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All I ever ask of Motherwell FC is that we are the best we possibly can be. And for years under various regimes from Robinson latterly through Alexander to Kettlewell I didn’t think we were anywhere near it. There was no vision or desire to play entertaining football it very much just felt like a case of huff and puff our way through matches and hope that that will be enough to keep us in the top flight. This season has felt different in so many ways. I was very sceptical when Jens was appointed and although I had concerns during the early months of the season when we looked incapable of winning matches you could see that we now had a manager who had a plan on how he wanted us to play football and over the past month or so I think we’ve seen that plan come to fruition. And it’s been brilliant to watch and going to games now no longer feels like the chore it did last season, instead you can’t wait until the next game. We will never have the finished article when it comes to managers or teams but it’s so refreshing seeing us play good flowing football and believing that we can beat anyone on our day.

This time last year I was swithering about renewing my ST for this season . Football was atrocious and coupled with the toxic atmosphere when we went behind in a game I felt enough was enough . Some of it justified but some completely over the top. I've said on a previous post if the New Board /Chairman had not come in with a vision on how to change things then my days visiting FP would have been few and far between . The vision and bravery to go the route we have is nothing short of incredible . Could easily have bottled it after Winner but instead doubled down more . Hats off to everyone involved in the decision making . After a few league cup game where new style of play was being implemented some of the usual roasters were screaming from the stand to revert to the old style . Patience 0 on a scale from 0-10. Jens intervention at that stage calming the roasters down and educating us at the same time really helped . By time Rangers home game came along you could see signs of progress . From then to now the development of players and team collectively has been astonishing . After 58 years watching the ups and downs of our club I can honestly say hand on heart although maybe not the best ever players we've had i'm struggling to remember a better team playing better football . Truly remarkable turnaround

Which begs the question, is it really him that has struggled to find a club? He will have been on a better wage in England, so fairly comfortably well off now if he was sensible with his income. He could drop his wage demands to, say, £5k a week if he wanted to or if his agent allowed him to.

He’s also been absolutely appalling since leaving Luton. I think his confidence went completely when they dumped him after he’d did so well for them in the championship. Millwall, Charlton and Utd fans have all made comments about him being their worst ever signing. the money is crazy there too. It’s quite a drop going from £25k a week down there to £2k a week up here.

Was thinking the same thing, bizarre to think that a right-footed player can't play anywhere in the back two or three. Celtic's loss, he'll do a great job wherever he goes.

DOH!! realised I SAID That the wrong way! Heh he

Good posts from Stu and Joe. At the time of the Barmack proposal, there was a lot of very insightful and forensic analysis from various posters. It proved to be a very complex issue and not being an accountant I struggled to understand all the intricacies of the debate. I was generally in favour of external investment but eventually opposed it when I saw the details of Barmack's plan. Quite a few were comfortable with the detailed discussions but many, probably most, did not understand the complexities. As always, we had extreme views from those who who supported the proposal come what may to those who would die in a ditch to oppose it out of principle. Most lay somewhere in between. Many did not vote for whatever reason. At the time the emerging division in our fanbase concerned me. Fortunately, that emerging rift has largely healed. It concerned me though that some opponents of the proposal looked own in disdain at supporters of it. Although I opposed it, I did think that some/many/most of its backers had good reasons for endorsing it. I took the trouble to ask a few why they did so, without trying to convert them. Most of their answers made perfect sense; others had a grain of truth in them. I never like to dismiss others' opinions out of hand, as it is very rare that I disagree with them 100%. The Society has achieved a range of measures such as fan engagement, managerial recruitment governance and so on. Our current financial health is largely down to the Society and sound governance of our club. As Stu says though a large element of that is the Miller Money. I too would like to see more flesh on the bones of the Society's investment plan & promises. We really do need to maximise income from all sources as we don't know what the future holds and we do face a range of challenges.

Seems some Hibs fans think we are over rated, must be boring to watch and always play safe given all the nil nils we have had. After all we were lucky when we beat them 2 nil, with an apparent deflected goal and the sending off. Following comment is mental. "Well the stats I’ve just looked at say that the results are wildly better than their performances and the results are unsustainable on the performances. Just like Aberdeen last season fwiw" For all the teams in the league we probably deserve more points given our performances. Totally opposite. We have been very consistent. I do however agree with their view that away from home we have found it difficult to win. Something that all teams struggle to do. I usually dont mind Hibs fans but i really hope we go there and stuff them good and proper. They go on about our managers comments about Hanley but what about Grays comments saying we played as expected and were not that great. Get into them Motherwell.

Pissed off that myself and son have missed out on getting a ticket. Been at most away games including Ibrox and Parkhead. If there happens to be any compassionate benefactor out there with an extra ticket or two I would be grateful to buy them. (Know it's a long shot but can only try for it.)

In all honesty I don’t know which is why I said the bank balance should be increasing which I base on the assumption that with the club being on a sound financial footing over the last 18 months, there should have been no need for the society having to make any payments to the club, so any money raised should be in the bank.

I watched the game on Sky tonight, Aberdeen were brutal,Rangers strolled through the game.

For me Dave hes either been injured or asking for too much money, the cash on offer up here is a fraction of what he had in England.

I disagree. Just has been exceptional for us.

A good fit for St Mirren, but not us. Puzzled as to why he's had no club since last May.

I still find it hard to believe he plays with forest. Just doesn't look like a player

When Chris Cadden was co-commentating on an MFC TV stream he said he was sure Al kept a notebook with the names of players who took the ball off him, so he could kick them later.

If he ends up at St Mirren, the only thing he’ll be kicking is other players’ legs.

Allan Campbell linked with St Mirren. hope he can kickstart his career as he’s not kicked a ball since the end of last season.

Sorry Colin! No offence intended! 😆

I think that is a fair and balanced summary. As one who voted against the Barmack proposal (even though my first name is Colin!) I think the caution expressed in your comments is valid. No doubt we are currently in a much better and more stable position than we were when Barmack first raised his head. Partly due to the Miller monies but also down to the efforts of both Boards. The recent Society update highlighted various improvements that have taken place. You mention Finance, and apologies if I missed the info, but how does our contributing membership numbers and the Society's Bank Balance today compare to way back then? In short, what growth has taken place? Positive news in those areas can only help to reassure all those with MFC at heart.

Would be brilliant to get him on a contract, but he is bound to have suitors with deeper pockets than ours unfortunately. No harm in asking though!

If JBA is like any other manager, he'll have one or two targets identified for every position in case we need to replace anyone.

There is also a recall deadline (mid-Jan I think)

I’d Like to see Aberdeen get a draw or win at Ibrox this evening to keep rangers within a game of us. Pretty impressive to see us with the best defensive record after practically 2 rounds of fixtures. So fingers crossed we keep that going against Hibs.

I thought we had already agreed with Celtic that he was staying here till end of season? Once agreed (contracted?) can they change their mind? I assume it would depend on any written contract details? So maybe maybe not.