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Good discussion as always guys but mine cut out before the end. Technical fault?

League - 6th League Cup - 1/4 final Scottish Cup - Semi Final POTY - Connor Sammon YPOTY - Alan Campbell Wishes - Not to lose Carson and Kipre in the same window. Get close to 7 figure sum for both and Maguire/Turnbull to break into the squad. If we could play a wee bit more football on the deck that would be nice!

I agree the abuse he gets during some games is ridiculous and not conducive to producing your best football. My original comments above werent intended to come across that way. More to question his selection as MoM on this occasion. Although to be fair there was very little competition.

Massive difference between giving him abuse and being frustrated by him because you can see he has the ability to do so much more. Especially against lower league opposition.

I get all that and Im definitely not one of the boo boys who were on his back from day 1. Im desperate for him to succeed and I get that playing wing back requires a bit more discipline from him so as not to expose our defence. I honestly dont think I expect too much from him. But there were times against Stranraer and again yesterday where HE was the one not taking up good positions or making the right angles to accept possession when there were acres of space in front of him. Ive also lost count of the number of times where he gets the ball in a one on one and delays so long he ends up double marked. Ironically though, there were times on Saturday when he had found his groove and he was in great positions and his team mates chose not to play him in! Given the lack of creativity in our team we need him to succeed. So hoping the manager can find the midfield formula that will help him to thrive.

Frear had a decent last 20 minutes but he was poor for the first 70. His delivery in the first half was poor and his reluctance to take his man on when he is 1 v 1 is very frustrating. Thought it was telling that when he finally went past his man for the first time in the second half there was an audible cheer from our support. He thereafter went on to have a very good end to the game. Incredibly frustrating player to watch when you eventually get a glimpse of what he is capable of.

Hoping Campbell being out will mean one of Gorrin/Turnbull/Bigi will get the nod. Keeping possession of the ball would make things a little easier on our defence. Injuries at the back may force the managers hand. Otherwise its going to be Grimshaw Rose and Cadden with long balls to Main and Sammon all afternoon.

Gorrin. Showed more composure and control of the ball than anyone else on show.

Pretty poor performance today. There were plenty mitigating factors (wind, pitch, early injury to McHugh). Its clear a lot of our players are struggling for fitness, particularly Hartley. But the only way they will get fitter is playing games (Remember Hartley hasnt played for 7 months). However, we really need to find a formula to try and maximise the performance levels from the squad. Once again today, our tactics were one dimensional and far too predictable against a team that were more than comfortable defending with the ball in front of them. All we had first half were long balls to Main and Sammon who play too far apart to support one another and balls out to Frear who either has no confidence at all or is being told not to risk leaving space in behind him. Second half was a bit better. Gorrin looks comfortable on the ball and dictated the play better. This seemed to give Frear a bit more space and time on the ball, although the number of times we chose to punt long when he was in acres of space down the left was frustrating. Good finishes from Johnson and Sammon for their goals. Good to get the job done but it wasnt pretty and still much work to be done if we are gonna get the best out of this squad and have another successful season.

3 hours ago, numpty said: It does, but of course any kind of abuser is often perfectly charming to and around the people he or she isn't abusing, so other people saying "he's not a bully cos I never seen him do it" doesn't in itself make it any more or less likely that it happened. Thats why I qualified my comment with my last sentence. Nobody knows the truth of what happened other than those involved. The victim got to say his part, so far Robbo has chosen, correctly, not to respond in public. Just thought it was interesting to get another perspective from someone who has some knowledge of the circumstances.

Certainly gives a different perspective to the matter. Laws experience of our manager appears to be more in line with our own, than that of original tweets. Of course who is to say which version of events is correct. I suspect the truth may lie somewhere in between.

Grimshaw. He may not have as much ability as others but his attitude is always spot on and he is always available for the ball.

Given the managers fixation on the number of crosses we get into the box it doesnt seem unreasonable to sign a player that can head the ball. Whether that brings any more goals than last season or is more entertaining remains to be seen. An underwhelming signing at first viewing. Will just need to wait and see what Robbo can get out of him.

Gary McAllister English league title at Leeds. UEFA Cup at Liverpool. Paul Lambert Champions League Winner at Dortmund

A fit and focused Ciftci would be an asset to our team no question. Im happy to back Robbo's judgement as to whether he can get him that way. If he does a 1 year deal with extension options if he produces the goods would protect us a little.

I quite like it. Id even take that as a home kit. Just imagine that our hoop/band is very broad! What about white with claret sleeves and a claret shadow print like our 90s Hummel away top?

Hearts apparently going for the synthetic/grass hybrid next season. Be interesting to see how that compares.

UBH Can you fix that one up?

He also had 3/4 sublime first touches when the ball came at him out of the sky and he took it right in his stride. Unfortunately none of these came to anything but it did allow us to get further up the pitch and alleviate some of the pressure we were under. The big man puts in a power of work. Just a shame he does all his best work outside the box.

Campbell for me. Was the only player first half harrying and snapping into tackles the way I had hoped the whole team would. Thought Bowman played well. Had 3/4 fantastic take downs from the long ball to get it under control and drag us up the pitch. Bigi did play well when he came on and if that free kick had gone in he might have edged it but just wasnt on long enough for me.

1. Check 2. Still room for improvement. 3. Check. Check. 4. Check. 5. Check. Get working on No.2 Mr Robinson. Apart from that same again please.

Delighted for Cadds. Hopefully the first of many young Motherwell players picked for Scotland in the next few years.

Sometimes crazy shit happens. We can but hope this is one of those times.....

4 tickets have been taken. Only 1 left if its any use to anyone.

Fantastic Andy. Tear in the eye. Imagine. Believe.