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That leaves us a bit short on goalkeeper options surely? Unless Ox is due back.

I am yes. You okay Chief Admin?

They don’t have to tell us what the problem is, you’re right about that. But if there is one then I want to see them sort it out because I’m sick reading the words “speedy recovery” on our social media platforms about whoever the latest lengthy injury is about.

It’s possible that it’s down to a bit of both as as I’ve already said we played well on Saturday. However we only drew and it took a late equaliser for us to get that draw. Had that been a Dundee Utd or a St.Mirren or even a Killie playing Rangers the other night they would have beaten them, I’m quite sure of that. And Rangers for some reason tend to do okay in Europe but struggle against Scottish Premiership sides especially away from home. This Saturday against St.Mirren will be a big test for us and more of an indicator of whether we have improved or not.

I don’t know, that’s why I am asking the question and would like others within the club to ask that same question and look at our training methods, facilities etc. Because I refuse to believe that having so many players picking up injuries that result in lengthy layoffs is simply down to bad luck and anyone who thinks that it is is kidding themselves on. Yes players get injured. But that’s not my point and not my issue. It is the AMOUNT of injuries that we pick up and the LENGTH OF TIME that they are then out for that is the issue here. It’s been going on now for too long and happened to too many players now for it simply to be shrugged off with “players get injured”.

Absolute joke. Serious, SERIOUS questions need to start being asked about our recruitment of players and/or our training methods. This is not down to bad luck.

A lot of folk getting carried away over one good performance at the weekend there. We did play well against Rangers, but they were bang average at best and we still very nearly allowed them to slink away with all three points. Our glaring weaknesses at both ends were badly exposed with the goal we conceded and our powderpuff efforts in the penalty box up the other end of the park and that will continue to cost us unless we address this asap. And if Rangers play as badly as that on a regular basis then they will be dropping plenty of points this season so I don’t think we can read too much into Saturday’s 1-1 draw. We will be bottom six this season, whereabouts in the bottom six only time will tell but I have my concerns and I still don’t believe that JBA will last the season with us. And we will do nothing of note in either cup.

Yip this one has draw and a shitfest battle written all over it. 1-1 with an unlikely scorer ie. Gordon or SO’D

An excellent second half performance yesterday and a point was the very least we deserved and indeed I’m actually a bit disappointed we didn’t win because it would have been thoroughly merited. I didn’t see the equaliser coming mind you and until it did it looked like the usual Motherwell v Rangers game at Fir Park where we do everything except score and they sneak away with the points while we’re left consoling ourselves with hard luck stories. But it was a great piece of skill from Longelo to create the chance and he finished well when it came back to him. So all in all it was an enjoyable performance which I can happily recognise because we managed to get something from the game. 👍

We never learn how to defend crosses into the box

That’s fair enough. It’s just not for me though.

Kettlewell’s Killie threw away a 2-0 lead at home to Livingston and drew 2-2. 😂

Because a defeat is a defeat. There are no positives to take when we lose. It is that simple. And in the case of games at Fir Park against Rangers I’ve seen far too many narrow “so unlucky, we played so well, if only x,y or z happened/didn’t happen” for me to take any satisfaction out of a narrow loss to them. I’d much rather we played shite but won.

I don’t see it being anything like 0-7, more like a narrow 1-2 loss that’s frustrating in that we ran them close and could have got something but ultimately didn’t, followed by the usual patronising ‘plaudits’ about how it was a “spirited performance” and “we can take so much more from that than they did even though they won” and so on. Basically the kind of pish that Tam Cowan regularly comes out with when talking about Motherwell.

It wasn’t Stuart McCall/Terry Butcher levels of talking us down before these types of games but I wasn’t too impressed with that either from JBA. Our “Great wee club” syndrome starting to creep into his mindset?

Im sure I read that the plan was for it to officially open on day of the Kilmarnock game on the 30th Aug.

A lot of pubs ‘weather-proofed’ their outdoor spaces during Covid when they were only permitted to open outdoors so I’m sure it could be done.

Well I see Rangers drew 1-1 tonight and progressed to the next stage of the Champions League. A good result for them and our Andy (Halliday) looks pretty chuffed in the studio. It’s always better for us facing them on the back of them having a good result rather than them losing and having more to prove.

Well regardless of whether it was driven by defiance or just plain support for their club, Rangers fans did turn out in big numbers when they were in the lower leagues.

It’s a good draw and one that is winnable. Obviously it’s Motherwell and you can never be sure but I have a good feeling about this one. Hopefully this will be 3pm on the Saturday.

Yeah but this is 2025 so…. 🤷‍♂️

And guys like Chris Sutton and Neil Lennon etc who have been involved in conducting the draw over that time have helped Rangers avoid a Premiership team somehow? Yeah?

I didn’t think your response was anything other than tongue in cheek to be honest. But the post I quoted appeared to imply that the draw was fixed for Celtic and Rangers to get the easiest draws possible. And I’m asking how they think that that is possible. Given that there have been so many individuals who have helped conduct these draws and given that if there genuinely had been any kind of ‘foul play’ then none of it would have been leaked onto social media in some way or other? It just sounds like alot of nonsense to me. Alot of “boo-hoo that’s no fair but ah canny really show how it’s no fair” whinging to me.

And how do they fix it for that to happen? Considering that Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs and Dundee Utd were all seeded so they couldn’t have drawn any of them so that limits the sides they could have drawn. But “hot/cold balls”!?!?….Really? Does anyone seriously, SERIOUSLY believe that nonsense? Because if there is anyone who does then I would love to hear how you think that that works and how the Scottish football authorities could pull that off without giving anything away…???

St.Johnstone away. One of the better ones we could have got and a chance to avenge for that horrendous day up there in January this year.