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Has VAR disallowed it yet?
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4 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:
Simply put - we would not have been awarded that penalty
No doubt we’ll get an apology in umpteen weeks time about how it shouldn’t have been given.
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1 minute ago, wellsince75 said:
Completely with you. Lots of teams have poor runs of form
Personally I dislike references to the 2 wins in 23 games, conveniently ignoring we've played 27 and won 5 or heaven forbid only lost 11.
We'd all like to have won more, we'd all like to win more games against the OF.
Yes, and it’s the extra draws/games we didn’t lose that have us above StJ and RC and will likely make the difference in the final placings.
I think there’s some in here who are probably happier we lost today rather than have another draw.
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SK post match said they worked on covering the moves which led to Celtic goal and sounded pretty frustrated but he should know how immobile Butcher is, how McGinn is nowhere near as comfortable on left and general capability of players to play positions.
I agree with others that Blaney should have replaced Casey which would have been less disruptive and then Butcher could have been a more defensive midfield option and Nicholson could have tried to play the Vale role.
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If we can keep it tight in second half, say up to the 99th minute, we should at least get a draw
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It’s a reasonable statement that we would likely struggle against Dundee Utd and probably Raith if games were played now.
And if we were to finish in 11th it would surely mean that we were on an absymal run so whoever the Championship side is would likely have a chance.
It’s just far more unlikely that all the teams immediately below and around us are ALL going to suddenly up their games enough that ALL of them overtake us now.
Maybe mods could start a optimists/happy clappers vs pessimists/doomsquad week by week “playoff” debate 😉 -
1 hour ago, wellfan said:
. If we stick, I think the almost baron run will most likely continue, which is what I thought last year, and it's probably too late now anyway.
I guess we’re all just going to have to find out together. I’m obviously a bit more optimistic that we’ll take enough points from those around us, especially after the split.
I suspect neither of us want County to get enough of a new manager bounce to make a difference. Like him/loathe him Adam’s probably called County’s quality correctly and my take is Levein won’t add anything more than he has already to a poor StJ side. -
33 minutes ago, wellfan said:
Yes.
Seriously, now I do think you are maybe being provocative for the sake of it.
At this stage there is absolutely nothing to suggest Kettlewell and our squad won’t perform just as well or better than those around us.
The Morton game is no more a definitive indicator on how all the rest of the season will go than the County game.
RC aren’t looking for a permanent manager which shows how they are thinking and the “box office” tosser at Aberdeen is no long term solution for them either. A lot of clubs now limping towards the end of this season. I’d rather stick than twist thanks very much.
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6 hours ago, David said:
I think it's more than loyalty at play.
The one thing Kettlewell has had in our bad run of winless games is the full support of the squad. We've seen what can happen to managers when they piss off the majority of the squad or even just the influential dressing room leaders.
He's had that support because he's played it very smart regarding squad harmony.
Like him or not, Liam Kelly is a huge presence in that dressing room. He's the captain for a reason. From what I've heard, the players rate him very highly, and to remove him from the team would basically be Kettlewell signing his own P45 at this stage.
We've seen at Ross County how far some man-management skills can take you. Absolutely nothing Derek Adams said about his squad was incorrect. But because of how he handled it, the players pretty much downed tools from day one. He was never getting that squad back onside.
Kettlewell has retained the squad behind him partly because of how vocal he's been in support of a very influential player who's having a tough time. He's been incredibly smart in that regard, and it's why we're sitting where we are in the league instead of lower down the table.
Look at the managers who work with Kelly regularly. Kettlewell and Clarke. Now, on form alone, Kelly should be nowhere near the Scotland squad.
But he is. Why? Because Clarke knows that a third-choice keeper is likely never going to get game time, but again, in that dressing room, Kelly is well-liked and respected by the other players in the Scotland squad. He adds a ton in squad harmony, and we've seen how far that has gotten Scotland.
There's a method to the madness, basically. In my opinion.
Totally agree. Also the keeper is probably the toughest position on the pitch. Any mistake is more than likely to result in a goal against or, at least, be amplified in fans eyes. Not sure if people saw Becker and van Dijk the other week - total train wreck from players on a totally different level - shit happens. It’s how pros react to adversity that matters and, in my eyes, most of our squad are doing their level best.
Who knows it may not be good enough by the end of the season but I’m a glass 8/12ths full kind of guy. -
32 minutes ago, wellup83 said:
I was shocked when Kev took to the pitch today. He's put on some beef. Gna take him weeks to get up to speed.
Yep we thought that too although he may just have been well wrapped up. 🤷♂️ Based on only this initial view it does confirm my thought though that it wouldnt have been have been worth pushing boat out to bring him back.
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5 hours ago, Ya Bezzer! said:
Livingston looked absolutely gubbed, the club is a shambles behind the scenes. Hard to see them finishing anywhere outside of bottom place.
I agree and also with others that it’s more likely it will be a three way battle to avoid playoff but with us pulling away at the start of the split and finishing 9th or 8th.
A big part of why I’m optimistic remains the apparent attitude and willingness of the players to respond to adversity. Okay we could have had better luck and judgement with signings but the squad seems together and that’s an important factor going into last 16 games
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1 hour ago, geek24601 said:
Disgraceful window. The whole club is in free fall and let’s be very honest we will be lucky not to be in the playoff. Not pushing the boat out to bring in Van Veen is atrocious.
Don’t agree. Two/three of our better players up til now were younger loanees and we’ve brought in some who look promising.
have a look at who other clubs have been able to bring in, especially those who we’ll be competing with in bottom sixAre there any names there people would like to have seen at Fir Park and think are guaranteed to improve those other clubs position.
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11 minutes ago, wellfan said:
Square pegs into round holes, but okay. And does the multitude of fullbacks make up for the fact we didn't adequately replace three outgoing strikers?
Now that’s a reasonable question and my opinion is that the defence needs a new approach and so perhaps yes a more dynamic (basing on youth only I appreciate) can improve that side
Also if we concede less then we can afford to score a little less but still win points. (My Hearts point but also plenty of the other teams above us)Also Vale doesn’t need to score any to adequately replace Shaw 😉
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8 minutes ago, Mccus28 said:
Ehhhhh sorry to point out the glaring flaw in your rant but our joint top scorer and joint 2nd top scorer are away so I dont think its unreasonable to require some strikers
Wrong. Obviously Biereth , a now known quantity at our level would have been preferable, but Bair (6) and Spittal (5) are still at the club. Have a look at our goal scorers. Who knows if Vale can chip in but some seem to want to write him off already.
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11 minutes ago, wellfan said:
Your argument would make sense if we signed some experienced central defenders, but the reality is we have the same central defenders and a shitload of fullbacks.
Nope - as pointed out by a few we have older less mobile/dynamic players who can fit in with a central three. So perhaps the full backs are attempt to stop the crosses coming in and provide better forward support.
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Lots claiming to have followed the team/ football for years but still don't seem to have a f__king clue how squads and transfer windows work.
Let me spelL it out to the angry idiots clambering for more and more forwards.
We’ve scored 3 fewer goals than the team in 3rd but conceded 15 more.
maybe the management team have concluded we can use the 6 forward players in first and development squad plus attacking midfield to get the goals but maybe, just maybe, the defence needs some better options.
Yes it would be great to get an established striker who has been banging them in consistently at Scot Prem level and wants to try a new experience playing in front of a bunch of roasters (not you ppower obviously as you’ve already fkd off) but there probably aren’t many about.
it’s all very well having an opinion but there are so many totally deluded on this forum 🫨
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41 minutes ago, wellgirl said:
I went to see my favourite band tonight at the hydro. .. Motherwell could sign anyone tonight and I would not care
Some of us are not Enjoying the transfer silence.
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So Levein is no better than Kettlewell
but Levein did get the StJ job ahead of Courts
but Courts is better than Kettlewell
Kettlewell is apparently shite so that must make Levein similarly shite
which surely in turn must make Courts even shiteyer ? 😉
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5 minutes ago, fizoxy said:
St J are below us in the league after the same number of games, and we're the worst team to ever play the game with a total diddy gobshite manager apparently, and haven't even bothered to sign three strikers. Every manager below us should be fired.
😆 well exactly. Although StJ have had more wins since CL came in they haven’t beaten us in 3 attempts so is our squad better than there’s or is CL no better than SK?
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Given this is the StJ thread what’s people’s thoughts on how they have fared since appointing Levein? He’s an experienced coach with degree of success in this league who’s now had a few months and almost an entire transfer window to bring in “his” choices. Would seem like the pedigree some have suggested we look for as a replacement for SK.
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59 minutes ago, steelboy said:
I like it when we win games which is why I'm fed up with the current chancer manager.
It's the people who seem happy enough to watching losing football every week as long they get their calender signed and a few wee videos to watch on their phone every week that are the problem.
As well as a Man of the Match poll could we introduce a Miserable bastard of the week poll?
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By no means a perfect performance but the objective is to get to the next round and we did that. Despite some of the comments during the game at no point did I think we wouldn’t win. That must be the first goal Sammon scored at Fir Park and tbf if was a good finish aided by an uncharacteristic Butcher lack of challenge earlier in move. Other than than an a weak header Alloa offered nothing other than some enthusiasm.
We won’t be drawing St Johnstone or Ross County in the next round. -
I wonder if SO’D called Spencer to tell him to wind Grealish up about his fabulous calves 😝
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1 hour ago, smiddy said:
ok SOL troops who likes/ fancys neil lennon like yodo
or doesnt like neil lennon like spiderpig answers please,,,,, mines, heez a dick, 1 to spider
Regardless of his personality Lennon’s win rate outwith Celtic’s massive financial advantage is 38.1% with even that heavily bolstered by Hibs winning in the Championship.
It’s therefore not a lack of ambition not wanting Neil Lennon, it’s actually not wanting someone with a worse managerial record than Stuart Kettlewell (even including his time at RC).
MOTM Hibs 13-Apr-2024
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Kelly had a number of decent saves, a bit of fancy footwork, and in a day where the wind was causing havoc with flight of the ball, his handling was secure.
Blaney was solid as well and cracking strike for goal.