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48 hrs later and I am still buzzing!! The joy of football!

I had the radio commentary on, from half time I was outside, folding towels, washed the dishes, brushed the cats, tried to solve world hunger and anything else to distract me from the obvious comeback, came back in to do a rubik's cube and heard "Ward to O'Donnell.... Longeloooooooooooo!" I thought our bubble had burst and we'd shit the bed as we seem to have done so often in the past. What a season this has been, let's hope it gets better.

Always been a big Slatts and will be sorry to see him go. Although we didn't get to see it often, Miller-Spittal-Slattery was a great combo. Who knew we end up with an even better one? I'm assuming he's not off to St Mirren.

That was massive, and for all the disappointment about dropped points early in the season, that pain and frustration was a necessary learning experience to be able to do what we did on Sunday. No panic, no abandoning the system or reverting to bad habits. Stick to plan and look to find the winning goal. I read Kris Boyd saying at 2 - 2, given who they were playing, Rangers should have shut up shop and been content with the draw because we were always likely to get a 3rd. Changed days.

The mental aspect of it is also great. To go there, be pegged back, survive the onslaught and the crowd, then go up the park and win the game will bring a resilience. We have utterly dominated and wiped the floor with both the OF for complete halves. Ideally you'd do it for the 90, but they are always going to have a period of control in games. Its more of the incremental mindset change.

Be really disappointed to see Slattery go. He has been a real favourite of mine since he arrived. Such a technically gifted footballer. So glad he got the chance to shine in a team (and with a manager) that he could really flourish with. He has had his difficult times with the injury and obviously with his mum passing, but the fact he has turned it around twice and hit the heights again, speaks a lot for his character. I hope he gets the send off he deserves and wish him well for the future. He has earned it.

It was quite surrreal to be the only Motherwell fan in a bar with a fair few Celtic & Rangers fans and the odd Jambo and be the only one trying not to know the score, but failing miserably as one side or the other would give the game away as their phones vibrated to reveal the latest score update! Thankfully it went the right way and my evening ended up being a very pleasurable one!

I was one of Ward’s biggest critics at the start of the season, but credit where it’s due. He’s not just a keeper benefitting from a good team, he’s a key part of why it’s good.