18May1991 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Hendry and McClair are good shouts. Expected them to be great. McCormack, second time round, I didn’t have high hopes for. Not sure why given how good he was first time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, 18May1991 said: Hendry and McClair are good shouts. Expected them to be great. McCormack, second time round, I didn’t have high hopes for. Not sure why given how good he was first time. Was quite excited on hearing about McCormacks imminent return. Seeing him shoehorned into an XXXL top tempered that initial enthusiasm somewhat. Major disappointment, but going by his recent past and physical condition, no real surprise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 To add to those already mentioned, I’d probably add Brian Kerr and Bigi to the list. Don’t get me wrong, you got three of four screamers out of Kerr a season, but aside from that he was the hide and seek champ. Absolutely no heart from someone who was supposedly a Motherwell fan (I’ll hazard a guess he actually wasn’t). With Bigi, as Cov are my second team, I’d seen a fair bit of him already and based on that I was convinced he was going to be a cracking signing for us. On the other hand, Rose was seen as a good utility / fringe player at Cov and he was often plagued by injury. I would never have guessed Rose to have a better time up here than Bigi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I remember thinking Simon Mensing was going to be a great signing for us. McGhee took one look at him and then launched him into the sea. I will always wonder what could have been with Wes Fletcher if he hadn't have gotten injured in his second game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marinello Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Who was the Serb ( I think) signed a few years back from West Ham who was supposed to be a cracking player but ended up never being seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Marinello said: Who was the Serb ( I think) signed a few years back from West Ham who was supposed to be a cracking player but ended up never being seen. Luka Belic. He was complete shite. Now playing in the Greek 3rd tier 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in Motherwell Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 The bold Steven Goldcastle must be up there. I mean, after that thread on Steelmen it was unlikely to turn out to be anything else, but I was particularly annoyed by just how pish he was. There were quite a few during the Davies era that went down similarly due to their ‘pedigree’ - think Steven Cosgrove, Neil Tarrant, basically anyone we signed for a fee in those days 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, capt_oats said: Oh aye? We’re going to sign Tim Clancy aren’t we Edited November 25, 2021 by ropy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapowzer Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 It has to be down to the pedigree of where they've came from and while in the doldrums Villa (despite the assertions of many in Govan) are a massive club in England's second biggest city ...... Ross McCormack. McClair promised a lot too and nothing came of it. I'd also put Ole Gunner Solksjaer who we were "so close to signing" and Jari Litmanen who Kampman was best mates with when I think he was at Ajax, they'd have flopped. Think of all the players we've signed and never seen, that defender in Jan, Sloth (apart from a PaddyPower ad), Parker ... don't think I've seen him in the background of training, Max Johnson's dug ..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Even if these lads from the LOI are total ballers it's still a signing policy to be avoided IMO, reeks of St Mirren. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 I would never have guessed Rose to have a better time up here than Bigi.I really liked Andy Rose. Was never fantastic, just a consistent 7/10 every week and went quietly about his business while those around him were bodying anything that moved. Real class act in all his interviews as well.In terms of disappointments there are a fair few players who did well with us first time round and then didn't get anywhere near it on their return: Stephen Hughes, Henrik Ojamaa, Ross McCormack, David Clarkson.The Irish trio under Malpas probably takes the award though. Such optimism that they were going to be stand outs, just a pity they were all complete dugmeat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RostokMcSpoons Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) I see Henrik's still playing for his country. Either he's had a renaissance, or they've got no-one else to turn to. I'd like to think it's the first. Absolutely loved him in his first stint. Edited November 26, 2021 by RostokMcSpoons 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 I'm struggling to remember any player who came out of nowhere and generated so much excitement as Ojamaa did in his first spell. Every time he got the ball it felt like we were going to see the pistols.He was dynamite, and just seemed to complement our team incredibly well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 35 minutes ago, fat_tony said: I'm struggling to remember any player who came out of nowhere and generated so much excitement as Ojamaa did in his first spell. Every time he got the ball it felt like we were going to see the pistols. He was dynamite, and just seemed to complement our team incredibly well. The game against Hearts at Fir Park where Lasley had been sent off and Ojamaa absolutely terrorized them on the way to a 3-0 win was one of the best individual performances that I've seen. Shame that like a lot of stuff from that time, it doesn't seem to exist outside of the SPFL vaults which they only show occasional goals from. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 I was really disappointed with Jake Taylor. He was described as a Welsh international and we signed him round about the time the Welsh national team started becoming half decent. He was the emptiest of empty jerseys. If he hadn't been sent off in one game I doubt I'd even remember him.I'd also add the permanent signing of Kevin Mcbride. Brilliant on loan and beyond useless once he signed permanently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casagolda Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Swello said: The game against Hearts at Fir Park where Lasley had been sent off and Ojamaa absolutely terrorized them on the way to a 3-0 win was one of the best individual performances that I've seen. Shame that like a lot of stuff from that time, it doesn't seem to exist outside of the SPFL vaults which they only show occasional goals from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 48 minutes ago, Swello said: Shame that like a lot of stuff from that time, it doesn't seem to exist outside of the SPFL vaults which they only show occasional goals from. So basically, anything 2012 onwards (and the formation of the SPFL) all exists and is readily available. Anything pre-that is reliant on how well someone archived a decade ago, so is...patchy. Particularly 2010-2012. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 40 minutes ago, thisGRAEME said: So basically, anything 2012 onwards (and the formation of the SPFL) all exists and is readily available. Anything pre-that is reliant on how well someone archived a decade ago, so is...patchy. Particularly 2010-2012. There's a page on YouTube, the Arab Archive where you can find highlights of pretty much any game we've played Dundee United. There's a Kilmarnock one and a Hearts one too, which aren't quite as good, but do have a fair few games. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0l8u5b_90Vf1coZnhmJz6Q - Arab Archive https://www.youtube.com/c/AmorusoLetsItRun - Amoruso lets it run - Hearts https://www.youtube.com/c/KillieFCTV/videos - Kille FC TV You can obviously find most games against the Old Firm knocking about YouTube somewhere, but unfortunately the ones we'd want to see are often the ones which haven't been uploaded! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said: There's a page on YouTube, the Arab Archive where you can find highlights of pretty much any game we've played Dundee United. There's a Kilmarnock one and a Hearts one too, which aren't quite as good, but do have a fair few games. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0l8u5b_90Vf1coZnhmJz6Q - Arab Archive https://www.youtube.com/c/AmorusoLetsItRun - Amoruso lets it run - Hearts https://www.youtube.com/c/KillieFCTV/videos - Kille FC TV You can obviously find most games against the Old Firm knocking about YouTube somewhere, but unfortunately the ones we'd want to see are often the ones which haven't been uploaded! For a while - all the McCall era stuff was archived on the first generation "Well TV" (along with folk chipping a golf ball into a bucket and Stan videos of Darren Randolph) - but as far as I know, that isn't available anywhere now, which is a shame given how good some of that stuff is. So, there is a gap between the stuff on the "Gobstopper" youtube channel and the official SPFL stuff, which as @thisGRAEME says, is all there. I'm genuinely impressed that @Casagolda found a 20 views, 260p version of the game I was talking about though - if anyone can find the game that season where we tanked St Johnstone 5-1 at Fir Park near the end of the season*, I'd like to see that one again... *Predictably, the game they tanked us 5-1 at Fir Park is very easy to find.... Edited November 26, 2021 by Swello 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 37 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said: There's a page on YouTube, the Arab Archive where you can find highlights of pretty much any game we've played Dundee United. There's a Kilmarnock one and a Hearts one too, which aren't quite as good, but do have a fair few games. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0l8u5b_90Vf1coZnhmJz6Q - Arab Archive https://www.youtube.com/c/AmorusoLetsItRun - Amoruso lets it run - Hearts https://www.youtube.com/c/KillieFCTV/videos - Kille FC TV You can obviously find most games against the Old Firm knocking about YouTube somewhere, but unfortunately the ones we'd want to see are often the ones which haven't been uploaded! Aye, something we visit semi-regularly atm. Tbf, there is also an ongoing project for developing a bigger and far more comprehensive archive which will hopefully come to fruition. At the moment, loads of footage exists...somewhere, but it's spread throughout STV, the Beeb, Sky Sports, a whole collection not accessible remotely in Hampden, and a lot of physical copies kicking around as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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