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This was the 'Well select team for Charlie Aitken's testimonial. Great to see Dave Mackay (top right) in the claret and amber. Betcha no-one knows the top second left, the guy who looks slightly puzzled at being at Fir Park. The lucky winner will get a ticket for the Kettlewell Institute series of lectures on the beautiful game.

I've noticed for at least the last two seasons that the foul shy law is virtually redundant anyway. Incursion on the pitch and simply "chucking it" are common. It seems our referees decide which laws to enforce and which to ignore. I'm afraid we have to accept that we were extremely unlikely to get anything out of that game. It was effectively a case of "keep playing until they score or are given a penalty". JBA is well out of it.

I agree. The last thing we need is that this is all swept under the carpet in the close season and slaps on the list belatedly issued to Celtic while dragging in others clubs with little justification including Motherwell, Hearts, Championship play-off teams and other diversions/fig-leaves lest Celtic become isolated and their behaviour placed under the microscope. Perhaps naïvely, I used to have some respect for Martin O'Neill but his recent post-match pronouncements suggest to me that he is a feeble hypocrite, afraid to upset the GB neds (although it seems much of the Celtic support actually booed their incursions onto the pitch) and coming out with nonsense like, "What were the supporters supposed to do? Sit in their seats?". Eh, YES! And that applies to Wednesday night at FP, when the whole Celtic bench "celebrated" with the break-in bhoys and behaved without an ounce of class. The wee plaster saint is really getting on my nazzums at the moment.

Wot, no Ian McCall? AI must be crapola 🤔...........

With glee and relief, no doubt.

Yes, very likely. Not only a ban for him but probs more vindictive "doubling down" on our players, like Slattery's treatment. Highly-selective small-minded vindictiveness seems to be a thing witth the authorities. Very sorry to see him go but glad he's going abroad rather than going to The Uglies. Seems JBA was too honest and progressive for the Neanderthals in this country.

Now I know why Pep has left Man City.......

That's my impression as well. We all know the behaviour of some Rangers fans has been unsavoury and menacing in the past, like the infamous riot at FP in 1978 because they were 2-0 down and looking at a hiding, and many other violent incidents over the years, including in Manchester after the UEFA Final in 2008. That said, the behaviour of a section of Celtic fans seems to have deteriorated the more they have dominated the Scottish game in the last 15 years and the growth of the Green Brigade is a toxic phenomenon which shows an arrogant sense of entitlement and sense of impunity which we can see transfers to the club itself with its recent desperate attempts to justify/deny the indefensible after last Wednesday and Saturday. Unfortunately, we're stuck with them both because to admit them to the English Premiership would be suicidal for it, even if it were possible. Until there is a real will shown by the police, SG and Scottish football authorities to restore order, fairness and sporting integrity to our game, nothing will change. I wonder also how many of our "new" supporters will have been put off by these recent events, despite the best efforts of our manager, players and club generally?

Reminds me of Firhill 🤣.

"Except for viewers in Scotland."

Yes, I always felt we won that game despite our manager. The players pulled us out of the fire. Clarke's pressers are direly depressing for me so God knows the effect he has on the players. Looks like another Tournament Best Supporters/Worst Team scenario in the making.

Yep, a GIRUY to all of us who care about Scottish football. It will never happen but the clubs should unite to force a complete overhaul of the refereeing system in our country. Its cosy and incompetent, self-serving cabal needs to be removed. I can't remember Jens's exact words in a recent interview but it was along the lines of "Why bother playing football at all when there are decisions like these?" Our game is rigged for everyone to see now.

Lineker and Shearer (but what would they know?) still bemoaning the "penalty" at Fir Park and its consequences from about 25 mins in: When will the SFA release Dallas"s comments to Beaton, do you think? Sometime/never?

Yep, and disallowed by the clowns in charge of VAR. Sums up our season.

I know he's had a history of defending refs to the hilt but since you confirmed my hearing, that's really poor. I defy anyone to state categorically that Nicholson handled that ball, particularly from a cursory 20 second look from one angle. He clearly headed it out of play and if the ball scliffed his hand it was because Trusty shouldered up his arm from beneath. Even so, this did not make his body unnaturally big since it was within his body outline and so any contact with the hand should not be penalised. Maybe he thinks keeping in with the establishment will preserve his media career and contact with the luminaries of the football world and all the opportunities those things bring, but frankly I find his behaviour increasingly grating and cringeworthy. With friends like him.....

I do, every day 🤣! "Monly joshing ye, grizzly.

Go on, give us a selection. I love flattery 🤣!

Did anyone else hear Tam Cowan today after the match on Radio Scotland? If I heard him correctly, he said he had seen pictures which showed Nicholson had clearly handled the ball in the incident against Celtic. Of course, I may have misheard him but I wondered if anyone else had heard his remarks? Strict liability will never be employed in Scottish football because the OT would have to be punished properly. Now I hear of another pitch invasion by Celtic and their officials today and an alleged assault on Lawrence Shankland. I'm sure the SFA will be all over it.......

Yes, an especial bugbear of mine, this myth that Scottish players somehow uniquely in Europe can't play football based on excellent ball control, quick movement and passing when this was precisely how the Ancell Babes did it over 60 years ago and were revered for it.. Maybe the Scotland manager himself might learn a few lessons from JBA, but frankly I doubt it. Thanks for a wonderful season that restored my faith in the beauties of football, MFC.

On one level the SFA statement is quite breathtaking yet on another utterly predictable. Mr Beaton and his family in the past seem to have been targeted by Celtic fans because he gave decisions Brendan Rodgers didn't like, and nothing seems to have been said or done about it by the "authorities", which is really poor. Now there seem to be claims that Beaton has been subject to harassment and threats from others (obviously not Celtic fans) since the Motherwell game and the SFA suddenly clutch their pearls and throw a hysterical strop to throw up a smokescreen and set hares running to deflect from the obvious wrongs of Wednesday night. Any personal threats to officials, players and managers is to be utterly deplored but I find the "Nelson eye" apparently deployed previously to Celtic fans utterly hypocritical and quite sinister. I expect the churnalists and presstitutes among Scottish sport journalists to run with the SFA response to ensure they stay on message and maintain their "contacts". As an old Scotsman once said, "Oh, what a dangled web we weave/ when first we practise to deceive." The SFA seems to be intent on bringing all of Scottish football down with them into the gutter. 'Mon The Jambos!

Oh, grizzly, grizzly..... Actually a friend who has just arrived in France for a holiday mentioned that the Toulouse/Motherwell connection is being discussed in the sports press there, so there may be something to it. When he leaves us, I hope it's for abroad.

Rather a good summary of this shameful episode. There are oft-repeated claims that Beaton was targeted by some Celtic fans after negative comments by Brendan Rogers on his decisions, and that his house was damaged and both he and his wife were threatened. If that is the case, why is he given Celtic games to referee? Celtic fans have flooded social media with derisive whitabootery to deflect from the shitstorm while most other commentators have expressed disbelief, including many furth of Scotland with no dogs in the race, like the normally dismissive English commentators on Talk Sport, some of whom have spoken glowingly of Motherwell's football, e.g. Agbonlahor. My prediction is that the SFA will circle the wagons as usual and jive-talk their way round the controversy until the season ends and that Hearts will avoid defeat on Saturday while we smite the Leithers mightily. Oh, and JBA will get out of Scotland ASAP. He surely must realise the toxicity of the whole OF thing. Very proud to be a 'Well fan.

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And yet some folk on here will criticise 'Well's recent form and performances. Our game is totally corrupt and we've suffered from about March onwards from dreadful refereeing decisions. "Cheating Beaton" sure lived up to his reputation. It's no wonder we don't have a Scottish referee at the World Cup. Clearly Nicholson heads the ball out for a shy and yet Beaton things a hand can achieve the same thing. Why even bother trying to challenge the OF on the pitch when they have it all sewn up? 'Mon the Jam Tarts (never thought I'd say that!).

Thought he spoke really well and was outstanding against the Jam Tarts. I don't expect SW to be here next season so happy to keep him on the basis of Saturday.