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I think the club know exactly what type of manager we are looking for and although we wont be able to replicate Jens, the qualities should look a lot like him. Forward thinking coach who likes expansive possession based football, can demonstrate a track record of being able to coach his ideas but also has the appropriate personal qualities to make it happen. The last part is almost as important as the rest. We need someone with a bit of stature, but who also has the emotional intelligence to motivate and manage players and "gets the club". Given all of that, Id expect it will be another young-ish and ambitious coach. If they happen to be Scandinavian, mores the better!

Its always better to be seeded and play a lower ranked team, its a cup comprtition so for me progression is the main objective, and not a one off glamour tie. Reaching the group stages for Motherwell would be brilliant, so anything that eases our path is welcome.

For me there's a mind & heart conflict. Statistically JBA was only ever going to be here for a year but by god it would have been great for a 2nd season. I really fancied our chances of doing well in Europe and even better in the league. Tough act to follow and top managers at MFC are a rare bread. It's not just points, goals conceded, clean sheets,lowest games since 1959 or the expansive football. He brought an attitude of 'we can win every game' - I simply didn't want it to end but it has and time to move forward. Thankfully Kyrk has his head screwed on and I fully back him and the others to do well. Suspect we're 80% of the way there already. Can only hope we stabilise what we've created in 12 months.

Seeded for me. Fun as a glamour tie would be, I'm more interested to see how this team fares against the sort of opposition that usually paps us out of Europe at a canter first.

Was just having a look at the latest update and, as it goes on, it's looking more and more likely we'll be unseeded. And there's some big name seeded teams in there - Copenhagen and Panathanaikos, with Ajax in the play-off final against Utrecht. Our old friends Katowice are currently poised to be in there too. I suppose the question is do we want to be unseeded and get a draw against the likes of Ajax, or sneak in to the seeds and end up in the likes of Azerbaijan or Kosovo (or Ireland again!)?

I’m also relaxed about it, as I saw it coming a while ago. I’ve said my piece on it above anyway, and now I’m just looking forward to the European games.

If he went then after 1 game would be valued at £25 million!! 🤣 I saw Cardiff linked so £2.5 million plus turnbull would be great piece of business

Yup i am relaxed to and also relieved as I feared him going to Sellik. He has made us such an attractive proposition and there a few sellable assets we can cash in on (well done to board placing min £3 million on Watt). As said before I expect another unknown and no doubt club already been doing the groundwork. Also fact Fadinger happily signed extension when he must have known Jens was going makes me think players are fine. Jens could repay the favour by giving us £10,000,000 for Just! 😁

If Watt goes to Celtic I shall mow the grass outside with my mouth!The personal abuse he got from the Celtic fans after being outspoken about that game was embarrassing so they can just behave with the AI generated bs.

Yeah have been pretty relaxed about it all it was always on the cards crap sure but it was always going to happen. This could possibly be the norm for us going forward but if whoever comes in steers to a fantastic season and leaves with making the club better then i am totally 100 percent down with this system.

As with Wimmer and Askou the next manager will be someone who we have never heard of, probably no experience of the Scottish game, and in general all the excellent qualities JBA had that gave us such a great season.

I'm relaxed about it too. The fact that the traditional "Who do we want next?" thread hasn't been rolled out yet suggests that most of us feel the same way and trust our new board.

Bob Dylan's still there though. Like MFC, he's changed his manager a few times with varying success.

They pay double what anyone outside our league pays. Dems da rools! 😜😜😜

I seem to be a lot more relaxed about JBA's departure than almost everyone else. Last season was thoroughly enjoyable and all credit to him for transforming us on the field. However when I looked at his CV last year, I noticed he had had 7 coaching/managerial jobs in 8 years; the longest lasting about 2 years and 4 months. On that basis, I never expected him to stay very long, and I doubt he'll stay long at Toulouse either, for whatever reason. Our board now has a proven long term system in place and I have faith in that.

Usual paper talk on a player Celtic and Rangers crap.Bidding war is good if we do decide to sell Watt. Good statement from chairman Kyrk stating clubs position on JBA if a big club came in for him and obvious we have been making plans behind the scenes. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/16291016/elliott-watt-asking-price-rangers-celtic-motherwell

Chin up mate

Seriously? Where the laughing emoji showing that you’re joking? “deconstructed and have to rebuild whole philosophy and set up” From the chairman’s statement today "It's no secret that we have got a strategy in place that we will continue to build upon our model, using the same principles, as we enter this new campaign. "Managers leaving a club can be a hard pill to swallow, and whilst we appreciate Jens for what he has done here in the last 11 months, we have been continually working on contingencies and learnings to ensure we do not rip up and start again but continue to build and grow. "There's lots to be excited about. "We have over 20 contracted first-team players, European football on the horizon and crowds are 40% up at Fir Park. "We will continue working hard behind the scenes and will update supporters in due course. This is the start of a journey, not the end."

The best I'm taking is that we have had an amazing season, and the man that helped us to achieve that has left the club and a great position that the Board has a clear intention to build on.

I'm utterly deflated too. I've learned not to get used to good times as well fan but getting tired of it now as even when we show slight improvement, we are deconstructed and have to rebuild whole philosophy and set up. Totally deflated. Will probably give site a miss for a while.

Jens going does feel a bit inevitable but nevertheless disappointing. We’ve lost good players before but I don’t think, in my time, I’ve genuinely felt as empty as today. Yes we’ll move on and absolutely we’re in a better place than we were this time last season. At this moment though it just feels, to me at least, as if it could have been more. Best wishes to him and I hope the players don’t feel as deflated as I do at the moment.

Welcome to the MFC roller coaster. I thought you'd have been used to it by now. Onwards and upwards.

Unless you know Taylor Swift and can convince her to give us some dosh, then best get used to it.

Bought one. Mwell FC is in my DNA so I will still go. Just fed up of constantly rebuilding when we look like remotely being successful.

So were you thinking of getting a season ticket or did you actually get one?