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and it could be 10 years before we are back in Europe. Our transfer dealing have sustained us for years without Europe and that will continue to be the case. Otherwise the club would abandon that operating model.

If we'd got fuck all from Europe this season it would have made bugger all difference to our squad and infrastructure plans , that is covered by our operating model and player dealings as it should be cos Europe is a periodic bonus. Lets just call it quits Id rather we won a cup that appear a few rounds in Europe, you think otherwise. You wont change my mind and I wont change yours.

and as I said we can do that with or without Europe. Europe is a bonus. Our transfer market dealing are what will sustain us.

As Im fed up saying if looking at the balance sheet is what motivates some in their support thats fine. In 30 years you can all get copies of the clubs accounts to show the grandweans.

100% correct

What , in the main, will allow us to invest in the team and infrastructure is our dealings in the player market. Europe will invariably be the exception rather than the rule and will always be dwarfed by what would could and can get by decent dealing in the transfer market. Europe has and always will be a very periodical bonus. If you are happy for us to go another 40/50 years and win absolutely fuck all but we have a positive balance sheet I'm pleased for you cos you will get your wish. I would like the occasional silverware to celebrate and that could be done with or without Europe.

The injury situation is quite ridiculous.

As I've said i don't support Motherwell to look at the balance sheet. You are right no one knows how games would pan out but Id still rather be in with a chance of winning some silverware than getting papped out of Europe by Freiburg... so shoot me because the balance sheet is not what I prioritise over possible silverware.

whats happened over the last 18 months would not be affected in anyway shape or form by us treating the League Cup more seriously today.

Would it, cos we'd have been Rangers number in the draw had we gone through so wed have got Celtic.

We'd have been number 6 had we got through we'd have got Celtic at Fir Park

We need to agree to differ. I don't support Motherwell to watch the balance sheet, I watch Motherwell in the hope one day Ill live long enough to see us win a trophy again. We will lose over two legs to Freiburg , yes we will pocket £1.2 million from the European run. But if I had to choose between the League Cup in the Fir Park Trophy Cabinet and £500,000 or £1.2 million from 3 round in Europe Ill take the League Cup every day of the week.

Correct. We need to realise Europe is the icing on the cake. The League Cup and the Scottish cup are the fucking cake. The perennial fuck ups in the cups is depressing. We get to a position where we avoid the group stages and we fuck up against the easiest team left in the draw. That is entirely on the manager today. Disgraceful.

Oh he wasnt perfect he was just streets ahead of the shite we suffer every week

I need to comment on the Referee. In the two European ties the referees have been streets ahead of the utter shite that passes for refereeing in Scotland. Let the game flow. Compare it to that fud who refereed the Falkirk game. Most Scottish games the chat after the game revolves around the referees incompetence. Two European ties and no such discussions.

That is as competent and controlled a game as we've ever played in Europe. For someone whose has been totally unfussed by European games over the last 30 years because of some inept dire performances I really enjoyed that. We were as close to our best performances last year. No failures quality performance. Did anyone hear Andy Halliday say we got £7 million for Just on Sportsound tonight.

I don't think you'll be a million miles away with that.

Anyone think we are likely to keep Maswanhise this season as interest appears to have tailed off.

I suspect the seating in the POD stand is a stop gap measure. No point investing more when the stand is likely to be demolished. I suspect it will be short term pain for long term gain and those fans in there will have the best seats in the house in a couple of years. . Although I accept that doesn't help the current occupants right now. That said I cant believe folk sat in there with the old wooden seats either. Designed for midgets.

I felt we were poor yesterday at the game but when I watched the Sportscene highlights back I think there's be an over reaction. We weren't that bad. I think it's just we are not yet ticking along as we did last season. Last season was An extremely high benchmark. I think I possibly need to temper my expectations to actually see that we weren't that bad and should have won.

Good to see the fans seem to have stayed with us, 7018 crowd is pretty decent considering Falkirks travelling support was half of last years for the same fixture.

we weren't lucky to get a draw. Falkirk created absolutely fuck all. We hit the woodwork twice and both Maswanhise and Koutrombis skyed efforts that should have been goals. We didnt deserve to win but by no stretch of the imagination were Falkirk unlucky not to win.

I think we contributed quite a bit to it too. Second half was dreadful on chances we should have taken the 3 points but it would have been a steal. We looked comfortable at the back to middle but absolutely no link up middle to front. Maswanhise should have buried the ball in from lonlgello but sent it skywards. However on the plus we remain undefeated and move up to 3rd and its a point more than we got at home to Falkirk last season. Big Big improvement needed for the Helsinki and Aberdeen games. Really wish I could see Eythor Bjørgolfsson getting near or is he another long term waste of money like McGhee .

When i opened digital ticketing I selected the Falkirk game and elected to move the ticket to my Google Wallet however when it transferred it seems to have transferred a season ticket because the QR code diagram is identical to the QR code Diagram for last years season ticket. Thanks to Ropy for your help 👍

Thanks I've done that, I'll check with the club to see if can get one QR Code for the season