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So is Ox going to be the only Motherwell player to make it to a cup final this year? Assuming New Zealand don't pull of a shock, obviously.

Bugger. Take your pick...

Good interview with Mark Reynolds - still a big fan of his boyhood team.

We'll need a bigger squad so we can target that and our proper league title challenge.

Our best chance is next year.

I read the Just story, and it all said was he was on Celtic's radar. I'd hope that was true for many clubs, because if your recruitment team isn't watching the players playing football with the Best Team in the UK (copyright Chris Sutton), then they aren't doing their job. Was good to hear the Chairman talk about our new approach to selling. I have no doubt we will see a few move on in the summer, but not on the cheap - which could rule out the OF.

He was pretty vague last week, but I think he said Johnny K would be available again "in the spring".

Hope you enjoyed the walk!

Don't forget the Walking Football leagues.

I see the Daily Record have run out of people saying "JBA is going to Celtic" and are now running with Ross McCormack saying JBA will snub Celtic and go to the EPL.

You think the players let him win?

I've said it before, but it bears repeating. It's ridiculous that after selling MIller, we improved the quality of our midfield. It's the best combination I have ever seen at Fir Park. Imagine Gary McAllister lining up beside Just, Watt and Fadinger.

If he had a pound for everyone who laughed at one of his jokes he need change for a pound.

Clean sheet for Ox tonight as Kettlewell loses his game in hand to keep Ross County in last spot.

£20m. Could we raise that if we sell 3 of our midfielders + JT?

Talking about transport infrastructure, read this today about Everton's new stadium: Everton are asking fans to complete “experience surveys” after every home game this season. The feedback about the stadium has been overwhelmingly positive, unsurprising given the club spent approximately £800m to build one of the finest venues in Europe, and will shape changes that can be made. The main criticism in the surveys, and from the Fan Advisory Board’s meetings with the club, has centred on the transport infrastructure around Hill Dickinson Stadium.

I don't think it's parochial to look at the investment (or lack of) in the local infrastructure in the last 25 years and have concerns about the likelihood of future spending.

Sell JT ASAP in the summer, because I still think he might be a 9 or 10 goals a season striker elsewhere next season, including Fir Park

The league challenge is ridiculous and every week I expect the wheels to come off. But here we are on Monday after making up ground on 2nd and 3rd and extending the gap to 5th. Making the most of it while it lasts.

Forest Green Rovers, my local team when I lived in England, built a new stadium in 2003. It cost about 5.5 million in today's money. It only has 2 stands (for about 5,000) capacity, so would cost a few more million to add the other two. As part of the construction, they also built a gym, a leisure club, a sauna, a pub and meeting facilities - so it's in use 7 days a week. Because the owner is a bit of an eco-fanatic, it is a sustainable design with an organic football pitch, and solar panels on the roof of the stadium to power 25 per cent of the stadium. The pitch also collects rainwater to be recycled around the stadium and all waste cooking oil at the club is recycled into biofuel. The club introduced a solar powered 'MowBot' in April 2012 which cuts the grass on the pitch. Local farmers use the grass cuttings from the stadium to condition their soil. The area outside the stadium has also been developed into a habitat for wildlife through the planting of wild flowers and native trees. We might not need all the eco-features, but a 4 stand version something like that could be just the ticket. (if they could replicate my favourite local pub, The Ram in Woodchester (400 years old, beer from the local brewery) they'd have a goldmine on their hands).

Outside chance, but has a long relationship with Clarke, so possible. Delusional 🤣

I wonder if that will be one of the proposals from the feasibility study!

I'll never stop finding it funny when Jim Goodwin teams are upset about foul play or bad sportsmanship.

For what it's worth, in his interview in The Herald recently, Whyte said he wanted to continue develop his career with us. (Of course, he would say that).

And if we sold Fir Park we'd likely need a temporary home to play in while a new stadium was being built as it's unlikely any buyer is going to wait a few years.