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Don’t quite understand the comments on Wilson - from my view he had a solid game and had some good interchanges with Williams in attacking sense. Noticeable that manager kept him on the pitch for the whole game and trusted him in central role when Longelo came on. he might not be starter ahead of Longelo / Williams but nothing I saw gave me the fear.

I can, it's my hoose.

Exactly, sadly there always seems to be one player that gets singled out. Remember the terrible stick SOD was getting a few seasons back. I think as fans we make an effort to give Ewan plenty encouragement. The lad is wearing the claret and amber jersey and trying his best and personally I thought he done just fine last night

I'm not sure why Ewan Wilson is being picked on tonight, I wasn't too impressed with him under Kettlewell, and I presume JBA didn't fancy him either, but he got forward well tonight and linked up with Williams on several occasions, and when he moved to centre half when Longello came on he looked comfortable playing the ball out. He will be third choice behind Longello and Williams on the left, and may fall further down the pecking order depending on signings, but he looked ok tonight.

I was not a fan of Wilson as a player and I thought we’d seen the last of him when he went off to Raith but credit where it’s due, I thought he played really well last night and looked a better player than the one that left us. The manager sees something in him and sometimes that’s all that matters to raise your game, confidence goes up and performances improves… long may his form continue

Definitely not for that amount of money.

Absolutely ridiculous comments from some on the lad...he may be the type of player we keep around the squad, because he will be relatively cheap and can do a job. Slating a guy after 30mins of a friendly is a new low from some of the heid-the-baws...not that I'll be forming an opinion of him after tonight's performance either but ffs give him a chance

Well done to Captain Sparrow and his young crew. Off to the North Atlantic next week for the next battle. Hopefully get through that with no astro turf injuries.

second leg next Thursday being shown on Premier Sports i see - from 6pm

That’s very much our type of player - think he’d be a decent signing

For me Greatest Ever Signing isnt about financial recompense. Its who had the greatest impact at your club. For all the reasons listed above it has to be Davy Cooper. Quite simply, without him, we dont win the 91 Scottish Cup and dont have the 2 nearly title winning teams (allow me licence) of my generation. Some of the older guys might point to other players outwith my memory base and guys like Graham, Wark, Marinello, Davidson etc will always have a special place in my heart, but Cooper is still the best Ive ever seen in Claret & Amber.

You are thinking of Frank Spencer 🤪🤪

I think the criticism of Wilson by some is completely over the top. It was our first competitive game of the season and I thought he did well. He won the ball and pushed forward many times. Unfortunately when he got forward there was no one in the box for him to pass to and he had to check back. Yes, he had a few bad passes but so did quite a few others. I think he is a good addition to the squad and we should be encouraging him.

What did you think of the match, good fun?

You're right...there is no way we are spending £500k on a 30 year old...it completely goes against our business plan

Definetly could have been more goals last night, though if anyone had offered a 2-0 win before our first competitive game I would definetly have taken it Another bumper crowd last night which was very pleasing

That amount didn't even cover the cost of his da's club car back in the day.

Just asked a Falkirk supporting mate about Spencer. Described him as a "quarterback" type with good range of passing. Reckons transfer fee of £400-500k. Sounds like a ready made Watt replacement with well over £1m profit on the 2 deals. I think Id be pretty ok with that.

Oh Betty

I thought Mikey Booth showed up pretty well last night. Looked like a young player that thought he deserved to be there. Was always dropping into space to show for the ball and was demanding it from more senior players. Some good touches and generally looked like the kind of player that will fit our system.

We should probably be keeping Wilson around. While he’s not the dynamic, marauding wing-back that Longelo is, he can do the defensive side of the role to a decent standard. He’s also strong, fit, and I thought he looked fairly comfortable when he was slotted in at left centre-back last night. He’s a useful, reliable squad player.

Their captain and was one of their best players last season, and wouldn't cost £600k like his faither

I've always been confused by that saying. It's been a while since I brushed up on my He-Man lore, but isn't Castle Grayskull where the good guys were based? Snake Mountain was where the evil lads congregated, no?

An interesting question, and for me it's still Davie Cooper. The game has undoubtedly changed now, but the truth is, we'd never get anywhere near signing someone like him in this modern era. Not a chance. While I don't place Cooper in that "world class" category like many others do, he was absolutely very good. In modern terms the closest I've seen is a hybrid between Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva. He was 33 when he signed for us, but 33 back then isn't the same as 33 now. By today's standards that would likely be the equivalent of 35-36 or so, but even so, we'd simply not be in the conversation for someone like that. A player like him today, in his prime, would likely fetch around £65 million, possibly even £85 million if he was plying his trade down south. That kind of player and talent probably eclipses any player we'll ever see at a club like Motherwell moving forward.

Hindsight is a great thing, sitting last night in the wee hours thinking about this game and how they would consider us as opponents? what threat are we to them? Like the Alan Moore's Watchmen quote "I'm not locked in with you, you're locked in with me!" We are the big team, and it showed, not perfect, but perfectly acceptable.

He is the whipping boy. I don't get it. He done just fine tonight. I love Said and his enthusiasm but he made more mistakes yet gets less criticism

I thought Wilson was fine too. I think he comes under more scrutiny because of some previous performances, but he did OK in a makeshift defence.

His predictions are just fine, leave him alone. When wins are predicted we are f***ed 🤣🤣

An interesting, and impossible to answer, question. Coyne, Cooper, Russell, Graham, and a few others probably, all arrived at the end of their careers and contributed hugely. If you take into account signings from Junior / youth teams then Keith McRae, sold for £100k in the early seventies should be under consideration. .Joe Wark, signed from Blantyre Vic (I think) and an absolute club legend should be up there too. I could probably come up with several more given time. Money received shouldn't be the only consideration in this discussion.

Me too, slow pace, slow reactions i was very surprised he started ahead of longelo.

I went with Fadinger, mainly because I didn't spend the whole game wondering whether it was him or Watt that was on the ball. The choice was between him and Oscar but I was pretty impressed with Wilson, Reich, Moormann and Williams. No failures tonight at all, I'm looking forward to how this team develops.

I don't have any better suggestions, but regardless of his ability and financial value, I'm not sure anyone who only played for one season in which we ultimately didn't really come close to winning anything could really justify the "best ever" tag.

Regardless of position on whether to stay or go, this is the most exciting part for me. I truly never thought Id ever see Motherwell Football Club do anything, other than exist hand to mouth. The turnaround in 2 years is extraordinary.

I and others have tried to illustrate that a new stadium offers significant revenue boosts to cover the cost. Staying at FP isn't doing up the 60 year old POD, as soon as that's done it's addressing the 33 year old McLean (roof and seats) then onto the Hunter which is essentially a terrancing shed with a 60? year old structure and roof. By the time that is all done the Cooper will need work. Fir Park very much is the Forth Bridge, by the time you finish painting it, you start again. I'd venture that by revamping the POD, the associated loss in premium revenues, the upheaval, the temporary fixes to allow us to continue hosting games, then fixing the McLean and the Hunter in turn, we're easily looking at £5m beyond the cost of the POD replacement which I still contend will be a nightmare in planning and consultant/architect/lawyers fees.

How HB have not scored tonight. Better teams will have a field against us.