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If we are frustrated about our team not turning up for 15 minutes at the start of the second half, then what a huge step forward we have taken. For many a year we have had to endure Motherwell sides not turning up for the full 90 against Rangers. Robinson has to be congratulated for the change in mindset. I remember back to the League Cup game at Ibrox when Rangers were in the Championship when McCall was telling anybody that would listen how we were massive underdogs and how we would have to be at our best and they would have to have an off day, etc etc. We duly folded .3-0 was it? A total embarrassment. Was it ICT (maybe St Johnstone) who showed us how it should be done and put them out in the next round? To play with the intensity Motherwell play at for 90 minutes is a very difficult thing to do. It is particularly difficult after the body has cooled for 15 minutes in the changing room. Maybe this explains the slugginess (relatively speaking) at the start of the second half. To my mind, the real injustice about the penalty was that it was actually a fantastic bit of defending. A perfectly timed challenge under very difficult circumstances. If there had not been 5000 Rangers fans screaming for a penalty in the South Stand, we could have been talking this morning about a match winning tackle. I don't particularly blame the ref for that. A century of the Old Firm intimidating the rest of Scottish Football (and a Scottish Press that are happy to help them) at every level of the game brings these decisions about. Putting the situation in context, we have beaten Hearts, drawn with Celtic (with 10 men), drawn with Rangers at Fir Park in the last month. A cup final, and cup semi in the bag and we play the second place team in the league on Tuesday with many off us believing that we can win that game. Motherwell are performing like a top six team, in the first season for many when the top six really means something. We are going to fall short of that target but only just. I can forgive them a slack 15 mins. Maybe the next step in the progression of the team is that they can play with that level of intensity for 90 minutes and on a regular basis.

Big Davies from Ross County putting in a late bid for player of the year. He won't have to buy a drink for a while.

Nah, top 6 is gone for me. I'd like to see a couple of fresh faces in for this one. Don't want to give too much away ahead of the semi final. Carson Kiprè Aldred Dunne Cadden Bigi McHugh Turnbull Hendrie Main Ciftci (if fit) Motherwell 1-1 Aberdeen

That's the kind of poll result that Putin would be pleased with

I thought that was one of the quietest games I've seen Kipre play. He dealt with everything that came to him but it just seemed like he had little to do compared to other matches. I genuinely think players might be scared to come within 15ft of him these days.

What about Richard Tait suddenly turning into peak-era Ronaldinho and beating the same man (Murphy?) three times with increasingly sexy wee flicks and tricks though? Possibly my favourite thing this season so far.

Just a footnote to my previous comments... I thought it was a nice touch by Jamie Murphy not to celebrate his goal today. I was disappointed when he signed for them and to find out that he was a Rangers fan., but that raised him back up in my estimations.

Many of you are being unfair to Ryan Bowman, OK he has a striker title but his workload no doubt created more than a few windows for the true star in our team to slot a number away. For as many of you who harp on about player loyalty and questioning if it's cool to boo Jamie Murphy this weekend, many need to look back at your posts in late October and early November. The same goes for Andy Rose, many too keen to stick the boot in unfairly