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In my head when I came up with the 17 points thing, we were beating Falkirk and drawing this one, however, it's on grass, they're shite and we're 2008 Spain. Nothing can go wrong......

Stop that kind of talk at once. I'm a BBC pundit and Scottish fans would much rather have seen the free kick put out at the corner flag so that Motherwell could have tried to force a mistake. This playing football stuff is an outrage against society.

Not posted here in an absolute age.... but felt compelled to after the way my phone was pinging on Saturday following the Block E boys bus stopping off in my town of Auchterarder on Saturday. A group of them decided to spray paint and sticker parts of the town, including on a few memorial planters outside the town hall. The were confronted by an elderly neighbor of mine who was subsequentially met with a torrent of abuse before they headed into The Star bar. Absolutely no need for this behavior at all and reflects so poorly on club as a whole. And yeah, I know it would only be a certain few within the group that finds this funny and acceptable and not tarnishing them all with the same brush, but surely the older ones need to nip this in the bud and help protect the reputation of Block E? As I am involved a lot in our community here, I had my phone pinging with messages from friends and neighbors who know I'm a Motherwell fan - some as a wind up, some being more serious - all while I was out in Glasgow with my wean at a show. There was apparently similar damage/graffiti done earlier in the year around August time so a lot of the locals are now making a big deal of it. There is quite extensive CCTV that identifies the culprits - some of which I have seen - and it has been shared with he police and the club. There is a response from Brian Caldwell that has been shared in the community page. Worth pointing out that a lot of travelling supporters from lots of clubs stop in Auchterarder - and this is only time in 12 yrs staying here I have seen anything like this being raised - so a really shitty look for the club. Putting it on here to highlight and the off chance that anyone wants to take ownership and accountability for this. I will gladly put you in contact with the Auchterarder Community Council who will be footing the bill for your actions, maybe stop any police action before it happens.

We were also unlucky that that cheating bastard Craig Thomson was the ref and Sinclair was a diving cunt.

Unpopular opinion and this is fine by me Absolutely gutted we lost in the semi final , I woke up this morning thinking I could have been at Hampden today , the way the season is going with a very good chance of beating Celtic today On the other hand happy St Mirren , Robbo and Las won , and hoping even more now we win the Scottish Cup 🏆 Would rather see any team outwith those 2 Glasgow mobs win

Ban them from Auchterarder?

Some Motherwell fans really are deplorable human beings 🤔

Well done to St Mirren, good to see anyone but the Old Firm win a cup!!!!!!!!!!!

I am ok with that as yer positivity has had an effect on the team 😀

Delighted to see Celtic being beaten by anyone at home, in Europe, in friendlies, fucking anything...well done St Mirren 👏 👏 👏 👏

A comfortable home win is a must, though there’s probably more chance of Ward scoring than either of our two strikers.

A friend texted me with an account of the Ball Boys incident. They were placing balls near the corner flags to stop us taking quick bykicks. JBA sent Tom Sparrow to move them in line with the 6 yard box. The Ball Boys then kept moving them back. Pathetic gamesmanship from Jim Goodwin. Thanks Ian. Although I wasn't at the game nor at Falkirk, the referees should have stepped in and nipped this practice in the bud. Its downright cheating. This and "selective" watering of plastic pitches should be subject to a code of conduct issued by the authorities to stamp this kind of thing out. Its bringing the game into disrepute.

Disappointed not to win that but happy enough not to lose and preserve our unbeaten and clean sheet run. Again that game highlights our weakness up front but we undoubtedly are more than decent elsewhere on the park. Hopefully results like today and the other draws we’ve had won’t come back to haunt us but you’ve got to say we are in with a big shout of top six this season.

Even when he is getting fouled he needs to make the effort to keep playing. After a while refs just stop giving free kicks even when he does get fouled.

‘Mon the ‘Well Nice to have a full week between the games for players to recover and work on stuff in training. The flip side though is that it seems Like ages before Saturday comes around again amd when our team is playing this well and getting results, you just want the next game to come along as quick as possible. We are certainly capable of getting 3 points but we will have to play well, take our chances amd stay solid at the back. We don’t get the 3 points just for turning up. We have the footballing ability but all the best teams also have the mental ability, not to become complacent, to maintain focus and stick to the proven plan.

I started going to fir park was in 1968 and Dixie was one of the stars of that team that steamrollered their way to winning the second division . But despite his many goals my main memory of Dixie was in the new year game at Hamilton where him and Lamont the arses goalie were in the middle of the six yard box punching lumps out of each other and unsurprisingly both sent off. Yet another in a list of players over the years that Celtic have stolen from us . RIP Dixie

No one should be subjected to abuse and threats and I highlighted that at the time he left but his stories seemed to contradict each other as folk that sat in O'Donnell stand and were at away games didnt recall it being as bad as he was making out. Way he left club for me was terrible in way he more or less blamed whole support and to bring out that interview with The Sun on day Wimmer was appointed was lack of respect though that was probably the Sun's decision. Yes there are wallopers in every support. The guy at Falkirk home game a few weeks ago at back of Hunter stand beggared belief. Thankfully not seen him since, probably in a mood as we are playing great football 🤣🤣 COYW

Humpey and gropey were rumbled along with the other 1970's presenters 🤣🤣

He’s a charlatan and a prick. I called it ages ago.

Think we’ll take it 2-1.

Have you seen the attendances down at Rugby Park recently? 😁

Financially, I'd say yes. Numbers wise probably one more if thats JBA's wish. However, there are a large number of complicating factors. I suspect there will some outgoings and maybe one return (Ewan Wilson, who hasn't set the heather on fire at Kirkcaldy). We might also receive bids for some players and Welsh's position isn't 100% guaranteed. So its a bit unclear at the moment. We also have the prospect of long term absentees like Nicholson, Robinson, Stuparevic, Sule and McGhee to consider. Some of those could be punted out on loan. Potential outgoings? Rumours of Aston Oxborough being unsettled; Kofi Balmer, Andy Halliday, Esapa Osong. Loans for Luca Ross and Dylan Wells (whatever happened to him?) I don't think we need or will do a massive amount of business next month; more of a tidying up/fine tuning exercise.

And the League 👍

Was this meant for the Auchterarder vandalism chat?

Let’s hope that’s the last we see of that incompetent, loathsome fraud anywhere near the Premiership.

My Thoughts are with his family

Next weeks el plastico against Falkirk is going to be huge for him.

If We play RCC like for like, I think we will get more goals. We have given JT a lot of great passes that he seems to stumble over or gets the ball tangled up in his feet instead of being 5 yards past the defender. Of course he does seem to have a knack for being there to pick up on loose balls for goals so should be interesting to see what happens.

Maybe just me but I have not been that impressed with RCC apart from great flashes ( goal at pittodrie). But definitely right option to come in for JT

Always happy to see anyone but the Old Firm win a cup

Robbo will be unbearable but I am glad buddies won. I hate seeing old firm win anything. I will say I am delighted for Las

I hope a bigger club does take him away from St.Mirren now. I hate St.Mirren with a passion. Robinson is a decent guy who did well with us and unfortunately much better with them.

That’s what guts me. Robinson got us to two cup finals and we never laid a glove on them. Circumstances have obviously worked in St.Mirrens favour this year with Celtic being in turmoil but even if that had been us playing that Celtic team today we would still have ended up losing. We are not nearly clinical and streetwise enough as a team to win games like these. I never ever thought I would be so annoyed to see Celtic lose a cup final but I am honestly fucking pig sick seeing St.Mirren win that.

This whole business of watering the pitch weird, and pissing about with the multi ball is so small time. However, its flattering that teams now need to coordinate with gardeners and children to stop us.

70% possession and nearly 590 passes with an accuracy of 80% at Tannadice is just bonkers. We were the team on the front foot so no idea what game the bbc were watching.

They're worst I've heard, even when they see replays , they won't acknowledge they're wrong...I get it they are fans but it's poor

Slattery needs to be told to stop falling over.

Utd commentators a pair of whining rockets

Yes, a lot of our defensive success can be attributed to denying the opposition possession near our box. Ward is a good fit for our system. Like Grizzly though, I'm not 100% convinced of his reliability at cross balls. As Big Mal once said "The greatest crime in football is to make your goalkeeper do any work at all".

To be honest after the mistakes at the Hearts, Kilmarnock and Celtic games that cost us points i was not convinced either, but since that horror show at parkhead he has been very good, no daft mistakes, looks comfortable on the ball and for me has earned the contract extension. He will be the first choice keeper for the forseeable future, and i think Oxborough will be moving on, probably next summer.

Let’s hope we keep playing that way, because he’s certainly not one of the best collectors of crosses or shots we’ve ever had.

Dixie was one of the first heroes of mine. Gave opposition centre halfs a torrid time with his ability to "hang" in the air and shall we say "combatitive" style on the ground. Gave Mike England of Spurs the run around in our Texaco Cup tie. RIP

Interesting info……. Or not 😃 Utd have worst discipline record 41Y 1R We have the best discipline record 20Y 0R hopefully we can avoid loosing players to suspension and of course, injuries

Yes, he was a tough and skilful low-centre-of-gravity goalscorer and I was very disappointed to see him leave for Celtic (like Joe McBride before him). Reputedly the last player to score a goal by shouldering the goalie over the goal-line. IIRC it was against Dundee at the Taggart's end.

On Ox, Killie are in trouble because they neglected to have a competent backup keeper, and decided to go with an unproven kid instead. Then all it took was one injury to really mess them up. I think connelly is probably better than the guy Killie has, but it would still be a big risk letting Ox move without bringing in a decent backup.

Final thing i will say is i remember Brian Caldwell being shocked when SK told him his decision. Surely if SK had concerns why did he not tell the club and they could have acted and put measures in place? Anyway he done us a favour as if he hadn't quit we wouldn't have got JBA, with Wimmer in-between

First he said he was taking abuse at Fir Park. When that was questioned he decided that it was his family that was getting abuse at Fir Park. When that was questioned he said it was on social media or his kids at school. I'm sure there were fans telling him he was useless during his long winless spell. I'd be surprised if anyone in the Main Stand was abusing his immediate family (although they may have heard fans yelling at him). Kids getting teased at school because their dad's a football manager sounds like par for the course regardless of what team you manage. If any of that was true, then I agree, there is no place for it - but it sounded more like excuses for his failure, and he didn't want "damage his brand". If he had been like Robinson or McCall, and told the truth that he was no longer able to get a performance from the players despite everything he had tried, I'm sure he would at least have had the respect of most fans. I'm also sure, if his family was taking abuse at Fir Park, the club would have worked with him to stamp it out. Of course, if you are a football manager or player who expects to go through every match without taking a bit of stick when you lose, then you are probably in the wrong profession.

Just watched the goals again. Never realized how good the last goal was. Started with a free kick about 10 yards inside Livi half. We then held possession of the ball for about 70 seconds, completed about 25 passes, the goal keeper getting passed to twice, pass number 6 then pass number 16

Or, if he loses his passport again, no games.

SODs is a very good footballer, he always has been but he’s been under utilised by previous managers. Kettlewell being a prime example with his, get the ball up the park quick p1sh and getting him to do his long throw ins. he’s very good on the ball and a good passer. He also is pretty handy getting forward and adds height to the attack and defense at corners. He’s clearly liking what he’s being told to do by JBA. Long may it last