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The comings and goings of players may prove to be critical here . Slattery gone, Maswanhise most certainly, Just likely. Hopefully what comes in can match or improve us further. I get your broader point though - continuation of style of play etc.

Very true, and thankfully so. I can say that now, having seen our wee club is still capable of playing decent football, after all.

Just glad it's sorted - A Jens sized gap isn't easy to fill. Think it was @grizzlyg who got pelters for referencing Jens as a legend but I can't honestly remember a better manager to have come through our doors in donkeys years. The club are sticking to the plan, may or may not have been the first choice but equally if someone told me we're about to bring in the manager from Rosenborg who wants to play attractive football and had a 45%+ win rate I'd have been pretty chuffed. Being young no doubt means he's made mistakes and will make more but full credit to everyone at the club for how they've managed the process. Be good to get some early momentum to keep the progression on track.

Yes, his approach was a revelation last season mainly because we are in the Dark Ages in Scotland. He has Max to fill in the gaps in local knowledge and the club structure seems stable, so I'm hopeful of continuity. I'd rather have had our season than St Mirren's, LC or not. I've had my fill of hoofball to last me a lifetime and the sight of our team imposing their will on other teams and passing their way through them was a joy. Long may it continue........

We need to believe that Johansson can simply pick up where JBA left off. And it shouldn’t be too difficult, given that the entire football department remains unchanged apart from JBA.

I'd just add that most successful teams these days play the JBA style, so they don't have to be mutually exclusive.

Undeniably, sometimes it works, results wise. But it didn't work for us when it came to getting folk through the turnstiles, which most of us had probably given up hope of seeing, until last season. Some clubs demand silverware, even at the cost of style. McInnes getting Rangers playing silky stuff (I know) will mean hee-haw if Celtic finish above them. With us, folk will be more forgiving if they're enjoying what they're watching.

I don't know him to look at, but I'm assuming that's him because he was leading the introductions.

Thanks. I guessed that might be the case but was not sure.

Motherwell seems to be a club that brings out the best in players and managers so hopefully he will flourish in his new environment.

Daws, presumably - in his new Head of Football roile.

It depends what you're after then. Frankly I'm at an age where, if possible, I'd like to enjoy my Saturday afternoons. Do I prefer it when Motherwell win? Yes. Am I willing to sit through turgid football in order to see that? Possibly thanks to Messrs Alexander and Kettlewell, the answer is no. If Motherwell are winning 1-0 playing shite football, I'll read the match reports.. I gave serious consideration as to whether I was renewing my season ticket last season after Kettlewell and Wimmer. Glad I did. If we're at least going to try and entertain, that's good enough for me...

Who is the Nick with the Liverpool accent in the introductions video?

I'm hearing chat that there may be bigger issues with Rosenborg, some financial issues having some impact. But whether that's leaks from the club trying to allay concerns about his recent performance, I can't say...

Sometimes the so called eye bleeding football works in Scotland though doesn’t it? It worked to an extent with Robinson when he was with us and even more so with St.Mirren. Killie under Steve Clarke weren’t easy on the eye either but they were effective and got results. And our last manager to win a trophy wasn’t renowned for ‘great to watch’ football but we ended up doing pretty well under him. (And yes, before anyone says it, I know that that wasn’t always the case and fans were protesting against Tommy McLean in the late 80s)

He would have a league championship to his name if he had managed to win against the managerial genius of either Neil McCann in March or Marvin Bartley in April. He got Aberdeen regularly in the top four with one of the top four (probably top three or two when Rangers were elsewhere) budgets in the league. Am I supposed to be impressed by punching his weight while playing eye bleeding football..? I'm not that easily impressed...

I am too as long as it works. It kind of worked with Wimmer in that he kept us up that season but he left pretty sharpish. JBA was obviously a big success for us and we are obviously hoping that Alfred Johansson will also do well. But only time will tell and as I said he’s very young in managerial terms and our job will be a big challenge for him. But I am right behind him.

Which would be the club I should be supporting going by that post then? Hearts? Aberdeen? Kilmarnock? Or maybe St.Johnstone? Or are you just going down the usual lazy route of “anyone who says anything remotely connected with Rangers must be a Rangers fan”??? I think Derek McInnes is a good manager. That’s all. Artichoke, Cholmondeley, Pedigree, CHUM. I think Derek McInnes is a good manager.

Agreed. Del, Rangers and MJC are a match made in heaven. I am always very happy when Motherwell try a completely different approach.

Seems he didn't know Jens personally, going by the video of him meeting the staff. "Max Rogers, assistant manager. Hopefully"

I'd have hated to see any McInnes style manager at Fir Park. We want to try and build on last season, not revert back towards Kettlewell's approach.

Having spent the last few days continually hitting refresh on the website to get news of our new manager, I can't decide if I am excited or underwhelmed by today's announcement. There is no doubt that the club are trying to stick with a successful formula but it does appear as if Rosenborg were going backwards under Johansson's care towards the end. Some comments I have read are less than flattering about the teams performances this season. They are currently sitting in the relegation zone in the league. This appointment reminds me a little of Ian Cathro being appointed at Hearts. A very young manager from a non playing background who relied heavily on laptops and analytics. Cathro was unsuccessful at Hearts but I think that was partly due to the culture at Hearts and the culture in Scottish Football at the time. Cathro has been very successful since and I think he has just landed a top job in France. I get a sense that the senior players will have some say in how successful the new man is so hopefully the manager and senior players build a good rapport from the beginning. I really hope he can build on the success of the last year and that by this time next year our biggest concern is that we are fending of interest for our rising star once more.

Good to see you still supporting your big team. As for your assessment of "Del" as you call him gies peace ffs and stop talking shite.

I think you may be supporting the wrong club mate!

Spot on. Berthel Askou was a breath of fresh air in the league last season and this guy might have the same effect.