wellfan

Which position?

As I said above, it’s ridiculous. In the age of the internet and digital tickets, this policy stands out as exceptionally stupid. Those in charge (including Las) should do better.

I think it is. it seems like you’re dismissing the reality of the current form because it doesn’t fit your narrative. I’ve posted previously that 9 points from 15 would demonstrate that he’s capable of preventing another rot. Again, a strange and presumptuous take designed to push your narrative that folk are just overly critical for the sake of it.

I don’t disagree with your point or suggestion here, but none of it would be required if the host club wasn’t being stupid.

I’m reticent to pin blame on Motherwell here. It’s the responsibility of the host club to administer tickets.

What a strange take. It’s possible to be delighted about making it to Hampden and acknowledge that as an excellent achievement at the same time as being critical of a manager who’s been in charge for almost 2 years now. Regardless of current league position, I don’t think many would disagree that we’re in utter disarray right now and things don’t look too rosey ahead. He has December to sort it out. If he can’t, I think it’s reasonable to suggest he wouldn’t deserve another transfer window.

Tickets are for collection only, there are no digital tickets. There will be no option to purchase a ticket from the SMiSA Stadium on the day of the game. If purchasing online, you must collect your ticket from the Fir Park ticket office before 4pm on Friday. This situation is absolutely ridiculous. What about the fan who decides on Saturday morning, say 7ish hours before kick-off, that they want to go to the game?! Maybe they were too busy during the week to consider the game, like most of us are these days. Crowds may already be dwindling with Well fans pissed off this week and not willing to buy a ticket until the last minute, or people may be penny pinching midweek due to Xmas budgeting pressures, and this moronic and exclusionary policy just makes things worse. The internet is not a new fancy technology. Nor are smart phones and smart tickets. Scottish football is truly its own worst enemy.

I feel for Miller. He’s completely hamstrung by the duds around him and by Kettlewell who has made him move away from his best position. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was on the phone to his agent tonight asking to get a move happening ASAP in January now.

We have 5 more games in December. 9 points from 15 will see him reverse our fortunes, but I just can’t see where the next points are coming from anymore. We’re utter shite.

This capitulation isn’t on Miller. He’s merely captain on paper to increase his stock. The buck stops with the manager.

I hope I’m wrong and that he’s shown the door before any further damage is done, but anyone who survives a horrendous run like he did last year is basically told they’re invincible.

Although we're quite clearly in free fall again, he's not getting sacked. The Club is going to persevere again with this donkey at the helm as we capitulate again and then allow him another transfer window again to repeat the same mistakes again, allowing the cycle to repeat itself again. Rinse and repeat, until we're either relegated or season ticket numbers significantly drop.

Conflating moaning with valid critique is a sign of limited intellect. It is reductive nonsense.

That’s one helluva a team sheet. No idea what the formation could be. Is Kettlewell about to pull a rabbit out of the hat tonight?!

This is correct, but it very much has the feeling of marking one’s own homework. Given where we’re at now, and it could even be a condition of whichever insurance policy the Club holds for injury circumstances such as this, perhaps it’s time to instruct an independent review.

Miller’s market value was updated today to £4 million. Let the bidding war commence in January. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lennon-miller/profil/spieler/924857

Something has to be amiss here. We’re either signing injury prone players or breaking players in training. It’s getting ridiculous now.

Perhaps the negative rot has set in and they no longer know how to play as an attacking team on the front foot. It feels like another winless run is inevitable.

Merit means nothing to Kettlewell. For example, Tavares getting on at Hampden over Ebiye will never cease to amaze.

That’ll be St Johnstone away on 18/19 January for the cup game and again the following weekend for the league. What a shite draw, unless you like Perth in the winter.

Based on who we've got available, we'd be as well going 4-2-4. It can't be any worse than starting 6 defenders and still losing.

If now isn't the time, when we're shipping goals for fun and absolutely dugmeat across the pitch anyway, then when is the right time? After another appalling winless run? Or once the longterm injured return and miraculously and instantly recover their previous form? I'm not so sure about that. Kettlewell needs to arrest this slump now, as he certainly won't get away with another poor run again, but he seems intent on continuing to repeat the same crap tactics and silly formation(s), as well as make the same mistakes, that will see the team continue to decline in both their performances and confidence levels. It's pretty obvious to all what's on the horizon should he continue as is, so he'll only have himself to blame if/when he's relieved of his duties.

As promising as Wilson and Kaleta are, they’re not in the mould of Gent or Spencer, yet. Therefore, our back 5 is basically just that; 5 defenders with limited dynamism or consistent attacking threat. Add into the mix a static midfield of Miller as a pivot with 2-3 non-attack minded players around him, and 1 isolated man up top, then we’re absolutely useless. Switching to a flat back 4 would immediately allow a better balance to be brought into the middle of the park, which will in turn lead to a better service being provided for our attacker(s). 4-4-2 or 4-1-3-2 or 4-2-3-1 or something similar has to be the way forward now.

Kettlewell will never switch to a back four for a starting line up. He’s not brave or intelligent enough to do so.

Precisely this. Scunnered. I’m a season ticket holder and I cannot recall voluntarily missing as many home games as I have done this season and last. Unglamorous football will never drive Motherwell fans away, but predictable, amateurish and negative shite will.