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Wah Wah Wah It’s something relevant to the club I support so I will comment on it whenever it comes up. And as far as I can see two other posters have also contributed to this particular discussion today so we can put your claim that “nobody gives a toss apart from you, apparently” firmly to bed and tuck it in with a nice wee cup of cocoa and a lullaby to help it along its way. So like I say…Wah Wah Wah

Folk say this all the time when talking about McGhee. What would he (or whoever might have been incharge at the time) have had to have done (or said) for people to say anything otherwise?

He remains a legitimate point of discussion for that very reason and he manages in the same division so we will come across him. He’s had plenty of opportunity, and will likely have again, to recant on his reasons for leaving. For the sake of his new wife I hope he doesn’t behave in his personal life as he did in his professional, as an apparent total lack of insight into personal limitations and willingness to acknowledge mistakes never bodes well for a strong relationship. On the other hand, as a Well fan, I hope he carries on his managerial career as he left us as that will guarantee a Killie side fighting relegation.

I see you haven't given it a review. A succinct, "Total bollocks, no stars!" would suffice. I suspect Gigi Romano is a rogue AI, going by the sheer number of other "books" they have supposedly produced.

I won't be the manager ever. So no need to dig me out eh. I'm entitled to my opinion the same as everyone else. I pay my money to see Motherwell the same as everyone else.

1st spell 18 yrs, 2nd 10 yrs, who cares as I said ancient history.

Its all ancient history ffs nobody gives a toss apart from you apparently, so can we start discussing the present challenges facing the club, and not what some long forgotten manager allegedly said or did 18 years ago

Aye, he showed a bit of human decency, offered some leadership. I suspect many other Motherwell managers would have been equally capable of handling what was a horrible situation...

Very true. It was a mistake ever bringing Mark McGhee back second time around I am no fan of him either , the way he handled the Uncle Phil tragedy he has my biggest respect on that forever . Some of his silly stupid comments in the years later stick in the mind Was almost a relief when he left first time and dare I say it Jim Gannon came in. Now that is someone else who could split opinion lol

The turnaround McGhee overseen during summer ‘07 was incredible. The team that kicked off at Love Street on the opening day of 07/08 immediately looked significantly fitter and disciplined and despite containing several players who had finished the previous season and we went on to have an incredible season. Unfortunately McGhee proved to be an absolute wank of a man who treated the club and the support with contempt during his second season and second stint but the impact he had in his initial stint can’t be understated.

Malpas along with Paul Hegarty as assistant was quite possibly the worst in my whole time following Motherwell , that season was a total disaster it was actually a relief for me when McGhee took over first time

It’s a yes from me, light/sky blue kits always look good, I suppose we have a blue connection from our original colours, more so blue than the vivid yellow and black abominations we’ve hawked in years gone by.

I'm still bitter about Malpas and McLeish they were both about 20 and 30 years ago.

I would be more worried if we'd brought in a manager who had started talking about "good honest professionals" who "run their socks off." Personally, I want modern and new dimensions. As I've heard people say in the past, if we're going to be pushing for top six/finishing 7th-9th, let's at least make it exciting for the people who part with their hard earned cash to watch.

That's why women make such good archaeologists, they're very good at digging up the past.

Months ago? I’ve a wife who can go back decades when the notion takes her - or I’m winning an argument

And here is episode 2

I agree. I can't be bothered with it on here just now. Apparently if you like SOD you are persona non grata. It is what is is

Both are past 30. Both pretty experienced. Both previously right backs who probably don't have the legs for the modern attacking full back role. Both probably more suited to playing in a back three. Do we really need what is effectively two players filling the same role? Had I a choice of the two, I'd probably have renewed McGinn. But given O'Donnell renewed automatically, I'd have chosen to sacrifice McGinn in order to free up a salary for a younger defender with a bit more legs/energy/power.. But, hey, as it is they are both under contract now. I don't know how much value for money we'll get out of that fact, but not much we can do about it now..