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If I had my way we'd rename the Cooper as the Elliot Frear Stand.

I think you are very harsh on your assessment of Elliott Frear. People have very short memories that last season he came in to a side absolutely devoid of creativity and upon coming to the starting eleven against St. Johnstone in March, he started the final ten games, in which we scored 12 goals - he scored or assisted 7 of them. That includes setting up Moult's winner against Accies, and playing a part in all three goals in the game which ultimately kept us up against Killie. Say what you want about Moult, I'm also fairly certain we'd have struggled to stay up without Elliott Frear last season. After starting this season, an injury at an awkward time saw Campbell emerge, Cadden put back out to the wing and Tait switched flanks and its been difficult for him to make his way back in. He was the best player on the park against Partick in December, but then picked up another injury which deprived him of a run in the side when others ahead of him were missing. It's taken until the last three games for him to start three in a row in the league all season. His final ball isn't always amazing, but it does seem to me that he manages to get us in a lot more crossing positions than we do when he's not on the pitch. Has he had a frustrating season where we'd have perhaps liked more output from him? Yes. Is he "of no use whatsoever"? Most definitely not.

I find myself in the same boat. Perversely though some of the podcasts I look forward to are produced by the BBC (Euro Leagues Podcast or 5 live's football daily) which makes me feel that the problem might be BBC Scotland and its parochialism. Sid Lowe and Rafael Honigstein or Pat Bonner and Willie Miller? Hmmmm, I wonder...

It's comparing apples and pears of course and a forty-five minute or hour long podcast is a far cry from a three or four hour live broadcast but in much the same way that fanzines and latterly online blogs shattered the illusion that football writing was the preserve of a select few so too has the explosion of some really insightful and interesting podcasts, be they Motherwell, Scottish football, English or European, illustrated how poor some of the mainstream radio debate and discussion is by comparison. I really look forward getting the wee notification through that a new episode of something like James Richardson's Totally Football Show or On The Continent is ready to listen to. Allan Preston getting excited about finding some dugshit on his shoe or Chic Young pointing at planes on Radio Scotland a little less so.

He was a laughable fud at Liverpool too Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

I can't remember any Old Firm manager that anyone other than Old Firm fans liked, at least while they were in the job. Partly because anyone associated with the Old Firm is naturally disliked due to their employer's influence on the Scottish game and those who run it and write about it, and partly because even previously-reasonable people who take the job are quickly assimilated into their reality distortion field and start talking whatever mince will keep their hordes happy.

Crosses. An outball for the defence/midfield. Width. Creates space by pulling players wide. Encourages players to pass to him rather than punt it long to Main. Playing with a wingers stops opposition full backs from advancing as much. Delivers a decent dead ball. Wins penalties. Used to play for my wee team, Forest Green Rovers. Sounds a bit like Ronnie O'Sullivan.

I hope not, it should be the strongest team possible at all times and none of this resting players because it's a meaningless game pish.