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Indeed but it shows you don't need a striker to hold it up for it to work. I actually think the absence of Slattery is more an issue here. His willingness to take the ball whether he had a man on him or not and hold on to it was vastly underappreciated by a lot of people...

True but we had Just and an in form JT

We didn't have one last year and coped...

The problem with dropping JT is who do you play in his place that will a) work harder than him b) provide more of a goal threat The way we set up with SPH thru the middle, we need goal threat from the wider areas and midfield. Ibbie gives us that from midfield and Kanga is starting to look like he might be the answer on the left. However, our options on the right are JT, Sparrow or Willy Vogt! I know he hasnt been producing the goods goal wise for a long time, and I have been critical of him. But he does his defensive duties in respect of covering the fullback, albeit his tackling is pretty poor. I wouldnt be against playing Sparrow in front of McGhee or Johnnie K, but he isnt going to provide much of a goal threat.

Hendry is a grafter. He will run about and do things, but his composure in front of goal is no better than SPH or Eythor are at the moment. Not quite the same player as Seb, a bit more physical maybe. But deserves a chance to see if he can resurrect himself / find something within. Dont think he solves any of our longer term problems though.

I must have missed something. When I saw him play i thought he was no very good , crap in fact. Could time be clouding some memory's here.

Hendry when he came into the team held the ball reasonably well - i don’t believe he’s the answer as he seemed to be more interested in finding who to have a battle with - and never had a great goal record BUT He’s a bit like Curtis main - not a great goal scorer but has the ability and strength to bring others in (when fit !)

Yes, and we also need a striker who can hold the ball up to allow the supporting midfield to take advantage. Do we have one?

The big question for me is what level of man management does he need to get the best from him . He’s clearly got talent and when confidence is high has scored a lot , and some exceptional goals . but it seems that a lot of work is required to bring that out - JBA managed it well - but it shouldn’t always be up to the manager . suspect that’s why no one signed him and unless he hits form he really should be dropped - albeit not for Thor

Sadly with our defence I wouldn't be confident beating anyone right now.

"he's always shown good technique and pace" you and I watch a different player. His technique is very erratic. Watch him in the shooting practice before the game which invariably does not improve during a game. He has been murder since April. No one will be happier than me if he rediscovers his form of this time last year but I'm willing to bet he won't.

Our all-time home record in the league vs St Mirren: P109 W62 (57%) D23 (21%) L24 (22%) I’d usually expect us to win at home against them but in our present form…….

He's only 22 as well so still developing

He's always shown good technique and pace. Just needs more composure to finish. He's best we have up front.

Wednesday night was the first time I have seen Seb dominate his opponent, winning balls and strong running. It didn’t come to much but it showed glimpses of what could be.

Spot on, for me thats one of the fundamental issues with our play. To play out from the back successfully you need to move the ball quickly and as you say we dont. That said though we dont know what AJ is telling the players to do so is it the players failing or is it AJ,s preferred style that needs looked at, i think its a bit of both.

Positive attitude, you are a disgrace!! Get off this forum 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

and what ?? he's been pish since April. What he did before that is immaterial in judging his contribution to the team just now. Christ Jake Hastie was on fire for 3 months, didn't stop him being utter pish. Thats not to say he wont hit the heights again but if you were judging him on his contribution this season he should have been on the bench a lot longer than he was.

Since his first season in the Scottish Premiership in 2024-25, only Daizen Maeda (30), Lawrence Shankland (27) and Martin Boyle (26) have scored more goals than Motherwell's Tawanda Maswanhise (25)

Yup that is a great point. Apart from kanga how many of our signings were AJ's suggestions? I reckon scouted and then presented to him. JBA defo spotted just and said and they were great. I would like AJ to recognise targets from his 30 months in norway. I really hope he is given that opportunity.

Yup Manny definitely said that but to keep it topical .....is he being a faithful...or a traitor! 🤣🤣 just kiddin Manny

3-0 tomorrow. Maswanhise to kick on from his goal the other night scoring a brace and the defenders showing some dig and determination for the clean sheet. Kanga to score the third. It's the beginning of the renaissance.

Honest question: in what way have folk on here allowed their dislike of Rangers to override their support of Motherwell?

Maybe he doesn't show any more in training than he does on the pitch. Managers can be stubborn buggers, but given the run we're on, you'd imagine he isn't digging his heels in just for the sake of it. Jens persevered with Maswanhise too, presumably because he'd shown he could deliver, while others hadn't.