wellsince75

I think we’ve played well - similar issue to most weeks is we lack a cutting edge . Trying to pass our way through the eye of a needle at times . id like to see both wingbacks pushed further up and whip in a few crosses

If Watt had taken to ground when the ref played advantage with Robertson all over him that could easily have ended in a red card . I know the ref played advantage but stunned Robertson never got booked .

Oh I do love a rumour of previous Well stars coming back. Turnbull would be an outstanding addition - I think his style of play does suit us. Attack minded team who want to play football and carve their way through a team - yes please. I could see a loan being possible especially if they want to sell him with a year left on his contract. Appreciate there are other more pressing roles to solve but it cheered my well soul to think about Turnbull back home in the current set up.

Spot the common theme ... Ross County: Ended his spell with 1 win in his final 16 league games, leading to his dismissal in December 2020. Motherwell: Oversaw a 12-match league winless run during the 2023/24 season. Later left the club having managed just 1 win in his final 9 matches. Kilmarnock: Dismissed after a 10-game winless run in the Scottish Premiership. 2 wins from the aforementioned 47 games. Just can't keep some fans happy.

Well done Robbo and St Mirren - I didn't enjoy being knocked out the cup but always better to know those who did went on to win. Must give a nod to Robinson as thats both with us and StMirren he's been able to get clubs to cup finals + regularly got teams with low budget into top 6. If it wasn't for the absolutely snobbery of OF they could both of done much worse than look at him. Also pleasing to see OF not win a final, any club that get stop either of the OF winning deserves a huge amount of credit. Overall very pleased for them , they deserve their moment. PS Santa - I'd like MFC to have a similar moment soon

Shows how far we’ve come when we’re disappointed not to win at Tanndadice On a wet & windy December afternoon it was always going to be tough . Teams are getting wise and negate us playing through them , they also know how to handle (man handle) Just who is an excellent player but it’s man v boy in physical sense. I felt it was obvious from early on that we needed width which SOD won’t offer and JK limited on left . For me id have have Sparrow Longelo on , both are very effective . Said and RCC both offer a bit of physicality, having them on much earlier would have improved things . All that being said , 0-0 is decent . I can’t recall being close to Xmas and only losing 2 games .

Agree with that , add Watt and Fadigner who also had typical solid games .

Said has had a positive impact - we need more zip in our play

Yes -First goal the winner me thinks

Dreadful game and not helped by conditions . I don’t see what either fullback are offering today and like many have said Hendry not suited . we need to get fullbacks up the park and I’d rather either move JK to right or bring on both longelo and sparrow . id also give up with any centre forward

He's one of the best sweepers we've ever had. It will be difficult to find a better keeper with his distribution

AP is a bit of an odd one and to be fair to him has a goal ratio of 1:3 which isn't terrible. He's got decent pace, works hard and knows where the goals are. Although he's missed a few chances he's not regularly lurking enough in the penalty box. This is where the issue I think is, he's a penalty box striker who if we whip in loads of crosses etc into the box I'd wager he'll stick a few away BUT that's not how we're playing the game. I do think a confident AP with a certain type of play would work well for him but that's not how we're playing. Not can I see it working for Hendry. Sule maybe if he return but for now I could see us being more effective without either AP or Hendry.

I thought Fadinger was excellent , as were several players . He goes under the radar but what a fabulous signing he’s proven to be

Martindale is right other than... 3 goals to better 60/40 possession 7/1 shots on target 540 v/s 392 passes but other than that it was very close It's weird watching us and having such a level of certainty by 60 mins that we'll win the game. Our game management has come on leaps and bounds.

Total football - that was beautiful

Priestman has been very decent since coming on .

Can’t believe livi left back has lasted this long before being booked

It’s been a pretty even game albeit we have had the better chances . good news is the bench has some very good players who could positively impact the game . With RCC being on a yellow he’s likely to come off. could see sparrow , longelo , slattery , said and Hendry all coming on

AP should have buried that

Most good things coming from RCC so far . Need to make more of our chances , final ball not been great

Welsh dropping to the bench is a blow. Must increase the chances of Livi getting some goals in. He took a heavy knock towards the end of the Falkirk game so can understand why he's on the bench. I think we'll struggle to create opportunities with little width in the team, SOD as much as I like him won't be charging up right and JK on the left unlikely to offer as much as Longelo (who must also be carrying a minor injury) . Can see this being tight and perhaps swing in our favour in 2nd half brining on Sparrow, Longelo and Said to have an impact. Positive to see Watt back though, we missed him midweek.

Welsh, McGinn, sparrow , longello , fadinger all had good games . Welsh for me has filled a huge gap and not put a foot wrong in last few games

You know you’re setting yourself up for disappointment here Mio . Albeit your optimism has plenty of base . A couple of key signings would make a massive difference and maybe just maybe

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Lots of really good points here . Slattery not been playing well, he may benefit from being on the bench for a couple of weeks. We have enough depth to replace and personally I like RCC he gives more width and supports longello nicely . Welsh for me is captain material and if we can we should spend a few quid and bring him perm . upfront is an issue , AP and Hendry are not great as lone strikers . If we can get Sule back and fit he looked to have strength to be they player but we need something diferent and can see Stupavic or Robinson solving either