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Delighted for Lennon. He is an impressive young man. His best days as a footballer though are undoubtedly in front of him. We will need to take comfort in the fact we helped him on his way, gained out of it financially, and enjoy watching him develop into the player we all know he can be. Good luck young man!

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No, Im being glass half empty today for a change! 😆😆😆 But we are a great wee club!

Absolutely this. There is still a chance we could break the 50 point barrier, which would be quite remarkable given how shite most of us feel the season has been. Signed up for another year of misery today. Up The 'Well! 😍😍😍

Team selection might be a problem for this one with Koutroumbis now suspended and Balmer, McGinn, Blaney and potentially Gordon all out. Seddon getting some minutes on Saturday was good to see, but hard to seeing him being risked from the start unless absolutely necessary. If he was able to play, he could go in at LCB and let SOD go to RB. If he cant someone is going to have to play out of position. Has Kaleta gone back to his parent club? I had presumed he was injured again but I cant see any update past Feb 24th when the club said he was back in training after his previous injury. Midfield and up front kind of picks itself at the minute. What Hearts will turn up? Just need to wait and see. Be good to at least sneak a draw and maintain our advantage going into the last home game where a win would cement 7th. All to play for. Including contracts!

To be fair to Casey, TJ should have squared it to him for the tap in before it broke off the keeper. He just gets his feet all wrong which, at that point in the game, I can forgive him. Still shoulda scored though! 😆

Aye watched the "no goal" again. The Dundee player IS still offside when the ball is headed forwarded. Its very marginal though and not at all obvious on first viewing. He is trying to close Thompson down though and could be considered "active" but he doesnt play the ball and its Thompsons poor clearance that results in it falling to Portales. It probably is technically the correct decision, but I dont think its a clear an obvious error feom the referee, so if VAR dont get involved, I dont think anyone is talking about it. We defo got away with one. Re the red card, I dont think Koutroumbis has intent to harm his opponent but he catches him really high. Its just a really poor challenge. I wouldnt even appeal that one. Its not of the Balmer variety where there was some mitigation.

Ox was solid. No chance with either goal. The one that stood and one that didnt. Casey was solid. Thought Halliday was the pick of the midfield. Slattery and Miller were a bit hot and cold. Sparrow put in a shift and took his goal well. Voted for TJ as he changed the game. Should have given Dan a tap in at the end, but will forgive him for shooting as we won anyway.

Thank you! 😆😆😆 Fixed it!

Thought it was a decent enough performance today. A bit one dimensional and lacking pace in the first half, but we knocked the ball about ok and created 3 decent enough chances that should have at least hit the target. Dundee did have more shots on target but Ox did well and had no chance with the 2 that did hit the net. Not sure why the second one is ruled out. They are saying offside, but I didnt think you could be offside from a throw in? Much better 2nd half. Maswanhise is the one player we have with real pace and it makes so much of a difference. Slight change of shape second half as well which was good to see. Im liking Wimmers ability to change it up when plan A isnt working. Overall, a great 3 points and nice to be safe with 3 games to go. Will let the Executive Board get moving on our plans for next season.

Was a red card all day long. A very poor tackle. That said, Dundee's defenders got away with quite a lot. They should have seen a few more yellows for persistent fouling. The elbow to the back of the head or in the back in challenges was prevalent.....

His problem is he rarely finds a Motherwell player with a pass. Constantly gives the ball away. His decision making is also suspect. Great assist for the goal though, so credit where it's due.....

I should add, that I dont have any problem with loanees in certain circumstances. For example to cover a short term injury when we dont have a player of sufficient standard on our books (Furlong / Gent) or the player coming in is of a standard we couldnt afford to bring in on a full time contract (Mika Biereth) But the loanees this season have barely contributed, so they clearly havent hit the levels required of them.

100% agree. Kinda hoping that this is one of the main reasons for going for someone like Wimmer who has a strong background in youth development. Otherwise whats the point of thinking outside the box?

No issues with the Halliday extension on its own. As others have said he has earned it with the minutes he has played and some decent performances, obviously we need some experienced heads around. Im just concerned that with SOD and possibly McGinn also being extended we could end up in a similar position injury wise next season. If Wimmer wants his high press next season we are gonna need younger fitter players who wont break down under the stress of what they are being asked to do. With Nicholson, Robinson AND Stama also under contract, the space to bring in new talent is already looking limited. Ward? If he is happy being back up to Ox, I guess thats fine. I would be annoyed if we offer Balcombe a contract as well.....

Hasnt really worked out that way though. Wasnt at the game on Saturday, so cant comment on how he played there. But we have seen precious little of the workrate and determination to do well he showed in his first spell. Not saying he cant be a success again in the right set up, but I wouldnt be falling over myself to re-sign him for next season.

Thats handy information and should be circulated by the club via social media. As a community club we should be doing everything possible to encourage as many people as possible along to Fir Park on a Saturday.

Do you have to contact the club direct to do that? I couldnt see an option for direct debit.....

I will probably renew. But similar to others, because it helps the club as opposed to anything else. No point being pro fan ownership and anti Barmack if I dont put my money where my mouth is. Appreciate it is becoming increasingly difficult for some and making a lot of people stop to think. Ive held off until now just to see what league we will be playing in and how that was reflected in communications....... Quick question, do the club not allow fans to pay their season ticket up on a monthly basis? Ive never looked into it before and didnt see where there was an option to do so. Would maybe be the deciding factor for some if they didnt have to find the cash all at once.....

My point entirely. Its not always how much money you have. More how wisely you spend it.......

I think we could play 4-2-3-1 Ox Johnny K SOD Casey Seddon Miller Halliday Sparrow Slattery Maswanhise Armstrong

Data analysis is obviously important. But it should only be part of the picture. We should still be having a scout getting eyes on anyone identified to see how they actually perform in the flesh. Maybe thats too labour intensive for the the world we now live in, but it doesnt feel right to be signing players we have never actually seen play. Obviously, we arent flying anyone out to Australia, but we should be using contacts to do some of our business for us. There was a reason that managers signed players they knew. They trusted them to be able to do a job. Can you really trust data?

They pay a lot more than half the teams above them. Casemiro is apparently on £350k a week. Dont imagine there are many at Bournemouth on that money!

Balmer also out with a hamstring injury. That probably means the end of his season. Ordinarily wouldnt be that bothered, but with Gordon, Blaney, & McGinn all out it leaves SOD & Casey as our likely centre halves. With Winmer quoting Johnny K as a possible in a 3, it means we are down to bare bones in defence. Incredible when you think about the size of our squad!

Exactly this. If we signed half the players, we could afford to pay for a little more quality (maybe less injury prone) and supplement with youth. We seem to have lost our way in the transfer market.