Allroy for Prez Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 It’s the introduction of Shaw and O’Donnell and what they would bring to the team, or not, and shuffling stuff about to accommodate Butcher than further underlines why Kettlewell isn’t going to do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camer0n_mcd Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Fed up of this spineless team, can't wait till most of them leave. Substitutions absolutely killed us today, Butcher has been brutal in just about every game he's played since coming back from injury. SOD should never be playing right back and Oli Shaw , has anyone ever seen him run? Absolute lazy bastar d 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceiling Granny Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I thought one of the biggest issues was after about 75 minutes Bair looked done, and it was around that time we started more hit and hope up the park. Bair isn’t really there to chase balls at the best of times, far less when he’s knackered. In combination with what’s already been mentioned regarding the subs it’s hard not to attribute the defeat to Kettlewell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real-name-hidden Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Negatives: Butcher, Kelly’s distribution at goal kicks was questionable at all times , lack of a change in direction when it became apparent that the ball in-behind was no longer working when they brought on Carter-Vickers. I’m not as sure on Ketts as I was before today. Positives: Vale looks the part, really impressed by him today. Miller seems to be back to his best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Kirk Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Being honest about it they missed a couple of sitters in regulation time . That said this routine we go through of giving away goals to them in 90 plus minutes is getting very tedious to watch. Jack Vale was excellent first half an absolute nuisance to the Celtic back line. Unfortunately he was blowing out his arse after 55 mins and when he eventually went off the game got played entirely in our half . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jastons6 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I haven't said a replay yet . Should the Theo Bair goal have been disallowed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Just now, Jastons6 said: I haven't said a replay yet . Should the Theo Bair goal have been disallowed? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedrics Mighty Well Army Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Jastons6 said: I haven't said a replay yet . Should the Theo Bair goal have been disallowed? Yes, it was offside. But the idea Butcher denied a scoring opportunity... Edited February 25 by Cedrics Mighty Well Army 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettigrew Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, wellfan09 said: Any reason why the pitch is looking so poor this season? It’s not even been a bad winter. AGM chat was that the Livi game f***ed it but that it’s playing fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedrics Mighty Well Army Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 1 minute ago, Pettigrew said: AGM chat was that the Livi game f***ed it but that it’s playing fine. It's not been a bad winter but it's been a wet one. Few opportunities for the pitch to dry out over a period of days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 People need to remember budgets as well. Celtic make a sub, and their quality will remain the same, or get better. We can't do that. Unfortunately not helped by a poor decision by the manager don't help. Casey's back up Blaney, anyone that thinks any other defender is better than Mugabi at the no nonesense centre half position hasn't been paying attention, so why shuffle to get Butcher in when Blaney is right there? Meanwhile, I'm not saying Oli Shaw for Lennon Miller is the biggest downgrade the world of sport has ever seen, but it is, by far the biggest downgrade ever seen . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliphas Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 53 minutes ago, rowsdower said: Rearranging our whole back line to accommodate Butcher was a dumb move. If Casey was hurt we should have brought Blaney on. This was exactly it for me. Losing Casey, totally rearranging it, then Gent taking a knock as well as being knackered and ending up with a completely different left hand side absolutely smoked us considering Yang was really improving them down that side already. On the plus side, first half we could have been 2 or 3 up. Vale looks a great asset every game I think, solid from Devine on the right and I thought Kelly has his best game in a wee while. Came for a couple of high balls, one good rush out and the close header he took well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Every sub would have walked off the pitch thinking job done. As soon as we reorganised the defence we conceded a free kick on the edge of the box then followed that up with 2 goals. The changes were probably needed but just go like for like, it was working. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettigrew Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Heavy late period Peter Hartley vibes from Calum Butcher. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Is Halliday another crock? Bringing him into the midfield would theoretically have bolstered us. Oli Shaw playing the Conor Wilkinson midfield mystery tour wasn’t effective, he would have been better playing up front and taking over the running from Bair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 We had a good first XI on the park today but everything that came off the bench was fucking rotten. Butcher's looking like he's done for good, SOD doesn't have the legs to play RWB and Oliver Shaw is one of the worst signings we've ever made. Vale's work rate was a huge part of why we were so successful in the first half to go from that to Shaw who is both terrible at football and a lazy b*****d meant we had nothing that could drag us up the park late on. So we just sat deeper and deeper right at the end. A great idea for a team who, famously, are watertight at the back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 We’ve lost our place at the top of the last minute goals league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Fan Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 In game management is an integral part of a good manager/coach partnership. (for ex. Tommy McLean) SK/SF may analyse teams and plan well beforehand (not confirmed) but it's abundantly clear, decisions made of late have not impacted our performance in a positive manner. Shuffling players out of position to accommodate substitutions is mostly a recipe of disaster. Changes today involved our defence, who have been guilty of multiple mistakes over the course of the season. So shuffle the pack further and who's surprised what unfolds in injury time. Harsh but totally avoidable. He really needs to have players able to play other formations, but that's the dilemma. He has hamstrung himself in that respect and that lies squarely on him. Think we will survive, but, he needs to take stock and have a more varied structure going forward. Good luck to him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedrics Mighty Well Army Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 As a wise gnome once said "The best form of defence is attack". One up front was just asking them to come onto us. They kept four back first half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 That's a tough loss to take today. Could've been more than 1-0 up at half time with some better decisions but it just shows the different worlds Motherwell and Celtic operate in. They swap one multi-million pound striker for another, who changes the game, we bring on a guy who can't get a game for Barnsley. Great goal superbly worked by Miller to get in front but looked like the players just ran out of steam towards the end. Need to keep the performances going over the next few weeks, then we can get a break from the gruesome twosome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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