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One of the finest squads not to win anything SIWY

Does the CEO sign players now? No wonder we're struggling to replace him.

Another expensive error to fatten Burrows CV.

So, so many memories in that clip. That semi-final defeat still rankles after all these years. Definitely a squad that promised so much and should have lifted a trophy.

1) these days Marinello would have gone to the Sporting Chance Clinic, cleaned up his act and stayed with Arsenal (still one of my favourite ever 'Well players, though)

The Development Fee scheme was introduced to provide a guarantee that clubs who invested in youth were not left with nothing when bigger clubs came calling. But the Development Fee is really a minimum guarantee. Unless the player signs on to a team from an Association that has not yet entered the Scheme. Think Cadden to The States. Clubs can come to an agreement to dispense with the standard Development Fee and instead negotiate a reduced fee with specific add ons included. The new club benefit by paying out less up front and the former club hope that any add ons will in time generate substantially more income than the fee reduction. A future big money transfer being the jackpot. If the switch is made under the basic Development Fee arrangements, then it is a once and for all payment with no future income benefits to the former club. There are pros and cons for each club whatever way the deal is done. For example. The basic Dev Fee must be paid in full within a short period (30 days rings a bell) but any alternative deal might involve staged payments over a longer timescale. Add ons might never come to fruition (as per Jake Hastie) which is clearly a disappointment for the former club. Any add ons that come into play can substantially reduce transfer income for the new Club. Essentially it is a gamble but the financial situation of both clubs at the time the player moves will play a part.

Dodn't look the worst player i have seen in thee very limited time he got, however it was clear the Kettle did not fancy him at all

It was clear he was going to be rubbish given the amount of hype the club were putting out there. Kettlewell clearly doesn't rate him at all. To offer some mitigation for Danzaki though, he arrived as the wheels were falling off the Hammell regime. Van Veen had downed tools. Players that were brought in to steady things were getting injured (Blaney, Mandron), experienced professionals were performing hilariously badly (O'Donnell, Slattery), Hammell was throwing any shit at the wall to see if it would stick (the 4222 with Spittal and Slattery as two 6s and Tierney and Danzaki as two 10s seemed extreme, just wear a T shirt saying 'SACK ME, I HAVEN'T A CLUE'). Danzaki may have been pish but it was hardly the ideal situation for a young guy trying to adapt to a new country to land in. Had he arrived to a semi functioning team, we could have made a better assessment. His Motherwell career was 126 minutes...

Was always sceptical about the move. Young guy miles from home, doesn't speak English, nae pals,crap food, stuck in a flat somewhere. Destined to be a disaster from the start

This is what depresses me about modern Football the club's have been very good at making the financial responsibility the responsibility of the fans. I didn't start supporting Motherwell to spend more time fretting about potential finances of transfer deals. I'm not getting at you our you message it just reflects how clubs have managed to make it the fans concern. I pay for for season ticket merchandise and other match day expenses. I like 1000s of other pay plenty. These really are not things that should animate us but they do.

They've been using that for American Football over here too. ESPN I think for their Monday Night Game.

Yes. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/max-johnston-sheffield-united-luton-26424613 There is the Record reporting he was on the radar of Luton and Sheffield Utd last March. Instead we signed another right back and punted him out on laon again.

Sure I read somewhere that Accies received some kind of payment for James McCarthy every time he was transferred.

They look affy familiar...

My first Motherwell. Been addicted ever since. What a team.

It was almost as if some saw he was Japanese and automatically thought he would be our Kyogo Furuhashi or Reo Hatate. In reality he was a very limited footballer that we seemed to invest a lot of time and a decent amount of money into bringing to the club. It certainly will. Which doesn’t bode well when you look at our current squad and realise that we don’t have the money to improve it.

Thats the worrying part when you think about it alot of players have left brought some money on KVV and Max and we still need to get rid of players before we can bring anyone according to the manager. I wouldn't be shocked a few clubs reading that might put in a bid for Kelly see if we could be tempted to sell. The glory days of Alan Burrows keeping in touch with us are sorely missed I feel now.