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For me Greatest Ever Signing isnt about financial recompense. Its who had the greatest impact at your club. For all the reasons listed above it has to be Davy Cooper. Quite simply, without him, we dont win the 91 Scottish Cup and dont have the 2 nearly title winning teams (allow me licence) of my generation. Some of the older guys might point to other players outwith my memory base and guys like Graham, Wark, Marinello, Davidson etc will always have a special place in my heart, but Cooper is still the best Ive ever seen in Claret & Amber.

On last nights evidence I dont think we are too far away from a pretty decent squad once everyone is back fit (that in itself being a defining factor in respect of how many players we ACTUALLY need). Keeper wise, I dint see us doing any more business. What we have is what we will stick with. Defence wise I think we are complete. Johnny K, SOD, Sparrow are our RBs. Once SOD McGinn and McGhee are back we have plenty CB cover so dont expect any business there. Longelo, Williams and Wilson are or LBs. We could do with an extra sitting midfielder to cover for Oscar & Lucas if one of them is injured or suspended. 2 creative midfielder types to replace Slattery & Just. One out and out goalscorer Possibly another winger for the left side. So 4/5 still incoming. After that we can decide who needs to go out on loan. Thought Booth looked decent last night but Id like to see how he fares against better opposition. Luca Ross is still young, but thought he was bullied physically by their LB last night when he came on, so jury still out on him. Didnt see enough of the other academy players to form an opinion.

I thought Mikey Booth showed up pretty well last night. Looked like a young player that thought he deserved to be there. Was always dropping into space to show for the ball and was demanding it from more senior players. Some good touches and generally looked like the kind of player that will fit our system.

I think the issue with Wilson is a bit of confirmation bias. I dont think there is any doubt that before his move to Raith his form had dipped a fair bit. He was making mistakes and didnt look very assured. The fact that JBA didnt rate him enough to keep him around despite being really short in that position only added to the feeling he wasnt good enough. I dont read too much into the fact he didnt make it at Raith as he was very unlikely to play in front of Lewis Stevenson, which raises questions about the loan in itself. Judging him purely on last night, I thought he did well enough. Looks fit and physical, was decent enough going forward and if we had a big fit striker, might have had an assist or two. I was concerned when he was moved into centre back, but did fine there as well. Of course, you have to caveat all of that with the level of opposition, and he may still be moved on eventually. But right now? Id be keeping the boy around.

We had a big commanding 'keeper in The Ox. I see what you're saying, but the club clearly don't agree. Regarding Eythor (and, to a lesser extent, Stamo), it looks to me like we're much more set up for a penalty-box striker with the number of crosses that were banged in last night.

A good performance in our first competitive match against unknown opposition. Had a great view of that first goal, top bin and Faddy rounded off a man of the match performance with a great strike anaw. Considering Said of course is not an out and out striker, we've out-Barca'd Barca there. I'm looking to win next week up there then looks like we travel to Heksinki who beat Coleraine 5-0.

On last night's limited evidence we certainly need a big commanding keeper; a big commanding central defender; and a big striker - jury is still out on Thor. HB outbattled us at times and certainly aerially.

Not quite the result I hoped for (3-0), but it was adequate and acceptable given the team we fielded. Hopefully, more injured players are available next week, especially Thor. The performance was a mixed bag as you'd expect with the line up and the fact we're early in our season. Pleased to see AJ continue the possession based ethos introduced by JBA. Thats a massive plus and the fans seemed to warm to it. We put far more emphasis on crosses into the box but all too often there was no-one to get on the end of them or if there was, they didn't have the physical attributes to convert them. If we continue with this style, then a big traditional striker is a must (Thor?). We did seem toothless up front. Good to see us shooting more though and that resulted in 2 cracking goals by our Austrian contingent. Midfield was a bit iffy at times although Priestman had an outstanding game covering every blade of grass. We did lack a good attacking midfielder though - maybe one to come in? HB showed unsettling ability to break at pace and that caught us out a few times. The defence held out for a clean sheet but HB, somewhat worryingly, had a good few efforts on goal late in the game as we tired. Good to see youngsters get game time though and that will boost their confidence. Individuals? Too early to make definitive assessments but Paulsen gives me the fear, as did Callum Ward early on to be fair. A great, if showy shotstopper who pulled off 2 very good saves. However at 6-0 he's very small and looked fragile at aerial balls. His distribution was somewhat heartstopping at times and tested his defenders unnecessarily. Impressed with Moormann although Girdwood Reich had a quieter game. We do need a bigger more commanding central defender though as Premiership strikers will test them out physically. Williams looked ok. Still not sure about Ewan Wilson - he had a poorish first 45 but came onto a better game in the 2nd 45. Not an attacking back but struggled a wee bit defensively. Probably 3rd choice. I thought Priestman was immense last night and will prove to be a real asset this season. One lad who did impress me was Vogt. After comments on him post the Genk game I wasn't sure what to expect, but he looks a real player with pace to burn. Definitely one to watch, once he's fit. Good to see Mikey Booth get a start but I thought, assist aside, the game passed him by. The gametime will help him though. Luca Ross? A make or break season for him but, on last night's admittedly limited evidence, he showed nothing to impress. Cameo appearances for Whyte and Weir - a good sign from AJ.

Pleasantly surprised by that last night. Controlled the game for the most part. Scored 2 absolutely fantastic goals, and should have got 2 or 3 more. Said coulda had a hat trick if he knew how to shoot! Obviously there were shortcomings. But given how many players we had unavailable I think overall you have to be happy with the level of performance and direction of travel. Now if we can just get a few players back fit for next week please!

I can, it's my hoose.

Exactly, sadly there always seems to be one player that gets singled out. Remember the terrible stick SOD was getting a few seasons back. I think as fans we make an effort to give Ewan plenty encouragement. The lad is wearing the claret and amber jersey and trying his best and personally I thought he done just fine last night

I'm as confused as you. Just lazy repetition on my part: huvnyacloo.

Coopers impact was way beyond the sheer delight he delivered on the park. the town and much of the community was at perhaps its lowest ebb his arrival , with his profile and general character, along with his own motivation from being sidelined along not forgetting his world class abilities and sheer gallusness. Delivered way more , commercial value, success and positive impact, than any signing (and there’s been a few hugely impactful star players ) since

You are thinking of Frank Spencer 🤪🤪

I think the criticism of Wilson by some is completely over the top. It was our first competitive game of the season and I thought he did well. He won the ball and pushed forward many times. Unfortunately when he got forward there was no one in the box for him to pass to and he had to check back. Yes, he had a few bad passes but so did quite a few others. I think he is a good addition to the squad and we should be encouraging him.

And probably not wreck his club car (or am I thinking of someone else?)

If he had a track record of getting it right, fair dues, but it's almost always bollocks.

Theres a reason he was put out on loan last season as he was not up to the style JBA had us playing, he subsequently could not get any signigicant game time at Raith, hes just not that good, especially at premiership level

We should probably be keeping Wilson around. While he’s not the dynamic, marauding wing-back that Longelo is, he can do the defensive side of the role to a decent standard. He’s also strong, fit, and I thought he looked fairly comfortable when he was slotted in at left centre-back last night. He’s a useful, reliable squad player.

Their captain and was one of their best players last season, and wouldn't cost £600k like his faither

Rumour of Brad Spencer from Falkirk. Not inspiring, but if it happens he'll have my support.

I see the tickets are up to £2 each. That's a bit steep, especially as the draw is sponsored so the club don't really have any costs in respect of it. Also the prizes didn't seem to be any greater than normal for a well attended game. Based on last night, I think the prizes totalled £675, therefore only 675 tickets were sold - that seems a bit low, considering the queue of people buying at each of the sellers.

I've always been confused by that saying. It's been a while since I brushed up on my He-Man lore, but isn't Castle Grayskull where the good guys were based? Snake Mountain was where the evil lads congregated, no?

He's a decent enough player. I don't think anyone will ever be calling for him to be a first choice starter, but as I've said before, this is a squad game, and we're not going to ever find ourselves in the position of having 22 or so first-choice starters in our squad. We need players who can come in when required, do a job and while I wouldn't say they're happy to not play, they understand their role.

An interesting question, and for me it's still Davie Cooper. The game has undoubtedly changed now, but the truth is, we'd never get anywhere near signing someone like him in this modern era. Not a chance. While I don't place Cooper in that "world class" category like many others do, he was absolutely very good. In modern terms the closest I've seen is a hybrid between Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva. He was 33 when he signed for us, but 33 back then isn't the same as 33 now. By today's standards that would likely be the equivalent of 35-36 or so, but even so, we'd simply not be in the conversation for someone like that. A player like him today, in his prime, would likely fetch around £65 million, possibly even £85 million if he was plying his trade down south. That kind of player and talent probably eclipses any player we'll ever see at a club like Motherwell moving forward.