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Ive read that elsewhere and maybe we will deploy him differently. But from the highlights reel (limited, I know) he looked more Slattery than Just.

I dont sit in the POD so cant comment on how bad it is. But the UEFA requirement does seem a bit stupid. If I remember the wooden seats correctly, they were just a smaller wooden bar at the top of the seat as the backstop, but surely its the height from the top of the bar to the seat that counts? Grown adults arent falling thru the hole in between! If that was the problem, surely we could have had some sort of covering screwed on to fill the hole? It would have looked totally "tinpot" but would it have been any worse than the current remedy? I think it does provide a very good example though of the problems facing the club in respect of stadium maintenance and why a full and robust debate is required over solutions. The Hunter Stand was an absolute disaster again on Thursday night at half time with people trying to use the narrow concourse at the back to get to the toilets and food outlets, all of which are too small to cope with a sell out crowd. You could hardly move trying to get back and forward to your seat. If our style of play and associated attendances are maintained, the situation isnt going to go away. When our stands are only a half or 2/3 full there isnt an issue. But you really notice the difference with a full house.

Having watched Lowry's highlights reel, he definitely has the look of a Slattery type player. Very comfortable on the ball, difficult to dispossess, can pick a pass and takes a good free kick / penalty. If he can resurrect that kind of form on a regular basis, Im all in.

I actually wonder if Shane Blaney wouldnt have been a good fit for this type of Motherwell side? Injuries aside, he always looked comfortable with the ball at his feet. It was the physicality and defending his box I always felt he struggled with. Not suggesting we go bring him back, but if SOD, McGinn and Koutroumbis can all look good at centre half in this kind of set up, Im sure others could too.

Will wait until I see how he performs on the pitch before passing judgement, but on the face of it seems like a decent short term fix in midfield. Not a great fan of loan players, particularly if it benefits a club in our league that is a direct opponent. However, he is coming from outwith and in a difficult to fill position, so if a permanent signing of the required standard isnt available right now, I could get on board with it. Hope the rumours about attitude are just a load of shite and the boy can resurrect his career with some stellar performances and a bucketload of goals!

Its certainly not our model to be fair. Re-sale value is usually important to us, especially if we are paying a fee for someone. However, with the churn of this seasons squad and the profit already banked, could we be looking at just getting someone tried and tested in that will do a job and stay for 2/3 seasons?

Well, with respect, I dont think Falkirk are selling him for that amount of money! Do you not rate him as a player? Is he not worth it? Like I said previously, Ive never paid any real attention to him, so Ive no idea what he is worth.

Just asked a Falkirk supporting mate about Spencer. Described him as a "quarterback" type with good range of passing. Reckons transfer fee of £400-500k. Sounds like a ready made Watt replacement with well over £1m profit on the 2 deals. I think Id be pretty ok with that.

For me Greatest Ever Signing isnt about financial recompense. Its who had the greatest impact at your club. For all the reasons listed above it has to be Davy Cooper. Quite simply, without him, we dont win the 91 Scottish Cup and dont have the 2 nearly title winning teams (allow me licence) of my generation. Some of the older guys might point to other players outwith my memory base and guys like Graham, Wark, Marinello, Davidson etc will always have a special place in my heart, but Cooper is still the best Ive ever seen in Claret & Amber.

On last nights evidence I dont think we are too far away from a pretty decent squad once everyone is back fit (that in itself being a defining factor in respect of how many players we ACTUALLY need). Keeper wise, I dint see us doing any more business. What we have is what we will stick with. Defence wise I think we are complete. Johnny K, SOD, Sparrow are our RBs. Once SOD McGinn and McGhee are back we have plenty CB cover so dont expect any business there. Longelo, Williams and Wilson are or LBs. We could do with an extra sitting midfielder to cover for Oscar & Lucas if one of them is injured or suspended. 2 creative midfielder types to replace Slattery & Just. One out and out goalscorer Possibly another winger for the left side. So 4/5 still incoming. After that we can decide who needs to go out on loan. Thought Booth looked decent last night but Id like to see how he fares against better opposition. Luca Ross is still young, but thought he was bullied physically by their LB last night when he came on, so jury still out on him. Didnt see enough of the other academy players to form an opinion.

I thought Mikey Booth showed up pretty well last night. Looked like a young player that thought he deserved to be there. Was always dropping into space to show for the ball and was demanding it from more senior players. Some good touches and generally looked like the kind of player that will fit our system.

I think the issue with Wilson is a bit of confirmation bias. I dont think there is any doubt that before his move to Raith his form had dipped a fair bit. He was making mistakes and didnt look very assured. The fact that JBA didnt rate him enough to keep him around despite being really short in that position only added to the feeling he wasnt good enough. I dont read too much into the fact he didnt make it at Raith as he was very unlikely to play in front of Lewis Stevenson, which raises questions about the loan in itself. Judging him purely on last night, I thought he did well enough. Looks fit and physical, was decent enough going forward and if we had a big fit striker, might have had an assist or two. I was concerned when he was moved into centre back, but did fine there as well. Of course, you have to caveat all of that with the level of opposition, and he may still be moved on eventually. But right now? Id be keeping the boy around.

Pleasantly surprised by that last night. Controlled the game for the most part. Scored 2 absolutely fantastic goals, and should have got 2 or 3 more. Said coulda had a hat trick if he knew how to shoot! Obviously there were shortcomings. But given how many players we had unavailable I think overall you have to be happy with the level of performance and direction of travel. Now if we can just get a few players back fit for next week please!

Fadinger & Sparrow both played well. I was also impressed with Mikey Booth who didnt look out of place at all. But MOTM was Oscar. He really stepped up and put in a dominant performance both going forward and recovering the ball at the back.

Regardless of position on whether to stay or go, this is the most exciting part for me. I truly never thought Id ever see Motherwell Football Club do anything, other than exist hand to mouth. The turnaround in 2 years is extraordinary.