weeyin
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I actually think bottom 6 is our level and my expectations are that we will (and can) better those expectations on a regular basis. I'm not trying to be negative but if we are well clear of the bottom 3 or 4 by Christmas then that to me is a good season - everything else is a lovely bonus!
Kind of the same here. Been following since the 70/71 season, so seen plenty of ups and downs.
For me, in a 12 team league, 10th or better is a success. Not that I don't think we can do better - just that I know how easy it is to slip into the first division once things start to go wrong.
Definitely been spoiled with recent high league placings, Europa runs and Cup runs, so it wouldn't surprise to go a few seasons without any more of those.
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Back page of the Motherwell Times today is talking about this incident, looks like they have contacted United as they responded saying those refused entry were "intoxicated" which was not the reason given on the day!
And again, if the police had reason to believe you were intoxicated, they wouldn't have recommended letting you guys in. I think that's the biggest point in your favour in this whole debacle.
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I agree its shite, but is that justification to not want him in the job?
As I recall, TheLip didn't want McCall from day 1. So it was nothing to do with the OF losses.
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I think Albi does have a point, that it's not too far a leap (rightly or wrongly) for over zealus security to link 'young guys with flags and drum' with last seasons 'young guys with smoke bombs.'
It would certainly be a reasonably defendable position for the security guard in question to put forward.
Not if the police had already indicated that they approved of their entry. I imagine if they had any misgivings about disturbances or smoke-bombs etc. they would have supported the security guard's position.
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If it's the same people (which it probably is due to where smoke bombs have been let off at Fir Park) then you can understand the stewards being concerned about letting you lot in.
What if it's not the same people?
And if there was concern about law breakers, then surely the police were in a better position to deal with that aspect?
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Any business has the right to refuse to deal with a customer, so technically, she does have that power.
Crazy turning away paying that many customers, but perfectly legal.
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He is partying in Ibiza and when I spoke to him last night he was delighted at the result.
I can imagine him partying. No doubt sitting in a hotel lobby somewhere entertaining the locals with "you know, contrary to popular opinion, a weekend in largs is actually a better holiday than a week in ibiza and the clubs are better too. i will be proved correct about this as soon as my aspirin wears off (which is actually more effective mdma for a true dance experience)"
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I like the idea someone posted earlier about writing to Stephen Thompson. If it was me, I'd keep it nice and civil, telling him how much the fans have enjoyed out visits over the years. Then give him the details of the arrangements that were made with the club for banners, flags etc.
Then express disappointment about how after all the organisation was in place, how you were treated and ended up not entering the ground. Finally point out how, in the current climate, alienating supporters and missing out on the gate money etc. is not a great idea.
Thompson seems like a solid footballing man and a smart business man, so he might well take the reasoned criticism on board.
I'm sure someone from the group has already thought of this, so feel free to ignore
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I hope we don't see a trend developing where the team play better away from home, where the abuse levels aren't quite so high.
I think the team is set up to play better away from home, but not because of the abuse levels. It's more to do with the fact that our personnel is more suited to counter-attacking football.
When we have to press against a stuffy defence (as we often do at home), we aren't as effective.
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I wonder what McHugh has to do to get a starting slot? <_>
I'm all for freshening up the team, but it's easy to forget that there is a huge difference between coming on for the last 15 mins of a game, and starting it.
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Just as well Cassagolda wasn't there, Swanson would have had no chance!
I hear Casagolda lifts a great car in training.
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a competent centre forward who is of an acceptable level of fitness for a professional footballer. i thought that was quite obvious.
if we had a striker like sutton, blackman, jutkiewicz, clarkson, porter or mcdonald this season we'd would be in our strongest position in years. nicky law should have been the signing that made us a well rounded team, instead our problem area has shifted from midfield to up front.
There were plenty of posters on here moaning about Porter and Jutkiewicz after their first couple of months' performances. Porter, in particular, was taking stick for being slow and Jutkiewicz for his lack of touch.
Sutton took plenty of stick throughout is 'Well career too.
If Wullie P was in his prime playing for us now, I swear the same eejits would be booing him for not contesting the long balls through the air.
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I think the Higdon and Jutkiewicz comparisons are way of the mark. The Juke may have took 3,4, 5, even 6 games to settle but after that it was pretty clear we had a player on our hands.
Not to all the posters who were on here moaning about how unfit he was, and unable to trap a bag of sand.
Same thing when Porter joined - unfit, yard off the pace, no touch etc. etc.
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To be fair the quote from Yabba I think is a little fib to try and get a club to make a move. Why if you have clubs in Europe looking at you would you basically finish with
For most furriners, "play in Scotland" means join the OF, as they equate that bunch with Championship level teams.
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Them two old c***s came and parked the bus with they're anti fitba.
That's Broon right now - he said as much in his post-match interview.
Another reason I was glad to see the auld man move on. He should never have been with us after his first season because he doesn't have the vision to take a team forward. He's proving that again at Aberdeen. Perfect for the short-term job to stop them being relegated, but clueless when it comes to improving what he has.
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EDIT: I know even less about football than my previous posts suggest.
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And was actually a sneaky handball rather than a header.
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Rangers playing some of their diddy players helped too. Probably wouldn't have helped us, but it definitely helped Falkirk.
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Anything other than an emphatic win tomorrow, against they two auld bawbags, could push me into depression.
That would be most satisfying.
However, sneaking a 1 - 0 win in the last minute with an offside goal would be quite funny.
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Or we could just concentrate on trying to beat teams like St Johnstone and Hibs instead...?
As professionals, we should be trying to get points from every game.
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It doesn't seem to hold Premiership teams back - probably the physically hardest league in the world.
"Hardest League in the World" might be a great slogan for WWE or Rugby, but not a great advert for football. And while many of the top players are undoubtedly great athletes, their athleticism is a complement to their ball skils, not a replacement.
In our last encounters with Rangers at Fir Park Kyle Lafferty gave Stephen Craigan real batterings. The gentleman that he is, our captain asked the referee politely to clamp down on Lafferty and was given short shrift.
We both know that if any Motherwell defender breathes on guys like Lafferty the wrong way, Rangers are getting a free kick or penalty.
I'm with Orinoco on this. We need to be focusing on skill and technique. It's much easier and more productive to bulk up a talented kid, than take a clogger and teach him ball skills. Look at how well Rangers fared against mediocre European opposition this year to see how well their approach works.
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Andy Wa*ker's goal got us back to 2-1 and Smith's header was the equaliser.
Another painful semi-final defeat - there were many around then
Aye, you are right - I got them the wrong way round. It was a peach of a reverse pass that sent Walker in, too.
You are also right about painful semi-final defeats. It did make the cup win even sweeter though.
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And not Walker's equaliser in the same game? Bonner fell for his body swerve so completely he had to pay to get back in! I'm still traumatised by the ending to that game though.
It was a close call, but when Smith's went in, I felt the comeback was on (not that we deserved to be 2 down at that stage).
I wasn't sorry to see the square goalposts get replaced at Hampden after that penalty shoot-out!
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jamie muprhy isn't playing up against the opposistion centre backs.
and as i've all ready said how many goals he scores isn't as important as what he adds to the team. him scoring 17 goals for st mirren last season didn't do them much good did it?
As usual, you are adopting contrary positions for arguments sake. One minute you are saying Higdon is useless. The next you are saying he scored 17 goals last season, but it didn't help the team.
If useless players score 17 a season, I'll take useless thanks.
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The statement doesn't say it's only the Hearts game involved. It says "...it is important to stress that the evidence gathered throughout this thorough period of investigation has involved only one Scottish match."
That doesn't exclude the possibility of one or more English matches. It was just the SFA talking head pointing out that, from a Scottish perspective, there is only one related game.