Motherwell FC - A Thread For All Seasons

[thisGRAEME]

9 minutes ago, Marinello said:

Like a lot of 'Well fans I'd be happy with Robert's return. Through no fault of his he ain't had much of a chance to break into the Woolery- Van Veen-Watt monopoly.

With TW increasingly looking like he'll be off this month we may now see Robert's as a starter.

Also his form with us last season was good and I believe we would have ended up in the top 6 if he hadn't suffered his injury.

Would agree with that. He's quick, direct and seemed to win more than his fair share in the air as well. Happy to take, particularly if Hearts are paying part of the wage.

[Gianfranco]

I spent 30 seconds or so trying to work out who the hell Robert was after glancing at Marinello’s post. I could only think of Bob McHugh. My brain hasn’t adjusted to a full week or work yet.

[Marinello]

3 minutes ago, Gianfranco said:

I spent 30 seconds or so trying to work out who the hell Robert was after glancing at Marinello’s post. I could only think of Bob McHugh. My brain hasn’t adjusted to a full week or work yet.

Me and grammar. Whit am ah like

[capt_oats]

With Roberts I'd say that the fact we never actually announced he'd returned to Hearts despite his loan being up was as much a giveaway as any that we were expecting him back.

Like most I'm absolutely fine with him coming back, even more so if Hearts have paid up/are paying the bulk of his contract.

As I said the other day he's good back-up for Woolery/Watt and has enough about him to start if we need. Given he can only play for us or Hearts (unless he's offered a deal on a different calendar) I'd say we're probably the better bet of the two if he's wanting some sort of game time.

To add...

Edited January 14, 2022 by capt_oats

[Well Well]

Jordan Roberts signs on on a permanent deal until the end of the season

 

https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/news

 

Edited January 14, 2022 by Well Well

[YassinMoutaouakil]

Signing one of our nearest rival's star players. We are massive.

[Swello]

We have to start him at Tynecastle - hat-trick guaranteed

[Marinello]

Kerr Smith signs for Villa.

Robert's signs for us.

They say things come in threes. TW?

[Gianfranco]

Did anyone else get an email from the club announcing Roberts on a permanent deal? That’s a new one for me.

[Marinello]

Predictive text gets me again.

Roberts , Roberts, Roberts.

Got it at last!!

[Ron Aldo]

Happy enough with Roberts. He's probably not a guaranteed starter but he's more than decent backup for this level.

I'd much rather Roberts coming off the bench than Seedorf / Hastie / Manzinga / Competition Winner / any other dross winger we've had in recent years.

[Doctor Manhattan]

27 minutes ago, Gianfranco said:

Did anyone else get an email from the club announcing Roberts on a permanent deal? That’s a new one for me.

Yep. I wonder what mailing list that is? I'm not a season ticket holder (what with living in a faraway island paradise these days) and it doesn't look like the 'Well Society. I guess that'll teach me to buy stuff from the club shop online. 

[dezz]

Happy with that. Roberts is about as low risk a signing a club like ours is ever going to get in the January window.
A guy who’s been in the building for a year, we know he can do a capable job, and after a consistent run in the team last year before his injury he looked pretty handy.
With Utd selling Kerr and Roberts signing permanently I’m guessing Tony will be on his way before the end of the month. If that’s the case I’d still like to see is bring in a central striker as back up to KVV.

[ropy]

I assume the negotiation with Hearts resulted in some compensation for Roberts and we can pay him Motherwell level wages and not whatever Hearts were throwing at him.

in saying that, I was happy to see him back in the summer and the fact that he has not featured as often is partly as a result of us doing well.

[Gianfranco]

Yep. I wonder what mailing list that is? I'm not a season ticket holder (what with living in a faraway island paradise these days) and it doesn't look like the 'Well Society. I guess that'll teach me to buy stuff from the club shop online. [emoji6]

I wonder if Craig Brown is tech savvy enough to read his emails?

[capt_oats]

1 hour ago, Gianfranco said:

Did anyone else get an email from the club announcing Roberts on a permanent deal? That’s a new one for me.

I got one. Like @Doctor Manhattan I'm not a ST holder. I'd guess it's the general club mailing list. Like, anyone who has bought a ticket, done a survey etc.

As a separate point I got a WS mailer through as well.

[Doctor Manhattan]

15 minutes ago, capt_oats said:

 I'd guess it's the general club mailing list. Like, anyone who has bought a ticket, done a survey etc.

Ah, that may well be it. Hospitality packages for the 2017 cup semi the likely culprit.

A weekend which also saw us take in a Jerry Sadowitz show in Glasgow and get in a fight on the train on the way home afterwards. Happy fucking days!

[capt_oats]

14 minutes ago, Doctor Manhattan said:

Ah, that may well be it. Hospitality packages for the 2017 cup semi the likely culprit.

A weekend which also saw us take in a Jerry Sadowitz show in Glasgow and get in a fight on the train on the way home afterwards. Happy fucking days!

How was the Sadowitz thing? I had thought about going to that.

[Doctor Manhattan]

10 minutes ago, capt_oats said:

How was the Sadowitz thing? I had thought about going to that.

He's an acquired taste, obviously, but I thought he was brilliant. Certainly an experience, albeit one that makes Frankie Boyle look like Terry and June.

Only 5 or 6 people walked out after the first few minutes which was apparently less than usual, especially considering his opening monologue that night was all about Grenfell Tower.

[ropy]

On 13/01/2022 at 14:12, ropy said:

I still think there is value in keeping Tony, many players have successfully completed a contract after agreeing to move on.  Does Tony have the mentality to do that?  Ross County away on a midweek night may be the very opportunity for GA to test his commitment.

At the very least I would string United along, cup tie Watt (as I have said before) and wait till the 31st, this may force United to pay over the odds (in their view) or have a gap in their squad if they don’t get their man.

Selling him in the next week seems very soft to me.

Still mulling Tony’s position over.  If we get a Scottish Cup run going surely that would keep him motivated and wanting to perform well enough to be in the team.  If we were to meet United in the semi (or final?) surely his personal ambition for a cup win would outweigh any perceived loyalty to his future employers.