wellsince75

I think it’s the best thing that ever happened to improve the modern game … said no one ever !

Bring him home , can’t see Halliday lasting the full season . Having Campbell back would give us a bit more steel

I rate Sparrow, he's certainly been one (if not the best) signings of the season. Glad to have him around for next season. Halliday has been decent , had we not had so many injuries I don't think he'd have had player of the year. Also benefits from Wimmer v's SK's formations.

When we signed him the press stated an option for a 2nd year.

Great to see us play a bit of football. Several games under Wimmer has let to c20 shots in a game . looking forward to seeing how we shape up next season

Why oh why is Balcome back in goals . We already have 2 signed for next year - I really don’t get what the thinking is . Appreciate there’s a level of experimentation but equally some of the decisions are baffling . fingers crossed , perhaps I’m just missing the master plan

The point re Slattery is he's one of the few players whom another club would pay a fee for. Current position (excl Miller) we don't have too many of those. I'm sure we'd all prefer he stay. The point for me is all Motherwell players will have price tag and should we be offered the right money we would sell. As we did for KVV, Bair and many that came before them, as long as we the price was right. In recent years we've been so much better in not giving it away. The huge positive in all of this is we stood by the player during his injury and in turn he signed another contract. Add to that he's been on top form and attracted this type of discussion. What a difference playing in a more forward position, he's gone from the most booked player to potential top scorer.

Agreed - I know Lennon gets and deserves lots of plaudits but DT was for me way above everyone . I’d put DT up there with Bobby Russell in terms of technical and agree foreign leagues would suit him .

Good to see DT was at the match on Wed. Pretty sure my uncle was trying to superglue his feet to keep him in Lanarkshire. Wonder if he regrets not moving abroad v's moving to Celtic.

Agree about the need to take a punt on a player. Like you say Higdon and Bair good examples. Add to that the likes of Sutton. FWIW I think Bair had a purple patch, I'm not sold he'd have continued the form but fair play for what he did. For me I just don't see a goal return beyond 1:4 games for Armstrong. He's coming towards 30 years old, been with several clubs around the 2nd division and National League and generally chipped in with a goal every 3-4 games. Pretty similar stats in his limited time here. Can see why people want him to sign, big hard working lad but for me personally I'd pass.

re Armstrong and Watt - personal view is neither should be retained. Watt now older than 30, good creative player who's not a natural striker. I don't see him fitting in our current style of play. Armstrong couldn't get a game for Carlisle - they want rid of him irrespective of struggling themselves to score and subsequently relegated from Division 2. A 29 year old target man who's likely to chip in with less than 10 goals per season (assuming plays all games) We need pace up front or an absolute predator who'll bang in goals , I'd rather we saved the cash. found a younger prospect or a decent loanee.

Results against Killie are about as tight as they come with several matches ending in draws or decided by a single goal. Be delighted if we got reversed the scoreline from last time we met. 2-0 to the Well please.

Similar rhetoric to how we were with GA. McInnes has delivered a very respectable 40% win record with Killie. His style is the issue, very similar to Alexander, fans want to be entertained with some semblance of football being played. Suspect McInnes will have Hearts in the top 4 again with lots of grumblings about style. Not sure how excited I would be if I were a jumbos fan right now. Meanwhile a win tonight for the mighty Well will be well received.

Similar to you . Getting top 6 every other year with the occasional euro spot and or cup run point is that was us but has become less us in the last 10ish years . i think we need stability of leadership and move away from the merry go round of players . Add to that more focus on youth

Agreed , we're regressing towards our average position which isn't catastrophic. It's a shame though that we've gone from having a 50% success of getting top 6 to the more recent 33% success rate. Ideal outcome is something like Wimmer sticks around for 3+ years (akin to Butcher/McCall/Robinson) build strength and continuity.

Yeah 14 wins & 50 points is about the most we've managed in the last 10 seasons. Feels like a lifetime ago that Mcall led us to 70 points. This is where I feel it's legit to challenge the club on its overall trajectory. Avoiding relegation seems to be the aim, being top flight for +40 years isn't showing any long term benefit. The data is quite telling . We've made top 6 on Ten Occasions since the current 12 team format. In last 10 years we've only managed 3 occasions. 2015/16 McGhee 2019/20 Covid season cut shot 2021/22 Alexander Simply put we're regressing a club.

Be good to get a couple of wins to end on a high and start building to a better future. we're +2 points better than last seasons points. -5 points to 22/23 season. -1 point to 21/22season (albeit that was top 6). we should be at least aiming to break even with the 22/23 season.

Happy birthday SOD . in fairness his strengths and weaknesses are there for all to see . He’s been asked to play in a position that doesn’t suit him. for a squad of +30 and a youth team it’s not great that an aging wingback is the medium term answer for an an aging right centre half who’s injured .

Slattery is the pick of the crop. Being brutal that's the only one I'd have signed, possibly 2 from the rest for squad members. Also worth noting the lack of pace from that group. Other than Slattery I just don't see them adding to the high press.

Agree - SOD is never a centre half, at best a wing back but now has no pace and can't get up the flanks. He's there to fill in for McGinn who's injured, who both get contracts and we'll rinse and repeat the same again next year. I worry that a few of the signings got a contract for being 'nice guys' rather than footballers who will make the team better.

Nice to see a Well manager smiling and laughing. A little more relaxed Motherwell could equate to even better football to watch. Suspect we'll play well against the jambo's.

@wellgirl point well made re the zero contract hours/pay as you play. McGinn has been very decent for us - I just don't believe he'll play many games. At his age and recent history it's unlikely he'll remain injury free. Time will tell , but fair challenge on my comments.

if we've signed him on a pay as you play then fair enough. No question a younger fitter Mcginn was an excellent signing. He'll be 35 this year, he missed several 3-4 months last season and missed c6 months this season. It's highly likely he'll miss a large chunk of next season. If this was a single signing of retaining experience then OK but that's Halliday/SOD/McGinn all been extended. We needed to have a massive clean up this season and move forward. I don't see us learning any lessons here at all.

The base is around 18 players but equally expect some coming/going within the 18. Still to sign. Wouldn't be surprised if Casey/Watt/Seddon/Paton all signed on. Perhaps McGinn as well. Contracted but could go Miller is obvious but suspect likes of Balmer/Robinson/Stuparevic all move on. (if fit) Before signings it could look something like : Ox Mcginn Gordon Casey Koutroumbis Sparrow Halliday Seddon Slattery Stam Maswanhise Subs Ward, Wilson, Watt, Paton , Ross OK base that can definitely be improved with 4-5 quality signings. Certainly need younger legs to come in.

Quite liked Wimmer outlining that he'll only bring in better players than the ones we've got. Very sensible. Only issue is he's happy with a lot of the player we have. Not as sensible. Overall signing c4 quality players in the transfer window also sounds sensible.