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Dundee Utd were man marking so were making it harder to play out from the back so he had to go long more often that would be usual.

A comfortable win without reaching the heights we are capable of. The atmosphere was a bit flat because we didn't get into our usual stride but no major concerns. Its 3 points, we move onto Dundee. Good to see Hibs dropping 2 points.

Had a quick look 10 mins ago. If the Map is accurate and if my Windows scanner / calculator is correct we have seats left in John Hunter Stand 144 Cooper Stand 183 Main Stand 335 3 x Home Stands Capacity 9242 Which means the home support will be 8580 , if its accurate that's an incredible home support.

There's no doubt in my mind if we won all 11 we would be Champions, however the chances of us winning all 11 games on the trot are almost impossible.

Think this could be a harder game than most expect. However if both teams play to their normal a home win should happen. Just looked at ticket map and I think we could hit 7500 home fan which would be a great turn out.

Correct and certainly a European game or two would not be a huge influence on decisions anyone on our books has to make if a big offer and big club comes in.

The vast majority are cos very few of us have the luxury of finance not being the major factor in our decisions.

Oh there nowt better than loving your job but very few of us would let that stop us increasing our take home 20 fold. I'm sure Stuart McCall enjoyed his time with us more but the contract Rangers have him will have soothed his concerns. Slight difference for guys who are already very wealthy, they have the luxury of being picky. Anyone on our books is not extremely wealthy therefore are extremely unlikely to stay for the love of it or a European game.

It's a slog I'm sure JT and his family would get over very quickly if he's getting 20 grand a week on a 3 year contract. Nobody says players and managers wouldnt enjoy European football but if you are offered life changing sums of money European football wouldn't matter a fuck for 99% of guys who have a chance to secure their family's lives. Think about your own job if you are offered 10 times your Annual salary are you gonna say no cos you like the team you work with. It's their job and of most are sensible enough they see that. Look at Tony Watt, the number of Motherwell fans who said he should have stayed with us as he could possibly got a Scotland call up. Bet he's glad he ignored that chance and signed a three year contract worth £750,000. Same with Jake Hastie we heard all the stuff about he should have stayed with us where he was guarenteed first team football and develop. He took the £750,000 contract from Rangers and should be made for life despite his career going nowhere. He made the right choice.

Its been that long I forgot ...🤪

Yeah I would . Playing shite football isn't forever as we are witnessing but a trophy win is and if anyone doesn't think we will play shite football again one day is delusional.

its incredible how shite St Mirren have been over the last 45 years yet they have 3 Trophies in that time and we have **one. ALWAYS a huge source of annoyance to me so its Option A for me. **correction

The attraction of European Football is overrated as a motivating factor for people to stay. In football its money and status. If a big club comes in for any of our players and manager 99% certain they will go. Football fans seem to have some misty eyed notions and forget that Football is THEIR JOB and like all of us we move for the best remuneration and security for our families. European Football is a minor shiny bauble in the whole scheme of things and one that invariably results in two games out on your arse. What person in their right mind would knock back the financial security of a life time in "the hope" of maybe four European games instead of two.

Absolutely outstanding and frankly had it stayed at 11 v 11 I still think we'd have sored 5 we were that good. As complete a game as we've seen all season. The lead up play for the 4th goal was mesmerising. Delighted for the big guy up front, great take for his first goal. Im not one who thinks we will challenge for the league but please please keep proving me wrong.

Mate Aberdeen are shite by any measure, that's why they are where they are. That's why we've beat them 3 times already this season We are a better team than them and that's why folk are a bit raw about it. Even the starting selection, that everyone is going overboard about, should have been enough to take care of them. We lost because two players fucked up the Keeper and Gordon. Everything else is over complicating a situation that basically saw us put ourselves out. It really doesn't get much more complicated than that.

We lost because two players fucked up. For me the team selection really wasn't to blame. The starting team, had we kept 11 men on the park, would have been good enough to take care of a piss poor Aberdeen team. The fact we were the better team with 9 men confirms that. The minute we went to 10 aside we pinned Aberdeen in, albeit our balls into the box were poor and we were trying to walk the ball into the net. The balls into the box didn't really improve after the changes. 9 corners and not one caused even a ripple of a problem for Aberdeen. Our set prices are one of the weakest parts of our game. However no one will convince me that the reason we went out was because of the team selection we went out because 2 players fucked up handing the tie to Aberdeen.

Correct. Getting fucked out of Europe barely laying a glove on most teams we've played doesn't even register for me compared to a Cup win.

You handle our piss poor effort your way I'll handle it mine.

Other than that one mistake Connelly had a good game.

Won't mater some other pile of shite will put us out the Cup again.

Just back and can't convey how totally pissed off I am with that tonight. I know everyone is going on about the team selection but frankly the starting team selection should have been good enough to beat that piss poor Aberdeen team. We didn't lose because of team selection, although I accept people may have preferred a different selection, we lost because two players fucked up badly. The keeper and big Gordon. My frustration reached boiling point when we were down to 9 men and we are still trying to walk the ball into the net. Even our corners we sill piss about with short corners that did absolutely fuck all. When we had 9 men every corner should have been launched into the box in the hope of wee bit of luck. Imagine being the better team with 9 men, that's how fuckin bad Aberdeen were. Tonight just epitomises why Im a complete pessimist following Motherwell, shoot ourselves in the foot every fuckin time, as we've done for 30 years in the Cup. Piss poor. Put out of both cups by teams who are fuckin rank rotten.

1998/99 was the season John Boyle bought Motherwell and started to splash the cash and the fans thought a revolution was coming. Add to that we had a couple of games with 11/12000 out with OF fixtures as Boyle tried to drum up the numbers.

If there is a football god we should win the Cup because we are the best team in Scotland. That said you don't need to be good to win the Cup as Aberdeen and St Mirren have proved. Both absolute pish and current holders of Silverware.

Hearts are dropping more points in last 10 games than the other three, for that reason I don't think they will win the league.

so all we need to do is win 12 games on the trot ??? Home and hosed😁