on the back of this one signing. I have a confession to make...much of the hand-wringing on Well Fans 11 has been my doing, I like noising some of the dafties up on there. I honestly couldn't give a shite what Declan Gallagher got up to in a previous life, I just hope that he turns out to be a good player for us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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