Ya Bezzer!

On the face of it he has some pedigree and looks a good signing. The proof is in the pudding of course.

I have to go to a do on Saturday that is costing me a fortune so I doubt I'll make it. I might not even make it to the Rangers game, I'm so skint.

It's still too early to say. We saw last years squad play for a season or more through good times and bad. This current squad hasn't had either the length of time to be fairly examined, nor any real pressure put upon it. The real test will be in December/January when the season is really beginning to take shape.

Never heard of him. Might be wrong but I don't remember the name coming up last season and he certainly hasn't played this season. If he has signed its obviously for the youth team because he as far as I know he hasn't been near a first team set up.

Press release doesn't say much but hopefully everything works out fine in the end.

Dundee are a big club and should be in the SPL. They have been getting 5,500 in the first division this season. Unfortunately they have an unlikely element among their support but we probably need teams like Dundee in the SPL.

Unfortunately I think our support has a problem that goes back a long way. I'm not one of these people that thinks football stadiums should be sterilised of all emotion, because one of the great things about football is that it is so emotional BUT when things cross over into a sort of focused, irrational hatred then that's not acceptable and is just as bad Old Firm sectarianism, regardless if its against groups or individuals. I wasn't at the game yesterday so I can't comment on what was sung or not sung at that match but some of the comments that are posted in this forum certainly fall into the category of 'focused, irrational hatred' and do not reflect well upon the individuals that make them. You only need to look at the way our support often treats its own players and staff to see that there is an undeniable problem; a problem that has turned quite poisonous at times - remember the Davies era, or the abuse some individual players have suffered, week in, week out, regardless of performance or result that represents nothing more than bullying? Only last week, during a match we won comfortably 3-1, there was a near fight in the East stand, when a 'supporter' rained constant and vile abuse on the team, was told to shut up, with violence only obstructed by several rows of seats. Everyone gets carried away sometimes, especially when you are younger, but for anyone to justify or even fail to condemn these chants is unacceptable. Like McGhee said "you do a job and that's the thanks you get". Is that the kind of support we are? Ungrateful and malevolent bullies?

Undefeated after three matches, two away from home. Can't complain much about that. Now lets get something off Rangers.

Can't listen to 'Well games on the radio. I'll just be playing Champie and looking in here this afternoon.

Every kid is different but my general overview would be this. Kids these days can't sit still and observe anything. They are used to Playstations and computers and interacting with their entertainment and being actively involved somehow. In my experience 'traditional' entertainments, things like cinema, TV, pantomimes or going to watch a football game, most kids just aren't interested these days. I think its going to be a real problem in terms of encouraging a new generation of fans.

I hope we fuck Aberdeen good and proper tomorrow but come on, McGhee is saying essentially nice things about us and folks are getting up in arms. Some people on here are starting to make the Celtic Conspiracy Brigade look like down to earth and rationale people. Get over it.

People that talk about diddy cups, diddy leagues and diddy teams are generally diddies.

You wouldn't kick doors down to sign Jutkiewicz on his stats. He's not scored for Everton, or on his last two loan deals to Plymouth and Huddersfield. On the face of it he didn't even have a particularly good record at Swindon (5 goals in 38 appearances). I guess we'll see what he's really like in the coming weeks.

We give pelters to refs generally but I have to say the one on Saturday was a big improvement over any of the haddies we had in Europe. Also if you don't know the referees name that is generally a good thing because when a ref makes a name for himself its usually for all the wrong reasons!

Any truth in the rumor that Jim Leighton was seen buying a Motherwell scarf at the club shop this morning?

This is a good analysis of our accounts that explains everything so people like me (us) can understand it. http://www.football-finances.org.uk/motherwell/index.htm

I actually think Chris Maguire is a pretty good player and could take his chance this season under McGhee.

Ruddy - I was never Graeme Smiths biggest fan and I think Ruddy has come in and strengthened the goalkeeping position but to what extent I'm not sure. We'll just have to wait and see if Steaua or St.Johnstone was more typical of his average performance. Humphrey - Still to be convinced but so far he has not shown he can be anything more than a fast runner off the bench. Coke - Has done well but some of the praise is a tad excessive. He looks a player who does the basic things to a decent standard but I honestly can't see him turning many games. He'll just work hard in that midfield role and do his job, and to be fair, from some players that's all you are looking for. Jennings - Looks off the pace right now and its unfair to judge him right now but if there are two places in the midfield up for grabs you can't see him displacing Forbes or Coke. Hateley - Only seen him once, did OK, but wasn't really given an examination by Killie but looks a safer bet at right back than O'Brien was until we bring in a 'real' one. Overall Coke and Ruddy look the pick of the bunch but its been the young players that have really excited me rather than the signings - Forbes, Slane and Hutchinson. Jim O'Brien has also kicked on from last season and looks a different player.

I'm assuming most Motherwell fans live reasonable close to the stadium. Can't you just hold it in till you get home? I've never been to the toilets at Fir Park in my entire 23 years of being a supporter. But then I don't drink 8 pints before the match....

The toilets at old Tynecastle (shudder). Accies didn't have toilets, they just had two brick walls behind the terrace, about four feet apart and you went between them and pished up the one in front of you.

He's the new Van der Gaag. The central defender who races up front to bang in the goals. Incidentally, last year the big problem we had was only the strikers scored goals and no one else was chipping in. Well already this season Shaun Hutchinson had scored more goals (3 goals) than our entire first choice defence from last season (Quinn, Craigan, Reynolds, Hammell - 1 goal) and Ross Forbes has scored more goals (5 goals) than our entire first choice midfield from last season (Lasley, Hughes, Klimpl, O'Brien - 4 goals).

Penalty turned the game. We started off strong but I felt we fell out of it after Sutton scored and Kilmarnock really dominated from then on until we got the penalty. Once we were 2-0 up we never really looked under any danger of dropping the points, thanks to a pretty good defensive display, but offensively we still played in 5 - 10 minute patches, sometimes we looked really dangerous, other times it wasn't so good. Overall though an excellent victory and a decent display - we certainly look like we have goals in us.

There were other good performances but Shaun Hutchinson was superb defensively AND scored a great goal.

Our team tactics today should be for the four biggest players in the team to take a kick at Kevin Kyle, once each in the first four minutes, one after the other. We'll take any bookings if we put him out the game.

What are we worried about? A bigger team coming in at the last minute? Cos I'm sure the players agent, who presumably knows about the interest, would be dead against something like that happening and would be doing everything in his power to make sure other clubs don't find out.