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or maybe they sacked him when he said he was signing big wilko

Happy new year to one and all.

And I bet he didn’t smile.

Why can we not just give Kettlewell the credit he deserves for yesterday? We even had the sour grapes "the PLAYERS deserve credit". Clearly a positive for Kettlewell was a step too far for some. Acknowledgement grudgingly given at best. Depressingly I get the sense a few folk even wanted us to lose yesterday, just to justify their assault. I admit I did have doubts when I saw his team selection but he and the players made it work and proved me wrong. Even with Shaw contributing next to nothing, the fact he fielded three forwards created the space that Biereth and Bair took advantage of. That set up was down to Kettlewell and in such a critical game he carried the day. Accept it and hope the upturn in results continues. I don't know if Kettlewell will survive to next season. Nobody does. But to suggest a new Board would not renew his contract under any circumstances is ridiculous. It is quite clear that even if our January signings work out, we have a decent cup run and secure our top league status, Kettlewell's detractors will still shout loudest....until they get to move on to their next target when he eventually goes. We managed an important victory yesterday and head to Easter Road in a more positive mood. I think that is a good thing but sadly it feels like some don't think that way.

If you are thinking long term, we really need to get our management structure sorted out before we change the manager. Otherwise the change you make now may not be the one the new board/management want. Yesterday has bought us time. But its gonna be a big 6 months for the club. We need a fully functioning board set up with new Chairman, CEO and hopefully more genuine Well Society input. Once we have that we should get better decisions made about manager and player recruitment.

just seen the opening n went for it

When Alexander came in I was so surprised we managed to attract a manager with a pretty decent track record and who also had a credibility as a player to boot. As it turned out his stubbornness/lack of imagination led to his downfall. Contarary to GA, SK has shown a willingness to adapt, learn from his mistakes, and, just as importantly, seems to have the backing of his squad of players. I for one not only celebrated the Livi victory for what it is but am glad it gives SK the opportunity to (try and) address deficiencies in the squad and drag us further up the table. There are plenty of comments about wanting to give our own youth/academy players a chance and opportunity. I’d say the same about giving SK a chance to develop and grow with us.

a thought big zak wouldv been playing in the carluke n district saturday morn church league by now ( nothing against the church league ) just didnt seem to have much about him

Maguire is a nobody from down south that we just happen to know. If we aren't looking for/can't get better than him, we're in trouble.

Not signed anyone yet?? FFS what the hell’s going on!! 😃

He was good in the previous window at moving on shite signed by other managers, so let's see how good he is at moving on the shite he signed in that same window.

Say anything you want about the SK regime, but his aptitude for moving players on when they aren't working out is very impressive. He's the reverse Gannon.

all the best tex

Welcome back!

Same to you tex

One too many Hogmanay sherries?

What a load of rubbish nothing bar however and buts this and that wrong well did we win? Yes job done for yesterday. Much harder than it needed be !! i bet Martindale would have taken that What are you on after the run we have been on 3 points are so welcomed i think by all supporters Lets just shut the body Quincy and move on his tactics worked, but i hope your application is successful when Kettlewell gets the boot. I look forward to your selections and results

Anything but a defeat would be nice, continue the momentum we started this weekend hopefully.

When it's "over and done with" let's hope the Hibs fans are walking the "streets of Edinburgh" with no "sushine on leith" wondering "what makes you cry" and then realising they've just been pumped by the mighty well. 😁

2-0 to us. We’re on a roll.

On the back of yesterday's result I reckon SK's position is safe for now. However, its on the basis of what we do from now on that he'll be judged. He'll be given this window of course and thats huge for us and him. I think yesterday was mixed bag. Yes, he deserved credit for getting the win and you could say his plan worked a treat, which to some extent it did. However, it wasn't entirely successful. The defence was shaky again, and although McGinn did add some stability we lacked height and muscle in there, especially against the likes of Livingston. The midfield was all wrong especially in the second half when we elected to sit in deep and let Livingston come at us. With that defence??? Its all very well fielding 3 strikers but they have to play as 3 strikers. I hardly noticed any contribution from Shaw. Not quite sure what to make of SK yesterday. He got us the much needed win but his line up and tactics made it harder than it need to be and a better team would have punished us. We'll see how we fare aginst Hibs.

bair flukes a goal.

should be at least 2 up. Just as well Spittal was there as Bair was never scoring that