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I vote for Scooby-Doo and leave it to the interested reader to figure out for themselves.

Credit to The Record journo who managed two (short) sentences on the new appointment before mentioning Rangers.

Who exactly do you think we could have hired that would work out?

That sounds a bit stalker-ish.

I see he used to play in central defence, so fingers crossed there too.

Well played, Motherwell. Well played (says every bookie in the country).

The transfer window's closed right now and doesn't re-open until the 16th - thanks to the finagling of a short, early window to allow the World Club Cup teams to buy even more players before kickoff. Regardless, I'll be much happier to get a good manager at the end of June than an average one on Friday. We're in this for the long haul. If we're talking to currently employed managers (which our CEO hinted at), or bringing in someone who needs a work permit, that takes even longer.

So our new gaffer is French?

An agent's dream.

I know it was in the USL, but at Tampa, he had the highest xG and most touches in the oppositon box in the League. I expect coaches to be a bit more flexible these days and, to some extent, they tend to follow trends. The high pressing style is a more recent trend, as is the short passes out the box. 10 years ago most coaches were doing neither, but now almost all of them are doing the latter. Like most jobs, if you don't develop your own skills you'll get left behind.

I might be misremembering, but I thought Neilson was in charge during the spell Hearts were subject to a signing embargo and his first stint in the Championship involved playing youngsters. I think he was also head of Hearts Academy at one point.

Also Craig Brown and Mark McGhee. Agree about Wallace. Quite the contrast to Davie Hay from the previous season.

It can certainly be a stepping stone - Liam Delap just got a big move from Ipswich to Chelsea after their recent insta-relegation. I just saw him going to a title contender in a European league. Although Sunderland has the potential to be successful if they can make it past the first season in the top flight. 10mill would be some fee though.

According to The Record: "Sunderland 'preparing' £10m Lennon Miller bid as Black Cats 'quietly confident' of landing Motherwell ace" Great money, but not the team for Lennon if he wants to play Champions League football. More likely to be struggling to avoid relegation.

I'd be OK with Neilson. He has a decent track record in the Premiership, he has experience developing youngsters with Hearts, and he likes to play attacking football. (And as an ex-full back, might know how to organise a defence).

Red card in a friendly isn't very sporting.

Given Morecambe finished 24th from 24 and lost their League status, I imagine the new position is leaning on the counter at the job centre.

It is back luck, however, when you do your due diligence with the candidate, explore their domestic situation and get their buy-in to the needs of the job before they sign the contract. In the footballing world, it's not unusual for managers to live apart from their families. Even Robinson used to fly back to Northern Ireland most weekends after the match and McGhee used to trek back to Brighton on a regular basis (which probably took longer than flying to Germany). It's not risk free bringing in someone from overseas, but neither is hiring someone from the south of England.

That's true, but the new manager's brief should also include "mutualling" any contracts for players he doesn't want.

He was a class act tonight. Delighted he was able reproduce his quality and range of passing. Must be worth at least another half mill after that.

Nice assist from Miller there...

Happy to see him secure a starting spot. Hopefully the European scouts are watching.

Heading off down south because someone asked him to mark Norway? Good luck to the man. Liked his attitude, energy and enthusiasm, but not a fan of his actual defensive abilities.

Professional football is supposed to be entertainment. Would be very boring if we didn't have some heroes and villains. Davie Cooper, Michael Higdon, Faddy, Skippy - to name a few - all loved playing up to the crowd.

We never complain about players who are true masters of the dark arts, because they are the ones who are never seen.