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Bored talking about him, he done great to steady ship after hammell and of course the Bair deal was awesome. But for me the way he left and dragged support under bus and then that interview with Oprah mcgregor was final straw. But as already said I DON'T want toxic atmosphere and JB also hinting that. Let's get right behind team and pump killie, that would be perfect reply

Correct! No easy games. We are certainly capable of taking 3 points but need to continue to play well and keep our focus for the full game, taking our chances when they come along.

I actually support the non old firm teams in Europe but no interest supporting the old firm, they were desperate to leave our league for years so couldn't give a toss about us. Ps. My old fashion cocktail going down a treat!! 😎😎

We need a central defender with a bit height to him and is comfy playing the way Jens wants to play out from the back. I am not confident that McGinn,Gordon shall be available for the whole season and i dont think Balmer is that fancied so a CB is a must.

Back the team and ignore everything else. This game will be harder that alot of people expect. Killie are no mugs. Seldom do we get easy games.

In one hand it's good that teams fail to be successful and get financial reward which widens gaps to others. But on the other hand them being successful might remove qualifying ties which makes it easier for us to get to the group stages and financial reward. Cup wins do seem the easier route.

Not really sure what intimidating atmosphere means. But I think the crowd should Channel the energy into backing the team. I think some people are of the opinion that the best think we can do to annoy SK is to ignore him but of course I’m sure there are many who want to have a go at him. You pay your money you take your choice. I’m just hoping our performance on the park keeps us us enthralled and that we have no time to even think about SK ‘cause we are enjoying watching our team so much

Wilson needs games to develop. He is the complete opposite of our other left back. ODonnell can play left back. So if Wilson goes and frees up a spot in the squad then fine. Better players in any position can never be scoffed at.

Yep. I’d say CB way top of the list. Maybe even the only one on the list so we can afford a good one.

I take your points, don't necessarily agree and doesn't make me right, just how it feels to me but good to see how others see it. My priority for Motherwell is to see us win another domestic cup. No European adventure will ever Trump 18th May 1991. Qualifying for Europe is fun and generates money however not the transformational amounts for us that £5/6/7/8 million would have been for Hibs had they got through last night. The frequency and how far Motherwell go in Europe will never be regular, so for me it's a sideshow and the top 5 getting richer by millions definitely diminishes our chances of landing another domestic cup. As for Scotland, they been shite for 40 years irrespective of where the co efficient has sat even with the OF reaching major finals. Even in the good qualifying times they are home before the postcards. I love to see Scotland do well but when they don't it doesn't register as much for me as Motherwell. However as I said all fair enough points and be a dull place if we all saw it the same.

We need a central defender much more than we need a left back.

Should go to Killie and sign Ben Brannan

Time will tell....🤪

Let's just ensure we pump them tomorrow that will be the best and simplest GIUY to SK and Killie.

I liked Kettlewell as manager more than most and I think there's a kernel of truth there about how our fanbase treat managers- but on a whole the way he left was more disingenuous and self-serving than anybody else in my time supporting Motherwell.

Is that a personal assumption or is there any further info we could start a rumour with?🤔

Great post I totally agree, the 3 competitions are set up for one purpose only to make the rich powerful clubs and UEFA even richer its a corrupt shambles. Don't make the CL groups don't worry you can have a go in the EL oh and if you fail there you get a 3rd go in the conference its nonsense. I've enjoyed many European adventures with Motherwell and I hope to have a few more but that will be nigh on impossible if clubs like Hibs. Hearts, Aberdeen, Dundee untd etc are successful, making the group stages etc and earning wads of cash to make them even stronger. As for the ugly sisters I look forward to them being pumped out of Europe at the earliest opportunity, I support Motherwell and have never understood the "support the Scottish teams" argument at all.

Beat me to it😀. Agree fully.

I don’t think you are warped at all and I get where you are coming from. In many ways I agree. Any time those clubs you mention…especially Celtic and Rangers… get beaten domestically it brightens up my day. My take on Europe is different though. For various reasons I prefer the Scottish clubs to progress… but if any are to fall out early I would preferred it to be either OF. It is Scotland after all. My logic… flawed or otherwise. 1. The better they do the more Motherwell FC are rewarded financially by Uefa. And we are talking a lot of money here. It helps keep us alive and assists growth and investment. 2. I appreciate progress will provide Millions to those clubs. But the huge financial gap will exist regardless of whether they advance in Europe or not. As an example Celtic and Hearts could miss out on Europe entirely for a decade and they would still blow us out the water financially. 3. If the co efficient improves we have a better chance of qualifying and having a pop at the millions available, even for relative failure. Gone are the days of making a loss because you visit Russia and lose out first up. Guarantees are now in place to avoid wee Clubs like us being out of pocket. It also helps the National side…. Clarke aside. And I enjoy my European trips! 4. Qualifying for Europe means something. Not as good as a cup win of course, but it is a win. A success. Just like achieving top six. It is a feel good experience when it happens. Something for fans to celebrate and boast about. And it is refreshing seeing ‘different’ clubs visiting FP. Even a pre season v Hertha was a welcome change. 5. The financial adjustment that needs sorted is the League/TV payout. But Aberdeen scuppered any possibility of fairness. Greed talks and the OF will never support change. Regardless of the fact that such change might just provide Celtic with the domestic challenge they say they need to compete in Europe. The flip side is how enjoyable it is seeing Rangers and Celtic outclassed by average teams from countries that most folk could not find on a map. The upheaval we have seen in their fan base this week is a delight. And I say that having good friends who are ST holders of each of them. My view. It helps Motherwell if Scottish clubs do well. Although I accept that financially it may strengthen our rivals.

Expecting us to sign a left back before end of window...Wilson not in Jens plans!

I think it was a poor choice because Rangers have a very poor record of developing young Scottish talent. They might prove me wrong with Rice, but their recent history is very much throwing money at overseas imports.

Depends if you want to see us in Europe again, or Scotland in a World Cup finals again or attract a better quality of player to the club again. We also get a decent payment from UEFA at the end of the season that's based on how well the Scottish teams perform. Not giving a monkey was anyone thinks abroad of our game is the same attitude the people running our game have had for decades. It's why we are in the dark ages in many aspects. We see JBA as an innovator, when he's really just implementing an approach that modern teams have been using for the past decade. There's a reason we went for foreign managers in our last couple of appointments. I appreciate that the extra cash can give those teams a financial advantage - but it hasn't done them much good in recent years. So on balance, I think it's better for everyone if Scottish teams do well. Although I'm never disappointed to see the OF crash and burn at any time.

Good grief what has fitbaw become.

All some fans have done is turn on him as quick as he turned on us, except we ain’t the liars who whored ourselves out to the Sun newspaper. He lied to try to deflect from his own failings. I’m not saying he deserves verbal abuse on Saturday, but he does deserve all the criticism and heat that’s coming his way.

An excellent signing!