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Tbh I only had one specific incident in mind, where he hesitated to make a clearance and let Candeias rob him at the byline. Dunne was fine in the main though, I just think the last few years of Angol, Straker, Chalmers and Jules have scarred me and left me overly critical of all left backs.

I thought Rose was actually okay tbh. Linked up quite well with Frear and Tanner. Still not sure if he offers more than Campbell or Maclean though. I'm still not entirely convinced that Dunne doesn't have the potential for a few Julesy moments but having a full back with genuine pace like him is massive advantage for us. There were one or two occasions yesterday where it looked like Morelos or Candeias were going to go one on one but Dunne caught up with them comfortably.

Sounds like the lad needs to pray more.

I'm still struggling to comprehend the fact that in Kipre we have a Motherwell defender who might actually be... decent?

What was the minutes applause for btw?

Are people serious about Bigirimana not playing on Sundays? He played on the Sabbath several times for Coventry last season fwiw.

Aside from Rose, who I'm not really convinced is a better option than Campbell or McLean, I don't really think any of our summer signings are taking up positions in the squad that could be filled by the u20s. Even then, the likes of Plummer, Rose, Kipre and Dunne are all only on one year deals. To me, this would suggest that there's scope for Campbell, McLean, McMillan etc to challenge for a place in the first team this year and nail down a place for the start of the next season. Personally I would like to see us have a core of Scottish players who've came through the Motherwell youth system, but it's not the be all and end all. Inverness won the Scottish Cup and finished 3rd a few seasons ago with 2 or 3 Scottish players in the starting eleven most weeks, with the rest coming from the English lower leagues.

I'm pretty curious to see how our midfield fares on Sunday. Based on very very early and limited impressions our midfield looks the strongest it's been in years. Dorrans, Kranjcar and-to a lesser extent- Jack are all technically very good at this level but are hardly the most dynamic trio in the league. Think it'll be an interesting battle to see how the likes of Cadden and Bigi deal with them.

I'm aware of how ridiculous this is going to sound, but on FM he's a left sided centre back/full back, so would definitely fit the bill for a Hammell/McManus deputy. He was on loan at St Mirren 3 years ago but doesn't seem to have played any first team football since.

Plucky 2-1 defeat.

Accies away please.

I quite like Erwin as a player/Rangers WUM, and I reckon he'll do pretty well for Killie, but I'm not particularly bothered that we're missing out on him. He's potentially a marginally better option than Bowman or Fisher but not by enough to justify signing a 4th striker who's pretty similar to the ones we already have. In retrospect, Erwin to Leeds might be one of the best pieces of business we've done in years. We lost a raw player who had one decent season at this level in return for Louis Moult and a six figure profit.

Can't really think of anything McDonald, McGhee and McManus might have in common. Do you just hate 'Mc' surnames?

What a comeback. Ainstanbul.

Good to see the Robinson/Maclean/Gordon conspiracy theory holding up well.

I honestly can't work out if that guy is a decent troll or if he genuinely has a verge of tears vendetta against Motherwell.

Ainsworth's against Killie was a ridiculous goal.

7 years ago maybe.

Tbh I was never a massive Erwin fan but after seeing Bowman and Blyth I've warmed to him.

Yeah this would be my position too. If we don't get any decent offers and are left with the choices of either selling him for peanuts and scrambling around for a 15 goal striker in late August or getting another season out of Moult then letting him leave on a free I'd rather the latter. He clearly wants a move but -purely conjecture-he doesn't strike me as the type to throw his toys out the pram in the way it was suggested Johnson might. Best case scenario for all parties is probably a League One side offering us £600k ASAP though tbh.

No idea if he's any good but Maynard is an out and out striker I'm sure. Assuming Mcinnes is sticking to a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 I'd be surprised if Aberdeen are still in for Moult, or any other striker.

John Ruddy has signed for Wolves.

It's literally our best ever season, points wise.

I'm sure Aberdeen put in a bid for Marvin Johnson a few years ago that was nowhere near what we eventually got from Oxford. As with Cadden to Hearts, I doubt anyone in Scotland outwith the OF would be able to offer anything close to our valuation of players. Even with the Hayes money I'd be surprised it Aberdeen are prepared to chuck £500k+ at one player.