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They've made 5 subs and not one of them was Campbell. I hope he gets his chance soon because Luton have been pretty useless today.

Campbell only makes the bench for Luton's Premier League debut.

Although Hibs were pretty decent last night and took their chances well, Luzern could've beaten them by a few if they took their chances and stopped hitting the woodwork. In short, Hibs have a decent attack if they all turn up, but they also have a breakable defence. We should focus on the latter, hitting them early and hard.

Goss to Dundee? Surely not. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/sean-goss-dundee-transfer-target-30667970

I'd hope so. We need dynamic youth in the wing-back positions, which is exactly what Kettlewell built our success on in the second half of last season.

If he doesn't improve, we need to start giving more game time to Wilson given that Souare is only contracted to January. Or hope we unearth another Penney or Furlong.

2-0 and the Hibs vultures to fully circle Lee Johnson.

https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2023/08/04/a-note-from-the-chairman-ahead-of-the-2023-24-season/

The Bair Pitch Project.

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Pretty much this. And we must remember that Kettlewell is a relatively inexperienced 1st team manager, and he will likely make most of his significant rookie mistakes at Motherwell now. I must admit, though, offering a 2-year deal to Bair does seem bizarre given his track record at his age and our desire to cut the wage bill and liabilities. As I said, this type of signing could prove to be Kettlewell's first ludicrous mistake, but he's earned the right to have a go with his 'project' for now.

Our squad was bloated due to the two previous management regimes, but that’s no longer the case and the Board has made it clear that Kettlewell will not be given a similar budget to allow that to happen again. However, given who’s gone out, and noting what Kettlewell has said in the media, I'd assume he's got the budget for 2-3 more signings. And it’s worth considering that perhaps some of that budget will be kept aside to rescue him in January if the ‘project’ strikers fail to do the business in the coming months. There is no need to panic or slaughter anyone yet. OUT Max Johnston Kevin van Veen Mikael Mandron Connor Shields Jack Aitchison David Devine Jake Carroll Josh Morris Riku Danzaki Corey O'Donnell Daniel Hunter Kian Speirs Stuart McKinstry James Furlong Ollie Crankshaw Ross Tierney (loan) Robbie Mahon (loan) Sam Campbell (loan) IN Davor Zdravkovski Theo Bair Pape Souare Conor Wilkinson Jon Obika

Of course people are. It's a football forum replete with shite takes and rumours.

It's just a hunch, and it would be naive to suggest that agents aren't crafty when it comes to engineering situations when a player is unhappy. Perhaps a potential suitor is already waiting back home. But as I said, just a hunch.

I've got a feeling that Efford may be working his ticket back to the USA.

Pretty much, or Fletcher... Either way, KVV was always going to be difficult to replace. Obika isn't the answer and it's too early to judge Wilkinson, but early signs are not promising.

Once Tierney, Shields and Efford are off the payroll, I fully expect Kettlewell to have the resource to bring in a ‘marquee’ signing.

With two years left on his contract, and it being the case that he’s out of favour, this is a sensible move. We now must sign a proven creative midfielder and a natural goalscorer.

We give hIm minutes to allow him to develop. That’s it.

So much crap. Taking Obika off rendered us blunt. Wilkinson is nothing. SOD is hopeless. Slattery fades in and out. Spittal is our best player by far.

What sword?

Why is Wilkinson still on the park?

The team is crying out for width from Furlong and Johnson type players. SOD and Pape not delivering.

They shouldn’t be, but perhaps that’s what’s happened in recent years. Who signed Danzaki, for example?