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I was in the East Neuk this morning to collect our seafood order when another driver in the car park called me over. It was none other than Stevie Kirk, who had been doing the same. We had a good natter. He's had a few health issues of late but is now back to fitness, I'm pleased to report. He still follows all things claret and amber.

I see the superiority complex and cryptic style of some continue to be boundless.

You don't have to gatekeep on every single Slattery post

Having mcginn odonnell and Halliday signed up for next season is criminal. If Tony watt is added to the list I may actually combust. There’s room for 2 of them at the very most and that could be argued is generous

Hi Everyone David Blacklaw here. Just over a year ago I seen some posts on Social Media about the Well Society looking for volunteers to assist with some up and coming Workstreams that they had identified as key area’s and these aligned with my priorities. I duly got involved and you may have seen me at the Well Society Days with Balloons and Stickers sharing the Well Society message, or welcoming all the members to our recent fantastically successful comedy night in the Davie Cooper Suite. On our recent trip to Aberdeen saw me take ownership in the form of leading one of the Buses for Supporters from Fir Park. I have also been working very closely with Sally on the Membership workstream where we are taking the time to call Well Society Members to reconnect with our members, find out what is important to them and encourage feedback on what we can improve on. Also working on the Well Society Junior Steel engagement push. I actually got the chance to call Ex Motherwell legend Keith Lasley whose son was a member of the Junior Steel group. I think he was more shocked than me 😂😂. For the future of The Well Society, I see a vibrant and growing community that continues to expand its reach and impact. We will enhance and diversify our programs and services to better support the well-being of our members and the wider community, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of promoting health, happiness, and resilience. I see The Well Society creating a sustainable, long-term future of our Club through strategic initiatives and partnerships. By focusing on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement, we will ensure that our efforts lead to lasting positive change for our members, the club and the communities we serve." Thank you for your time and I would appreciate if you can vote for me in the upcoming Well Society Board elections. Please also pass onto family and friends that are also Well Society Members. 🙏🙏 Please reach out with any questions. Mon the Well!!!

He's a goggly-eyed wee fanny that turned his back on more caps at the age of 30 because playing for Scotland is much more difficult than playing for Celtic in the league. At least Tierney had the baws to try his hand at a better domestic level Edited to add...he's also a diving little cretin

This is where I'm at. I simply don't know what to make of today's announcement. All I know is that there's more to this than the official statement. Its fair to say that moving abroad for work away from your family is a big decision and MW would have known this when he accepted our job. Previously he'd also expressed an interest in the Bristol Rovers vacancy. That said, I know nothing of his personal circumstances. From P & B it seems that the vacancy he's filling first occurred about 2 weeks ago. It may well be that he was unsettled before that, I don't know. It does seem strange though that he applied for or was approached for the job and landed it in a day or two. All thats as may be. He's gone and we very quickly agreed compensation. I'd like to know though when the club first learnt of his unrest. If it was a week or two ago you'd think that we'd begun preparations for this eventuality. Where does that leave us? Some good posts on P & B about this. The timing is not ideal but when is? I don't know when pre season starts, but would like to think we'll have a new man in place a few days beforehand. However, we're in a relatively good position. We're financially sound; our Premiership place is safe for another season; Lennon Miller's departure should earn us a few quid; the transfer window opens in a good few weeks time; and the squad doesn't need a complete overhaul. Brian Caldwell is in post to take care of administrative matters and Nick Daws will know of the types of player we're looking to bring in and individuals we're tracking or to whom we're talking to. The release list will have been finalised and players spoken to. I get that holidays may disrupt the search for a new man. But, yes, things should be moving along. As for replacements? None of the names being bandied about for vacancies in Kilmarnock or Dundee enthuse me. There is no standout candidate; just recycled names from the old boys club. We need to take our time and undertake due diligence (this time) but have someone in place a week before pre season.

I still have my hair but it’s all in my nose and ears now 😳

Not to mention Club Call 🤦‍♂️

I've been involved online with MFC since early 96, the mailing list, then the yahoo group, chat room and here. It may have been down to who was online at the time but debates were sensible for the most part since it was mostly real names and probably the lack of teenage presence etc. Holy shit that's almost 30 years. I approached the club in May 96 about setting up a website, had a meeting with John Swineburn with grand ideas of what we have now, only to be told that the internet was a fad, that no one would want access to the club's history (Keith and Graham's book) instant news updates etc could be gotten on teletext, every idea or suggestion of use was shot down into flames.

Lennon Miller wins the PFA Young Player of the Year. Congrats.

Too young to be a player manager...jeez he is still only 18!!

Perhaps some can stop the knicker wetting and invest in pampers now.

Callum Mcgregor greeting his eyes out like a big lassie was a glorious sight.pity those self entitled cunts don't lose more games like that,good on aberdeen.

Ironically against the same team as today , and on penalties, Liverpool also won the league that year and Leeds got promoted Hopefully an omen

His Dundee team conceded over 130 in 2 seasons. No ta.

Of course he's had the new job lined up for maybe a few weeks and Motherwell obviously knew about it as we've agreed a compensation package. Nobody was going to announce it while we were still not safe from relegation were they. So why not ditch the conspiracy theories and accept he put his family 1st in a far more dignified and respectful way than Kettlewell did.

By my maths, it's 20 without those three but I'm including Dylan Wells and Luca Ross in that. To have a squad of 20 and still feel short in so many positions (full back, midfield, up front) is a concern. Too many defenders that probably won't be first picks (Balmer, Koutroumbis, one of O'Donnell or McGinn), and too many players in other areas that we almost don't count as options because they have contributed so little for various reasons (Nicholson, Stuperavic are the obvious ones). Basically my thoughts are that while 20 isn't a huge squad, it feels unbalanced and it still to me feels that there are too many players who may not contribute a lot over the season...

I know I shouldn't say this as a supporter but I really couldn't give a flying fuck about this game. I'm fed up watching utter pish and the same ineptitude from the same squad of players. Every week's it's pretty much rinse and repeat with the occasional rise above mediocre crap. I just want this season ended.

Get a grip ffs, how is getting beat by a team as equally shite as us this season embarrassing? Very poor, disappointing, etc etc but embarrassing i don't think so

Also applies to Jake Hastie's career choices.

Exactly!blows my mind reading I would give him another year or two one good game in about 19 games and it merits a contract. No value in signing him whatsoever and not telling me we can't get our hands on a younger version that has the same attributes nah we have enough retained now the rest can leave let's just build around what we have and push on.

The 3rd goal one of my all time well favourites. Baraclough played a blinder and check the very youthful assistant manager

It’s worth remembering that football clubs, like any organisation, need to deal with sensitive matters in a professional way. There’s a difference between being open and overstepping the mark. Revealing why someone stepped down, how long it was known internally, or the status of an assistant manager before anything has been confirmed isn’t just unwise, it’s genuinely unprofessional. It risks damaging relationships and can make it harder to bring in the right people further down the line. Supporters have every right to expect honesty. But they also deserve a club that handles its business with care and integrity, even when not everything can be shared straight away.

“as he was running out of ideas” I think that that was patently obvious and I suspect Kettlewell, like Alexander before him, realised this too. And had he just left rather than creating this smokescreen about fan abuse being the reason he had to leave then I don’t think there would be half the amount of bad feeling towards him now. Unfortunately he chose to go down that route and to compound matters the club, WS and certain players aided his crusade by jumping on the same bandwagon. I actually liked him while he was with us even though it was clear he had ran his course, but he soured that with his bullshit about why he decided to leave. Don’t kid a kidder.

Wimmer instigated the deal before he buggered off. It would also be nice for a current squad update before the club starts announcing additions to the squad for next season. Or is that too much to ask for?

I know what you mean, but the hoop and/or band has only been used on about 50% of our kits in our history. Even when I started watching us around 1970, we only had one hoop season until 1984. Our kit in the 1925-26 season looked like this: I'd be OK if we did that as a tribute 100 years later.

Yeah, I'd agree with this, although I'll also contradict myself and say I liked the 'Jester', 'Ajax' and 'Sash' strips. My gripe is when they dont use the badge and use just the typeface. I love our club crest - A thing of beauty. Anyway, I'd love us to get something closer to the 86-87 strip:

I'm not sure it's an age thing I wreckon I'm one of the younger posters on here at 30. But I just like our traditional kit and wish we took a bit more pride in it.

I just want a nice simple claret top with an amber hoop.

They still make mistakes they just take longer doing it. I'm fine with goal line technology, even automatic offsides but let the referee referee the match. Checking every goal for the slightest infringement in the same phase of play is virtually anti football in sentiment.

He's saw the players, saw the budget, saw what the budget gets him, saw Scottish football first hand then said iv made a mistake get me a job at home. Family health reasons etc etc, politicians and football managers use this excuse all the time. Smoke n mirrors he just didn't fancy being our manager.

Retire the #38 jersey if that comes to fruition 😂

Special mention to Scott McDonald today on the 20th anniversary of Skippy Sunday/Celtic humiliation day.

Exactly, I like Wimmer and excited to see how we shape up next season

SODs is murder at right back too. Terrible in any position.

I heard he was told to wait to be picked up outside the front door, but when the bus arrived he was caught half way down Fir Park street watching it drive past.

You too. Thanks for all your efforts with the videos

See you all next season have a great break till then and COYW

This one up top business just won’t do. SOD and Balcombe are also shite, and Thompson is no better/worse than Wilson. Thank feck this season is over.

Your replies to my posts suggest you do engage with my opinion, so, as you say, keep being you...

On last nights evidence I would be trying to secure Seddon again next season. He is probably the best LB, LWB and LCB at the club and has looked pretty decent in all of those positions. Add into the fact that it has been a problem position for us and he seems like a pretty good sort to have around the place, it seems a no brainer to me. Only issue I would have would be his fitness as he hasnt been available to play much this season. However, I dont recall their being any issues with injuries previously, so maybe he was just a victim of the SK Hex!

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Ironically, we need Derek McInnes' Killie to beat Derek McInnes' Hearts to finish 7th.

I remember John Swinburne , proper old school guy Changed days indeed 30 years on where you can now get everything at the click of a button Remember back in the day I would buy the match programme , the Motherwell times, check teletext for any news that was happening Younger generations would laugh 😂 and think no way did that happen

Hi All. Just a wee quick note to thank everyone who took the time to vote for me. Was not to be this year and congrats to the 2 guys voted in. They will do a tremendous job. I’ll be back.

As much as SODs might be nice guy, and the players might like him as a person, the number of important goals he’s cost us over his time with the club is significant. Can’t believe he got another years contract. Hells bells.

Best bit of content since the Peter Hartley on the wee piano video!

For the glass half empty brigade......get that feckin glass full tonight!!. Ahhhh happy days