Motherwell Daft

A decent point today and with my claret and amber goggles on would say we should have won, but at least we stopped that Fanny Goodwin getting 3 points. I thought we were lucky with the penalty and perhaps that’s our season’s gift from VAR, but all gifts greatly received and it’ll give the wee Fanny something to moan about. The last 4 games have seen much better performances, more desire, more supporting each other with options and 2nd ball success, and I feel that if Lady Luck shone on us a bit more we could have easily had 9 or 10 points out the 12. So on to another pain in the arse cheek international break but perhaps we will see the return of Lowry, Johnny K and a fitter Oscar and McGinn on the return. Much better Alfred but we can be better still!

Agree, his best performance for us in such a long time, wasn’t one that we carried today, appeared he was playing further up the park so more of the same from him please.

I thought Sparrow had his best game with us for a long time, he was further forward more today and never really got roasted at RB today but Hodge was super influential today. Hodge for me.

We need the same result against that Fanny Godwin’s mob next, hopefully now with Oscar back and I’d like to thk McGinn starting and adding a bit of solidity to the defence, I’m glad we managed 4 points last 2 games it shd have been 6 but hopefully we can become more difficult to score against and let’s start hitting the net more often, play down the left with Longo and we will score, forget the Sparrow n Mas comedy act on the right!

Great result today, 3pts well deserved as St Midden offered nothing, we should have been 3-0 up by 25minutes and that wouldn’t have flattered us, lost a bit of steam towards the middle of the second half but a stick on penalty for me from the Cooper. What is our fascination for attacking down the right when the best attacking player bus country mile stands all on his own on the left, the time we use him we get chances created…forget trying to get Mas to try n best players just get it to Longo and then Mas might get a cross box ball…simples Alfred please take note! ksnga offered nothing today which was disappointing and I agree with some posters that Thor deserves a run of starts to see his true potential, Seb reminds me at times of Big Ryan Bowman, ran about like a looney n offered nothing other than a lot, gotta give Thor a chance, he almost got the second with the header from 12inches off the ground. A decent performance, chances created but powder puff up front, the rot is stopped let’s use that confidence now to go on a mazy run of games!

Having watched the game last night I agree with posters in here that St J were there for the taking, we should have scored at least 4 within the first 65 minutes, the demise all hinged on taking off our best player Said, him and Hodge were a good combo last night and every time Said got the ball we were dangerous moving forward at speed but when AJ for some reason took him off and then decided that we were going to defend for 25 minutes was suicidal in my eyes, what on earth was SOD thinking about, clearly not defending when he just lets the striker jump freely for their second goal, that’s 3 goals in 3 games for SOD he must be vying for the Golden Boot? The January window has to have Daws signing 2 decent CH and a striker at the very least. I thought that Mas had his best game since Feb for us last night and I can only hope that goal gives him the confidence to kick on score a few and get his move out in January. The last 2 games against tarts and St J both have been there for the taking and we’ve bombed, now it’s down to Saturday against the Midden who’ll be physical and take liberties on tackles and Alfred has to instill the positivity of the first 65 minutes for the whole 95 on Saturday and a win, nothing else will do or it’s adios Alfred for me. I’ll be there Saturday and hope we can get a few “stand up and sing” Last chance saloon Alfred.

Today I thought the performance was much better, particularly in the 2nd half, where had we a striker that was more composed I think we would have taken all 3 points, Hearts for me offered nothing other than clinical finishes in the 2 occasions. WhenI heard Faddy, JK and Lowry were missing and Mas was playing ahead of Kanga I knew we were a 10 man team today, what AJ sees in Mas ahead of Kanga who when he came on linked really well with Longo I just don’t know, Mas offers nothing, he hides behind his defender, never anticipates or gambles, he’s taking a wage and doing nothing. Is it time to part company with AJ? Not just yet, the next 2 games are must wins, if we don’t win then yes it is then time for a new manager, positives today were creation in the 2nd half but recruitment of a striker in the summer was always key and Daws n the team failed, we are toothless up front and that will haunt us until we get someone who actually wants to score. Next 2 games are AJ’s make or break.

Jings I really don’t know what Rahman was trying to get Alfred to say? 🤔 I do wish Alfred wouldn’t keep on telling the opposition what he’s had the team working on, kinda tells then I think our tactics before we take the field. I'm hoping that the energy he speaks of in training remains for the full match, can’t allow Tarts time on the ball over could be exposed, hoping for a few changes but not Cookie to start, might be good off the bench later on, would want Polsen, JKL and Johnny K starting with Moorman and Longo in defence, Said, Faddy, Levitt, Kanga in midfield and Lowry n Thor in attack, bench Hodge, Sparrow, Seb, SOD n Mas. a draw would a good point but I’m hopeful a Well victory.

I think the majority of us are half full, but in all honesty we are getting worse every game and playing guys out of position is a gift for rank average opposition, Jens was an event many of won’t see again but Alfred is honestly like watching Hamnells shite that was served up, just hope Kyrk reads in hear and is investigating plan B

Feck knows what a saw in him…☠️

Agree Grizzly, worrying, but as people say a couple of wins and it’s top 6 again so I’ve said before on the game thread next 3 games, min 2 wins if it’s zero wins then as much as it’ll cost us to get AJ out I thk that would be the time as it’s clearly not working at the moment.

Watched the game on Motherwell TV totally gutted at the result and the last 30 minutes capitulation against a rank average Killie side. The first Killie goal was yet again a mistake by Polsen but after we went behind I felt we were positive, closing down, challenging for balls, winning second balls and for once we’re looking to go forward and it paid off, Lowry got a good goal and Said and Mas should have scored. Once the second half starts and we get ahead and should have seen the game out from there but two school boy errors by SOD cost us the game, Killie resorted to hoofball over the top as they recognised we were vulnerable, how SOD stayed in the field I’ll never know, why when AJ has KL on the bench he wasn’t brought on ahead of JGR I have no bloody idea. For me I just don’t see where we spent £2m in the close season, Sparrow is never a RB, and JK shd have been on from the start, Moorman n KL shd start, Hodge is offering nothing at the moment and shd be benched, Mas just looks out his depth, his shooting is crap. Where has the team that destroyed Havnor, Helsinki and played so positively against Freiburg and steam rolled over United gone? Unfortunately it seems the longer AJ has in training the worse we get, I think it’s our season defining 3 biggest games coming up, if we continue to lose then we have to be proactive to survive in the league and for me that’s when we have to part company with Alfred, but if we get the wins we need then I think confidence will come back..I bloody hope so! At the moment I’d say we stick but the next 3 games we need at least 2 victories and a draw.

Much as I would love a 6-1 victory I’m afraid I’ve not been on the beers as yet to see the team through beer google eyes yet so I’ll stick to my 3-1 albeit any victory scoreline will do! 😎

Would pretty much agree with that starting 11, I’d just keep SOD at RB with JGR as a decent defensive sub, I’d like you give Kanga a start in his position and Mas on the right wing cutting in, would want Longo use to his full potential against a Killie side that leak goals so no Willy Wonka anywhere near the squad, and hopefully our midfield and the team as a whole can find those forward passes and desire that have been missing, fancy us for a win 3-1 the super well.

I agree with posters on here that AJ has not picked what most of us know are the strongest players in the correct positions with some crazy thoughts of the Volt on Sunday, but equally we don’t see training sessions, I think if he was to put out the strongest team against all oppositions and get the press and energy right, then the occasions when we go long are a change to the sideways passes and I felt that with Seb’s pace on Sunday could have posed the tic CH’s problems, but I also want these all too often back passes and allowing teams to re group stopping, we need to work as a team which is sorely lacking, we need to be much much harder to play against, that mentality of playing forward and defending in packs has gone, AJ surely knows what needs to be done, I sincerely hope he takes it and soon!

I said in an earlier post that he needs time, however we could be 2nd bottom next week..at what point to the board pull the pin after that?

I tend to disagree with a few posters, I thought we weren’t too bad today, there are areas though that scratched my head about, namely starting Vogts ahead of Said, and why SOD wasn’t at RB and Knight Lebel at CH with Moorman I never know, agree with posters Sparrow is never right back and got rightly roasted but Vogts is so far out his depth it’s how the fuck did we sign him? Other posters have also nailed on the fact we seem to go to the right side with Vogts n Sparrow when the best crosser we have in Longo gets forgotten on the left…why???? When you see Longo looking to the sky n shaking his head as they go right again you wonder WTF are we doing The best and brightest attacking play came when Said came on, Vogts should have been hooked at 30minutes, I’d start with Said against Killie, stick SOD at RB, Sparrow to bench n start Knight Lebel at CH with Moorman, as for AJ I’m withering but he does need the benefit of a bit more time, we have played well against Hibs, United and in Europe the talent is there but please AJ drop Vogts as far away as possible! Its a must win against Killie now and get some confidence back in the team.

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No one outside the uglies ever gets a last minute penalty to win when playing either of them…unless we have a biscuit tin deeper than the one in the referees room at the Peadodrome 😎

We need them to say hurty words n then the rozzers act 😩

Playing against just as many teams as he has being with the Scotland squad over the last 2 weeks..nil so like most of our own squad having a short break or or taking in some extra training to force himself into the team with the manager, clearly more than is happening for the boy in the Scotland squad, but as many in here say and I agree it’s a decision for Lennon to make himself, we can, and do, give our tuppence worth opinions on all matters Motherwell 😃

Again like all posts on here it’s personal opinion and you are 100% right to say your thoughts, mine isn’t utter bollocks, just my opinion, the boys future career ain’t going to be defined by Scotland, it’ll be defined by his play with whatever club side he is with, personally talking he should just concentrate on playing every week in Italy and see where that takes him.

Yet again Lennon passed over for a cap in a completely rank average Scotland squad against 3rd rate opposition, he really should question his attendance in these squads n just focus on his club future.

Nothing else is working with these brainless wonders, you have to hit them hard to encourage sensible behaviour, take them on head on and stop the stupidity that costs the club its reputation and cash.

For my take on this avoidable scenario costing the club £100k would be the identified arsehole who ran on the pitch and crashed the advertising hoarding details are known, the club instruct solicitors to take a private civil prosecution against the individual and recover costs or have the arsewipe declared bankrupt destroying his financial future and a life time ban from Fir Park, the rest of the bampots when identified with the squibs or running on the pitch should also have civil prosecutions taken against them for the inevitable £5k SFA Christmas party bar bill fine that’ll be added to the contribution from the east end biscuit tin. Shoot one rabbit to scare the rest in my opinion. But then again that’s all it is..opinion.