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He kept being a boyhood Rangers fan a bit quiet during his time here Will be interesting to see if he continues coaching. He's definitely a huge JBA fanboi. One of the few players I enjoy listening to when he talks about the game.

He certainly was. In what was an otherwise dismal season he was the one consistent performer. I think a career in the media is more likely given he’s already made inroads on that with his gig on Clyde 1.

Never a huge Halliday fan, I felt in his first year he looked like he felt he was too good for us. I did think last season though he was one of our better performers and I changed my view on him. I think regardless of my indifference of him he did give his all for us and I’m sure most of us will wish him all the best. he’ll not be short of media work as I do think he’s a bit more clued up than the vast majority of doughnuts in the media.

Nice humble interview. All the best Andy.

Yes, a fair summing up. He was a stalwart last season and I thank him for his efforts. Hopefully a coaching role somewhere for him.

Took a lot of stick over the years but I always liked his attitude and even this season he didn't spit dummy out and was big help in helping fadinger and priestman. Jens kept him involved All the best Andy

Harsh. Been a good servant, was a key player last season and been big help this season

He’s been in semi retirement all season but this just makes it official. Best of luck to him and I thank him for his efforts with us which were always 100%. There was always an element of the support who didn’t take to him no matter what he did for their own twisted reasons but I think the vast majority of Motherwell fans appreciate what he did for us especially last season when he was ever present.

Bye bye

I thought that happened before he joined us.

Andy Halliday is officially retiring from playing at the end of the season.

Good point.

I enjoy the podcast, but the presenters need to sit closer to each other - preferably beside each other - so the guest doesn't need to keep looking from left to right like they're watching tennis.,

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Very interesting interview. Max comes across like a really good guy. Be interesting to see what happens when Jens moves on. Does he go too, or are we looking at our next Head Coach?

If it’s players we want to keep but we “have” to sell them, then we should be selling to clubs out with Scotland.

A thought regarding the possibility of Just going to Celtic. Jens has previously told us that we are a selling club, but that we will not be selling our assets for a price under our valuation. History tells us that Celtic are not likely to pay top dollar. As such, I think that, if and when Just is sold, it is unlikely to be to Celtic. Or put it another way, if Celtic offer 3 million, someone else will probably offer 4.

I'm not surprised. Banking IT is an archaic mess!

Wait until you hear about a Celtic scout watching Just!

I could live with that. Hearts fell lucky with Bloom as he already had the analytics in place and the model had already proved successful elsewhere. Not sure how many Tony Blooms, or Jamestowns there are out there, but if we could find someone trustworthy with the necessary finances / expertise then it could be a good fit.

I really don't think the Motherwell manager being interested in the Celtic job is a massive exclusive.

SCRUM was just gaining popularity when I retired from banking IT, it was last in a long line of things that made me decide I'd had enough.

Yes, just another example of the dire state of Scottish football. I'll be very surprised if there is no contoversial decision like a penalty or sending off to torpedo our chances. I fully expect Hearts to exploit his "incompetence"; they will be very physical but curiously fragile when tackled themselves. Wonder what the odds are on a Slattery red card?

I'm firmly of the opinion that if we lose Jens I actively want us to sell some of our best players. I highly doubt we're going to get another manager that makes Maswanhise as effective as he has been this season. Same can probably be said for Just and Watt who are both having break out seasons at 26 and as an asset are at their peak valuation while a Motherwell player. I think that of the 3 Just will be the hardest to replace. Watt's replacement is already in the building (Priestman). Theoretically if we lost Jens and sell the 3 of them we could be looking at close to 10M. That would set the club up for the next decade and make the renovation of FP/New ground a lot less of a risk.