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Enjoyed the cameo by the pidgeon.

Folk who went to Dundee get first shot , plenty to go round, folk who cried like little girls at the prospect of having to travel back in the dark should be told to take a back seat for this one. Only fair

Totally dominated a Hibs team who clearly came for a point. Gallagher ( who I think has been a tremendous buy) needs to stop trying to play like Virgil Van Dyke at times . There were three times today where he gave the ball away and set Hibs away on an attack. He's good but not that good. Another poor performance from a ref at Fir Park. Omeonga should have been off for his assault on Donnelly. It was Doidge's third forearm smash before he was even booked when it should have been a straight red.

Doidge was lucky not to get sent off for an elbow, and donnelly's yellow could have been a red with another ref. Omeonga also continued to foul after getting a yellow for persistent fouling. Then there was the hibs corner that wasnt. Not a textbook refereeing performance.

Thinking about it, the pigeon gave Hartley more trouble than the Hibs forward line.

Campbell by a mile but the pigeons role as a ghost no.9 was immense....miles better option than seedorf (sorry sherwin)

Thought we dominated the game but very few chances, we are so lightweight up front, Scott played well but no final product, McIver done well but he looks a long way off ready for the 1st team , Mazinga looked good offered some good pace and physicality, very unlucky not to score he is maybe due a start. As for Seedorf God knows what SR sees in him, another appearance from the bench to contribute feck all, he is like playing with a man down. An experienced striker brought in before the transfer window closes would be nice.

That was a good performance but we had no cutting edge and nothing in the final third other than Scott. If we go to Livingston without a new striker it will be very disappointing.

All we lacked today was a cutting edge up front, other than that we pretty much controlled the game and that’s as good as I’ve seen our defence in quite a while. Gallagher and Hartley strolled it at the back with a Hartley looking as good as he ever has. Hibs really went to town on Donnelly but other than a kick out for which he was booked he did well to keep his cool. Scott looked sharp, especially in the first half and to be fair everyone put a shift in. Grimshaw was wasteful at times but is probably still a better option than Tait. I must say I really enjoy the way Robinson has changed the style of football from Hartley and Dunn just lumping it forward to playing it out from the back, moving the ball from side to side with no little amount of finesse. Only a draw but a lot of positives today, you can really start to see how the team is developing and with Turnbull back along with Long and a Hylton I think we are pretty much a match for anyone outside of the old firm.

Gallagher. Had a wee slip near the end but otherwise breezed through the match.

It's a better result for Motherwell than Hibs. You can be sure they have designs on that minimum 4th place finish. OF will take the top 2 spots I would be surprised if Aberdeen didn't take either 3rd or 4th. So that would leave one spot up for grabs which Motherwell are in pole position to take. It might not be settled till the post split matches play out.

Robinson post match "In terms of any players leaving Fir Park this month, he adds: "No one’s contacted me – and I will be turning off my phone if they do.”"

What a save. Manzinga is fookin rapid.

FA Cup is exclusively shown on ESPN+ which is a subscription only internet channel. $4.99 / month and can cancel at any time. I think they still offer a 7 day free trial, so might be worth a look. They show every FA Cup game live, plus English Championship and lower league games plus the Rangers and Celtic Scottish Cup games (as well as loads of other sporting events). (Sorry I couldn't find an American to answer, but hope this helps )

Couldn't agree more. I think people think that because he's not flying into tackles he's not adding anything defensively. It's obvious his strengths don't lie in tackling, however there's plenty of games this season where I've thought he must have covered every inch of grass to press the opposition. I bet his running stats are up there with anyone in the squad and that constant pressure is a huge part of our defensive game.

'Coz nae metter how ferr awa' ye roamIf ye want tae be happy in a million waysFur ra watchin' o ra fitba, ye cannae beat 'well, Motherwell. (Apologies to Perry Como) Aye, it's braw tae be hame efter the wee brek n' twa awa' gemmes. Micht get mysel' in a michty muckle tryin' tae fun ra groon, but. Play akin tae ra Dundee Ken n' Furryboots City n' ah'd be expectin' ra liftin' o' mony glesses o' oor nation libation efterwards. Play akin tae yon shite agin Accies n' aw we kin expect is cauld, saft (vegan) haggis oan a piece, n' no e'en an endie slice. Dae ah ken whurr Hell is? Aye, it's Fester Road. Come oan ye 'well.

Enough evidence to suggest McIvor is ahead in the pecking order over those mentioned.

Shankland doing well against defenders a yard slower in thought and in pockets of space they create is a whole different ball game to that in the top league. His pension pot is on a winner on his current deal.

Rightly or wrongly, he does split opinion Busta as he did whilst at Inverness and for the same reasons. That could be changing though, as it is in my case. What isn't in doubt, as far as I can tell, is his talent and his ability to create chances. His free kick for the goal at the chiller on Wednesday was an absolute peach. He definitely isn't a finisher or or a winger. The divergence of opinion centres on his work ethic, defensive capability and physicality. As far as I'm concerned he's not the best defender in the world but then again I don't mind so long as he is "adequate" in that regard. Is he lazy? I'd say no, but others disagree. Where I have continuing doubts is his tendency to disappear in a scrap of a game (a Hibs' fan's comment), although one moment of magic can change that. Its unfair, I suppose to compare him with David Turnbull, but I' m going to do it nonetheless. Leaving aside technical ability Turnbull still can turn it on whilst being closely marked and can ride tackles and shrug off boneshattering challenges whereas Polworth does struggle when games turn into urban hand to hand combat. However if Polworth can be anonymous for 89 minutes but help to create a goal or two I can live with that - Andy Ritchie anyone? A lot depends on who is playing alongside him.

You've lost it, take some time off.

While there is a long way to go we should be aiming to go into the split with 4th place minimum guaranteed or very close to it. It’s unlikely that any of our competitors are going to get 15 points post split more like a max of 9 points. We are already 10 and 12 points ahead of Livingston and Hibs so it’s a reasonable target to aim for. Having said that we do have to keep our feet on the ground and just take each game one at a time, focus and apply on that game before thinking about next game. COYW!! 10 games to go and if we can muster equal amount of points that Hibs and Livi get them we are there