joewarkfanclub

Can I get a second chance? I promise to behave! 😍

Our record against Aberdeen at Pittodrie is at least as good as our record against them at Fir Park is bad. No idea if we win this one. But I dont think we lose it. 3-3 again!

Not sure Ive seen anyone telling another poster to shut up in respect of the investment stuff or indeed opinions of players / the manager. The ones who tend to be called out are those who are negative about absolutely everything regardless of context. Ive had some lively debates with your good self and others at times over opinions. But as you yourself said previously, thats what this place is about. I think we can both agree though that we were both wrong about Bair. But he is better than "semi-pro" level! 😉

Surely its acceptable to post that although a players record at his previous club is poor, you are happy to see what the manager can do with him and judge him then. Or opine that without the full information regarding investment you dont have a position one way or the other? These are both opinions. Not everything is black and white.

Are facepalms considered booing? Asking for a friend! 😆

The problem for Halliday is that he came with a pedigree so expectations are higher. Im hoping his issues are just lack of football and match fitness and that its not that his legs are just gone. Happy to see how he looks after a proper pre season and a bit more first team football. We should offer Theo an improved deal because he has earned it, but also to show prospective suitors we are serious about keeping him and if they want him they will need to make it worth our while. If we want to push his value up we need to send out the right signals.

Who says it isnt?

Feed the Bair. The scouts are watching! A couple more for the highlights reel would be (a few more) grand!

We got less than £1m for last seasons Premiership top scorer on 28 goals. There are lots of variable factors but Theo has scored 13 goals and prior to this season had a total of 8 senior goals. I take my hat off to the big chap for the improvement he has shown this season and it would be great to keep him as I think he can still improve, but anyone that thinks that we wont move him on if money like that comes in, or that he wouldnt want to move up a level isnt being realisitic. Particularly those that would argue that fan ownership isnt working and we need to drop our pants at £1.5m investment from outside sources.......

I think the documentary side of things has potential as a revenue stream and possibly the streaming of our games more globally, as thats what Barmack knows. But how that fits with tv deals negotiated by the League, SFA, UEFA etc remains to be seen. The player trading also has possibilities, but we would need to be a whole lit better at it than we are now for both Barmack AND Motherwell to make more money out of it. An academy in the States with access to a larger pool of talent with the outlook of moving them onto the Premiership could work, but again Id be concerned about how this would impact local talent getting into the team, as thats pretty much been my favourite thing over the last 10 years. Watching the likes of Cadden, Campbell, Turnbell, Hastie, Johnstone and Miller all coming through has been a joy.

Thanks for this Jay. Important we get some general information and opinion from members of the Society Board.

There is a huge difference between increasing revenue streams and taking on outside investment. The club will have to increase its revenue streams regardless of whether it stays under fan ownership or sells its majority shareholding to a private investor. If we sell, the initial money will be welcome, but it doesnt seem like its going to be transformational, and its benefit could be short lived. We still need to live within our means, otherwise we end up owing money to the investor like Dundee, Dundee United or any of the other clubs going down this route. Thats fine as long as the investor is happy with that situation. The minute they are not you are back in a "John Boyle" situation or worse. I look at the potential investment more like a Dragons Den situation, where the worth to the club could be through the particular skillset and expertise that Bamack could bring, rather than how deep his pockets are, which really is irelevant. Its worth noting also, that we have just appointed a new CEO. Id be interested to hear what his ideas are about increasing revenue streams alongside the Society. It could be that a mixed model with Society/Club/Barmack working together is the way forward.

Sometimes its best not to over complicate things! 😆😆😆

I dont know anything for a fact. Only the investor and the club know what the deal is (or should). But some of our fans seem to think that outside investment is some sort of no risk Nirvana where we never have to pay any money back and we can instantly spend more money on players. Given how negative many are being about fan ownership, I think its important that someone highlights the risks on the other side of the fence. I do want to re-iterate though, that I wont make my own mind up one way or the other until I see the detail of the deal.

By exploring other revenue streams not currently being tapped. No different than the investor who is looking for control of the club. The money he intends to invest wont be free. He wants it back with interest. So he will have to find ways of getting more money into the club. Otherwise he and we dont make any more money. The advantage he has at the moment is that he comes from a corporate background and clearly has experience in that field. That doesnt mean to say that there arent smart peoplenon the WS Board noe though with ideas of their own.