YassinMoutaouakil Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, KirkySuperSub said: Catchy...or...Owcpaoweyrtraiplr...for short. Didn't he play right back for Llanelli? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superward Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, ropy said: For each new season I look out for our first goal, then our first point, then our first win, these have all happened in that order, I can only imagine a KVV hat trick is due next week. I already miss the big guy. Just want him back playing. Hopefully Saturday I see we've binned the injury bit on the website. Which is completely fine with me and I get it. As much as I like the info it's clear GA keeps things a bit closer to his chest on that respect. Anyone know what's up with SOD? Injured or just actively rested? Edited August 23, 2021 by superward 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, superward said: Anyone know what's up with SOD? Injured or just actively rested? My 'mate' who's dodgy stream meant he could only get the Livi TV commentary on Saturday reliable informs me that Marvin Bartley, who was doing the co-comms, mentioned that SODS unfortunately has tested positive for Covid. I also noticed that Donnelly and Maguire were missing from the squad on Saturday. Hopefully that was just injury precaution and they don't have it as well. Wishing a speedy recovery for SODS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, dezz said: My 'mate' who's dodgy stream meant he could only get the Livi TV commentary on Saturday reliable informs me that Marvin Bartley, who was doing the co-comms, mentioned that SODS unfortunately has tested positive for Covid. I also noticed that Donnelly and Maguire were missing from the squad on Saturday. Hopefully that was just injury precaution and they don't have it as well. Wishing a speedy recovery for SODS. The SSN ticker had SOD as a "doubt" due to "illness" prior to the game. On Donnelly my initial thought was that we were just resting him given the way Alexander had been talking about his injury, the whole "fragmented" pre-season and injury management pre-game: Quote “But without a shadow of a doubt we’ve had a fragmented pre-season period together. Quite a few lads are coming back to playing from a long time out or not playing for their previous club. “That takes time to get them up to speed. Ideally, in a beautiful world we’d have six to ten friendlies to get them up to speed before competitive action but that’s not the scenario. “We’ve had to throw them in straight away because we know that they’re good players. "We know the performances will improve but I still feel that the performances in the last three games have been close to winning games. “I don’t understand the process of coming back after a year injury because it didn’t happen to me as a player. “I don’t understand how you get back to full fitness after Covid because I’ve never had that." Link Given Livi's pitch it would have seemed smart not to risk Donnelly because...'knee' anyway. Who knows though, maybe he's got the 'rona as well. The wild thing about SOD having the lurgy is that if he also missed the Dundee game because of it Alexander would have probably avoided a fair bit of grief for fucking about and being perceived to have been resting players if the club had announced that was why he wasn't playing. Fucking weirdos. Edited August 23, 2021 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, capt_oats said: Given Livi's pitch it would have seemed smart not to risk Donnelly because...'knee' anyway. Who knows though, maybe he's got the 'rona as well. I reckon you're probably right on Donnelly re the pitch. If I remember correctly, he didn't play on the plastic against Airdrie either but has appeared in every other League and League Cup game that's been on grass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, dezz said: I reckon you're probably right on Donnelly re the pitch. If I remember correctly, he didn't play on the plastic against Airdrie either but has appeared in every other League and League Cup game that's been on grass. Aye, he was on the bench but was unused. We didn't have either of O'Hara or Grimshaw available as midfield options at that point though and Slattery hadn't signed. Alexander seems to have been making an argument for using 'the squad' rather than having a set XI week in, week out. With that in mind it wouldn't be shock if we've 'rested' Donnelly. Equally, given the amount of 'knee' we had last season it wouldn't be a surprise if we were conscious of the load put on players coming back from injury or just in general tbh. Then again, if we're keeping +ve cases of the 'rona on the QT to avoid giving a heads up that a player is unavailable for 10 days or whatever then that wouldn't be a surprise either. I notice the 'Team News' tab has been removed from the Squad page on the official as well. Edited August 23, 2021 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superward Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Aye, it's a balance between fans knowing what is going on and not actively putting all the info out there about injuries. Granted players talk and all that but why offer up the info publicly when you don't have to...I'm fine with the latter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I can't believe it's gone, it was always so informative, precise and kept up to date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superward Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said: I can't believe it's gone, it was always so informative, precise and kept up to date. We couldn't afford to employ a full new body last year to keep it up to date. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RostokMcSpoons Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said: I can't believe it's gone, it was always so informative, precise and kept up to date. Correct... (Sorry, couldn't resist wheeling that out again) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 41 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said: I can't believe it's gone, it was always so informative, precise and kept up to date. RIP in peace, GBNF. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Motherwellfc.co.uk injury update page | Return:TBC (knee) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 It’s all went quiet on the signing front. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Gianfranco said: It’s all went quiet on the signing front. Wild that we're being used for clicks by the local press in Leeds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RostokMcSpoons Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 I'm going to Leeds tomorrow night... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapowzer Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Has the Norwegian Fabio gone off the boil? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Wild that we're being used for clicks by the local press in Leeds. Gotts is turning into a saga. I hope he’s worth it if he does end up signing. I’m already doubting if Mich’el will ever play for us. To be nowhere near the team with the state the midfield has been doesn’t say much for him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Gianfranco said: Gotts is turning into a saga. I hope he’s worth it if he does end up signing. I’m already doubting if Mich’el will ever play for us. To be nowhere near the team with the state the midfield has been doesn’t say much for him. Gotts is the vaguest saga I can think of. Like, there doesn't really seem to have been any concrete report of our interest other than general "Scottish side Motherwell are also said to be monitoring his situation." type patter floating around. Bielsa was talking about him and a load of their other u23s at the weekend: Quote “The young players [Ryan] Edmondson, Niall, Gotts and [Jordan] Stevens, these players who were part of the under-23s team in previous seasons, they have a process of development and growth,” he said. Asked about Huggins’s situation specifically, Bielsa looked upon the right-backs the youngster would need to get past to stand any chance of playing for the first team. “In this case that you're referring to, [Luke] Ayling, [Stuart] Dallas and [Jamie] Shackleton are all players who play in the position he (Huggins) plays in,” he said. “If I see clearly at this moment in time he doesn't have the chance to overcome these players at the club and I keep him at the club, knowing this instead of favouring his development, I'm hindering him. “For all these youngsters, it would be ideal to compete in a group in the Premier League, but if they're not here there comes a moment where they need to look for a competition higher than the under-23s, otherwise their progress will be stalled.” Bielsa intimated, in an ideal world, all of the players loaned out by Leeds, who he attests to watch every week without fail, would improve to the extent they can force their way into his plans upon their return. “The expectation for all of us is that they compete outside of the club for a year and we find an evolution that invites us to bring them back into the fold,” he said. “Without exception, every player that has gone out on loan, I have seen them every week, first because it's my function and secondly because you grow a bond with these players. “I don't know if I've spoken also about Alfie and Davis and if there's something that we desire, it's that it goes well for them and we're able to bring them back. “They've made big efforts to try and be part of the group and we've accompanied them in this effort. If it doesn't go well for them, the work we've done is worse.” Link Bielsa's an absolute don eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Bielsa's an absolute don eh?Aye saga maybe wasn’t the best of words to use. He seems to have lots of teams after him from those links.I feel sorry for Bielsa’s wife. Although he’s no doubt got a schedule for her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) O'Donnell has been unlucky lately with shitting himself to death a few weeks ago and now the Covid. I hope we sign someone who can play midfield. I can just about hear the "Liam Grimshaw is like a new signing" bullshit already. Edited August 23, 2021 by Busta Nut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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