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  1. Pinning this until the end of March, so shouldn't be too hard to find. This is your chance to make sure that the Society has your up to date details.
  2. With some people saying they don't recieve the newletter and others saying they didn't get the option to vote, I thought I'd post this snippet from the latest email Updating your contact details We have listened to what you told us around how we communicate. A new, dedicated workstream has been set up involving Well Society board members and member contributors. The team are working to develop a new approach to how we keep you updated and engaged on the work of the Society and - importantly - how we give you more opportunities to ask questions and have your say. A key part of our work is ensuring we have the latest contact information for you, our members, and that we know what type of contact works best for you. Please help us by sharing your details and preferences using this form between now and the end of March.
  3. Apologies... Would, that's what I get for talking and typing at the same time, then not checking
  4. I am keeping an open mind, I just would rather see the WS maintain control, unless the offer is too good to refuse. I did say, I would change my mind if I thought the proposal was good.
  5. and that is an example of why, at this point I have said No to giving up ownership. I can't in good faith say I would consider saying yes, even if interested, we need the investment but we also need to have a Club to support in the future. Until we know who the investors are, what their background is, what baggage they already come with, then I won't be happy to say to the Well Society to give away ownership. I am not saying after this information is provided that I wouldn;t change my mind but that wasn't an option.
  6. So following on from the St Johnstone post, I do wonder what is in it for anyone wanting to invest in Motherwell. So it has got me thinking, if they just wanted to invest and take a back seat, providing guidance etc on how to move the club forward, would that be worth it too them? If it's 50/50 it's unlikely that things will get done, so no return If they get control of the Club, then they could look at selling off the ground (probably the only way to get their money back), doing a Boyle and giving the Ugly Sisters and give them back the use of the Cooper Stand for instance and alienate the fans even more, especially if they have no ties to the Club or surrounding area. There is no doubt the club is stagnating and we need to make one of the choices above or stay as we are and hope the Well Society can find ways to bring in more money, not only more money for the team but for the repair of the stadium or a move to a purpose built stadium probably with training facilities , so we dont' have extra outgoings. The next few months will be interesting, one way or another. A new CEO, a new 'Well Board and hopefully the 'Well Society with still some semblance of control for the fans, If the Well Society and Club asked us to vote on this today, I'd be hard pushed to say Yes to an investor. We need to see details, we need to see some protection for the club, we need to see what involvement the Well Society can have. Is it even worth given 51% of the Club away if they can't help steer us away from the rocks. Especially if the new owner doesn''t know or understand Scottish Football
  7. From the Scottish Gossip on the BBC. Not even warm in the seats yet and this is getting peddled. As a St J fan, I'd be worried, we have seen enough clubs think they can sell their ground and move to another. St Johnstone's prospective new owners could trade in McDiarmid Park for a newer model and make a quick profit - because the current stadium occupies a prime development site. (The Herald) From The Herald Big news this week as, for the first time since the club was put up for sale, there appears to be a deal in the offing. The big questions about any outside investment – especially when it's coming from overseas – is who is involved? And what is in it for them? Saints are in a very, very different position to other clubs who have needed outside investment – or a rescue package – in recent years. Above all else, what was once a piece of farmland out past the edge of town that was gifted to the club for free is now an enormously valuable asset surrounded on all sides by housing and commercial development and in a strategically well-connected site. The footprint of McDiarmid Park and its surroundings isn’t far off the size of the lower half of the Western Edge development just to the south of the stadium. It is truly massive and would be a developer’s dream. So the question comes in several parts – what is the club, which presumably includes the cash in the bank and the value of the land and stadium on top of the actual value of a Premiership football team, actually worth? Assuming it isn’t a philanthropic gesture, what kind of return on investment does an investor expect? What assurances are there that there isn’t some kind of asset stripping in mind, or an arrangement that separates the club from the stadium and leaves us perpetually in debt to an outside entity? The question of the stadium itself is interesting to me. I’m closer to 40 than I care to admit but even I’m too young to remember Muirton Park. It may be surprising to those a decade or more younger than me but when McDiarmid Park opened back in the late 80s it was cutting edge – the first of its kind and the template for a lot of what followed in stadium design in the 90s and 2000s. But as, like I, our home stadium approaches the end of its fourth decade, so too it starts to show its age, just as I do. There are bound to be some serious repair bills in the future – something that has been alluded to in the past. Muirton Park lasted 60 years – and while there’s little prospect of McDiarmid Park getting to a similar level of disrepair, it is no longer a place that’s at the forefront of modern stadium design. It would make sense to me if a new owner came in with a similar mindset to Geoff Brown in the 80s – trade in an old stadium for a newer model and find a way for the club to profit. A new owner may well then be able to realise a return on investment in the short to medium term. But if that was the plan, wouldn’t our renown housebuilder owner not already have gone down that route? Who is to say. For my money, I wouldn’t object to that kind of plan if it moved us to a new ground, fully enclosed on all corners, with stands tight to the pitch and a capacity in the 8-9000 range. Something closer to the town centre would be great too. That seems quite unlikely – and I think my plan of building the May 17 Memorial Thunderdrome on the Lesser South Inch is probably a little far-fetched – but it would be a great way to move the club forward once more. Refresh and renew – that’s what we need right now. Hopefully this process comes to fruition sooner rather than later, and I think we owe our current owners the benefit of our trust that he won’t sell out to someone with malign intent.
  8. Big question is who's doing the deals and recruitment for next season? A manager that's out of contract at the end of the season (if he lasts that long) Daws? COme May he's been here 3 years, surely he's not under contract oast then? Or our imaginary new CEO? Of the players listed McGinn, Spittal are the stand outs that we need to try and keep. I'd list Butcher if he can find the form he had when he came in. Young Ferrie, surely has to be a shout for at least a year, see how he develops. Bringing Oli Shaw back though probably tells us the thinking of Kettlewell on him. Kelly, I'll be sad to see him go but like other keepers we've had they never seem to get sold when at their best, whether that's down to lack of offers or otherwise. His confidence just now is pretty low and that could just be down to the way we are playing and the amount of goals we are losing, not all of them can be laid at his door. I like the look of Nicholson so far but need to see if he can last 90 minutes and provide the same as we are seeing in snippets. Devine and Montgomery could be decent shouts next season but only if they permanent signings, no point in weakening one side the pitch every few weeks. Gent would a brilliant signing if it's true he may be released by Blackburn but on current performance, they may want a fee. I was disappointed when I heard Halliday was getting a permanent deal a the end of the loan but that may prove to be a decent bit of business. Back to the original questions though who is doing the hiring and firing for next season?
  9. WTF is Bair playing at??? From the BBC Posted at 20:2420:24 GOAL! Motherwell 3-0 Ross County Theo Bair (penalty) Bair gets his goal! Cool as you like he sends Liam Kelly diving to his left and sticks the ball in the other corner. Six goals in five league games for Theo Bair. This is a mauling.
  10. I would happily take Brophy, as I would Simon Murray. .At least they have a reputation at this level.
  11. BBC reporting Rangers full-back Adam Devine - grandson of Scottish singing legend Sydney Devine - could be heading out on loan to either Motherwell or Kilmarnock.
  12. If this is true and he really is on 10K a week, no wonder we're not competing. We can use 6k a week better elsewhere. In the meantime one of those two will be helping Gronigen pay off the fee they are due us. https://twitter.com/Scoabin88/status/1753100536352772280/photo/1
  13. Can't get over that was 19 years ago....
  14. He really needs to think about whether that pitch at Killie will be good for his old knees....
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