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Thank God.

Oh there were a few clips in there. Did you watch all of the video? enough to scare me 😂

He'll need to work on that accent out there unless he likes saying everything twice.

Dom Thompson off to Belgian club for 6 figures!!, jeez!.....some bit of business for Killie

Word on the street is his name is Alex Paulsen 🤪🤪 Looks like a potentially good signing and hopefully Matty can mount a challenge also so we have healthy competition

The one around 5:12 tells me he'll fit right in.

These saves are all very well but where’s the showreel of him playing sweeper and triangles in his penalty area?

New GK looks to like a penalty save

They started running into problems when players were getting cup tied because they played in one competition and then the selling club dropped down a league e.g. from the Champions League to the Europa League. That meant your new signing was suddenly cup tied from the Europa League, even though he wasn't at the time of signing. With so many teams in European competition these days, and so many teams moving between Champions/Europa/Conference, they decided just to scrap it. They scrapped it in the English Cups as well I think. In the days of transfer windows as opposed to signing any time during a season, I'm not sure it's really needed.

Well that's the first rule broken.

Nah, Fight Club, mate. Maybe we can make it a mantra to chant after every clean sheet.

Seems like a smart loan signing and great example of where we may be getting reputation for players to shine and establish career.

Sorry but is that not what i said - or are you correcting my grammar?

So all the Ross McCrorie stories were off the mark. His credentials seem decent.

His name is Alex Paulsen.

I checked just to confirm Yes, UEFA officially abolished the "cup-tied" rule in 2018, allowing newly transferred players to represent their new clubs in European competitions even if they played for another team in the same season. [1, 2, 3, 4] Under this regulation, clubs are permitted to register a maximum of three new eligible players without any restrictions regarding their previous European appearances during that campaign. This applies across UEFA club competitions, including the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League I didnt realise it was that long ago.

Alex Paulsen on loan from Bournemouth. 24 year old New Zealander.

New keeper incoming, announcement 3pm as per teaser

That’s good to know, possibly why the clubs relaxed about the up coming games as they expect - barring injuries - to be able to have Just, Watt, Maswanhise and Longello all available for a few weeks more. They’ve possibly also agreed not to play them in the friendlies we’ve had so far.

….. and any of our players contemplating A move to a “bigger” club also in the conference, they don’t have to worry about being cup tied as I believe they done away with that rule in Europe compretitions

Correct. But for some reason, it feels like we might be sleepwalking into them half-cocked.

We’ve seen what happens before when we just get bodies in to make up numbers. first hurdle is getting by the Faroes team. So even if we don’t get players in, as Long as we have our “top” Players still available we should have enough to get by that.

I think only players registered by this Thursday can take part in our first two Conference ties. So I am hoping to see a few incoming very soon. Especially if the number currently injured is as high as seems to be the case. I get that some are not too fussed about those Euro games but I take the opposite view. Win the tie and the players and fans will be on a high and the feel good vibe within Fir Park will return. Lose and the pressure builds on players and Manager for and the trip to Easter Road. Won't take much for the doom and gloom to return to the Stands. So, yes, these two games are important and not just for the financial boost. We need to put ourselves in a position to progress.

I get that Stu and agree there's no need to panic. However we already know that we're short of a keeper after Ward departed and there's a big hole in central defence due to departures and injuries.

I’m never relaxed about Motherwell at the start of any season but I always try to be realistic so my view this season is New manager with a tough act to follow, so I’ll be looking to give him at least the first round of league fixtures before panicking unless it’s obvious the players can’t play his system / the system is flawed / he’s lost the dressing room and he refuses to adjust. The third option would be as much on the players as the manager. We will need to see who actually leaves before signing new players, it might be that of those expected to leave no one agrees to pay the club’s valuation of at least one of then and as such some might have to stay until January at least which would help with the European games and the start of the league while any new players settle in - I get that this might upset the player/players involved but if they continue to develop then January could see them leaving where as if they take the huff and go backwards then they could lose the chance of a decent move. Bottom line no need for panicking