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A good goal or was the defence fawlty? 🤣🤣

Just listened to managers press conference and doest he come across great. He is big on little percentage differences and how our league position isn't justified. I am fully with him on this. Football yes is all about results but their needs to be foundations for it to be sustainable. Jens is trying to build as we all know and I just hope that some who I feel are shortsighted in their feelings about our results do not chase him out and we are back to firefighting every year. He is ambitious and talks about other small clubs throughout Europe who are now competing with big boys. Yes tomorrow is big and we certainly need a result but if we don't which is possible I just hope the majority keep calm.

He looked like a man, whom never having played football, drunkenly agreed to play with his mates. Waking up with a dreadful hangover, and struggling to understand why the fuck he had agreed to something so silly, he didn't want to let his mates down. So, despite his reservations, he put his dad's old Samba's on and did his best to impersonate a footballer. And fooled no one. Onwards to Wednesday!

You got the impression things had just turned a bit for us and not in a good way. This was a game we really had to win and we did. Dare I say it, the result was more important than the performance.

I’ll still be going because I’m a longstanding season ticket holder, but I think I’ll genuinely hesitate before renewing next season. VAR and the clowns running it have ripped every bit of spontaneity and enjoyment out of going to the football. It’s supposed to be entertainment, and instead we’re standing about waiting on decisions nobody in the ground can understand. We’re being taken for absolute mugs, and I’m sick of it.

As good as our midfield can be, Slattery makes a big difference. Watt, Fadinger, Just and Slattery is a perfect balance,

He's maybe off to Gloucester! 🤪🤪

My favourite quote was when Iain Ferguson was talking about the Dundee Utd jinx of always losing in the final. "I don't believe in jinxes, but I hope it continues".

Depends on yer age, a few of us getting to that stage 🤪🤪

Too much foreplay and not enough penetration,need to up tempo and shoot more often.

Exactly!! Very similar to my view. He’s barely got his feet in the door and already has transformed us and done something that I don’t think I’ve seen in all my years supporting the ‘Well…. Increased the attendance at Fir park!!! Yes, we all want results but it’s early days and we need to have confidence that results will come. However, we need to realise that they might not come as quickly as we would like and may not come till after January or maybe next season. I think we have a much better chance of becoming a good team by supporting JBA and the players in what they are trying to do than reverting back to “normal” guid honest laddies approach which makes your eyes bleed. Fair enough to make comments and some criticism on forums but let’s keep it in perspective and let’s not get on their backs and start panicking, especially at the games. We know there will be ups and downs but I think the fans have to stay positive. I’m excited to see what JBA can achieve with us and have already enjoyed this season way more than any of the recent past ones.

Stop talking nonsense, for a club like Motherwell getting to a major final is massive. Yes every one we have contested since 91 has been against the ugly sisters both of which had teams far superior to the teams they have now. So yes if we make the final it will be against one of them but given the way they are both playing currently we have nothing to fear, especially from the blue uglies.

Seriously? How any Motherwell fan can so easily dismiss getting to a cup final is beyond me. Im 56 years old and Ive seen us play in 5. Ok, we have only won one of them, and having either Celtic or Rangers in the final always makes things harder. But these are not strong Rangers and Celtic teams, and this Motherwell team has already shown it can go toe to toe with both of them this season. The League Cup semi final is a huge game for us. Given that we cant win the league, surely we can still dream of winning a cup?

All joking aside 3 days before the game people should have tickets, to enable them to sort out any problems if they arise, as that's when Motherwell start blaming Hampden and vice versa and as a result people miss the game.

At least we can't face a BR Celtic in the final again. Also, the Celtic fans were all in tears in the stands in MoN's last game v Motherwell.

This is the major reason I'm against VAR. The whole point of football is the joy of scoring a goal. That's what everything else builds up to. That has totally been taken away now. As for decision making I don't think much has actually changed. Mistakes get made with or without VAR. We all lived without it for pretty much our whole lives and somehow we still managed to love the game. It's entirely geared towards televised football.

Forgot to mention how great how great it was to see the reaction from the bench when Just scored the Winner. Longello obviously took his flippers off after being sub’d. Best he moved all day. 😂 hopefully the big man is back to normal in the next game.

There’s more to the VAR problem than inconsistent interventions and questionable decisions. It disrupts the live match experience to the point where fans can’t even celebrate goals in the moment, because every goal now comes with a long pause while everyone waits to see if it actually counts. It’s sucking the joy out of the game and, at the end of the day, money talks. If this carries on, fans will talk with their feet, and once they start staying away, it will be very hard to get them back. Club chairmen need to act quickly and come together to get rid of this shite before the damage is permanent.

Var has no place in the modern game, all this clear and obvious error pish they keep spouting is nonsense. The ref last Saturday saw nothing wrong in the lead up to Saids goal, he was a few yards away with a great view so no clear or obvious error so why were VAR even involved ffs. They are actively looking for reasons to disallow goals, how Far do you go back in a passage of play etc. As for the offside yesterday no lines shown due to the bargin basement system we have in Scotland, so they basically guessed it was offside, with no conclusive proof. The whole system needs binned ASAP, but if the clubs dont stand up and start complaining nothing will change.

I can’t stand Hearts but I am delighted for them as I just want someone to challenge and topple Celtic. I don’t think they are particularly great or great on the eye but one thing they are is robust. Every one of their players is solid and they are not a team who look like they’ll keel over. Every one of our players looks like they are one game away from a long term injury but Hearts are a different animal…. Really solid group.

Whilst I agree with your statement, I absolutely do not believe the technology used in Scotland can prove this beyond doubt.

What kind of dug meat? Winalot?

Canny believe he's been in Danish 2nd division. He is outstanding. Love watching him and so chuffed he got winner.

MJC seals the win for Motherwell!!! Keep talking nonsense!! It works an absolute treat!!! Great result and well deserved. The players were due a win for their efforts!!

I wouldn't even think for a second about ditching VAR. It's a pox on the game.

We’re lucky to have eyes though and a modicum of footballing knowledge to realise we are watching 100% better football than any of the statistical seasons above. We could easily go on a run of wins and I still don’t see us finishing in the bottom six. we have the keys to a suped up twin exhaust Honda civic here 🤣 time we all realised it

Was looking at previous starts to the season up to this point. 25/26 Askou - 8pts 24/25 Kettlewell - 13pts 23/24 Kettlewell - 10pts 22/23 Hammell - 10pts 21/22 Alexander - 14pts 20/21 Robinson - 8pts 19/20 Robinson - 16pts 18/19 Robinson - 5pts 17/18 Robinson - 13pts 16/17 McGhee - 8pts 15/16 Barraclough - 7pt So Askou's start is in the bottom 5 and there has only been 2 worse starts in the last 10 years. Looking closer at the seasons with 8 points or less (but obviously not including this one) there are 4. We finished Bottom 6 in 3 out of 4. The manager was also fired or resigned in 3 out of 4. The exception was season 15/16 when Barraclough was fired after 8 matches, McGhee came in and we shot up the league. Now I definitely don't want another manager replaced and I think the season can still go either way but just looking at the facts over the last ten seasons it doesn't look great for Askou. Really need to win at Livingston tomorrow.

But was pretty decent getting us there

There's more chance of Jim Paterson solving the striking issue.

I see Livi have quite a few defenders injured so hopefully we can take advantage. Putting positive spin on season , apart from jambos and sellik the most league wins any team has after that is 2!!, only one more than us. Just shows you how tight the league is. Yes doesn't disguise fact we should be on 14 or 15 pts but it's a job in progress and we all need to be on board. Last thing we need is bad vibes from the stands. Fine tuning still required but JBA has transformed us in a short time and I am sure come January will have more targets lined up that suit our style. COYW

Doubt it, it rains a lot there, does it not ?

I agree with this. Next 3 games are huge. The manager and team have had a lot of buy in from the majority of the support over the new philosophy as we can see the long term benefits of what it could bring. But the cup semi final and more entertaining football aside, there havent been the tangible results required to prove it can also be successful. We need something from the next week to hang on to, otherwise the murmurings from the more reactionary within our support will begin to be more audible.

Good win! 🙂 On to the Semi ...

Ya beauty!!!’

O Donnell just went down of the ball. Pulled or strained something it looks like.

Think I might do that for our 10, split it so say i scan in 3, someone else does 3 etc

I assume you're not going to the game then, as that sounds like a waste of a ticket.

Im just sad there isnt a metric for unecessary passes & dribbles! 😆

Interesting Stama and TJ expected g pretty close to actual goals

Well we've 14 goals off 32 shots on target which is pretty decent but there are a few penalties in there. EDIT - Also don't forget all the shots that weren't on target! 🤣

You’re right, all if’s and but’s, however it does show that every week is a winnable game. If we cut out drastic mistakes we can go on a good run. we talk about lack of scoring but only three teams have scored more, Hearts, Hibs and Dundee Utd but of course, scoring more goals will help.

I wouldn't say Hearts are average, looking very strong and braga and greek winger excellent. Yup for us to have Welsh just makes it even more sweeter

Lead flippers at that!

2 shots on target and 2 goals. That was a very, very important win for JBA and the team.

I thought that earlier too but I’m not sure Rogers rates him much and their delusional fans think he’s hopeless. If he was Irish though or foreign they’d be calling for an immediate recall. Thankfully he’s from Coatbridge so he’s deemed not good enough and doesn’t kiss the badge enough for the world beaters and the worlds best fans. i hope we can get him permanently as he’s a really good fit for us.

Was a decent player in a very good attacking side! Nice to have him onboard coaching...

Having a wee look around the internet found these..... https://www.motherwellnet.com/fact-file/a-to-z/club-crest/

Haven't seen these highlights before, from 1978, Wullie P and Peter M and a cracking kit.

Definitely need to get a few wins but I would stress all the other teams in league are having similar issues. Check amount of draws there have been. I still feel we have a keeper who doesn't inspire confidence and dread another big error at a crucial moment but defence in general needs tightened up. Definitely need big Gordon back alongside Welsh. I am a big McGinn fan but I don't think he's great against big physical sides

Agree that we need to win, this is the type of game we always need to win and fingers crossed we do. Personally think some of the criticism is a bit harsh. We're the 4th top scorers in the league and at half time on Saturday we were at that moment 3rd - appreciate it was fleeting but it does highlight the margins. Appreciate we've fluffed our lines at times, some defending has been poor but in the main it's been individual errors rather than poor tactics and that could well be down to the type of player we can afford at our level. I do think the energy expelled in the first half comes back to bite us - a little more judgement needed re when just to keep the ball v's go in all out attack but we're literally less than a handful of games into a new season, new squad, new manager. This is all going to take time. The positive re low expectations is that's often when we surprise ourselves. 3 points please at the weekend chaps, that will do nicely.