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My guess would be that there might be some legal requirements in play that require the manual form-filling, but I dunno.

It's highly unlikely we'll ever find out exactly what was on the table, so let's just move on and hope that whatever Jamie's reasons for turning it down, it spurs him back to the sort of form that will attract some even better offers before his contract expires. (Or that wins him a contract extension, if that's what he wants...)

From 'Flow on Twitter:

From Soccerbase: Year: Apps (Goals) 2002/3: 23 (3) 2003/4: 42 (14) 2004/5: 41 (4) 2005/6: 33 (5) 2006/7: 34 (3) 2007/8: 42 (14) 2008/9: 38 (14) And since he left: 2009/10: 27 (4) 2010/11: 35 (7) 2011/12: 10 (1)

"Motherwell ace Jamie Murphy a £250k deadline day target for Blackpool", according to today's Rancid. I'd take it if it got Henrik tied up for a couple of years...

While I'd certainly get at least a rap on the knuckles if I'd said what he said in relation to one of my employer's decisions (even on my personal Twitter account, because my employer's social media guidelines cover that as well), is he really a "major player"? As the SFA Press Officer, I can't imagine he has any influence whatsoever on anything the SFA actually do.

Here's the exchange in question... (and a screenshot in case it mysteriously disappears...)

"I am really happy here and with how things have gone so far - I don't see any reason why I wouldn't stay here." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5g_3Kn0pw7DqseHSBsoM2viazRtMA?docId=N0198331327845052198A

Just having a wee swatch at Ojamaa's stats, I see he's already scored more goals for us than for any other club he's played for... also noticed that he was born two days after we won the cup in '91.

Got tonight's lottery numbers there?

adthe also working.

Goal, Ojamaa!

Why, what did they do any differently to us? They just made their case at their hearing, just as we presumably did at Higgy's and the other ones we've lost.

So who's going to tell 'Flow that his job at Fir Park is "admin lassie"?

Maybe we should hire this guy.

Given some of the other refereeing decisions we've seen recently, I wish I could be so sure...

According to Mr Broadfoot on Twitter, if the referee saw it, it should have been a straight red card for using "offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures", per the laws of the game...

Did anyone *really* think this would be overturned? Seriously? I'd be surprised if Motherwell pursue it any further. McCall got pretty good media coverage of his thoughts on the matter, which was always something... if other managers get the same coverage when equally daft judgements are made against their players, things will surely change eventually. if I was him I'd just consider that a small victory in a ridiculous war and move on.

From today's Express.

I'm similarly cautious, still have the feeling he might be one of those guys who, when he's playing badly, plays *really* badly. But he's obviously done enough to impress McCall in two trial spells, and he's looked the part in all the games he's played so far, which is already more than David Ferrere did despite his memorable debut

Rooney's dad and uncle re-bailed yesterday until April. "Six further suspects are due to answer their bail this week", which I'd guess probably includes Jennings. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/01/25/wayne-rooney-s-dad-and-uncle-rebailed-in-steve-jennings-alleged-betting-scam-probe-100252-30193443/

We still have two months to get everyone to sign up to the Well Society

From McCall's comments on the radio last night, albeit supposedly before having seen the TV footage or spoken to Craggs about it, he didn't sound too desperate to appeal, so I suspect he probably saw it happen and thinks there's no point.

Given Gordon Young's comments on Alba last night, it sounds like they're perhaps already expecting (or even hoping) that Murphy might be away in the summer, if not sooner. Henrik looks to be a ready-made replacement if that happens.

Just watched highlights on BBC website (after watching whole game on Alba), and looked a lot to me like Barrowman said something to Craigan after they collided that provoked a response, rather than Craigan reacting to being hit in the face. We looked pretty lucky not to concede a penalty just before that, mind you... pretty blatant shove in the back from Hutch, guy didn't look like he was going anywhere but that doesn't mean it's not a penalty. For the offside, Ojamaa certainly looked a mile on and Higdon just off, but don't think it was necessarily that easy a call for the linesman... Higdon had arguably still taken his marker (and thus one of the last two defenders) out of the game even though he had pulled up by the time Ojamaa had collected the floated pass, so you could say he'd interfered. But aye, so much for the attacking team getting the benefit of the doubt in marginal offside calls.