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Went for Long as he kept us in this but like most of the season its been difficult to pick a man of the match, although normally its just because they were all pish

I still havent bought into the WS yet and initially it was down to a lack of believe and confidence in the idea but also a shortage of cash but things change and the cash situation has improved! I probably will be tempted over the next 12 months and I'm sure there are many others like me and I'd love to see an interesting benefits package launched that caters for fans that no longer live in Scotland.

Nice to see Maloney praise McCall for creating the set-piece from the corner that led to the goal last night. I bet he tried similar plays with our own superstars but we just couldnt pull it off!!

Yep my fault for reading too quickly on a small screen and I agree that all three (and the soon to be available Lambert) fit the criteria but then again all three are probably unrealistic due to salary expectations and have they really got the experience needed to work within our current financial constraints and get us out of the hole we are in! Then you have the others as mentioned by Well Well who are probably affordable but definitely don't have the experience or the gravitas to deal with a bunch of under performing professionals..

I don't recall saying they had to be but who do you have in mind?

This is why I think we need McGhee back or someone like him contracted until the end of the season! Then we can gamble on some leftfield appointment who has the whole summer to plan for next season....

Are you sure it wasnt Solano and half a dozen Saudi's looking for somewhere they can buy into for less than £300 Million with a guaranteed route into Europe every season?

Black also insists he could still apply for the vacant position and will decide after Friday's league encounter with Dundee United. (Express) This is never a good thing to do because if we get a lucky win (which we are surely due) he suddenly becomes a serious contender for the job and from a Club perspective he is the cheapest option and then they combine that with Las stepping up into an assistants role to soften the blow and sell it to the fans!

Exactly and anyone who thinks otherwise is no better than the zombies that support one of the uglies as we are starting to sound just like them

I accept he wouldn't be a popular choice but this is exactly why i think we need someone like McGhee til the end of the season and then bring in someone new to support a long term strategy!!

Evens on Mcbookie now for Stark...

What about Brian Laws? Good knowledge again of the English leagues, has an acceptable win ratio and some excellent experience with a good few highs and some recent lows and needs to put himself back in the shop window as currently out of work - so available quick and for free!! He was an experienced defender, very passionate and seems just the sort of candidate we should be hunting for!

and SkyBet have a good range of names with Adams as favourite!!

This is not the season to be relegated or end up in a play-off against either the buns or hertz and we are also without Leanne and the skill-set that she brought to the board when assessing possible candidates! Almost anyone from Scotland is a no-no and its going to be difficult to identify someone already out of work in the English lower leagues to repeat the type of kick-start we have seen with previous appointments! Previously we have also been riding a high as new managers have come in with either qualification for Europe already on the cards or sitting high in the league so this is a tougher and different challenge as we face relegation, with a demoralised squad, out of one cup and a tough tie in the other, lack of board experience, about to report another significant yearly loss and ownership issues on the horizon!! With all that in mind do we look to someone who could carry out some emergency surgery and get us to safety for this season and then look to appoint someone from the lower leagues either here or down south who could maybe bring some fresh blood and have the summer to get the squad ready. Might not be a popular option but I'd bring McGhee back for the rest of this season with the plan to achieve safety in the league and if we can negotiate a few rounds of the cup then that's a bonus but relegation this season may not see us immediately bounce back up and the financial implications associated with that could see the club implode! Just a thought........

Agree with all that Steelboy but the point is, it doesn't matter what the product is - or how poor it is - every utterance in public from the man at the top should be a positive one! Doesn't matter if your selling cars, double-glazing or doughnuts, they are the best doughnuts in the world is what you will hear from the bloke selling them! As for lack of a sponsor, even the Welsh Football League has a sponsor and different ones right down the pyramid so you cant tell me that there wasn't/isn't someone out there that would be happy to put their brand on our game. Am sure we would all prefer a name like Motorola again on our shirts rather than Cash Converters but you cut your clothe according to what's on the table!

It doesn't matter how terrible the product is, its Doncasters job to talk it up and sell it to the world and also try to improve the end product for those that pay to watch it every week! I haven't seen any evidence whatsoever that he has achieved either of those and if anything has actually done the opposite since his time in Scottish football! Now he is employed by all the Clubs so what do we think their expectations are of him in that job?

Fantastic point and after what has been one of the most exciting years in Scottish Football with meaningful and exciting matches at each end of the table and in the first div right up to the last day (or even last 60 seconds), why arent Doncaster and the other donkeys all out there this week with press statements really pumping up our profile! They moan about lack of sponsor or TV money but they arent really selling the product so why should they expect someone to pump money in! Its almost like they dont want to admit that the league has actually been more exciting without one of the ugly sisters - that sure fecked up all the bullshit they were spouting two years ago!

They have in effect now beaten the Commission because they overlay the Premiership logo onto the pitch and use it onscreen every few minutes and therefore have made it a copyright issue as broadcast and use of the logo without permission gives them a "Plan B" to stop unofficial broadcasts in the UK!

That is an amazing statistic and this post will need to get dug out again once the SMc must go thread ramps up again in late August

Doesn't matter how it went in as all that will show in the history books will be the fact it was "a goal" - end of So let them cry and dig out an array of adjectives and verbs to make themselves feel better but it can never change the result!!

According to Bertie's we are in Q2 qualifying and seeded with the non-seeds so far being these teams although its assumed the seeds (starred) from Q1 will go thru so this could change! Siroki Brijeg * Bos Honka Espoo * Fin Sligo Rovers * Irl Zawisza Bydgoszcz Pol Neman Grodno Bls Birkirkara * Mlt MFK Kosice Svk FC Vaduz * Lie Brommapojkarna * Swe Zimbru Chisinau * Mol MyPa-47 * Fin FK Haugesund * Nor RoPS Rovaniemi Fin

Wee pre season jolly to Newport for a friendly would be nice!

Aside from the obvious "words in ears" we cant offer contracts without knowing how small the playing budget will be for next season and that wont be fully known until our final league position is confirmed and whether or not we will be in Europe! So until then we obviously play our best team with Gunnar becoming more of a hero every match

If I'm honest I thought we would get humped today and that Utd would win in Perth so its been a 4 point swing in our favour! Typical Motherwell and a win next week would see us safe in 3rd I reckon but who knows what to expect with us this season!

Lets not forget that after we lost the backbone of the team last summer even finishing 4th should be seen as a success this season but would obviously be happier with 2nd or 3rd!!