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I thought the same: the substitution was right on the 30 minutes mark so I presumed it was planned. What did surprise me was that Thor didn't get on.

FWIW, I was talking to someone seemingly well-connected to the club at the game and it seems neither Paul M or SOD's injuries are as bad as previously thought and Longelo's is relatively minor. He was lounging athletically 🤣 in the POD beside Maswhanise, whose fee is still being haggled over, apparently. I thought Paulsen's distribution was fine, e.g. the build up to our penalty, and he came a long way out for a cross in the first half. He got burgled for their first goal admittedly but that's a lesson for him. Screamingly obvious that at the moment is that we don't have a natural goalscorer and it's rather worrying that our Norse Hammer isn't even getting a game. Totally agree with the comments on the dreadful seats in the POD: cheap rubbish. Unlike the old ones, they don't swivel so there is not enough room to let people pass easily and when you twist to one side and hold onto the back to help someone go past, it bends alarmingly. They won't last long when the season gets going.

Our jersey reversed has been used quite a lot in the past and i have nothing against it but I often thought it didn't help much with some colour clashes and that our white "floodlight strip" was a safer bet. Is the petrol blue 1913 jersey we wore against Celtic our third this season then?

A great wee film: thanks! Fifteen league titles for us (half of City Clubs Hearts' and Aberdeen's totals) sounds about right and much better than our real solitary one. I wish the OF would bugger off to England but the English would never want the toxicity they bring. In any case, I feel The Uglies' crowds would dwindle ablaw the dyke once they find their level, probably a yo-yo Championship one with no help from duff refereeing. Conversely, the remaining Scottish SPL clubs might well increase their attendances because there would be real competition for the title and the overall fan experience would be better without the intimidatory sectarianism the two Glasgow clubs bring.

Excellent post: this measure is shamefully vindictive because the SFA can't stand the truth and we all knew this was coming. At least the club seems to be considering some sort of legal challenge to it, which is to be welcomed. Until the clubs outwith the OF unite to oppose the authorities' incompetence and corruption, things will only get worse because the "powers that be" will consider themselves more and more invulnerable and unaccountable. I'm beelin' even before the season starts.

Yes, happy days, before we discovered women, booze and scrabble. Glad you liked the foatie. Though I say it myself, my titfer is quite magnificent 🎩 but the years (and MFC) have taken their toll on mind and body.......

Wikipedia states he scored 40 consecutive penalties for MFC, which, if true, is quite an achievement and surely puts him in a class of his own. Pity there can be few alive today who saw him play. An old boy on the EK supporters' bus said he travelled up to Aberdeen train with the team for a league match and Johnny certainly liked a cigarette.......

It’s got a hoop and although it’s too fussy about the shoulders, if the punter’s version won’t have adverts apart from on the hoop, I’m happy. I like white shorts because the contrast with our two bright colours really makes the jersey stand out. The socks should probs have been claret, although the black with c@a turnovers we had a long while ago were really striking, imo, and it’s all about opinions. At least we avoided the jester’s outfit for another year.

What makes you say that, inside info?

I would be dismayed if we sell any of our assets to either of the OF. Just in particular is a class act and Watt is a real find (shows you what the right coaching and man-management can do). Maswhanise I'm not so sure about because he may have found his ceiling, like Blair, and has done little since February, possibly because he has been unsettled by speculation. Even so, I could live with a transfer to the likes of Anderlecht for 2-3 million.

Yes, and very good luck to him. SW have insanely large crowds for a team which hasn't won the first tier in England since 1929/30.

Every one a 'Well fan, I believe 🤣........ The original with the guys rocking through Melbourne was pretty good too.

A tremendous piece of work: thanks for all that effort. Wot, no Bob Malcolm 🤣?

This Motherwell's Greatest is a great piece of fun, as we know it can never be definitive. Personally, I would have to include anyone who played in the league and cup-winning teams (including LC) because they proved they achieved at the top level in their era. There can't be anyone still alive who saw the league champions, although I worked with an old guy who had. Stevenson and Ferrier were sought after by several English clubs in a blank-cheque fashion (notably Arsenal) and Willie McFadyen scored an unsurpassed record 52 goals when we won the league. My Dear Old Dad would tease me by saying John McMenemy was a haddie who missed more than he scored, but then my father was an Accies fan who I don't think grasped JM's main function, which, as an IR, was to put it on a plate for WMcF. He also boasted he was the happiest man in Motherwell as he worked an extra time-and-a-half shift as a mechanic in Taggart's garage next to FP as Clyde crushed us 0-4 in the 1939 Cup Final. If we include all the trophy-winning teams, it would be all down to the personal opinion of supporters who have seen the younger generations of MFC players, which is where the fun comes in. Faîtes vos jeux and Tongs ya bass!

Raskin isn't worth 20 million joob joobs. Even Rangers fans I know are not impressed.

That's an excellent example but the SFA censuring The Untouchable McGregor? It's never going to happen, which is the problem in a nutshell.

It's not clear yet whether this is an ill-judged panic measure by the SFA or their usual vindictiveness when challenged. Either way the clubs, as constituent members of the association, should be instituting a complete overhaul of the refereeing system (including VAR) in Scotland to ensure its proper transparency and accountability. Why is the kowtowing to Celtic so blatant when they are only one club? Unfortunately, the clubs seem feeble and self-serving generally and reluctant to combine to stand up for themselves, so any reform is unlikely to happen and the Scottish game will descend in to further farce and loss of credibilty in the "authorities".

I'm beginning to think that, even if Just were Scottish, he wouldn't be getting a call-up from Mr Clarke, hat-trick or not.

He scored record number of goals for the club and had a tragic end probably resulting from an undiscovered brain condition: a legend in Cardiff as well.

Bobby Graham and Gary McAllister too could be on both lists. The two Old Timers beside me in the POD still think Andy Paton was they greatest 'Well player they ever saw.

His English seemed pretty good to me. Askou played for Norwich and Millwall, so you would expect his English to be as fluent as it was, although I expect his swearing in English to have been pretty effective too. I get the impression Unai Emery's English is quite limited but it doesn't seem to affect his ability as a manager. Every manager is different and we'll just have to see how the dynamics work out. Does anyone know if the AJ has children? That can be a factor in a manager "settling down" successfully, although JBA's wife and children stayed at home and he did fine. 🤞🤞🤞

23 July at home and 30 July in The Faroes, if you can believe the BBC .

And he got a four-year contract BEFORE the WC. You'd almost think the SFA were trying to destroy Scottish football and its reputation, innit? Mrs Dosser, after just about getting over losing "Lovely Jens", said we should have sacked Clarke and given JBA the Scotland job, given what he had achieved in transforming MFC with a squad without "star" players. Some hope! #DinosaurBlazers

Yes, his approach was a revelation last season mainly because we are in the Dark Ages in Scotland. He has Max to fill in the gaps in local knowledge and the club structure seems stable, so I'm hopeful of continuity. I'd rather have had our season than St Mirren's, LC or not. I've had my fill of hoofball to last me a lifetime and the sight of our team imposing their will on other teams and passing their way through them was a joy. Long may it continue........

Reassured and excited by that interview and Richie's excellent tactical card-marking up-thread. It's all theoretical at this stage but I'm relieved we haven't employed any of the usual re-treads and seem to be sticking to a more progressive approach. 🙏🙏🙏