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I still stand by that I don't think our standard is particularly poor in large parts of then game, however it comes to fuck all because 1. We have fuck all up front. Maswanhise is a waste of a Jersey right now and RCC aint much better. 2. We play the press far too slowly allowing teams to counter our movement 3. The engine in the midfield is under powered so far , we need Priestman back or those in position to up their standard and pace of play. 4. We are gifting some comical goals right now, not through anything other than our own bad judgement.

I see your emoji’s but wouldn’t surprise me if some people would have him in that position. i do think we have some over reaction to recent performances but then again, everyone entitled to their opinion. Yes, there are issues, which probably seem worse after some of the nice stuff we played earlier this season. Hopefully AJ can sort our lack of threat up front. We’ve shown we can keep possession which is our best form of defense but we have to stop going behind in games to take that approach.

It’s a shame we don’t have Celtic next week, they look worse than us. i have a feeling that every single team in this league will go weeks playing poorly and losing. General standard is pretty poor. It’s going to be a bit of a lottery season I think.

Teams can stifle us because we are too slow to move the ball forward. Look at the difference between the first and second half yesterday. Second half we played with more pace , still not pacy as last year but better than the first half. The improved pace in the second half got us into good positions whereas in the first half being slow and pedestrian allowed Dundee to settle and stifle us. Hodge , for me, slows the game down too often and wants a second touch and is often unaware of options around him. However all that said our efforts in the final third were utter shite until we got Ethyor on.

Just heard Dallas on VAR for the game........baws! 🤣🤣

First time for everything pal. I think whole of Scottish fitba will be behind us...apart from sellik fans

European results - played well opposition played a style that suited us and our style made us look good . Passing thru the middle. Scottish results - played neat stuff at the start. Then from the Falkirk game on the opposition tactics to stiffled our style , man mark and let us pass it about in our half never giving us space at all. Then take the chance we present to them . Is what the opposition are doing . He needs a plan for the Scottish game. Hopefully learns from his mistakes, Hammel never did . Still think we have good mix of players to play some decent stuff. In the right system once we settle down.

As much as it was thoroughly enjoyable watching Del rattle auld Martin’s specky baws for the second week running, Celtic will be under huge pressure by the time they play us…and that never ends well.

Just sent a txt to my mate saying the same. Celtic are pish but sadly we are facing them at the wrong time....

Had the keeper not basically thrown the ball into the net for Dundee's second the worst we were getting yesterday was a point against a team everyone has been saying are excellent. Sure there were issues with our set up and team selection but the only way a good Dundee team were beating us was if we shot ourselves in the foot and we duly obliged. Said it yesterday I don't think we were as bad as everyone was making out. We should have had a penalty and dare I say had we waltzed away with a draw the reaction would be more muted. I'm as frustrated as everyone but we have a squad that should allow refresh changes , particularly up front , the manager needs to start doing it. Dundee got lucky, we won the game for them. We made them look very ordinary whilst not playing anything like we have in the past. Right now I don't think we are a million miles away from better outcomes. Will we be as good as last season? definitely not we don't have the players for that yet. We are a good way away from thinking about the managers position. Christ everyone and their granny had Steven Pressley for the high jump for most of last season.

Poor Alfred got pressure on him now as if he can't beat that sellik team in 3 weeks then that peg is mega shoogily! 🤣🤣🤣

Give him a chance, hes saving thr 2nd yesterday

Only a matter of time before the " lost the dressing room " is trotted out. We would be at least 2 pts better off if keeper had done basics v rangers and Dundee.

Realistically next win has to come against Kilmarnock think we could take a point against Celtic but who knows, their shit as well but Kilmarnocks a must

It’s still way too early to give a proper opinion on how we are doing imo. Points wise it’s similar to last year at the same time so that can be a slight positive. some of the displays in Europe were excellent and there has been flashes in the league games so far that does give me some hope. Against St Mirren for the first 30 mins was just as good as I’d seen last season, we caved a bit and I think there’s maybe a softness that wasn’t there last year. That softness was shown against Aberdeen and Dundee yesterday for a spell when we lost the first goal. everyone has their view and everyone can moan or happy clap as is our want but I’m still sitting in the middle group of mmmm and I think the vast majority are the same.

On the same side the phrase 'happy clapper' comes out for folk that are defending the manager and team. Both phrases I hate, its simply folk giving their own views and to be fair on here at least is more mature debate. Other media forums full of right clueless folk. Doubt many folk expect us to get anything against sellik but what we do we expect is a reaction from the players and a line-up that gives us belief. A while away but I would go with Paulsen ( grudgingly) SOD. Jamie KL. Moormann. Williams Fadinger. Levitt Lowry Kanga/Said. Longelo Thor COYW

I agree. I said before the Dundee game that the performance was more important than the result.

Ahh there it is, that old holier than thou chestnut of the Motherwell faithers. ”don’t criticise the team cos that’s what Old Firm fans do, ride the well rollercoaster with pride” And as usual it is utter nonsense. No one is demanding the manager be sacked just now, no one is saying that we’re getting relegated, they are simply voicing legitimate concerns about the way we have been playing and the manager appearing to be out of his depth.

Like clockwork, the “pant wetter” chat comes out as soon as anyone dares to fairly criticise what they’re seeing.

The beauty of this league is, your next win can come from just about anywhere, same as your next defeat. We were flying before our last visit to Dens Park, picked up 1 point from the next 15, then won at Ibrox. Plenty of time to, hopefully, get back on track. Right now, an upturn in performance will be more important than the 3 points against Celtic. We'll see if that happens.

100%. Even for Motherwell fans, this (over)reaction has totally bewildered me. We have no devine right to turn up and win games/finish top 6 every year. Yes, things have went sideways a bit in recent games, but this is just off the scale. I knew that last year would probably be a one off, but a lot of so called fans think we`d just carry on in the same veign of form and style of football. Reality check. It ain`t happening. As long as we can get back to playing an attractive style of attacking football, I`ll be happy. We still have a few players to come back who will walk in to the starting 11 and hopefully, some sembelance of what we`ve been used to will be resumed. It is there, remember the winner against Hibs, the opener against Freiburg? This team can play, but we need to get behind them when the chips are down. Some fans would be better suited at Ibrox or Parkhead the way they are going on!

"Our next win" why do people think that 7 games into the season after 3 defeats that our season is over ffs. This is Motherwell, we are not going to win every game, a few bad results and its "has AJ lost the dressing room", hes "never played football" so he cant manage BS. Folk need to dry their pants and calm down, yes the team has issues that need addressed but im sure the management team will sort it out znd find the right balance for the team. With all the injuries we've had AJ has neer had the luxury of a full squad to pick from, so going forward that should ease.

Time will tell, but while there were some positive signs early on, things seem to be getting worse the more time he’s had to implement his ideas on the training pitch. I’m not sure where our next win is coming from.

If there are other issues, I don't suppose it'll help. But surely respect should be earned by how he coaches, not how he played.

It’s probably a reductive view, but I do wonder what the players make of being coached/managed by someone who’s never actually done their job. Respect has to be earned, not demanded,