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2 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:
Not worth a thread on its own but we're playing Ayr United today in a bounce game to keep us ticking over.
Let's hope it's an honest game with no cheating.
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If you want a good laugh, check out Cédric Kipré’s save last night.
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McCausland is a wimp, and Clement is a dismissive flesh-covered robot.
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4 hours ago, thewelllfan said:
Theo Bair- Keep unless offered 500+K
If he accepts an extended deal and his form continues into next season, there's no reason why we shouldn't expect his value to climb into the millions.
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He knows his way around Norway, has played many games, and scores goals.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moses-ebiye/leistungsdaten/spieler/526361
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3 hours ago, Fergie79 said:
Scott Burns sounding like Stephen Robinson in his assessment of Moses.
“Ebiye would enhance his frontline options as he can play through the middle or on either flank.”
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1 hour ago, Mad Dog said:
No chance Bair has any Scottish blood is there?
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/theo-bair/nationalmannschaft/spieler/501709
He also discusses his national team allegiance on a YouTube Q&A alongside Paton.
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1 hour ago, joewarkfanclub said:
Some of that close contact stuff is pretty impressive. I love the bit where Lundstram tries to tackle him and just bounces off! Brilliant.
Yes, the likes of Lundtram, Goldson and Souttar will still be having nightmares about being bodied so easily this weekend.
6 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:For a long time we played hoof ball under several managers. Now we are playing thru balls behind the defence for Bair to run onto.
I always said that his best game is when he's running onto the ball because it kept it simple and allowed his power to dominate, but it also looks like he's improving his technical hold-up play, which is another positive. It's also clear that he thrives with Vale and/or Spittal (or An Other) playing the attacking role alongside him.
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This short highlight video demonstrates how much he's improved his technical game and learned to use his strength against tough defenders. He'll be getting called up again by Canada if he continues on this path.
As a critic of him getting a 2-year deal, which I would say was justified criticism back then, I'm delighted to be proven wrong. With the odd blip here and there, he is continually improving, and it looks set to continue.
We should extend and enhance his deal now to maximise any potential fee we may get for him and as a reward for all his hard work because I imagine he's probably one of the lowest earners at the club.
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1 hour ago, Richie said:
As an aside, have the beer fear for the first time ages. Excessive celebration, but some buzz yesterday.
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I imagine many of us are hanging out our arses today. I know I am.
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Rodgers is an odious prick. Get it right up him.
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20-year contract, with only 10 announced.
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Mugabi. He contained Dessers relatively well today. Fair play.
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Top 6 here we come!
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Outstanding. I take it all back 🤣
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Is Casey an Irish Catholic?
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2 minutes ago, MJC said:
Just get VAR to fuck. An absolute scourge on football.
It's re-refereeing games. That's the problem. It should only be used to double-check goals, offsides, and cards. Eg. Hawkeye in Tennis. It doesn't re-umpire incidents and break down rallies. It only makes calls on line decisions.
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Had Silva and Casey collided like that anywhere else on the park, it would've been waved play on. The amount of scrutiny they get from VAR in favour of every incident is beyond belief.
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Officials desperate to give that, as usual.
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The ref is going to be our downfall today. Couldn't have asked for a better first-half performance against this mob, though.
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3 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said:
I think the WS has had a bit of a reset with the recent elections.
A lot of younger board members with fresh ideas of how to improve things and make it better.
Together with a reset on the Board proper it feels like a great opportunity for the club to re-invent iself and make the changes necessary to move forward successfully.
This is what I am hoping for. I don't want to lose the Society.
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1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said:
If we're going to sit back and defend, we should take a leaf out of Livi's book. Have we the players to do it though?
Centre backs sit deep, wing backs defend crosses out wide; midfield earn their keep by defending 40 yards out and striker(s) closes down advancing defenders.
It sounds good in theory!
I think it's a go-for-broke type game, where we should focus on our attacking game by starting Bair and Vale to keep the ball up the park because we will likely badly lose if we try to concentrate on our poor defending game.
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23 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
The club directors now need to act quickly, and in tandem with the Society. The shareholders and Society members need to be told basic details of the bids, these 2 and any others, very quickly. I do understand that some details might be commercially sensitive. In the meantime, the Society needs to get cracking working up its proposal.
To me, there's no point whatsoever in continuing with lengthy negotiations on the leaked bid (if they are accurate) only for the Society members to chuck them out en masse. We don't want to get to the point of having to vote on detailed proposals in September, August, July or even June, only for the membership to deem them totally unacceptable. What then? The Society will need time to work up its plan.
To those Society members against any outside bid, I'd say don't worry. I'm confident that the vast majority of those who voted in favour would reject any ridiculous offers. The recent vote is only advisory and is no way at all binding.
I'm not usually one to sound like I wear a tinfoil hat, but I'm a little worried for two main reasons.
- The longer the lack of a permanent CEO, failure to communicate appropriately, departing Chairman, and begging for investment fiasco go on at the MFC Board level, the more I question its motives, governance, decision-making, etc. I'm sure McMahon and Weir won't do anything to harm the Club deliberately to suit their interests, but mistakes and rushed deals can happen when individuals are compromised/scunnered/leaving/etc.
- The more information we find out about the Well Society's numbers etc, the more I question its ability to undertake its function appropriately. There are many unknowns and concerns about it, which is not what we need when deciding its future role in the Club. However, that may change with the new WS board members, but it could be too late.
Can anyone alleviate my concerns with a better perspective, or do we need a complete reset with/without the Well Society? We know the MFC Board is being reset.
For transparency, I voted against the WS losing its majority shareholding because I believe we need fan ownership as a controlling interest at the table. I am not against bringing others to that table, however, but would they want to invest for a minority stake and voice? Probably not. So, for me, it's either the WS or not now, but it doesn't look like the WS is a financially capable or well-structured enough entity at this stage to take the lead.
As I said above, though, others may be able to ease those concerns with further commentary on the reality of the overall scenario.
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McGinley has signed for Ayr United.
Theo Bair
in Club Chat
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'From zero'
Brutal.