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Ive just had a butchers and yeh, the anthem zipper is really retro smart. The trouble is of course that training wear comes straight out the catalogue and will never be bespoke. Weve had the same training gear for at least two years now, perhaps we will get a refresh with the new kits in the summer?

What stuff is different or isnt as good?

Tony Watt was considered somewhat of an enigma by Charlton fans. He always looked overweight and seldom motivated but when he looked interested, he was a match winner (at league 1 at least). Sadly, those moments were too far between and the club lost a lot of money on him by letting him go for free. Given the clubs mercenary owner, Watt really must have been the disruptive dressing room influence that the rumours had him as. Long and short of it, totally not a Robinson type of signing.

Well done Motherwell.....gotta be happy wi that !!!!

If you recall, it was a very similar story on our last visit up there immediately after the semi.

I dont know the guy personally and as an exile, I often listened to Brian and Mixlr. To say he is brutal etc is harsh. As someone who has little access to all things motherwell, and yes one sided it is, I enjoyed his passion. I dont think the mixlr broadcasts are intended to be polished to a sky or even radio Clyde standard? Arent they for Motherwell fans to listen to motherwell fans reporting on the games they are watching? For me its simple, if you think you can do better, you can; 1, volunteer to do it yourself 2, dont listen and listen to the professionals talking all things old firm/Aberdeen 3, go to the games If you struggle with the above, why ridicule those who make the effort?

I had been looking forward to seeing McCall and his (former player) no2 at the valley next Tuesday, though suspected he may not last til then following Saturday. I hope the board dont get the bounce they were hoping for.

Im with you on this but dont let it get to you. Largely due to being on the receiving end of what I believed to be unjustified abuse for having an alternative view, I too read more than post these days. As others have said, there are those who may be predisposed that way, perhaps as you are predisposed as being a glass is half full sort of guy. But I suppose thats the nature of football fan forums and us happy clappers I guess will just have to live with or ignore it.

......and scored at a World Cup.....for Brazil. Soz, couldnt resist it.

Absolutely on the money !!! Im too young to have been able to watch Joe Wark but McKinnon is my lifetime favourite with Hammell a close second.

I really detest Tom Boyd mostly for his dismissal of the part he played in sure an important team in our history. He himself has pretty much erased us from his own history and has in the main been somewhat discourteous of us since becoming a big time Charlie. None the less, I cant disagree, he was a great player for us who came through our youth system and had circumstances been different would have legendary status with Motherwell

Wow, thats a big turn over. I know some of them will have retired but what about the rest? Have they moved on to higher levels or stayed at that level? Sorry for all the questions, its just that I havent found a website that gives you much information about the team

Hi seasonal, are there any of the players left from the first season that saw them go unbeaten and that smashing cup win?

As opposed to a 20 year old whos only played for EPL/championship development teams????

I dont think youre being petty mate, these are just examples of why I havent watched sportscene for a very long time.

Nobody can dispute that close seasons for big clubs are getting closer. I understand the frustration with the Brenda love in but isnt the difference here being that its a trip to South America? The quotes I read of Wishart mentioned Aberdeen as much as he did the unwashed.

When does the season start?

Why does what Wishart has said about allowing adequate rest periods make him a walloper?

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

When making direct comparisons, it will be Chris Caddens physical presence and ability to play wing back that will get him a move south as opposed to the likes of Elliott Frear who is an out and out winger who has better delivery but struggles defensively and by consequence, is unlikely to play at a level higher than what he is now.

All it took was a childrens stool, a tiny piano and a wink from Alexis Sanchez for Motherwell to earn the Manchester United seal of approval. The Scottish Premiership club announced the permanent signing of defender Peter Hartley from Blackpool with a brilliant parody of Uniteds unveiling of the Chilean following his move from Arsenal. Rather than explain what happens, it is better just to watch it. To laugh. To enjoy. From the clubs social media accounts it has been viewed more than two million times across the world to much fanfare, and appeared on Sky Sports News and BBC Breakfast. And it shows little sign of stopping. Obviously the numbers are still going up and the global exposure is continuing to grow, so we will continue to measure it. But we can already clearly say that yes, we are overwhelmed by how well it has done, said Grant Russell, the clubs communications manager. For Manchester United to then engage back with us was also fantastic and validated what we had set out to achieve. It is a reply in keeping with a club which is modest and humble, but also ambitious and innovative, on and off the field. The video encapsulates just that: funny and engaging; self-deprecating but professional. The idea grew from a joke among the clubs media team on Tuesday at their usual morning meeting. It then developed, earning buy-in from manager Stephen Robinson, chief operating officer Alan Burrows and, most importantly, the star of the show Pete, an ingenious twist on Alexis. And it was all achieved in the space of six hours, which included locating a piano at Argos after an hour or so driving around different toy stores until striking gold. We knew Peter Hartley was going to sign from early in the week and we had a rough, different idea which we also thought would do well (which well now keep for another time), Russell explained. Then it was suggested why dont we do the Alexis Sanchez video? Obviously this started as a joke but as we kept talking we realised we could do an excellent parody of it. We are very fortunate at Motherwell FC that despite the small team and the financial limitations, we have an incredible skill set and a similar sense of humour. He added: Thats the brilliance of our club. Everyone is a decent judge of things and then they are so encouraging. Everyone recognises the value of innovative media content. We arent content to be stuck in our ways and we arent content not to challenge the accepted norms. Thats an attitude that goes right through the place. Embodying that attitude at the club is Pete, who was completely unaware of the Sanchez video but was given the chance to smash a piano - and swear. When we showed him and told him our ideas, he got on board immediately, said Russell. He sums up everything about this current squad of players at Motherwell. He has such high standards and is passionate about doing well for the club. Thats an attitude that goes right through the playing squad. Lets not lie - when we pulled out the toy piano and had Pete sitting on the toy stool, you start to worry its all going to be a bit too ridiculous for him. But hes a great guy with a great sense of humour and he just embraced it all, and suggested other ideas as we went along which we incorporated too. Youll just have to wait and see if Pete is staying on the shirt... Teams such as Manchester United, rivals Manchester City and fellow members of the European elite have both hordes of staff and oodles of cash to invest in their brand and media engagement. Motherwell, with average attendance of 5,856, and fan-owned by The Well Society, around 2,500 members, are continually required to think outside the box. Producing such content is more than just retweets and likes. It is important to the club and offers a range of benefits. Exposure like this for a club like Motherwell FC is unprecedented, said Russell. It gets us in the minds of football fans around the world who might follow us and engage with us over the longer term. That has a lot of value if we can convert even some of them even into casual fans or possibly Well Society members. For our current fans, it gives them more good feeling about the club, I would hope. It has been a good season so far and this all adds to the good atmosphere. For our sponsors as well, this exposure is great for them. There is immense value in traditional sponsorships but when you combine it with a strong and creative media output, and a bit of luck getting something to go as big as this, its a massive advantage to be one of our sponsors. Scottish football fans should be familiar with the creative output from Motherwell, whether it is the artwork on club programmes or the clubs noisy and original ultras, the Motherwell Bois. It is a theme which is key to the clubs development. Russell concludes: We are competing for the next generation of fans. We are acutely aware of that. The explosion of football to bring the global game into hyperlocal forums, particularly your phone, presents big challenges. We are competing with teams, players as brands, shortening attention spans, so many more things that we could list. What we do is find ways to make Motherwell appealing to current and prospective supporters. We also need to showcase ourselves to prospective players. Im also a big believer in building more a brand around the players, telling their stories and showing more of their personalities. People love that sort of thing more than anything.

I agree with regards to his desire to stay put for now. He strikes me as being quite switched on and is reminiscent of Murphy in that respect. I havent seen anyone say that he will likely go to league 1 dross and I cant imagine the prospect of that will appeal. None the less, English football is a competitive workplace and unless Cadds does become the best player in the SPL, regardless of who he goes to, there is an inevitability to him having to go to places like Doncaster on a cold Tuesday night in the pishing wet if he does make a move south and wants to climb the pyramid. When faced with the same decisions, I think Murphy played it just right

Cadden is a great prospect and has managed to accrue a lot of first team appearances at a young age. This of course will stand him in good stead when an eventual move occurs. The difficulty for him is, like others have said, the market Motherwell trade in and the perception within the trade that Scottish football is considered inferior to the championship and on par with mid to lower 3rd tier English football. Playing wing back is good preparation for life south of the border as many teams currently play with wing backs within the presently fashionable 352 and 4231 formations. That level of football is awash with strong and fast wingers, many of whom are young (u23) home grown loanees from the EPL or Championship. Whether we as fans like it or not, Cadds would be considered League 1 level at best until proven at that level. Our selling price and potential suitors will reflect that.

Perhaps if in sentiment only, that response has proven Clackscats point for him