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A few obvious pointers of that from watching from the stands - one of our midfielders generally hides behind his opponent meaning the ball can’t be passed to him meaning he can’t give it straight back to the opposition. - a midfield 3 who haven’t put a tackle in for months - Goss has shat out of numerous tackles in the past 4/5 games - KVV got criticised for months for silly yellow cards for lunging in, late barges etc . Great he’s cut that out but he needs to move off the spot he’s stood on at some point and put himself about - rangers first goal a few weeks ago - no player that plays with his heart in his sleeve allows a player to waltz past them like that - all 5 of them it’s great how no one wants to comment on Hammells shambles of a youth set up - can’t go upsetting the club legend . Great player no doubt infact a legend of a player , failure in developing the academy and let’s be honest if it hadn’t played so many games for us his managerial stint would be getting questioned already.

There’s no doubt Hammell doesn’t have much to work with however his insistence on playing 433 and being outnumbered in midfield with players who can’t run, tackle or pass the ball is causing us all sorts of problems. I also still can’t work out how our old academy director who spoke so passionately about his academy doesn’t have any talent coming through apart from 2006 boys. Where are the players from the 17-21 year old age groups he was in charge of? What was he doing whilst in that post ? And why was that not challenged by our jobs for the boys board during the interview process. We need a massive turnaround and a spot of luck in the transfer window but I fear we have no money for much. Hammell has talked a good game and had us playing well for 3 or 4 weeks but the football has been shit for a longer period and more worrying for me we are a team devoid of leaders, men and players willing to put their head above the parapet for our club . Plenty suggesting moult is done , only time will tell but give me a moult attitude and desire any day of the week over the likes of mugabi , spittal , Morris , KVV, shields , Slatterly who couldn’t really give a shit if we win lose or draw - that’s evident in their efforts on the pitch or lack of it.

If I was the manager I would play 442 with Sod and McGinn as fullbacks and move penny to left mid with Mckinstry right and goss and Slatterly in the middle. Or if insisting in getting pumped in a 352 I would play : Sol McGinn and lambi at the back, penny and sod wide with Cornelius Slatterly and goss in the middle. If they were injured I would play max Ross in the centre. Also though if I was the manager I would have pin pointed just how weak , slow , fragile and lacking in pace put midfield was and bring someone in rather than waste it on a crocked winger from Huddersfield reserves. watch and follow spittal in a game for 5 mins - he hides when we have the ball, cuts back and plays back when he gets it but is worst off the ball - he jogs like he has two pulled hamstrings and won’t be kidding me anytime soon. the new Iain vigers

Put simply we don’t have the standard of player to compete in the league over a season and that combined with an inexperienced manager and ex head of academy under whose stewardship we have failed to produce any 17-21 year olds who can break into the first team we have the recipe for a relegation scrap. Questions need to be asked of the monumental fuck up by the board and burrows in giving out contracts and money to Alexander and his merry men . Problem is no questions will be asked as they have it sewn up with a conflict of interest by voting one another onto the club and well society boards along with their happy clappy mates who wouldn’t dare question the mess we are now in both on and off the park. if Stevie hammell thinks Blair spittal is the best we’ve got to start every week then I’ll see you all in Greenock and cove next season . The guy can’t run , tackle or even show an ounce of effort - a proper footballing wage thief if ever I’ve seen one .

We simply don’t have enough quality players at our disposal within the squad but hammell must use what player options he has wisely . Spittal is a non entity and offers nothing defensively, creates nothing and runs( sorry jogs) like he is running in quick sand . Given penny is one of our best attacking options why not play sod at left back and push penny further up the pitch on the left. . Cornelius also has to play purely based on his energy and willingness to show for the ball and he actually gives a shit. On academy players being given a chance I don’t understand where they all are over the past few years. I get the 16 year olds aren’t ready but where are the 19/20/21 year olds that were coached under Hammells stewardship as academy director - all very strange - not one good enough out of 60 plus ?

So just so I’m reading your comments properly because someone like spittal is an ‘experienced ‘ player you don’t believe he should be dropped . What’s your wisdom and advice then how would you fix it or would you bury your head in the sand like hammell and play the same non performers in the same system every week and hope for the best ? As I alluded to earlier that fact we have no 21/20/19/18 year olds ready to step up is on one man that oversaw the academy and has now somehow found himself in charge of the first team - rather ironic

When you can’t run, hide behind the opposition player when we are in attack , don’t jump for headers , can’t tackle and can’t pass the ball back to your team mate 6 yards away when he’s thrown it to you the only position for spittal at best is on the bench for the reserves . What a waste of a shirt - past two games his effort has been a disgrace . A waste of a wage and waste of a shirt

The board and the cameraman ceo have a lot to answer for . They appointed Alexander then blew the budget on an extended deal for him and his chums. They gave him the bullet too late for another manager to stamp his authority on the squad and then because they had blown all the clubs cash had to appoint the cheap old pals option in Hammell. What everyone witnessed today is the aftermath of that. In inexperienced manager , with a dud of an assistant and a poor poor squad, possibility one if not the worst we’ve had in 30 years. The but and big questions for me though are where are our youth players that Hammell has coached and been in charge of for a number of years ? It speaks volumes for his previous job that the best he can muster is two 16 year olds on the bench- where are the 17-20 year old academy players he coached and headed up? One man up front is criminal at home , as is a midfield with no one in it who can tackle or had any pace or desire in them . Blair Spittal broken ribs or not takes our shite midfielders to a new level - makes Craig clay , Lee Lucas, paul Harvey and John Davies look like players . We are in the utter shit especially with our forthcoming fixtures and I personally don’t think we have the players or manager to get us out of it especially not with the tactics and lack of fitness, desire and heart I have seen over the past few weeks. 1 league win in 8 can’t be glossed up any way other than unacceptable and grim. People seem to either be blaming KVV or and the defence . I believe the main problem lies with the midfield or lack of it and our manager seems unwilling to change it . Slatterly isn’t fit , goss is a luxury player and the rest are fucking miles off premier league standard. There’s no protection for the defence , no out ball for the defence and no supply to our lone striker . Watch the 2nd goal back and Spittals shite bag attempt at a challenge at the start of of move , kids himself on he got sent the wrong way - epitomises his and the midfield in generals lack of desire

Never get a better chance to get something in a game against that horrible institution. Problem is we just don’t have the quality or players to do so. People are even suggesting Joe efford is going to be our saviour now . That in itself says it all about our squad. Tierney isn’t good enough at this level , too slight, too naive and out his depth - first goal showed that. Morris epitomises what went wrong under Alexander and those at board level that handed out contracts to journeymen who would struggle to get a game in league one. Our squad is paper thin with no ball winners or street wise midfielders who can stop the game when it needs to be stopped. Hammells 3 signings look at the moment like being as wasteful as a Tony Straker wage. Need to beat the teams at the bottom around us and somehow get 10th and have a huge overhaul in the summer. Amazes me we don’t have an under 20 or under 18 centre forward we could bring on in last ten mins given all the hype, numbers and finance invested in our academy .

Absolute laughing stock under this clueless clown . Problem is he’s in bed with the clueless photographer larger clown who appointed him and is everyone’s friend because he’s a well fan. small little club mentality has stuck this time He goes now or they will both drag us down and empty fir park in a matter of weeks European tour your having a laugh - couldn’t beat a pub team over two legs.

We’ve been dreadful results wise for 6 months and dreadful to watch for 11 months. We sold our only attacking threat with pace who gave us width and kept it low key cos he thought the manager was a dick, we have signed 3 journeymen - why did people think that results or performances would change. Alexander’s arrogance and stubbornness will ensure he won’t change from 433 which in turn leaves us outnumbered and out battled in the middle of the park and ends just like tonight did. The defenders only option is to hoof it as no options in midfield and no width. no leaders, no fight, no creativity no pace in the team - it’s all going to end badly this season . We could come back next week somehow but it will simply prolong the agony of this poor poor squad who are being guided by an absolute arrogant clown of a man .

No manager with anything about him would have gone to tannadice and allowed united to play out from the back and offer them acres of space for 90 minutes. United are poor at the back , in fact were panicky at the back and we just sat off them and let them knock the ball about and made Charlie Mulgrew look like Messy. This all purely under the instruction of the manager. What must Dean Cornelius have thought - played ok last week, gets stuck him, gives 100 percent and dropped for a dud that’s off to St Mirren. Alexander actually said it himself that we sat in 2nd half and didn’t want to chase an equaliser - we were playing Dundee United not fu*king Man Utd. Alexander has lost the dressing room , lost part of the support and even lost some of his back room team with at least two going to our league rivals when the season is done . Arrogance personified to the support , media, players and colleagues. No youth , a large number of shocking signings , signing players he won’t play and a dressing room that doesn’t want to buy into his hoofball narrow tactics -it’s ok though give him another transfer window to waste more money , let him start next season playing 433 and let him bring in his new back room team whilst they can all go out for coffees in the west end of Glasgow kidding themselves on. Beginning to make Harri Kanpman look like a football manager now … One win in 4 months, turgid shite to watch with zero entertainment and the poorest squad of players in years with some Straker and John Davies quality of signings should see him get his jotters. It’s a massive risk keeping a manager who wins 1 game in 15, top six or not.

He actually stood today for 20 minutes chatting to his buddy in the dug out as 10 man rangers tore us to shreds. He offered no instruction in that time and no encouragement or direction , looked like he was checking his paddy power account on his phone. Apart from not starting woolery his biggest tactical fuck ups were putting Cornelius to right back and having efford and Carrol on the pitch. His tactics also allowed tavenier all the space and time in the world whilst they had 11 and 10 men - very similar to Macgregor against Celtic . How can a professional manager not see that threat and guard against it? Top 6 matters fuck all when you offer zero entertainment , bring zero youth through , waste money on needless signings and the next month bring in all your chums to the coaching staff. We are losing fans all over the place and I am another on the list who will not invest any more time , effort and money whilst I see little or no effort from a number of players and watch a team with an absolute clown at the helm who thinks he will be ok talking shite to our nice wee chummy media team. as for ya bezzer reveal yourself - are you a actually burrows , McMahon or alexander himself ? Keep kidding yourself on that this year and season and signings and tactics is acceptable . Worst Motherwell team, worst squad and worst manager I’ve seen at fir park in 35 years - results this year back up that statement. Those saying the defence is shit are correct to a degree but fuck me the 3 in midfield ahead of them doesn’t help. We simply don’t have a defence , midfield or front 3 that allows us to play 433 but he still persists with it week after week after week.

I thought we were a fan owned club and effectively owned by the well society. Burrows shouldn’t be on both these boards as it is a massive conflict of interest, however that aside someone on the board needs to be asking questions right now about why he was given that length of deal - results have in the whole been poor but performances and entertainment value with the exception of two games have been dreadful all season long . We’ve got some decent players but the majority get sat on the bench every week. Any other manager at any other club would be sacked by now with serious questions also being asked of the board but unfortunately because burrows is a fan and has a good social media team and following he is untouchable and the self preservation team will role out . I want us to first and foremost win a game of football, I also want us to compete and to entertain on occasion but we are not capable of any and we are digging ourselves deeper and deeper into trouble. Quite clearly there are issues behind the scenes not only with players but coaching staff - burrows needs to admit he was wrong and take it on chin or he will be busy counting the empty blow torched seats every Saturdy at Fir Park . Oh and someone on the well society board needs to grow a set and start asking questions.

Yeah we might end up with a Tommy Wright but also might end up with a Malky MacKay. you seriously want another transfer window to unearth another Joe Efford or Jordan Roberts or to get a McGinley on another 3 year deal. Or is it to bring a shaw in on loan or sign a Slatterly to leave them out in the cold due to his sheet arrogance. We’ve a bigger budget than the previous 10 years and a bigger squad yet our standard of football is utter shite , there’s no youth coming through the ranks and we couldn’t buy a win but yeah we could have Tommy Wright bollocks is just a smoke screen for the utter shite that’s being put in front of us. The manger is giving the team little chance of excelling , being entertaining or winning yet your happy to give him another transfer window. Madness - going out the cup and he keeps 4 at the back - he was asking Aldo the kitman what to do halfway through the second half he’s that clueless.

Red card not Alexander’s fault however - the line up was a cluster fuck - he had to take one of the wingers off and bring on a midfielder instantly and he didn’t - he had to bring woolery on to give us an out ball and he didn’t until it was too late and they had gone to 5 at the back . - he had to bring shields on so we had a striker in the box he didn’t until 90 fucking minutes always been a KVV fan but today in those circumstances we needed him and he failed to deliver he couldn’t even get in the box. ten minutes to go going out the cup and we’ve a free kick 40 yards out when down to ten men. We keep one centre half in half way line and 3 over the free kick . That makes it 11 v 6 - no wonder we don’t win the first or second ball Alexander out. Be the bigger man burrows and admit you make a james blunt of the contract extension and get shot of him before we are away to Arbroath in the play offs

Hibs have sold out their allocation - reduced due to our insistence on still keeping a 3rd of the away stand shut. I cant really blame anyone who stays away on a Sunday - shite ko time , shite performances all year and we all know to well that the usual will still get their place in the starting 11. Maybe Alexander will start Slattery , Shaw , Cornelius, Tierney and Mugabi but maybe he will stick with the same failures that have failed us so well for two and a half months. As Alexander stated himself many times previously it’s a two way street with the fans so how about the team and the manager give us something to get behind - a committed challenge , a forward pass, a pass on the ground, a player running at an opponent with purpose and maybe even an attempt at goal or leaving a player up front when we defend a corner, a midfield 3 that make a tackle and don’t chase shadows from ko- that would all be a positive start.

I’ve never been a fan of him but Ricki Lambie was our best player yesterday . Showed more passion, desire and commitment than most - this is a guy that’s signed for the opposition showing more than numerous players who will be with us next season - that sums it up really. Our biggest and first problem is 433 with a midfield who can’t create and can’t run and can’t tackle with 4 players behind them that generally win their aerial battles and head it into a space where we are constantly out numbered. If we do get the ball on the deck at the back our defence who aren’t great with the ball at their feet have no options in the midfield in front of them so lump it up the park simply to get rid of it. Our esteemed captain being a main culprit in that. Who is he kidding when he constantly drops narrow to hide behind the opponent so no one can pass the ball to him. We have a good enough squad with good enough players to do ok in this league ( mugabi , Cornelius, Slaterly , Tierney, Shaw) but Alexander time and time again refuses to play a formation that suits them and refuses to play the players that can play football , make a 10 yard forward pass and can run and get stuck in. As for Liam Donnelly - Forth Wanderers are looking for a utility player if you contact their match secretary.

Poor performance , poor tactics, poor team selection but none of it a surprise - the standard of football has been dross all season. Alexander is either arrogant or naive or possibly both with his insistence in playing 433. Most games if not all this results in our midfield being outnumbered and a back 4 who are poor and uncomfortable with the ball at their feet having to result in hoofing it to a front 3 who aren’t that great in the air - the result being the absolute aimless shite that got served up again tonight. Shaw coming in at Ibrox and Ohara going off made a massive difference on Sunday yet he reverts back to Ohara again tonight - this will upset the happy clappy crew but Ohara is one of the worst players I’ve seen in 35 years going to Fir Park - he offers absolutely fuck all. No pace , no bite , can’t tackle, can pass and has no creativity yet he gets another 90 minutes. Alexander is Burrows big signing and the squad is 95% Alexander’s and is bigger in numbers and wages than the past 10 years and we look devoid of ideas, ability and have a lack of a will to win with no leaders which was epitomised by our captains display tonight. Any other manager would be 2 loses away from the sack never at Motherwell with Burrows in charge . Monumental fuck up giving him a contract extension.

Celtic are a million miles better than us in terms of budget, players and ability but on top of that they out fought and out muscled us at every opportunity. Alexander hung the club out to dry with that starting 11 and formation. We never laid a glove on them and allowed them to play. The 3 centre midfielders were nothing short of dreadful first half not supporting KVV and not getting back to help defence -caught in no mans land continually- they actually didn’t know what to do but they certainly allowed McGregor all the space in the world and everything went through him - they made him look world class. Why did Alexander not see this and put someone on him man for man - probably because he is too stubborn to admit his own mistakes. Why not pick play 442 and pick the best players we have for that formation , try be solid at the back, competitive in the middle and a basic threat up front. That might mean some of his chums in SOD, Goss, Donnelly and Carroll or Mcginley miss out but f**k me that today I’m afraid lacked effort desire and some know how on basic footballing awareness and tactics. Alexander overall has done ok in terms of keeping us in the league but he would get football stopped with his tactics and lack of entertainment . Boosting of 3.5 million profit after a massive loan and Turnbull money isn’t anything to shout about when we have a squad of conference level players at very best with hearts the shape of polo mints.

Any combination of midfield 3 we have at the club wouldn’t have got near what was in effect at least 4 sometimes 5 from Celtic - that can only be resolved by the manager but my issue is that when we are in possession O’Donnell needs to do more to show for the ball , not hide and drive the team forward - not stand with a body shape that only allows him to knock the ball backwards. One of the back 4 can also step forward to help the 3 v 4/5 - they don’t seem to be able to read that though. As for Grimmy charging towards the ball why would the defence be outnumbered when we played 4 at the back and they had 2 up top? our front 3 invited them onto us from the word go as they didn’t know what they were meant to be doing - that was the route cause of the problems today. Ohara would be the better option !!!!! Did you watch him at Tynecastle chasing shadows and failing to make one challenge - reminded me of a mix of Shauan Fagan and Mark Fitzpatrick.

I just don’t get the Grimmy negativity on here and In the stands . Clearly not the most gifted player in the world but works his socks off and doesn’t hide . Can’t say the same for our captain - not just today but on many occasions. His positional sense when defending is naive at best and his negativity whilst in possession is shocking. He cheats his team mates tucking in behind their player to hide so he can’t receive the ball. As for the defence being great and midfield pish this season - the defence have been 4 v 1 or 4v 2 all season with a complete reluctance from any of them to push on and help the midfield ( although this may be under managers instruction not to) our midfield has been outnumbered every game by one or two players in every match - today looked worse due to the quality of the opponent and a complete lack of desire and knowledge on the part of the front 3. Was Tony Wart injured today or could he just not be arsed? The players we have especially defensively would suit 352 set up.

Bitterly disappointed with the performance more than the result. Started brightly but Celtic picked us off after ten minutes and our management didn’t have the tactical know how to adjust. Centre halves did well and felt deeply sorry for grimy and slatterly- drastic lack of effort and running and general understanding of the press from the front 3. we never tested a shaky defence as we constantly went back the way at every opportunity with captain blame everyone else the main culprit. He also needs to stop hiding and standing in positions where he can’t actually receive the ball. Our corner routine is dire and being outnumbered in the middle of the park against better teams will never see us dominate a game . Alexander talked a good game pre match but let’s hope he learns from that today - still waiting on us making a proper challenge. someone said Tony watt motm - hope that was a joke - effort and running levels in comparison to previous games looked below normal level to me but I suppose you can’t chase balls that your captain turns and plays back to our centre half or keeper constantly .

Alexander was brought in to stop the rot and keep us up which was everything to us all in the current economic crisis. Barring a catastrophic disaster he has accomplished this , so for that I am certainly grateful. Sadly a lot of people have forgotten though that Robbo and his signings put us in the horrible position he came into. The however in all this for Alexander and the club and fans is if you honestly think resigning/being left with the core of players that put us in this position is going to improve us next season you are deluded - resigning Crawford and Mugabi has already set the tone for what is in store next season and Alexander signed some dross when he arrived as well. Some will be happy with the small wee club , punching above our weight for years pish but I’m not . We should be challenging top 6, especially with the revenue we have generated of late, have some form of entertainment value along with giving youth a chance - signing crawford and mugabi alongside Lamie I just don’t see us improving. I’ve seen better junior and under 18 players . I hope I’m proven wrong but just can’t see it . Robbo and those that gave him free reign have a lot to answer for .

I don’t think he’s any good but that’s how bad a squad Robbo has left us with. Absolute dross right across the board . A first team squad of 29 and I can’t pick a team . Numerous players that think they are it yet haven’t won a tackle all season , beaten their man or broken sweat. Yet he still gets all the applause and brown nosing because he got us to two cup finals . That’s in the past , he has left us in the absolute shite with the squad he put together . Maybe we could pick his son in the starting 11 in his honour to remember the cup finals and what a nice guy he is .