wunderwell
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23 hours ago, wellgirl said:
Im not sure why you are mentioning my Facebook comments on here tbh. It's got nothing to do with this forum. Yeah I know what the initial comment was.
I also responded later to say that I wasn't expecting miracles - btw the person who posted that initial comment is a die hard Motherwell fan who was at the game today and was probably feeling a bit frustrated - surely that's allowed?
I personally think if we did play crap - a manager should have the right to express it. I don't think it's necessarily throwing players under the bus - lots of fans who were at the game thought we were rotten today. I would personally rather a manager came out and said that than glossed over it.
Reverting back to this point.
Firstly on FB - it has been pointed out on many on occasion on this forum how we revert to comments on FB and Twitter. I do think it's relevant to point this out.
Second of all, I have pointed out that despite the posters frustrations why the manager cannot state the same rhetoric. Are you saying that he should have said we were pish yesterday? Are you therefore saying similarly that anyone that says "SOD was pish and should never wear the jersey again" has the same just cause - because he was frustrated?
I'm not hear to cause a fight with you - in fact lots of your opinions I've backed - but similarly and I hope you see this in good light, I think it's fair to say I disagree with the initial poster.-
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20 minutes ago, wellgirl said:
You'd need to ask him. I have no idea.
I noticed your facebook comment - in response to another poster.
The initial comment being "If it's anything other than sorry that was pish he needs to have a real think"Surely by now we know that what a manager has to say - he can't respond like a fan.
As a manager of players he will choose his words wisely - and we hope he takes away what we all see.
Managers who chuck their players under a bus don't last long.
Good managers move the players who are not required out in the longer term and bring in others to take their place.
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13 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
We really have pushed the boat out in the past few weeks, strengthening midfield and up front. That's great. However, I still worry that the defence will ship goals. I know there are issues there with the number of legacy players but JBA may still want to shake things up in that department.
I think I'm really looking forward to this season if we get two guns in the defensive area.
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I think it's fairly obvious that the 4 people who are vice captains are experienced pros who can guide the more inexperienced new signings in the football world.
I don't believe it is a marker for how many times these individuals will play.-
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Why are we now ruling Sparrow out of the right back role?
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51 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:
Ticket bought, I usually avoid away games but will see how this one goes. No seat number, just sit where you want. I will be keeping well away from the flare section
Less popular that section than it was in the seventies.
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5 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
I think the game will seem a bit like a slog or grind but we'll triumph in the end. Where I think we'll struggle is if Clyde get physical. We have the better players yes, but are on the lightweight side.
Yeh based on that, and on the team I picked might be better Halliday/McGhee for Watt
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Just now, grizzlyg said:
I am not even going there 🤣🤣
I am your new back up account.
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Team time!
WardSparrow
Gordon
McGinn
Wilson
Miller
Slattery
Watt
MaswahiniseAP
Sule
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Hopefully we can avoid players who need Boots the optician more than fitba boots.
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Looking at the academy league in England is pretty intriguing.
https://www.fotmob.com/en-GB/leagues/9084/table/premier-league-2
Ordinarily I'd be more excited about an Aston Villa youth than a WBA youth in that area, but certainly doesn't seem to be the case.
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4 hours ago, wellfan said:
That’s just your reasoned opinion versus mine, which is completely fair. Based on your response, my post seems pretty balanced: you agreed with four points and disagreed with five. The idea that views like mine somehow equate to pant-wetting insanity is, frankly, madness in itself.
The long and short of it is—and this isn’t aimed at you—is that too many are more interested in posting reductive pish to take shots at anyone voicing an opinion, rather than offering anything constructively critical themselves.
Exactly - and whilst I disagreed with 5, 4 of them I have put not proven and in time that could be as high 8/9 that I agree with.
All in, this is what I prefer in the forum. I felt that your post got skipped over without acknowledgement or debate as it was in this thread. Hopefully this triggers a few more comments rather than it was a meaningless friendly and we move on.-
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On 7/1/2025 at 8:09 PM, wellfan said:
I’m not going to overreact to tonight’s performance or result, but there are some glaring issues that need sorting:
- We badly need a proper back-up—or even a replacement—for Oxborough. Ward was poor tonight.
- We need a left-back who’s genuinely ahead of Wilson.
- SOD should be shown the door. He was appalling yet again.
- We’ve still not replaced Casey. Maybe McGhee fills that gap, but I’d still want another option ahead of Balmer.
- We need a proper successor to Miller. It’s not Elliot Watt or Halliday.
- Maswanhise isn’t the answer. We need a proper winger.
- Stama isn’t the answer either. We need a big, athletic centre-forward who can actually lead the line.
- Passing out from the back? It’s never going to work with this keeper and this defence.
- And do we even know what our best formation is? Where do Sparrow and Fadinger fit? You could ask this of others as well.
On the plus side, a few of the young lads stepped up under difficult circumstances. I thought number 30, Campbell Forrest, was the standout in midfield. And the manager now has a much clearer picture of what he’s working with, and what he still needs.
So irrespective of people saying no no no Wellfan it wasn't you - this is the post that instigated all the chat over it's just a friendly but the points made are much deeper and can be taken over a much longer time period.
1. Not Proven! Oxborough has shown enough to be a Motherwell first team player. But when he is injured there is some serious question marks over a suitable number 2. Ward didn't impress on his debut and over the next 5-6 games we can see exactly where he is. Balcombe was not good enough last season. The point of getting a good second keeper remains valid but maybe answered by Ward or not in the forthcoming games.
2. Guilty! Not based on last night but over a 6 month period. Wilson looks the back up and we need to sign a first team left back.
3. Guilty! over a long term we cannot afford a player who continually loses us sloppy goals - we cannot afford that over a season.
4. Guilty! Again we need a first team level central defender.
5. Not Proven! Too early to say on Elliot Watt his description is very much a Lennon Miller type player. Halliday as we know is not that. Again after 6-7 games we will know.
6. Not Proven! He was on fire playing in a wide position of a 3 when he first arrived. Now he's playing as a number ten. Play him as a winger and see if he can be what we need. I think he may be.7. Not Guilty! Stama I rate highly but only in the right system - alongside a big number 9 and playing off him or with two wingers either side. Play to peoples strengths. Don't make him what he is not.
8. Guilty! Every foreign manager (see Valakari) tries this at first. They soon learn!
9. Not proven! Last nights evidence didn't tell us much - but a little - what he is trying to do we do not have the quality to do.
So irrespective of Twente game or not - these points should be taken over the course & considering they have all got very valid aspects to them - this is the real discussion. -
5 minutes ago, mio said:
To finish on a positive note this evening- I thought the boy ferrie looks an Interesting one. What I saw him do was more than I saw from any other Motherwell midfielder tonight.
Forrest?
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I actually thought the youngsters created 3 really good chances.
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13 hours ago, stv said:
We never got value for money from him last year at all he was injured more times than not. Hopefully we are moving away from this type and signing generally fit players.
Yeh we should try and avoid the types like seddon that have had over 200 competitive appearances before joining us.
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2 minutes ago, mfc said:
Let's hope the new gaffer doesn't like a drink 😂
Mark McGhee Mark McGhee drinking bottles of whisky!
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1 minute ago, mfc said:
The way he's been playing slattery would be the first midfielder in the team.
Damn - I've had two vinos let me edit!
Thanks guys!
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Ok for a bit of fun here is my 3-4-3
Positives - pace on either side of a striker who can get goals, the negatives is the two wide players cannot in any way for me tackle and retreat when not on the attack. That means we would need to have defensive minded midfielders.
No Miller presumed here.
Oxborough
McGinn
Gordon
Balmer
Sparrow
McGhee
Slattery
Wilson
Robinson/Fadinger
Stama
Maswahine
Someone fix it for me if it's terrible and ignore the posts below! -
2 hours ago, wellfan said:
Unless he needs his wrist to run or kick a ball, he should be fully recovered and fit for pre-season.
I was interested in your previous last take on Stama - doubting ability, or the fact he wants to be here?
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2 hours ago, wellfan said:
Stama probably falls into that category too, unfortunately. Based on what we've seen this season, it's hard to imagine him making any real impact over the next 2 years.
Disagree. based on talent Stama could be a great player for us.
Unless you mean based around a probable common sense hunch he wants out of Fir Park-
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Called it.
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Derek Adams - the Donald Trump of Scottish Fitba,
Couldn't even sort a wall.-
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I’ve heard that the strip is kind of like a continual blend of our colours merging
whatever the hell that means…
maybe that’s like amber flowing gradually down into claret or the other way round
sounds interesting anyway
Motherwell v Peterhead 15/07/2025 🏆
in Club Chat
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Weird game - see a lot of positives we can take moving forward with drive and pace
I don't think I need to point out the negatives.