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I'm with you 100% on that. Success in Europe only benefits a handful of our biggest clubs on a frequent basis. UEFA and FIFA are rotten from the core and are only interested in the big boys. The rich get richer and all that. As far as I know, solidarity payments are made not just to us, but also to our rivals. as you say, £5-8m to the likes of Hibs would only harm our chances of finishing in the top 4/5 and winning a domestic trophy. Nothing personal against Hibs or Aberdeen but its just by helping them, it disadvantages us. As far as I'm concerned, it was a good set of European results for us. International football doesn't interest me.

This. I don't mind giving certain ex players and managers a bit of stick, but I'd much rather be getting behind our players as our 4th or 5th goal hits the back of the net.

I'd like to think the first....either way he's too slow

Two absolutely useless organisations.

Chunked up, as in lifting too many weights, or not eating properly?

I sway back and forth on the issue. I do hate what UEFA and FIFA are doing to football as its a reflection generally of society, with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. That said, its the world that we live in, so, short of giving football up altogether, we as fans just thave to roll with it. Re the specific point on co-efficient? I dont get overly exercised about it. It would be nice if we didnt have to play so many qualifiers to reach a group stage when we do actually qualify, but you ultimately still have to beat better teams to get there. That being the case I just go with how I feel. I generally like to see the Scottish teams do well as I think it reflects better on the country and our league. A bit of pride / self respect if you like. And there is the solidarity payments which cant be ignored. I quite enjoyed the Hibs game last night (they are comfortably the best Scottish team Ive seen this season) and I would have liked to have seen Aberdeen progress. Even if it is just for the selfish reason of making it harder for them to balance upcoming league games! Rangers and Celtic not so much. Its quite amusing to see Rangers eat themselves alive and Celtic blow the chance to remain streets ahead of their rivals for years to come by maintaining their biscuit tin mentality. But generally? Not gonna lose any sleep over it. Its all about what we do thats most important for me, so a win and 3 points tomorrow is my priority!

He needs more than games I hate to say it, unfortunately don't think he's good enough! He's chunked up that much he can hardly run and because of that never takes on a man, always passes backwards and inside. Pity as I thought we had another find from the youth teams this time last season but he has totally regressed since.

Been awhile

Bored talking about him, he done great to steady ship after hammell and of course the Bair deal was awesome. But for me the way he left and dragged support under bus and then that interview with Oprah mcgregor was final straw. But as already said I DON'T want toxic atmosphere and JB also hinting that. Let's get right behind team and pump killie, that would be perfect reply

Correct! No easy games. We are certainly capable of taking 3 points but need to continue to play well and keep our focus for the full game, taking our chances when they come along.

I actually support the non old firm teams in Europe but no interest supporting the old firm, they were desperate to leave our league for years so couldn't give a toss about us. Ps. My old fashion cocktail going down a treat!! 😎😎

We need a central defender with a bit height to him and is comfy playing the way Jens wants to play out from the back. I am not confident that McGinn,Gordon shall be available for the whole season and i dont think Balmer is that fancied so a CB is a must.

Back the team and ignore everything else. This game will be harder that alot of people expect. Killie are no mugs. Seldom do we get easy games.

In one hand it's good that teams fail to be successful and get financial reward which widens gaps to others. But on the other hand them being successful might remove qualifying ties which makes it easier for us to get to the group stages and financial reward. Cup wins do seem the easier route.

Not really sure what intimidating atmosphere means. But I think the crowd should Channel the energy into backing the team. I think some people are of the opinion that the best think we can do to annoy SK is to ignore him but of course I’m sure there are many who want to have a go at him. You pay your money you take your choice. I’m just hoping our performance on the park keeps us us enthralled and that we have no time to even think about SK ‘cause we are enjoying watching our team so much

Wilson needs games to develop. He is the complete opposite of our other left back. ODonnell can play left back. So if Wilson goes and frees up a spot in the squad then fine. Better players in any position can never be scoffed at.

Yep. I’d say CB way top of the list. Maybe even the only one on the list so we can afford a good one.

I take your points, don't necessarily agree and doesn't make me right, just how it feels to me but good to see how others see it. My priority for Motherwell is to see us win another domestic cup. No European adventure will ever Trump 18th May 1991. Qualifying for Europe is fun and generates money however not the transformational amounts for us that £5/6/7/8 million would have been for Hibs had they got through last night. The frequency and how far Motherwell go in Europe will never be regular, so for me it's a sideshow and the top 5 getting richer by millions definitely diminishes our chances of landing another domestic cup. As for Scotland, they been shite for 40 years irrespective of where the co efficient has sat even with the OF reaching major finals. Even in the good qualifying times they are home before the postcards. I love to see Scotland do well but when they don't it doesn't register as much for me as Motherwell. However as I said all fair enough points and be a dull place if we all saw it the same.

We need a central defender much more than we need a left back.

Should go to Killie and sign Ben Brannan

Time will tell....🤪

Let's just ensure we pump them tomorrow that will be the best and simplest GIUY to SK and Killie.

I liked Kettlewell as manager more than most and I think there's a kernel of truth there about how our fanbase treat managers- but on a whole the way he left was more disingenuous and self-serving than anybody else in my time supporting Motherwell.

Is that a personal assumption or is there any further info we could start a rumour with?🤔

Great post I totally agree, the 3 competitions are set up for one purpose only to make the rich powerful clubs and UEFA even richer its a corrupt shambles. Don't make the CL groups don't worry you can have a go in the EL oh and if you fail there you get a 3rd go in the conference its nonsense. I've enjoyed many European adventures with Motherwell and I hope to have a few more but that will be nigh on impossible if clubs like Hibs. Hearts, Aberdeen, Dundee untd etc are successful, making the group stages etc and earning wads of cash to make them even stronger. As for the ugly sisters I look forward to them being pumped out of Europe at the earliest opportunity, I support Motherwell and have never understood the "support the Scottish teams" argument at all.