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Remember when you used to post on here about how useless Higdon was?

It must be the easiest thing ever to pick holes in a Motherwell signing. Sign a youngster = unproven boooo! Sign a veteran = over the hill boooo! Sign a former player = old pals act booo! Former teams fans say he rubbish = clearly must be rubbish booo! Sign a player from a lower level = untested at this level booo! Sign a player on loan = developing other teams players booo! Ask who you think would be a better signing under the parameters = I don't know I don't get paid to find players... In all seriousness we've seen plenty come highly regarded and some at some expense and absolutely bomb. Similarly we've seen plenty unheralded who've become absolute legends for us. I'll wait and see before getting overly excited or overly critical. Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk

Couple of things about this signing. He can play across the front three so maybe not necessarily planned to be the central striker. His record of 2 goals in 17 for Blackpool looks poor until you consider only he only started 8 of those games. Louis Moult was signed from non league. Ojaama had a checkered career before coming here. Scott McDonald was one unsuccessful trial away from flying back to Australia. Sometimes players just need the right environment. In short, give the guy a fucking chance...

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Willie Kilmarnock?

At the end of the day, we're all Motherwell fans but the resignation to mediocrity is bloody depressing. Consistently being happy to press re-set and start each season with untried and untested and hope for the best wares off after a while and I suspect I'm not alone in feeling that way. The same on here pronouncing the sale of Turnbull are by in-large those happy with non-league signings. Personally, I'd like to see the best players possible play for the club (at least Turnbull next season) and to my mind, that means a decent level of quality underpinned by what is a relatively strong youth academy. Unknown lower league English Boys supported by the academy isn't what is going to win us a trophy (finally), that is what got ICT relegated... We need quality within our means and that means strategic use of budget rather than another bloated squad and the next Sammon or ATS.

I take it Long or Carroll are the favourites to be the target of the boo boys for next season? Can't wait till it gets to the stage the same suspects start writing off signing targets let alone signings barely in the door.

Na, Dunn, Aldred, Gorrin for starters but end of the day it’s not about the opinion of supporters when they joined us, it’s about history showing us it can, and often does work if the right players are highlighted. The last three higher profile players have all failed to a degree. The point is you can’t pre judge a player because of the level they have joined us from, Ross Mc would be a fine example. If I replaced the names of those players with the clubs they joined us from it would look pretty pitiful.

Even in my short time Heneghan Johnson Moult Kipre Dunn Aldred Tait Carson Gillespie Gorrin How are we still as good as writing a player off from a lower league ?

Am I missing something here? Honestly, I'm usually quite quick to speak up when signings look to be pish but I don't really see the doom and gloom about this guy. He clearly has talent given the clubs he started off at, his goal record isn't great but he has scored a handful of goals in a limited amount of appearances. From what I have read online from Blackpool and other fans he was hardly slated. Most of the comments suggest he has some potential. We are going to be in the market for another two strikers i would suggest so let's see who else we go for.

I hope this guy scores 50 goals this season. Just cos.

I'll give everyone the benefit of the doubt but on the face of it so far looks like 3 decent signings in Gallagher, Polworth and Sloth. 3 chances to step up/reignite the careers in Carrol, Hylton and Long. Seems a decent enough balance on the face of it given our finances.

Is this move still being mooted as a possibility? The links I see (and I've not searched that hard) mention it as a possible move if Sunderland got promoted, which they didn't.

No shock re Hastie was always going to happen. Kipre I am surprised at. He was an ever present for Wigan until the end of the season. Plus there fans where fond of him. In terms of level it’s a step back obviously in leagues but in size of club it certainly isn’t. Sunderland will have to spend a bit of cash to get him, some of which would come our way.

Pretty much as expected, Robinson has made it quite clear where they would be looking for players, some will work out and some won’t. As above though I still expect a number 9 to come in.

Lets go the full Bhoona Elect Higdon to the Motherwell FC Hall of Fame , the club can host one of his legendary parties and then spend the balance on defence lawyers