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Yeah he was a bit better this week does a lot of work and little service. Jens might still recall him

Well said jeez I miss the debates on that bus with Blyth and the others.

I agree with some of that but I do not accept that today Hearts were the better team. Up until the penalty we were in no danger Hearts were creating fuck all while we squandered several decent chances. Over a season any team that ends up above you has been a better team over the season but that doesn't always mean in the head to heads they've performed better than you. People will argue til the cows come home whether it was a penalty or not but had that not been given Hearts were not winning that game today.

Commented at the game today when was the last time we scored from a corner. Our set pieces are very poor. However that is still a hard one to take. We were never in any real danger until the penalty and oh my fuck Maswanhise !! what a fuckin shocker

Jut watched pk incident in highlights again. The player is laying on the ground and head the ball as Welsh goes to clear. Gets kicked in the head. Applying FIFA rules it’s dangerous play against the player on the ground.

Good post. Although JT can shoulder some responsibility for missed chances I agree with your comment on JT, that was his best game for quite a while. Ward was a bit shaky and errant in his distribution but wasn’t at fault for Any of the goals. We are in a ropy spell at the moment but still never been dominated or Outclassed in any game.

Aw boo-hoo. BOO-HOO. Let’s just get the pathetic excuses in early doors. And just for the record, we have been awarded two more penalties than Rangers have in the league this season so put that in your pipes and smoke it.

Longelo for me. Very good in the forward role and capped it with his goal.

We will need to score 3 to win this as the officials move into overdrive in the final straight. Slattery is back so expect some quality shithousing and a major bust up with Rangers players desperate to try and get him sent off. Rangers 2 (Tav pens) Motherwell 3.

I thought today was a much improved performance from the last few weeks, with most of the starting 11 raising their levels. It was telling that McInnes sounded relieved at the end of the game and gave us some plaudits, albeit that doesnt really help us any in terms of points. We can talk about the refereeing (unless the rules have changed, I dont see how Kabore isnt enndangering himself by trying to head itnon the ground) but if we put any if the 4 chances away before that, then its less of a problem for us and may not even occcur. Overall, JT much better off the right side. Just fantastic thru the middle. I liked the 4-2-4, was a twist on our usual set up and played to our strengths. Fadinger much better without the mask. We will play worse and win before the end of the season.

I agree with you, but we dont really have a big physical team. So its no real surprise we are shite at set pieces. Jens isnt obviously sign any hammer throwers, but it would be nice if we could get a couple of signings in close season that could play football, but were 6 foot plus and/or had a bit of bite about them.

Double post.

There's those damn statistics again. 15 matches. Only 2 wins. But also 7 draws and only 6 defeats. So while our record could be better, we have been more than competitive against the top 6.

Powers that be couldnt give a flying fcuk for jens as long as the erse cheacks are ok

I just wonder if Jens is getting as pissed off as the rest of us with the downright incompetence of our officials both on and off the field. It is quite possible that he will feel he can't continue here and look for a move to the English Championship or nearer home in Europe. If that happens I hope the powers in the game are ashamed that they have driven away one of the most innovative managers this country has seen in years.

On the ground flicks his head back yip stonewaller 🙈🙈🙈🙈

I quite agree but I hope you don't give up. A sense of apathy or helplessness only helps the authorities perpetuate the status quo and, when push comes to shove, Hearts might well end up biting the carpet like us over refereeing decisions before this season is decided. Having said that, my attendance at games is the only resistance I can think of, unless clubs unite to mount some kind of challenge to the obviously unfair decision-making by the authorities.

If this is indeed the rule then it suggests that not only the referee does not know the rules but the VAR assistant does not know the rules either. The referees need to go full time and be held accountable for not applying the laws of the game if there is to be any improvement in standards in this country. The subjective nature of decision making is killing the game in Scotland. Despite Motherwell having the best team in recent memory, I have lost interest in the game in recent months. The Slattery punishment is bizarre. The process is incoherent and it's seems that we are still paying the price for Slattery's stupidity. There have been about a dozen incomprehensible decisions in the game this season (not all involving Motherwell). The Rangers v Livingston non handball decision at Ibrox was the final straw for me. I think that decision was as clear a display of cheating by officials that I have ever seen. A clear handball to deny a goal scoring opportunity and the only person on the entire planet that did not see it was the VAR assistant. The astronauts from Artimas 2 would have seen it from the other side of the moon. The playing field is not even. I feel sorry for the Motherwell manager and the Motherwell players who have created a new vision in Scottish football this season and to some extent the project has been detailed by really poor refereeing standards. There was a sense throughout the 90 minutes today that a refereeing decision was going to decide the game and that is how it turned out. We can talk about missed opportunities but until that decision is made Hearts have only scored one goal to our one goal. The decisions tip the balance. People are free to make their own decisions about their investment in the game in Scotland but for me it is too much of a lottery to be something I waste my Saturday afternoons on. It is a shame because the team and the manager don't deserve my apathy but it is what it is.

Adding the fact that I think there was aspects of Kettlewell not playing players. McGhee is a hard as nails SPL quality player. I'd like to see more of him.

It was no surprise they scored from a corner. Fadinger and Said were one foot smaller than the guys they were marking. I'm not saying it was their fault but it is an exposed weakness. Ball playing six footers anyone?

Putting aside our recent inability to take our chances and the blatantly poor officiating, my other big concern is the complete lack of aggression. It showed again today against an aggressive Hearts side. We can’t defend set pieces into our own box, and at the other end our set pieces and most of our crosses are basically pointless because we’ve no real presence or aggression in the box, with defenders often winning everything. Also. For all the decent football we play in the middle of the park, we’re far too powderpuff across the pitch. We need to be stronger and more aggressive if we want to be winners, and it’s a glaring issue that has to be addressed in the summer.

Moving sideways a little bit re VAR. Clear and deliberate - can't take as long as it did at the Killie game. Here's the solution to the powers that be, for the love of the football fan in the STADIUM who are being made again secondary considerations. If it's not decided in 2 mins. Play on.

I’m not blaming officials for our defeat. I’m calling them out for not knowing the rules. I’m not 100% sure but did the Hearts player actually move the ball with his head? Even if he didn’t, It looked to me like he tried to play the ball with his head while on the ground. So should be indirect kick for us.

Yes and I agree with you regarding officials. It's a different disappointment just now as we are still playing decent but obviously not finishing off. Didn't notice at game but another poster said and I just watched sportscene highlights but maswanhise sitter if he passed to longelo he had another tap in.