Goggles & Flippers
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A reliable source is all I'm saying.
Your parole officer?
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The band in a darker colour is a nice touch.
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I did one myself. Frame RIBBA from IKEA 16 quid
Mounting card 4 sheets for 10 quid at The Range, near the old zoo.
Needlework pins, scalpel and steel ruler, eBay, 10 quid the lot
Sorted
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Top looks great. For me though black socks look out of place on that kit.
Just because in your time watching Well you've never been exposed to them, they were the norm pre-60's I understand.
I'm sure they would grow on you over time.
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Are we sure this isn't merely a hack putting two and two together to get five?
Leeann at Hibs + Leeann having relationship with him/agent + Hibs being one of the few Scottish clubs who could pay a transfer fee = Story
I'd suspect:
"Leeann, I bet you'd welcome a player like Ojamaa in your team for next season?" + "Absolutely, someone like him is exactly what we could be doing with" = Story
He played consistently last season in a championship winning team in a decent league. He seems to enjoy his international status. I doubt facing playing in the Scottish 2nd tier despite the wages based on the above would appeal.
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Don't like the cuffs, bit too Blue Oyster Bar for me.
I'd love it if you have time to see a modern Macron kit from their catalogue that mirrors the 1950's cup winning strips with the black socks.
Only if you have time mind. The Roma one I'd buy in a heartbeat, reminds me of my favourite Pony away number with the huge amount of claret.
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Long and short is with McInnes missing out on Boyd (if it was ever on the table), they have the spending power to gazump us on anyone they also fancy.
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Have a "like" for your optimism.
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Pretty much agree with Welldaft's post, McCall has demonstrated he can reinvigorate a career. Combine that with the feel-good atmosphere that is sustained at FP and finally his links to the inner sanctum of Scotland means for me we can and should be seen as quite an attractive prospect to any player.
I have no fear of the past history anyone we bring in, they will improve in the C&A, that is a fact.
Up until recently I would have welcomed someone like Imrie into our team, now, I take a step back and look at what Motherwell has become in the past few years, I don't think a player like that is good enough. Bet the little shit comes back to haunt me in the derby now.
As for Shiels, he would certainly on paper give us a creative spark we were hoping for from Faddy last season but only got glimpses of.
However, if we could afford him (which I doubt we can) I'd have Goodwillie. I hated him with a passion when he played against us, but that is the sort of player he is and if I hated him it meant he was doing something right. He's nippy and intelligent, exactly what a tall ball winner like Sutton needs as a foil. Is he humble enough to take a step back to take 2 forward though?
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Few Questions:
Are the co-efficients recalculated after each round?
For example if we get past round 2 and get a team like PSV or Lyon and were to beat them surely our co-efficient would go up dramatically from 8.313?
Also, am I correct in assuming if from round 2 if we win and 4 teams with higher co-efficents than us lose then we move into the seeded pot for round 3?
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Likewise, I read your first sentence and gave up
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What am I missing here?
He disagreed with your hypothetical team. This is a discussion board. There is no discussion if everyone agrees all the time. Suck it up, champ.
That's the crux of it, the hypothetical nature of my post was never acknowledged.
I don't have a problem with debate or disagreement with what I convey, where I do have a problem is where people can't distinguish between my suggestion of a hypothetical line up with what we will realistically have next season.
If I said I'd love for us to leave Fir Park and move to a new stadium in Ravenscraig, I wouldn't expect to be hit with, "justify your anti Fir Park stance", "why would we want to move from FP, we already have a stadium there". I accept that, all I said was I'd like to see it and who knows, maybe things would turn out better in the long run.
No difference with my suggestion, you would surmise that some players sacrificed and/or the system would changed to accommodate the hypothetical arrival of Chris Body and Goodwillie. I'm in no position to say Ainsworth would be able to recreate his exploits last season than I would be to suggest Goodwillie could out perform Lionel's contribution if he were to sign.
What is evident that McCall now is looking for a forward orientated player. Do I think he will have all of the reported 250k to play with, no chance. I'd be very surprised with the way the club is run if that is what we received then a portion of it hasn't gone into fund the everyday running of the club. With what's left plus Arnier's wage, do I think we could compete with Aberdeen for Boyd's signature, probably not, only location would appeal to him. As for Goodwillie, maybe, but he may still have aspirations of achieving more. It was only a couple of seasons ago he was sold for +2m
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I'll give you a reasoned response to my hypothetical starting line up if you acknowledge it was hypothetical and therefore your comments were unjustified.
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I haven't heard scudbook used since about 1995
#retroslaggin
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I'd be astonished if we could stretch to Goodwillie or Boyd, let alone both, in addition, neither of them have any resale value.
Ainsworth will be one of our top earners, so will be starting every week.
You evidently missed the "I'd love to see:" in my original post, which conveys there was a healthy splash of hypothetical dreaming. However I'm equally astonished you think McCall couldn't kickstart a 23 year old's career in the same way he did with Ojamma, Arnier, Gunning, Clancy and Ainsworth, all written off before they came here.
You on crack, Ainsworth who scored double figures from the wing and had a similar amount of assists should be sitting on the bench while what looks like the worlds slowest starting XI possibly Kerr excepted labours around with no width at all.
No but I reckon you've been wanking too hard resulting in early onset blindness.
David Goodwillie and/or Kris Boyd chatter?
I thought my posts were bad
No its official, when you use Championship Manager 2014 and go on about club finances based on scribblings with a crayon on a fag packet, they really are.
Now, Maka has a point here.
I'll direct you to the reply to the first quote.
However, I would imagine if, in the hypothetical being discussed, McCall brought in Goodwillie and Boyd after Law, Josh Law would be pissed off.
At last, thank you!
Unfortunately yet again on this board too many don't read a post, they see a keyword, put 2 and 2 together and get 5 then kick off on a rant.
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More for upsetting our competition next season and also because our midfield were often posted missing (I still can't fully understand based on the talent), I'd love to see:
Polish Kid
Ramsden Kerr McManus Hammell
Lasley Carswell Vigurs
Goodwillie
Sutton Boyd
With Ainsworth as an impact player. Obviously w'd have to operate a squad rotation to keep them all happy, but when you regularly compete in Europe its a necessary evil .............
Budget probably won't stretch but I reckon some of them could crowbar a way back into Scotland reckoning. I just want to go into the Europa with a hope of competing.
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It should be our aim from now on to sell players for something along the lines of what Hibs and Dundee Utd. continually appear to manage.
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Probably because there's a decent sell on fee percentage attached so the cash amount would maybe get a few on here tisk tisking and maybe make their fans think they've bought a dud.
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Have you been to Albania? ... kept that quiet
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I found a potential loophole that could get me into Australia if I really want to go. I don't though, they're touchy bastards. Seems they got quite upset when my response to the question "have you any criminal convictions?" was "I didn't realise it was still a requirement"
Back on subject though. Is there any candidates that anyone thinks is suited to the job?
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It's very weird and a tad surreal scrolling through a fixture list that has "Premier" at the top but is lacking Edinburgh's two clubs and the currants.
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Ainsworth one year contract? Any thoughts on why only one year?
Because if there was a lot of interest from elsewhere as reported, come January he could find himself getting offered a much improved pre-contract salary, no doubt because he'll not come with a transfer fee.
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Someone nippy on the other wing to Ainsworth would be a nice addition however I can't help but feel McCall will persevere with ZFA for budget reasons.
I also wouldn't mind a midfield that can add cohesion to that part of the park. Individually we have a number of capable players but too often last season our midfield didn't function. I'm still no wiser as to why this was the case.
I hope Lawson comes back as a player refreshed and a revelation.
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I'd just search under Dom Thomas OTF, was a lot of talk about him in that regard. No doubt a fair bit of hearsay and conjecture but you will find one or two who know what they are talking about.
2014-15 Ins And Outs
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Agreed, all this .....
"I know something you lot don't know, I'm going to allude to something, but leave it suitably cryptic so it doesn't reveal the player or source" nonsense is woeful.
Unless its surrounding a viable target then think twice about posting from now on please.