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  1. 34 minutes ago, AllyMax said:

    One of the things i've liked about Kettlewell (and it was evident from his first interview when in interim charge for the St Mitrren game) was that he seems to have a clear plan and clear systems of preparation in place for each game.

    His approcah seems to indicate a high level of organisation.

    Organisation and workrate which have both increased. The players we had were performing worse than would have been expected, a good few went backwards. I’m afraid that was all down to management. I think the word at the time was that no manager could get a tune out of this squad and yes it’s been improved but my goodness the whole squad looks new.

  2. 15 hours ago, MJC said:

    That’s one way to look at it. If we actually do financially benefit from playing in Europe that is. We as a club have been clear in the past that playing in Europe actually costs us more than it earns us.

    The other way to look at it is avoiding embarrassments like Sligo and Stjarnan and no-show non-events like PAO and Levante is probably more beneficial to the team and the club as a whole. 
     

    Obviously getting a glamour tie like Dortmund is different and more prestigious but on the whole Europe for us is just a level that is way beyond our reach.

    I would imagine going out early does make the club little or indeed nothing. I guess the hope is if we have a manager that can put together a squad of players on a budget that are well organised we can do rather better and not just make some money out of it but actually raise the profile of the club. That in itself may be of more benefit over the longer period. 

  3. On 5/6/2023 at 7:05 PM, weeyin said:

    Sportsound touting KVV for a move to Rangers again.

    I hope he does a Higdon and takes his next payday in the Dutch league. I suppose he could move down south too, but his form there has been middling at best.

    Rangers would be just too much pressure for him, they would be on his back big style. He would be better moving down south and trying for a punt at the championship.

  4. 31 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

    It would be great for KVV to stay. He's a player of unquestioned talent who over the years has struggled to find the right club to settle down with.  

    He's at a club that he enjoys, has fans that adore him.  This might just be the place for him to stay.


    That said I thought the same about Tony Watt.  I'm still reasonably convinced that KVV and Watt would have proven to be an outstanding frontline. 

    Must say some of KVV's touches and control over the last few weeks have been the stuff of joy.  Not since likes of Cooper have I seen a 'Well player with such a wonderful first touch. 

    You wonder what would have happened with Watt if he had stayed, he’s now moved onto two more clubs and flopped at both. He may be lucky to actually find a club wanting to sign him after this. I really liked him when his head was in the right place, he was key to our successful run. However the alternative Watt is a disinterested player with a very poor goalscoring record.

  5. 10 hours ago, wellgirl said:

    A big happy family? Guess you've never had a photo of you that you had on your avatar altered and re posted on the boards for the guys on here to see how ugly you are or had someone on the boards laugh when your pet went missing saying it's in a Chinese takeaway. For clarification said pet died, she was poisoned before we got her back and the person who laughed is still on here.

    There are reasons why several women dont post on here anymore. 

    Certainly all unacceptable and down to the mods to deal with.

  6. 8 hours ago, David said:

    Then unless he's really pushing for a move this summer we should probably keep him and let him leave for nothing the following summer. He'd likely get a bigger contract if he does the business for another year and his next club doesn't have to pay a transfer fee for him.

    By my reckoning £200,000 is not far off the difference in prize money for finishing 7th rather than 8th. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest his goals this season have made the difference between us finishing in 10th or even 11th and potentially 7th, which is a prize money difference of around half a million quid.

    Basically, his goals alone could be worth anywhere up to half a million next season to us again. So why punt him for less than half that and gamble on the next striker in the door coming close to replicating his form?

    My guess is he will push for a move given he’s 32 now and in the form of his life. If he stays and his form drops or he gets a serious injury next season he may have missed the boat. Don’t get me wrong I would rather he stays but I would not blame him for cashing in just now while he’s on the up.

  7. 9 hours ago, Spit_It_Out said:

    200k and be no point in selling him it be worth it keeping him and his goals getting into the top 6  earning more money for the for final league position.

    200k if he left for that it be worst bit of business witnessed for a 20 plus striker.

     

    Personally I think 200k is probably very close. We are certainly not going to get close to half a million.

  8. I would have thought it’s a shoe in that he will move on. It’s a strange one given the amount of stick he’s taken, accused of being lazy while being the best striker in the division outside of Glasgow.

  9. 31 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:

    Agreed, we are Currently 9 and 11 points clear of 11th and 12th place respectively, effectively 10 and 12 pts given the goal difference, so thats 4 or 5 games to make up that gap, neither RC or Untd or Kille for that matter are going to get 4/5 wins in a row and we get nothing from the last 7 games.

    Pretty much

  10. 18 minutes ago, MJC said:

    Yes I did because at that time we most definitely DID look odds on for at least the playoffs and I’d guess the majority of Motherwell fans who were watching with their eyes open would have thought the same at the time. Not winning another game was a bit more of a stretch but it didn’t look out of the question in the latter stages of Hammell’s tenure.

    We aren’t out of danger yet either and we could have done without County winning yesterday and Utd currently beating Hibs. If that result stays the same and they come to Fir Park and beat us then we will be right back in the mix for the drop.

    I personally think we’re as good as safe, it would take quite a turn around in form from a few teams to now see us drop into the bottom two

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  11. 44 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said:

    You can be digruntled all you want. You can still channel you energies 2 ways, but keep ignoring that to prove your point if you like. 

    You are probably right. Many of us probably did hang on to Hammell too long because of his playing career. But thats called loyalty and the kind of thing you earn from playing over 500 games and displaying impeccable attitude throughout.

    Anyway, its time to move on. Hammell is gone, Van Veen is playing well again and the team are winning.

    Id prefer to focus on that instead of getting involved in petty point scoring debates.

    KVV has a real shot at 30 goals with 7 games left. Think I will channel my energies into helping him achieve that!

    I think that’s fair, time to look forward now. KVV was immense yesterday, I noticed a quote from a pundit stating he’s the best striker in the division outside of Glasgow and that’s hard to argue against when you look at his technical ability. Other than that a really organised and professional performance from the team.

  12. 12 hours ago, steelboy said:

    The manager killed the game and changed the formation today to give his boy Paton a run about. It's not about the formation. 

    McKinstry is clearly a better player than guys who are getting minutes for us but he is miles out the picture. 

    And for the hard of reading the comparison isn't between McKinstry and SOD but the fact that the manager is happy to significantly weaken the team to give SOD an appearance and win bonus but McKinstry who would strengthen us is frozen out. 

    Clearly the manager has not got a clue what he’s doing.

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  13. 11 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

    I don't want to harp back to the past  but I can't help wondering what might have been if we'd changed managers another month or so earlier. All water under the bridge now. Just grateful that SK has really turned things around. I know that we've brought in some decent additions but I think the original squad wasn't as bad as some thought. A decent performance today. 

    In my view we would have additional points on the board. Yes we were strengthened in the window but even taking that out of the equation we’re more organised and the performances of those players already at the club have improved. They also look a little fitter. The main thing though is that the right decision was made because I’m convinced we would have been relegated if he’d stayed.

  14. 35 minutes ago, Robbos boy said:

    100%,the big man has needed support, which Hammell didn't give him. As I said, the Raith game was basically Hammys resignation playing KVV out wide. No a bad player Hammell, never a great player and certainly never a manager. Why he even thought of applying for the managers job is beyond me. Now out of work with a major doubt on his ability in all fields. 

    I hope he does find another job within football, I feel he will. Moving from a pretty safe job to first team manager certainly comes with risks, I personally feel people sometimes feel they should apply rather than asking themselves am I ready and able. The right move could have been assistant manager but of course there is no guarantee that position would ever have been made available to him. After this I think he’s very unlikely to ever be a first team manager again.

  15. 41 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

    Dundee Utd are worth their point so far. I've always thought Utd won't go down and I still don't think they will

    I think they could well go down personally, they look pretty shambolic in many games and by far the worst team in the league. I’m not convinced the size of the club is going to save them.

  16. 1 hour ago, steelboy said:

    We're not really better going forward than we were under Hammell. 

    Butcher and Casey have been the big difference.

    We’re better organised, are working harder, and the players have bought into the new manager in a way they failed to do in the old one in my view. Do you honestly think we would have the same record in the last four games if Hammell had stayed ?

  17. 15 minutes ago, Robbos boy said:

    Amazing what a manager with a clue can do isn't it. 

    He’s going to be the difference between relegation and staying in the league. This group that it was suggested could not stay up under any manager are proving otherwise. Again you clearly can polish a turd.

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