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I’ve said it many times that VAR is ruining the match day experience for fans.
I would think every fan in Scotland would want rid of it.
Another point we don’t have the proper setup for it either. We have a handful of cameras at games, some stadiums have more cameras than others. How is that a level playing field for anyone?
I know this sounds crazy but I think it’s made the refs job harder. That Lennon Miller goal stands every day of the week, yet Collum gets told to go to the monitor and then has a decision to make, where without VAR nobody will even bat an eyelid at this.
My mate who is a Celtic fan said there were 5 VAR decisions at parkhead yesterday and every time they are just sitting in the stadium listening to fans booing! How is it in any way improved our game?
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Great result.
What I find incredible is the absolute seethe I seen on Twitter in the first half. Yes we lost a silly goal, but for about 35 minutes of that half we controlled it comfortably.
Second half he makes the tweaks and we win the game.
But honestly what I was reading last night was bonkers. No wonder players distance themselves from social media.
From the last month or so of fixtures we look to have the team to get us away from the relegation battle and that is basically where we all wanted to be during that bad run.
Also think Miller being out impacted us hugely. His return has us playing far better and getting the ball on the deck.
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THERES BEEN A RUMOUR!
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Is it normal to play Wednesday then Saturday?
should that Hearts game not be on Sunday?
Anyway we are above the Dons and they spent a fucking fortune, it’s not all bad!
Also is that us not unbeaten in the league for 7 games?
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That was more like it last night. If we play like that every week, win lose or draw I will be a happy man. Also bringing through young players is brilliant. What a difference from last years shitefest.
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A win for us tomorrow night and I think we have a really good chance for 4th.
You would expect both the Old Firm to win tomorrow so that would (if we win) leave us on 46:
Motherwell - 46
Dundee Utd - 44
Ross County 41
Then depending on goal difference its a straight fight between Dundee Utd and Ross County up in the highlands. Good chance RC could win that or its ends a draw.
We will get humped by Celtic and still finish 4th.
Just got to beat the Jam Tarts, which will not be easy, but I think we can do it and if Van Veen is fit we have to believe we can.
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We are not alone in being shite this season. Out with Hearts and maybe Ross County, every team in the SPL has been shocking, the level of football on show is terrible and really negative.
Has there ever been a season where you could be on 40 points and still be in with a chance of Europe?
As for Alexander, I’m not sure he has any clue what he is doing. I switched on Hesgoal and he had Bevis up front and then brought on Donelly. Absolute nonsense, panic station shite.
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Loved that today. Proper entertainment
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Aberdeen 2 vs 0 Ross County
Dundee Utd 1 vs 1 Dundee
Hearts 3 vs 1 Hibs
Livingston 2 vs 3 Motherwell
that’ll do.
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On 3/21/2022 at 6:39 PM, Big Stall said:
Watt going to United can argue the case till the cows come home. Losing Lamie and Oharra to pisher teams than us does suggest not all the players are onboard with GA.
Fair enough if these guys were fringe men but aside from Kelly & VanVeen, they are in our ever rotating starting 11 as much as anyone else
I think whats worrying is that they are choosing to leave. We are either not offering them decent pay or they don't enjoy being at Fir Park. I mean losing Lamie and OHara is not the end of the world, but I would think that Motherwell would have been keen to keep them on the books, but losing them to a rival is not great.
I think a few more could go in the summer.
Things just don't feel right at the club just now which is worrying.
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29 minutes ago, Winning by Name said:
It is interesting that the commentators on BBC actually said during the game that Colum loves being centre stage.
When I seen the tackle from the DC stand I thought it was a red. Looked wild and when Collum is the ref then the manager should have told the players to be careful.
Point is I can see why he got the red.
GA should also have brought on O’Donnell straight after the red as we looked more solid once he was on.
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Alexander needs to stop changing the team. There is no consistency. I mean why not just play the same that finished at Ibrox?
Slattery must start - EVERY WEEK!
O'Donnell looked terrified when he got the ball, Carrol was like usual all over the place. Desperatley need a left back.
But please GA stop constantly changing the team. PLEASE!
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3 minutes ago, MJC_mkII said:
Hastie joined Rangers on a pre-contract so we didn’t get any transfer fee for him after letting him run down his contract. Fortunately Turnbull did sign a new deal in early 2019 as he too was nearing the end of his contract that year. And Campbell, was his fee not ‘undisclosed’? Happy to be corrected on that one if I’m wrong.
We certainly got money for all players leaving. I am not meaning we got millions per player, I mean collectivley they have made the club millions.
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8 minutes ago, MJC_mkII said:
I was meaning more that our scouting/transfer policies and youth development need seriously overhauled, but there certainly are times when there is, or at least seems to be, a lot of emphasis placed on the social media side of things.
Does it though? I mean look at the recent years.
Youth Development: Turnbull, Hastie, Scott and Campbell all left for millions. We now have Cornelius coming though this year - not that bad a return to be honest.
Signing Policy: Again I am not sure what you expect here, are any other teams outwith Celtic and Rangers signing top class players everytime? No they are not, and any that do really well end up leaving. Fuchs at Dundee Utd is a very good example of this.
Bringing in top quality talent to SPL teams is really hard. Most don't want to come and can earn more anywhere in Europe. Thats why we end up with players who blow hot and cold - but the rest of rhe SPL does too. Thats why there is about 5 points seperating 4 to 10th
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What you need to ask yourself is what was your realistic expectation of the clubs position before the season started? For me I was just hoping we might get top six or at least be out of trouble at the tail end of the season. I based that on thinking that Aberdeen, Hibs and Hearts would all improve and make reaching the top six harder. I think we all thought that to be honest.
Now we are 5th after 26 games and yes its been a terrible run we have been on and due to the results since Xmas the league outside the top 3 has bunched up together and means you could easily drop a few places very quickly in the coming weeks.
So after those 26 games we are still 5th and are still in the Scottish Cup. Its not all a disaster.
For me the main worry is the style of play and that GA doesn't seem to know what his best team and formation is, this could be down to the form of players and mixing it up due to the number of games. I also feel there is a lack of fight amongst the squad right now but that also could be down confidence.
I also feel we should have done our upmost to keep Watt. He galvanised the team and is in the form of his life, we were never going to have the budget to replace him so should have paid him what he wanted. That for me is the biggest mistake the club have made this season.
I am not sure what these 'problems run way deeper than the first team manager' are? I mean we have posted record finacial results, sold more season tickets than ever in years and the club are doing loads to improve the matchday experience. Not really sure what people expect on here to be honest.
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Very strange formation. Thinking that maybe when St Mirren played us of the park at Fir Park if he is trying to stifle their midfield….maybe?
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Our best midfield this season has been a combination of Slattery, Goss and Maguire.
I think Cornelius is certainly unlucky to be out the squad as in the games he has played he is quick and carries a goal threat.
Hopefully him and Slattery can get back to full fitness and into the team.
Personally I would like to see this in the future:
Goss. Dean. Slattery
Shaw also looked quite impressive in his wee cameo and could be a shout
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Slattery made a huge difference to our play when he came on and today showed how important Van Veen is to the team.
Morton were well organised and made it very difficult, but we won so I am happy!!
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Anyone think we might move for Leigh Griffiths or is his time as an SPL level player over?
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What I see happening is Dundee Utd use the money from their recent transfer to buy Watt in January. We then put in a better offer for the boy at Patrick and I think that will be our lot.
Can’t see us needing Gogic.
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3 hours ago, Well Well said:
I see Ojala is back to full fitness. Solid when he is fit. I would fire him straight back in with Sondre and push Mugabi to right back again. SOD can warm the bench for me. Just need a new left back in the summer
Thank god you are a fan! Mugabi has been an absolute monster at centre back in the last few games and O’Donnell has also been excellent. Leave them be!
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This whole 'mini' lockdown is a shambles. SNP have fucked it and know they have. Omicron was and always will be a very mild variant, this was clearly seen in South Africa and its why England stuck to just saying to people 'be sensible'. Scotland on the other hand shat the bed.
Its so fustrating watching English football right now with full crowds yet a couple of hundred miles up the road we have shut it all down. Sturgeon has already hinted at living with Covid, that should have been the mantra from the moment we started getting our second jab as its clearly working.
Time to stop being cautious as that will cost more lives than Covid in the long run.
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I think we need to stop criticising the players. The way we setup to play means their job is to close down the opponent, we are always out numbered in midfield and the tactics mean our full backs are always under pressure.
Alexander needs to get his thumb out his arse and change us to a 3-5-2 pronto.
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Motherwell v Hibernian 13/04/2024
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Draw was a fair result.
Wind affected both teams.
Kelly was magnificent and I think today showed that we will miss him If he goes.
Nicholson deserves a start, felt he changed the game for us.