Big Wispy Flossy

Pretty sure it was the day van der gaag got a bad knee injury. It was a warm day that day and quite a few were lying on the terracing sunbathing rather than watching the game. Memory sketchy but sure we won in extra time or penalties

£20 from me

Barraclough frantically flicking through the Motherwell past & present book to see whose next to be signed. Junior burns is waiting patiently for the phone call

the very point im making. Do I think clarkson is good enough to be a regular starter for us? No Was clarkson one of the most exciting talents Scotland produced? No Do I want him to be a success for us? absolutely yes

At that time Garry oconnor was a better prospect than David clarkson that was the point I was making

My mistake sieb forgot about 2003/04 where he scored a lot. But you are kidding yourself on if you thought he was a a better talent than any of the forwards of similar age around that time eg Derek riordan, kris Boyd, Steven Naismith, Garry oconnor, Paul Gallagher

Clarkson had one terrific season under McGhee and got a good move on the back of it- the rest he was not very good. His first touch was one of the worst I had seen from any professional footballer, and on the evidence of what I had seen last season he no longer has the mobility he once possessed. He is a downgrade on every striker we had last season bar mchugh. I really really want him to succeed but he's no way near good enough to be starting every week. There is no way this is a barraclough or owers signing

I'm mobile compared to ol' concrete boots doesn't mean they should sign me. The experienced players have too much influence when it comes to signing players it would seem

Might be a season on my arse then

But less than half as good

We are a retirement village for former players. Not quite the community club I had envisaged.

cheers - small consolation

2 year deal - deary me

Lasley & hammell have more influence than first thought

Numbers mean nothing. Did clarkson not wear 19 when he first broke in to first team?

Think we can rule out McDonald now too similar a player to clarkson. Clarky a couple of levels below him tho

Colvilles I'm sure

Anybody considered Marshall was sacked to make way for someone who the manager rates?

That would do very nicely

Go to both games in Holland and you will get the gig as chief executive next year

Billy sharp is a decent player. Let's not forget McDonald was struggling to get a game with a team worse than Leeds in the same division

Lee will be hard to replace no doubt about it - along with McDonald that's our strike force needing replaced. Both of them added movement a creative edge and no shortage of skill or effort. Going back to watching john Sutton is going to be make my eyes bleed

He loved a pint after the games in the dalziel arms with the troops - top bloke

I agree but one slight issue - most of the above deals would have been concluded before we knew what division we would be playing in

His arms have gift tokens for tanz?