Yorkyred

And that’s not going to get any easier. Even then all we are doing is developing players for the likes of Rangers and Celtic. Yes we can make some money at times but they spend little time in the first team before moving on.

The reality I fear is that’s easier said than done. As you say many are lost before they even have a chance of the first team, those that do come through every few years hardly play a game for the first team before we lose them again and of course that development costs money. Much of what is made in transfer fees then needs to go back into development. If we could keep young talent for a couple of seasons and actually enjoy watching them great but how quickly did we lose Hastie, Scott, Turnbull, their impact was very short and sweet. The problem with handpicked known quantities “of a certain level” is they are chased by everyone else and priced out of our budget hence the club has tried to sign players who have done relatively well at the top end of the championship and decent Premiership level players. Even then we have supporters writing those players off before they have hardly kicked a ball in anger, look at the three new signings this season, it’s not exactly going to install confidence if you are told you’re shite after 30 minutes of the first game. There are a list of players signed from Scottish football over the last couple of years who were certainly not total punts and they pretty much all took a kicking. I would argue most were in fact known quantities “ of a level we can attract, and afford” we’ve just signed another two.

On the whole the fanbase are terrific, really passionate about the club. There are however a small minority of the male adults who are akin to rabid dogs, some of abuse they come out with is quite staggering. It seems turning up at Fir park gives permission to just go to town on anyone in a way they would never do at any other time in their lives.

Well as probably the biggest happy clapper I’m my usual full of confidence self. We’re clearly not at the fitness levels needed and Alexander needs to take responsibility for that but it will change. I have to say I did enjoy the comments from our stand in manager who genuinely cares about the club and has that relationship with the supporters. I’m never one for sacking manager after manager and in fairness to Alexander he does deserve a lot of credit at the end, he could have just waited to be sacked and pocketed a huge pay off, he did not do that and probably ended up taking a smaller settlement amount. I did not enjoy the football and in truth I felt he never made a connection with the supporters the way that Robinson did. He’s not someone I will look back on with any real fondness, I’m just not sure Motherwell and Alexander were a match made in heaven which is not his fault. Its now a new start, regardless of what some people say about the squad I believe we have some good players and with the right management I don’t see any reason why we can’t have a decent season. We need to strengthen for sure but we are a million miles from being doomed. Make the right appointment and there is no reason we can’t finish top half again.

It’s just a shame that someone who has supported the club for so long only has negative things to say about it.

Yodo you seem intent on arguing with every forum member today.

Something to build on and for me a really important win even first game. After Sligo this should give the players a real left and well done Kelly.

Anyone is capable of coming good with a bit of time and patience.

Stop the panicking, we will be fine.

Hopefully no more nonsense towards Kelly, yet again the difference.

There are I think only 2 English managers in the History of the club ?

I don’t, I was talking about myself mate. God knows how they put up with me.

Sounds like Tommy Wright is the man then

You should work for a local authority, you can be crap at your job for 20 years and still keep picking up a wage.

Being serious there is absolutely no chance Robinson will return. It would make no sense.

For heavens sake calm down. Talk about over reaction to a fairly harmless couple of comments.

Exactly.

The last person we need to be having a go at is Kelly, hound him out and you can knock off a good few extra points. People are way to sensitive at times.

I think the last person anyone should be having a go at is Kelly.

The timing is dreadful, but if he’s approached the board I guess it was out of their hands. I still believe they would have given him time. I’m actually less optimistic now than I was given the new guy will need time and it’s not his own players. For me our chances of relegation just increased.

I think one think supporters are going to need to do regardless of the manager is temper expectations of the quality of football. I’ve seen four managers at Motherwell and every one has faced the same criticism, the quality of signings and a lack of technical ability. The next manager is going to be working with the same budget and as such the same gene pool of players. Lower league down south, Scottish championship, and bog standard Premiership. It’s extremely unlikely we’re going to see an upgrade and the best we can hope for is a fit organised group that win more than they lose. Some entertaining football would be nice, but very much a bonus.

Just made my weekend, bring him home.

It’s still a hell of a leap from Kelly Hearts to the Premiership.

If he has walked with a contract running until 2025 he deserves huge credit, I would not do that in his position. Credit also for the closing comments, gone with a bit of class.

Levein, Maloney, McCall. Can Alexander come back.