Goggles & Flippers

Two things I took from that are, white goalie top ..... Hope we have plenty of Daz in (see what I did there) and the pitch looks amazing.

I don't know why, but when I read this my head added "one vank, two vanks, Ahhh ha haaaaa" and I envisaged the Count from Seasame Street twerking you.

Almost, but I think he'll go with a slightly more conservative option for the start of the season since we're also away to the 3rd placed team last year. Possibly Joe Chalmers in at RM over Dom Thomas. I think our forward line up will be predominantly formed using McDonald and Johnson as the two shoe in's plus whoever else has been clicking at training. If it's Fletcher, Moult or Clarky and Thomas, I suspect Bara will start whoever's on form and has the best engine. Or I could be completely wrong and have us 4-2-4 to rip them a new one.

So good you posted it twice? Laing did improve after a pretty awful start however Kennedy as yet is unproven, other than having the pedigree of the Man City academy. Gunnar was also there for a while and hardly had an auspicious time with us. Ramsden was the POTS in 2013/14 for many, injury and the confidence malaise that infested the team helped with his demise. O'Brien, will never fully understand his renewal other than Les' chequebook may not have been opened when it happened. Kerr I think got a wee bit of a rough time, whenever called upon under Baraclough he did as well as any other, but then again I didn't see him in training daily. Cummings I agree, he maybe has had a few seasons more than he should have at a higher level than he is capable of.

I believe his St Johnstone sojourn last season cemented a number of people's opinions and made our decision not to pursue a insightful one. There's merit to the dog/ball analogy but also it could be argued he went to another team where there was nobody on his wavelength. However to be fair, a professional footballer of his pedigree should be able to adapt. Nicky Law anyone?

I hope I'm not alone in thinking maybe having a player like Skippy in the team, someone who thinks and sees things a few seconds ahead would be the ideal foil for a certain James McFadden? I think a lot of where he appeared to fall short was down to those around not anticipating him and being anywhere near the same wavelength a couple of seasons back. The six months before he benefitted from having Ojamma in the team. Obviously it would be a bit of a risk and could only be facilitated on a pay as you play type arrangement. It would offer a creative option in midfield many say we lack and cover (albeit aging) for our current central midfield/winger lineup. Helmet on

Aye but did you make it to Sligo? ..... fair weather fan

As much as Dan's physical stature isn't akin to what most would like between the sticks, he had as many gaff's per game as the larger Long and also wasn't helped by a constantly changing/keystone cop defence during McCall's reign. I'm happy to bash him if his reputation and ability are beyond saving however his attitude and endeavour were not mirrored by those on more money and with more experience last season. I would like to see a new keeper but I also feel we have a very capable understudy in Dan and if we are facing a month with him as the only option until deadline day then it's not the biggest of our problems. Shitey, snide remarks on here add nothing.

Conundrum is now where to play him. He was as a few pointed out effective from midfield, but will he want to play there or does he see himself as part of a striking pair? If it's the former then we kinda have the central midfield cover role filled, if it's the latter I assume Baraclough see's Moult as his preferred starter so Clarkson and Fletcher, looks like 15-20 minutes here and there. I suppose it'll be where he's most effective, thing is with Skippy he is a predator and being too deep curtails that a little. Just update the wee team list and now we're cooking: ------------------------------------- TBC (Twardzik) -------------------------------------- --- Law (Watt, Reid) -- Laing (Kennedy) -- McManus -- Hammell (Chalmers) --- Ainsworth ----- Pearson (Cadden) ----- Lasley (Leach) ----- Johnson (Thomas) --------------- McDonald (Fletcher) ------- Moult (Clarkson, Moore) ----------------

As this is a football forum, are we talking about Dundee Utd or Blackpool?

Isn't there a third brother? .........

I'll always have a place for him due to that goal and the buzz that was generated when he came on as a sub or some unknowing in the opposition halved one of his colleagues or even more stupidly .... him. However it's evident that he's not been able to find something to fill the void left by the highs he had early in his life. He should remember he was merely one cog in a machine that engineered the Cup in 91. Many others in that squad have managed to forge careers afterwards based on merit rather than entitlement or nostalgia. Sorry Colin, walking around the Centenary Suite dressed like a member of So Solid Crew, swaggering like you're carrying two buckets of water doesn't cut it I'm afraid.

Until we see who we'll have available for selection post transfer deadline day, anything on here is wishful thinking. Current squad - Bottom 6, however I don't think I've seen enough quality being added by too many of our competitors. As for 11pm on 1st September - We could be well placed to finish in the Euro places. Let's see how things pan out, still 6 weeks of acquisitions, deals and loans to iron out.

Oh geez peace

You could do with learning how to use the MultiQuote button

Maybe explains the meeting they had back in March at Virgin Active when I saw them.

JJ pushed or walked? The fact he hasn't left to go anywhere else as yet makes me think it wasn't fully his decision. Better get ready to be surprised http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2015/07/10/craigan-makes-his-motherwell-return/

And don't you think with hindsight Baraclough may have thought that Long didn't really add much more than Twardzik offered?

Tad unfair comments all round. A few on here got their knickers in a twist as his arrival as an emergency loan coincided with a run of good results. Some seen him as the shining answer to our Hollis/Nielsen issues. At the time I thought it was more down to the fact the whole team were performing and team-wide confidence increased, Dan also benefitted from a change in fortune and form while putting in some solid performances. Don't think his game was particularly bad to actually need upping. When it comes to keepers, I must admit I'm a tad sizeist, we had two +6'2" guys in Randolph and Ruddy who were built like brick shithouses which helped inspire a degree of confidence in me and no doubt in the four guys directly in front of them. That resulted in some of the best and consistent performances in our league form. I don't think anyone can deny Dan has very good shot stopping skills, he's agile and fast, the issue is he doesn't command his box that someone with a little more physical stature would. Can't ignore his age and decision making, however he's made less gaff's per game than Long did and he came with a better pedigree. Issue I think we as a support and the management have to ask is, do we take a punt on him as the primary keeper for the season ahead or go for an alternative? Can we afford to take a punt? Sadly for him, I suspect he will be facing a lot of bench warming time unless there's an injury or we get a flop.

Decent pedigree and CV, only thing that concerns me is longevity. It wasn't that long ago he was working with Premiership clubs and now finds himself with the 7th/8th biggest club in Scotland. 300 miles away from where I guess he's put his roots down. I sincerely hope he doesn't go the way of our former head of recruitment in a few months. What I am looking forward to is who he has worked with and his contacts to get a 15 point per season keeper.

Even though we appear to be the Dons feeder club at times, they tend to take our leftovers when they're past their best. Marshall should have been shown the door a long time ago after a few poor decisions.

And thought, "Jesus a 3 year old club, playing in the second tier has a facility like this, wait till I see a premier league club has to offer, that Barnet Formula thing is really benefiting Scotland disproportionately"

Have you two turned into Delilah? Got yer scissors oot, removed his luscious locks and now his power? The downward spiral from the EPL to where he is now has been rapid and unforeseen, but he is hardly ready to be put out to pasture or sent to the glue factory as you appear to think he's worth.

To be fair, you judge players on the level of their previous club

On closer inspection I see they didn't bother to re detail the badge, the scroll round the outside is messed up.