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10 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:
Hope Dundee keep up the good work today. Keeps Utd within touching distance for us.
need a super human effort from the team next three games and we could be sitting pretty going into the split, especially since two of the games are Aberdeen and Hearts.Its a big ask. St Mirren seem on paper to have the easier run in. They have Killie (H) Dundee (A) Ross County (H)
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1 hour ago, robsterwood said:
Robinson deluded talking about game also in saying they controlled it. Well had 61 % possession. They only had 2 more shots on goal than us as they were more direct attacking flanks. Well overplayed it at times. Wimmer may need to rethink strategy for this type of opposition. Hoping once he gets time and a few players in, the tactics work more efficiently.
Physically they bullied us. We tried to play at pace but too many couldn't control the ball played to them with any pace. Because of their physicality they pressed us hard and at times all we could do was the sideways pass or pass it back. I think we probably deserved the draw but nothing more. Olusanya was unlucky to be sent off but how the fuck that dirty wee bastard Declan John (24) stayed on was truly amazing , was at it all game and the ref let him away with it.
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36 minutes ago, thewelllfan said:
This has to be our last season of SOD don't think i've ever seen a CB give the ball away so much.
Few others were poor aswell.
Thought Slattery and Gordon played well that's proably about it.
Slattery, Gordon , Paton and Casey get pass marks the rest were pretty poor. When you play at pace you need to be able to control a quick ball which we failed to do all game. St Mirren bullied us all day and played the pressing game themselves (as well as being feckin dirty bastards). To be playing 10 men for 20 minutes and surrendering most of the possession in that 20 minutes was so frustrating. The players deserve credit for getting a point after being 2-0 down but does not disguise the fact we were poor in many areas.
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23 hours ago, Big Stall said:
After seeing how we set up & executed the last two games, im actually excited for going to Fir Park. I cant say iv had that feeling much over the last few seasons - despite being an ST holder & going along each week, it was more out of habit/duty.
Long may the excitement continue
Likewise added to the fact I detest St Mirren with a passion I am looking forward to it. Going to Fir park under SK was a chore more than anything.
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if we set up and play as we've done in the last two games there is no reason we can't win... whether we do is a different matter. St Mirren are very unpredictable but Im far less worried about that game than I was 3 or 4 weeks ago. If we have genuine hopes of finishing top 6 we need to win it. Would nearly knock St Mirren out the running, would leave them 7 points behind us with three to go.
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No one will convince me the team hadn't had enough of Kettlewells tactics.
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10 hours ago, postiejim said:
Going to be a great 4 games before the split. Come on ye Well
Id love the top 6 place to go down to the wire between us and Hearts and we have them at Fir Park last game before the split. As well as being a ding dong battle it would put some much needed money in the clubs coffers as that would attract a big crowd to make up for some of the poor attendances of late.
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1 hour ago, joewarkfanclub said:
Not gonna go after Kettlewell on this one as our performances against Rangers and Celtic were generally pretty good. The 2 games at Ibrox last season in particular, were 2 of the best performances there in a long time.
However, the way we were set up this season there is no way we score the two goals we did as we wouldnt have been far enough up the park to take advantage of the mistakes. In fact, you could argue the mistakes would never have happened without the pressure on the ball.
Thats not to say we might not have created chances in a different way, but there is no denying, this getting after teams is eminently more enjoyable to watch. Be interesting to see if anyone is able to come up with a solution to beat the press.....
My reference to SK was the way we set up this season, however the two games last year were bit more smash n grab and hitting on the break. I thought we had far more control of the game on Saturday than we normally do.
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Just watched the game again and noticeable when we won the ball from Butlands throw out we had 7 players in the Rangers half, and at the second goal 7 players again in the Rangers half , night and day from SKs tactics
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11 minutes ago, twistandshout1983 said:
McGhee funnily enough overseen our last 2 league wins at Celtic Park
I don't ever want to see him back at Fir Park though , his attitude in his second spell was a joke , and not in a good way
He was excellent in his first period but he was still terrible for bumming up the Old Firm. Mind you I think had it not been for the tragic death of Phil O'Donnell he may have jumped ship to Hearts. He does deserve credit for the way he handled the tragic death of Phil O'Donnell.
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13 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said:
Given that we have achieved back-to-back victories only once at Ibrox in more than 60-odd years, it got me thinking why?
Surely the relative strengths of the two teams can't suddenly have narrowed to explain our recent wins? We've had a lot of pretty decent teams (much better than the present one) which continually came up short in that period against Rangers teams of varied ability .
I always thought that even good managers like McGhee and McCall almost wrote off our matches against the OF and we just went through the motions in these fixtures.
I feel that psychology/attitude must explain some of our abject performances at Ibrox: we were beaten before we started, irrespective of the relative strengths of the two teams.
Which brings me to Mr Wimmer. I can't imagine that a visit to Castle Grayskull held many terrrors for a man who was used to playing away at Bayern Munich or Dortmund und so weiter in his spell at Stuttgart as assistant and then manager.
So is the psychological aspect of "beaten before we started" a possible explanation for that shocking six decade statistic? I remember when Ian St. John took over as manager we immediately reversed a dire record at Celtic Park too because of his aggressive and positive mindset and it was great to see Pettigrew and Graham carve them up in away fixtures.
McGhee certainly did, he was shocking in his build up to the OF games. He spent the entire week before the games bigging them up in the media basically saying we should just be lucky to be on the same pitch as them.
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Perfect set of results for us in every game this weekend. 😊
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3 minutes ago, weeyin said:
I doubt he was match fit as he came to us with with almost no first team appearances. So not surprised it took him a few weeks to get up to speed
and how well would he show up with SKs tactics , even in training.
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2 minutes ago, Cameron_Mcd said:
http://www.motherwell-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/motherwell_agm__sound_finances_985543/index.shtml
There's a roundup of the AGM .
Cheers mate , glad there is no big financial pressures on us. That said the deteriorating state of the main stand Id imagine will take plenty to maintain.
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25 minutes ago, Cameron_Mcd said:
That certainly wasn't the suggestion at the AGM
I possibly missed it but was there anything discussed about loss / profit for last accounting year.
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12 hours ago, GrahamH said:
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.
Oh the burn ....🙄
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8 minutes ago, weeyin said:
Nah, not for me. We'd have been in a lose 4, win 2, draw 1 cycle for the remainder of the season with half the points picked up due to late goals.
8th or 9th, sure, but we didn't have the rabbit in the headlights look that the relegated teams have. Livi at the end of last season was a perfect example.
I couldn't see the difference between us and the collapse Hibs experienced a number of years ago. We were lucky if we created one chance a game and SK was never going to change that style, so I guess we will need to agree to differ , but immaterial now.
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1 hour ago, weeyin said:
I'm old enough to remember when posters were saying we were going to get relegated.
Had SK not resigned it was a definite possibility.
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7 minutes ago, Fairhill said:
I think the manager has done well with a squad most on this site suggested was useless. If he can motivate them to do this the "fire the Manager" crew will not be happy!!!!
so do you think had SK stayed he would have stopped the rot? I know its conjecture but what I know is ive seen more entertainment in 3 games than i saw with SKs team in 6 months . Had he not resigned I would have sacked him.
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4 minutes ago, Fairhill said:
I think the manager has done well with a squad most on this site suggested was useless. If he can motivate them to do this the "fire the Manager" crew will not be happy!!!!
Ill hold my hands up and say i've always said I don't rate the squad. I'm still not 100% convinced because that is two seasons on the trot we've collapsed. However you canny argue that results change the dynamics so time will tell.
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11 minutes ago, Richie said:
Incredibly, we're currently 4 points off 3rd.
Biggest part is 4 games to go and we do not face the OF, others round about us may still have to do.
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6 minutes ago, Electric Blues said:
Waiting for the "YOu'Re 4 pOInTS OFf 3Rd And YoU HOundEd KeTTs!" from his press cronies...
Im waiting for the lurkers who say fuck all when we are in freefall, wait till its safe, then accuse every one else of being panty wetters. Mind you tonight anyone can call me anything they like nowt will diminish my pleasure of us turning them over . I detest the OF with a passion that will never be surpassed
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Fingers crossed for a Celtic win, Hibs and Aberdeen win tomorrow and its a Royal flush of perfect results.
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1 minute ago, Richie said:
Its quite possibly unprecedented.
I actually don't remember it happening in my 50 years supporting them. However that might just be my 50 year old dodgy memory
Aberdeen v Motherwell 29/03/2025
in Club Chat
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Need to play a lot better than the way we played against St Mirren. Cant see us winning a draw is the best I think we will get.