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I would ask the Q why are we even debating it or discussing it. Yes it is a message board but we are so shit and he is so shit - we have recently beaten Aberdeen, drawn with Celtic and won away in Perth. I get a sense that if we won every game some on here would say we should get of Robbo because we have not won every game by 3 clear goals. I would agree if we were sitting where the bottom 2 are - but we are not. He put out a reserve side tonight which after the injuries same time last year was the right thing to do. We have taken full strength teams to the tattiedome and been beaten by bigger margins. Settle.

After following Motherwell for virtually 60 years all I will say is 'NEVER tempt fate by saying something like St Mirren are brutal - even if they are'

Must win this game. Think we will. Robinson out.

End of the day everything about tonight was the bigger picture, Robinson knew it was highly likely we were going to lose tonight regardless of what team he put out and our players were going to expel a hell of a lot of energy getting pulled all over the place by a technically superior team. The big game is Saturdays and that’s the one he’s prioritised and he’s hardly the first manager to do it and won’t be the last. It’s a risk and he knows if we fail to get the 3 points on Saturday a few on here and elsewhere will let him know about it big style. If we win however it’s been the right move in my view and brave management.

We are 5 points clear of Hamilton and 9 clear of St Mirren and Dundee coming into a run of winnable fixtures. Anyone thinking Stephen Robinson is getting sacked anytime soon needs to have a word with themselves. Never gonna happen.

A quick summary of what was discussed at the AGM earlier this evening. All in all quite low key. Business was taken care of and a short Q&A was all undertaken inside around 45 minutes before shareholders were invited to relocate to the boardroom for nibbles. Or bolt down to try to catch the train back to Bargeddieshire... Financial wise much of what was mentioned was already released when the summary of the accounts was issued a few weeks previously with similar language such as a Haley's Comet style scenario where all factors of the business (football and commercial) were near perfect and a with a bit good fortune we recorded probably the club's biggest ever profit. Instilled is a sense this will be far from the norm and a review of the club operation is ongoing with a view to reaching sustainability. The debts it were noted were reduced modestly to JB and LH. An anticipated sum of around £200k is expected to be wiped courtesy of Les extending the double your money scheme. A large amount of the debt is to the WS and it was put that whilst this could be paid back it is in a sense a protection should the worst ever happen and the WS would be the largest creditor with the greatest say in how to proceed. Costs increased on ground expenses such as the scoreboard and Hunter Stand roof. Quotes are out for a replacement PA system. This is increasingly becoming a necessity rather than nicety since the Green Guide issued to clubs raises standards each year. This will cost circa £250k. The protective sheets seen earlier in the season in the South Stand were damaged (ironically) but should be back in place soon. These helped cut cleaning costs and enabled the club to use the POD for visiting supporters but the club are aware of frustrations of POD patrons as regards away fans in that stand and are reconsidering their stance. I was near the back so missed the full line but I gather some kind of netting or equivalent has been purchased to attempt to limit stray shots smashing into weans in the Cooper Stand during the warm up after a further incident at the last home game. Increasing costs like these and the various refurbs and repairs around FP took the conversation on to exploring Ravenscraig as a potential option in the longer term. Alan Burrows answered a question on the frustrations of lack of PATG options and said on occasion the club have tried to assist by sending MFC staff to sell at turnstiles but this was driven by individual clubs. Colt teams were discussed and it was felt in principle it would be a positive move for MFC to have a Colts side in "Division Four" but to run with a set up would be akin to running almost a second club which would be extremely financially challenging and detrimental to the funds required for the first team. There are discussions ongoing to see if loan options can be expanded upon. Stirling was chosen as the "base" for the 20's primarily as it was the closest available grass pitch that the side could play on. It was felt it would also be beneficial for any returning first team player to return to play on grass rather than an artificial surface. Stephen Robinson is actively looking to strengthen and has two or three on his radar but acknowledged people will need to go out. He remains hopeful David Turnbull will sign but again referenced his agent. He believes the offer made stands well when set against others who have played more games at his age or have had greater representative honours. On international matters he insisted the club were delighted at the likes of Campbell and Cadden going away and representing Scotland last summer but acknowledged it has had a knock on effect in terms of tiredness and that players of that age require to be managed. He was frustrated the Cadden appeared on the cusp of recapturing his form of old before suffering injury at Ibrox. On injuries he bemoaned the freak nature of some of the injuries striking down players. Tanner is unlikely to return before the end of the season and the injury that Dunne suffered earlier in the season was apparently one, the physio of some 30 years standing, had never seen before. Carson is at a point he can run again but no timescale has been set for a return. He is happy with Mark Gillespie and Rohan Ferguson as his number two. An interesting point was made about Robinson's choice of words during interviews and the phrase about having too many footballers was put to him as being unhelpful. SR laughed this off firstly by saying it depends on what interview you read. He went to attempt to clarify saying that he required a balanced team of players with technical ability but who could equally do the dirty jobs. He noted how because of our reputation teams have routinely changed formations and tactics to attempt to counter despite as Robinson said we actually have only two players apparently nudging over the six foot mark. And there my scribbles ended...

Lol. I thought the performance was pretty pathetic. They went into the game expecting defeat and hoping to limit it. Poor for those who had to pay the £28 quid.

Fixed it for you

The ones on here moaning and wanting Robinson out are pretty much the same crowd that was moaning about Barraclough, McCall, McGhee and so on. It's just how it is.

I don’t buy into any of the comments about rotating the team. If you want to be a top player you need to be able to manage two games a week nowadays. Look at the number of games in the championship. We should not have changed a winning team.

And Dundee, because of course when they came to Fir Park in November they certainly didn't need a win...

Apart from Rangers, Aberdeen and Celtic aye?

When the stats for the season are compiled it will read a 3-0 win to Celtic, there will be no mention of how good or bad either team were or who tried the hardest, etc i.e nobody will care and I am sure if we beat St Mirren on sat most well fans won't give a shit either.

I would go as far as saying that Robinson is here until the end of the season, barring a calamitous run of results or him walking. Thequestion which really needs to be asked, both by Robinson and the board, is where do we go after that? Is “ more of the same” acceptable? I would say no. The style of play might get us enough to survive, but we need to somehow find a way to play which is both more pleasing on the eye and at least as successful. I would be prepared to give him first chance at the job, if he was up for it and had a plan that looked feasible. It is not going to be easy though, given our limited budget. He might very well see it as a recipe for failure and walk away at that point which would be fair enough.

The bigger picture is we gave up 3 points without lifting a finger. It's totally unprofessional and that lack of professionalism is one of the reasons we've been at the end of the table that we are. I didn't go to Celtic Park expecting a win tonight but I did expect the team to put in more effort than I did walking from Bridgeton station. A no effort performance. A nothing performance. A pointless performance. And I'll say it again Celtic weren't even any good tonight. We rolled over like a trained dog.

+ still in the Scottish Cup. (winky face)

No.

I'm going to assume your fishing here and just leave it at that.

We're crap. Play an awfull style of hoofball. Nae left back which is a first in my 45 years of watching football. No other team in Britain i'll bet has no left back. We have sandancers in Gorrin and Bigriama in our midfield and duffers like Conner Salmon up front. Ma managerial knife has been out for weeks. Mourinho got sacked for less incompetence. Robinson out.

Getting beat at Celtic Park is now a sackable offence??? We be as well just packing it in now......

I noticed that as well, players like Atajic, Niall McGinn, Aitchison also can be added with truly honking players such as Cha, Josh Thompson and even Adam Virgo (later ruled a Craigan og) enjoying scoring.

Boyle - 209,900 (down from 280,400 the prior year) Les - 994,181 (down from 1,468,800 the prior year) {Les wrote off 193,979 as part of the double-your-money offer, and the club anticipates the current double-your-money offer will clear about another 200k this year}. So the debt was reduced by 545,119. The loans in the first 3 years are paid off solely from % of transfer revenue. After that there is a fixed payment schedule. As they are all interest free, there's little point in tying up working capital to pay them off early.

Somebody needs replacing...