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I have to say when Kettlewell was manager I didn’t bother with him too much and I knew never to listen to his interviews in any great detail. But this week after the whole penalty decision and his supposed meeting with referees and his bleating on all week in about 100 interviews……. Thank fk he is no longer our manager. As soon as I hear his voice I have to turn him over. listening to excuses all week and victim behaviour is giving me Vietnam flashbacks

Steelboy hasn't posted on here since he was moderated (Feb 2024) , we don't read everything posted, we could, but we don't, so anything that you feel aggrieved by just use the report function and we'll take a look, but dragging up someone who hasn't been here for 18 months is a reach no?

There was someone on here who made a post directed at me saying thank god you don't post on here often. You're all over everything like a cheap suit. At that point I was lying in bed with a broken nose and two black eyes - someone had tripped me up coming out of a gig the night before. There was someone else on here that made a comment saying - your posts are irrelevant - just like you.. I honestly do feel like I get more personal grief than anyone else on these boards - and no one is going to stick around for more. There is one person on here that posted horrible lies about me that nearly broke me - and they are still up. One thing I will say - if you do that to me again - I'm going back to the well society - because the stuff you posted was completely defamatory - and you're the reason why I need to get off these boards. (wellfan) (steelboy) And when Stephen made that post at me. Loads of people lined up to like it - when the post I made originally wasn't about him, people couldn't wait to like anything that slated me - you know when you aren't liked which is sad because none of us actually know one another. That was the post where I should have left here - folk lining up to like his post. Im pretty much devastated at that - but it is what it is I've been on here since 2007 but I feel like a complete outcast as some people have made it very that they hate me. See you on the other side x Pauline

No. I won't. You've made some really horrible personal swipes at me over the last few months. And you've done it because you think I'm easy to pick on - that's on you. That's not on me. You don't do it to everyone. You just pick on people you think are fair game - and I've had enough of your digs Every time I post you go in on me. I don't do that to you. I honestly have had enough. It's just crap. You swipe at people and they've got to lighten up? I tip toe around everything you post because if I know I post the wrong thing you'll go in on me - you've made me miserable on here - for no reason at all And it's not just you. I get the sarcasm and the laughter from other people as well. I just can't be arsed anymore. If you have an issue with me all you have to do is message me privately. It would be preferable to be constantly swiped at in public There are people on here that I constantly disagree with - but they are civil to me - and you aren't. That's the difference and I've had enough of it Im done. I didn't come on here to be a laughing stock - go pick on someone else - because it won't be me anymore.

My wee brother is ten years younger than me. He's got an account on here - he's not posted in years. But no one would be sitting calling him grandpa because of his date of birth. I can't have kids and that's why that "granny" comment stung. I've just had enough for the moment. That comment was just downright horrible and I need a break. Nothing more to say. It's just got too personal towards me lately and I've had enough. Onwards and upwards well fans x

Lighten up ,eh. Nothing personal honestly.

I could say a lot more about why that "granny" comment really upset me - and it has nothing to do with my age. More to do with the fact that I don't have kids (not my choice). (I can't be arsed. That was a horrible nasty cheap dig) Some people can't have kids. For lots of reasons - and I had someone on here calling me "granny" - too right it stung. And then you have other people having swipes at you every time you post. I've stepped back from here because of comments like that. Ones that would not be levelled at men the same age as me. There is no point when all folk do is laugh at you and post laughter emoticons at everything you post. It becomes a sort of self torture in the end - one I am no longer here for. And that's before other people having constant swipes Take care x

I log in once in a blue moon and only make the occasional post: in contrast, you post a lot; as do grizzlyg and weeyin, for example. It is what it is, and each to their own, but if everybody was like me there wouldn't be a forum. I'd hope that - in the vast majority of instances at least - misogyny isn't a factor, but I'm hardly qualified to judge.

You might be right but I just can't be bothered with it any more. I also don't think I post more than most - I've cut down the posts I make on here lately - for that exact same reason. Folk digging you out or laughing at everything you post. Folk don't need to be sarky if they disagree with you. I disagree with plenty of people on here and vice versa but there's civility there. Just going to caveat this by saying I'm not discounting your point of view either. But I'm one of the few female posters on here and sometimes I feel I get chinned for posts other people wouldn't. And sometimes it feels very uncomfortable - and personal. I was referred to by a male poster as a "granny" on here as I've been going to watch Motherwell since 1987. That would not be levelled at a male poster - it wasn't STV that said it - but that's apparently acceptable and funny

Anyone fancy a joke as we seem.to have ran out of interesting topics to discuss. Players are injured.....end of.

Skim back through their posts and you'll see that @stv has delivered a sarky response to most people, it's just what they do. Given you post more than most, it's not surprising you've had a few bites, but I don't think it's anything targeted/personal.

Motherwell are choosing not to tell fans about injuries. Do people really think that a player would have a clause in their contract that fans couldn't know about their injuries?

I respectfully don't agree. Kettlewell used to give updates on injuries in his interviews. So why has this changed. Don't you think fans have the right to know more?

Just go away eh. You pick at everything I post and you've been at it for months

That’s why your not a manager.

The lack of information, in some cases, may be required by contractual provisions. I suspect in many cases, much, although not all, of this information, will be known by rival managers.

All the fans need to know is a player is injured, and not available for selection, with additional updates when they are back training and/ or fit to play. How would you feel about your GP giving constant updates on any injury or illness you had, the same applies to football clubs. So no need for any additional communications.

The communications from the club has fallen off a cliff since Alan Burrows left. Don’t get me wrong, it was overkill at times and a lot of it was unnecessary (a coffee and a chat with x, y or z etc) but the club were on the front foot with communicating with the fanbase when Burrows was here.

What's that got to do with him giving journalists an update on injuries

The club used to give regular updates on injured players. When Slattery did his ACL there were tweets of him in his hospital bed the day of his operation and regular updates about when he would be back. With respect I don't see a player being injured and an approximate time of return being confidential at all. As a fan I don't expect to know everything about an injury but surely some time frame on a return for fans is something fans should expect. I also don't see how not saying would give opposition managers an advantage - because just because someone is available doesn't mean they are going to be picked

I was usually asleep 20 seconds after the start of his interviews and waking to catch the last 20 seconds after an 8 eight hour sleep. Boring self indulgent bastard.

If it was an illness, I would very much agree. That said, by divulging injuries and keeping illness confidential, you would effectively highlight a player with an illness, so it brings you back to the same place......

I think that nature of the injury and timeframe for return is very much confidential information, but as you say, it could be equally likely we don't want to let opponents know who is available any given week.

If there is opposition managers will be all over it

The club were ok at giving injury updates when Kettlewell was here. Pretty sure he used to give updates in his interviews.