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The problem with the League can be traced back to 1976 in my opinion, and the demise of Scottish football generally. Unfortunately the Genie won't go back in the bottle, and for as long as the TV companies are desperate for four bigot fests a season, this league format is what we are stuck with.

The papers are waxing lyrical about how competitive the League is outside the Old Firm whereas I look at it as "fear football" with teams set up not to lose rather than try to win games which is not conducive to silky football. Yes it's competitive with no meaningless games but by Christ it's mind numbingly boring and looks like continuing in that vein for the foreseeable future.

Of course we can beat them as they are not on a great run either. The difference here will be the crowd as id imagine they will have a big support and will be in fine spirits certainly at the start. If the moaners and whiners in our support continue then in effect all they are doing is helping Hibs as it certainly does not give ours an extra spring in their step. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and quite rightly so but a wee question I would ask is ........ If you were at a game watching your son/daughter/brother etc playing for a team would you bawl and shout at their team mates that they were pish if they werent winning? I would imagine other than total imbeciles the answer would be no as you want to encourage all in your family members team to win. If we get beat at full time and easily then yes show your displeasure but if you are going to boo our players when game is on and tell them their pish during game then quite frankly stay in your house at the weekend as I think the majority dont want you there. Sounds harsh but if opposition fans are criticising our players during a game our fans would stand up for our players and that is what needs to be done here. Ive read on twitter that some arent going to hibs game. Bloody hell if any Motherwell fan is not going to a 1/4 final at home in scottish cup coz the football is shite then I am struggling to find words to describe it plus we have 3 exciting games (maybe not football wise) points wise to decide top 6, then hopefully 5 games to decide europe. We have now this chance of something special where at start of season after league cup games where I was really thinking relegation could happen. We might lose sunday and then not make top 6 but its not happened yet and might not!

It’s not competitive at all, it’s two teams miles better than everyone else. But the papers are obsessed with the old firm regardless and can’t see how damaging they are to Scottish football.

Knew we were going to struggle at some point,we were being played off the park by lower league teams,pass and move doesn't seem to be in the training schedule

Good don't go,

Why is young Dean Cornelius not getting more game time. I know he’s only 20 and the club might want to nurse him along slowly. So far, he’s only had a handful of games but has always acquitted himself very well and he’s one of the few midfield players to have scored this season. He reminds me of a young Phil O’Donnell when he was just starting out with us - box to box, good at breaking-up and disrupting opposition play and always looking to get forward. I think he would do very well slotted into 4-4-2 formation playing with O’Hara, Slattery and Woolery. He must be worth a run in the team especially given some of the dross in the midfield just now.

4-4-2 over 4-3-3 to save being overrun is a nonsense.

Exactly, some give out dogs abuse then get all offended when a player gives a bit back. I’ve got no problem with it.

goss is an empty strip oh n heez a shitebag tae

I am all for that, fitba fans are such wee sensitive souls .

Isn't somebody getting paid to do that?

I don't often have a go at our board but they have royally fucked us by letting Watt go for 100 grand. There are rumours that he was unhappy and wanted away, but it shoulda been a case of "too fuckin bad".

Away for wknd so not at game yesterday but by god reading this the now is horrendous. My sons who were at game said atmosphere was terrible and his words "would put you off going" .wev only missed 3 games all season and generally enjoy it despite results or football on show so for him to say that hit nail on head. Not one player has had any praise whatsoever on here re yesterday but stats show again we were better team. I as much as everyone am disappointed with football but it is certainly not any worse than Robinson's 352 with Carson hitting balls up park all day and andy rose and mchugh in midfield. That football however got us to 2 cup finals which covers up all flaws. I can honestly see some trouble happening between our own fans soon due to negativity which would be terrible to see. Players are becoming scared and that will only result in poorer performances. It sounds simple to say but we do really need to stop the criticism during games and support the team starting right away against hibs at wknd. A win there and we r at Hampden and the feelgood factor returns with 3 games to secure top 6 .

I've said it over and over, I don't think the football is good right now. But people saying they don't remember a time when it's ever been so bad? It was worse just over a year ago. Other folk saying we have nothing to play for but survival? We are 1 point off 4th! We have a realistic chance of going further in the cup, finishing top 6, winning more games than last season, scoring more goals than last season, conceding less than last season, gaining more points than last season. I think the whole thing with Covid and people not being able to attend games before the start of this season has put some peoples sense of perspective out of kilter. The truth is we've been honking to watch, bar a David Turnbull inspired spell, since the money tap was screwed closed in the later days of McCall's era. It's nothing new.