MJC

For me Stuart Kettlewell leaves the club having overseen some very positive results. Keeping us up more than comfortably in 2023 after the combined debacle of Alexander and Hammell. Securing back to back draws at Celtic Park ending a wretched run against them stretching back to 2018 Being the first Motherwell manager in over twenty years to guide us to a league victory over Rangers and the first in 27 years to win a League match at Ibrox Theo Bair Pulling things around after a dismal run last season and securing Premiership safety And getting us to our first Semi Final in over six years Yes the football was dreadful a lot of the time and the results matched that especially in late 2023 but he does go with some credit in the bank.

Scott Brown? I would be very happy with him getting the gig just now but there's absolutely no chance we're paying compensation to Ayr Utd for him. As for Neil Lennon I can't see him managing again in Scotland. He's made his millions and has a cushy job as a pundit. Plus we would never be able to match his demands.

I thought he should have gone in December 2023 and again last summer but I wasn’t actively calling for him to go throughout the season. I was critical of him for his style of play but i genuinely did not dislike the guy even though things were starting to turn sour over the past month or so. Only time will tell if this is a good thing for us but I will be very surprised if it’s not Frail who gets the job or else someone already involved in the club ie. Davie Clarkson or (heaven forbid) Richard Foster.

It’ll be Frail until the end of the season at least.

Gone. Board have “very reluctantly” accepted his resignation.

This won’t be pleasant. If Celtic score in the first ten minutes they will run over the top of us and will score as many as they like.

We will lose.

Kettlewell “we don’t spend enough time in the final third” It’s a bit difficult when we can’t keep possession.

What do you expect? We’re only a wee club punching way above our weight. And Kettlewell got us to a Semi Final But on a serious note you are spot on.

If we did sack him (which we won’t) then Frail will get the job.

1-0 up with three minutes to go against the worst side in the league and we don’t even get a draw. I’m sorry but that is just unprofessional. We are in trouble now.

That is just shambolic.

Correct. We are a poor side with almost zero football in us but we at least look more competitive than we did last week.

Watt has put a really good shift in so far.

Great save

Better than last week though that’s not setting a high bar. The crucial thing is that we have scored first and have something to hold on to and so far we look fairly comfortable.

Beautiful penalty from Andrew WILLIAAAAAAMMMM Hallidaaaaayyyyy!! Get in!!!

Leave politics out of football.

Six changes from last week. Balcombe starts in goal, Thompson and Armstrong on the bench.

The game at Celtic Park tomorrow is in doubt because of some structural damage so it’s possible that our game in Perth could also be under threat after todays storms. On a side note I hope that Fir Park got through today as unscathed as possible.

Some going for a club with such a tiny teeny shoestring budget eh? But that said welcome on board to Luke Armstrong, hope he can provide a positive impact.

With our disallowed goal both Butland and the officials had the ‘cop out’ of Watt jumping with him and as been seen time and time again goalkeepers will get the benefit of the doubt 99 times out of 100 in that scenario.

I’m not wanting to get into the tedious area of budgets, begging bowls and poverty pleading so the only thing I’ll comment on is the issue of the South Stand lower deck. So if the seats on the bottom tier are genuinely gubbed how come we can open that tier for games against Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Dundee Utd in the League Cup?? And if certain seats are damaged then why not block them off and use the rest of the stand? And of course if we know which club and which support are to blame then why aren’t we shouting from the rooftops if that club aren’t paying for the repairs for damaged seats??

He’s not getting sacked and he will be here until the end of the season at the very least. There does need to be some serious conversations and discussions had with him about his football and his recruitment though because what is being served up just now and throughout his tenure is only going to drive fans away.

I can’t remember the last time I was as confident of a win as I am for this one. 1-0 us.