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3 hours ago, robsterwood said:
When are they going to change that awful twist and shout song after a win. It's a dirge. Not a Beatles fan either but it's rank. Most of younger fans either don't know it or don't like it.
What younger fans?
Its only been on the go since 2015!
I must admit I dont like to hear it sung half heartedly, but at the end of a game after an important win, its brilliant!
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Was listening to Sportsound earlier and Andy Halliday was on talking about Alex Lowry. Used to drive him to Tynecastle every day when he was on loan at Hearts so knows him very well.
His opinion was that he is a very talented player who should be playing at a higher level, but this is last chance saloon for him. Very good in possession and going forward but needs to accept and take on board the need to work back off the ball to help out the team.
Basically said he has told Lowry this, so isnt speaking out of turn, and that every manager he has had cant be wrong about him.
Hopefully the boy takes this on board and we see the best of him. If not, he might be back to Wycombe quicker than he thinks.
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18 minutes ago, weeyin said:
Any time you try and create a standard for something like a seat, it's going to feel a bit stupid. There will be a decent sentiment behind it to avoid being stuck on benches that are falling apart or old wooden seats that are a safety hazard. So they have to try and draw the line somewhere. Inevitably that will make some things look daft.
I get that.
Without knowing the exact wording of the rule, and how that is interpreted, its hard to know where the fault, if any, lies.
But its similar to the debate about the bucket seats. Folk sat in them for years without incident. How did they suddenly become unsafe?
Anyway, the sooner we get to our new Superdome at Ravenscraig the better! 😉😉😉
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23 minutes ago, wellfan said:
I think he’s probably more of a replacement for Just. He’s also been given the number 11 shirt, which points in that direction.
Ive read that elsewhere and maybe we will deploy him differently. But from the highlights reel (limited, I know) he looked more Slattery than Just.
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16 minutes ago, mfc88 said:
The uefa guidelines are published here:
https://documents.uefa.com/r/PxVtjcYr9Ntgwd0wYgq2xw/VwP_y6GYxRLIkBHXeSU3uQ
Skip to article 18 for the seating criteria. For stadium category's 2-4 the 30 cm backrest thing is a requirement. Stadium category 1 is not sufficient for certain stages of the competition, so brian is not just saying what he has to to appease fans.
I agree that it is a downgrade, and its solving 1 problem while creating 2 or 3 more. Frankly, its a bullshit requirement. Will take it as gospel that there was no other seating options, but it feels as though shifting most of the pod stand to the south stand for euro ties would have been a better option.
Personally i can deal with the uncomfyness, but getting in and out is a mission. Here to stay though - only 90 mins every couple weeks 🫠
I dont sit in the POD so cant comment on how bad it is. But the UEFA requirement does seem a bit stupid. If I remember the wooden seats correctly, they were just a smaller wooden bar at the top of the seat as the backstop, but surely its the height from the top of the bar to the seat that counts? Grown adults arent falling thru the hole in between! If that was the problem, surely we could have had some sort of covering screwed on to fill the hole? It would have looked totally "tinpot" but would it have been any worse than the current remedy?
I think it does provide a very good example though of the problems facing the club in respect of stadium maintenance and why a full and robust debate is required over solutions.
The Hunter Stand was an absolute disaster again on Thursday night at half time with people trying to use the narrow concourse at the back to get to the toilets and food outlets, all of which are too small to cope with a sell out crowd. You could hardly move trying to get back and forward to your seat.
If our style of play and associated attendances are maintained, the situation isnt going to go away.
When our stands are only a half or 2/3 full there isnt an issue. But you really notice the difference with a full house.
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Having watched Lowry's highlights reel, he definitely has the look of a Slattery type player.
Very comfortable on the ball, difficult to dispossess, can pick a pass and takes a good free kick / penalty.
If he can resurrect that kind of form on a regular basis, Im all in.
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56 minutes ago, purestate said:
Can’t judge on a single game but I think fans get more excited by sheer pace than the recruitment team. Smart defending will quickly nullify that with strength, positioning and (legal) blocking if the player doesn’t also have good ball control. Seedorf had his moments for us but didn’t really have the skill to back up the pace.
And as for taking players from lowly Euro qualifying opposition the two word cautionary tale is Shane Blaney 😉I actually wonder if Shane Blaney wouldnt have been a good fit for this type of Motherwell side? Injuries aside, he always looked comfortable with the ball at his feet. It was the physicality and defending his box I always felt he struggled with. Not suggesting we go bring him back, but if SOD, McGinn and Koutroumbis can all look good at centre half in this kind of set up, Im sure others could too.
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Will wait until I see how he performs on the pitch before passing judgement, but on the face of it seems like a decent short term fix in midfield.
Not a great fan of loan players, particularly if it benefits a club in our league that is a direct opponent. However, he is coming from outwith and in a difficult to fill position, so if a permanent signing of the required standard isnt available right now, I could get on board with it.
Hope the rumours about attitude are just a load of shite and the boy can resurrect his career with some stellar performances and a bucketload of goals!
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14 minutes ago, Jonesy said:
I'd be surprised if Falkirk were looking to sell him or if he was looking to leave to begin with tbh.
A 30 year old midfielder who has 1 season in the top division with no resale value who you'll get 2 years out of (maybe 3 at the very most)? No, he's not worth anything like £400-500k and if anyone is daft enough to spend that money on him it'll certainly not be us.
Its certainly not our model to be fair. Re-sale value is usually important to us, especially if we are paying a fee for someone. However, with the churn of this seasons squad and the profit already banked, could we be looking at just getting someone tried and tested in that will do a job and stay for 2/3 seasons?
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2 hours ago, Jonesy said:
Hahahaha.
Absolutely not. £40-50k max.
Well, with respect, I dont think Falkirk are selling him for that amount of money!
Do you not rate him as a player? Is he not worth it?
Like I said previously, Ive never paid any real attention to him, so Ive no idea what he is worth.
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Just asked a Falkirk supporting mate about Spencer.
Described him as a "quarterback" type with good range of passing. Reckons transfer fee of £400-500k.
Sounds like a ready made Watt replacement with well over £1m profit on the 2 deals.
I think Id be pretty ok with that.
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For me Greatest Ever Signing isnt about financial recompense. Its who had the greatest impact at your club.
For all the reasons listed above it has to be Davy Cooper.
Quite simply, without him, we dont win the 91 Scottish Cup and dont have the 2 nearly title winning teams (allow me licence) of my generation.
Some of the older guys might point to other players outwith my memory base and guys like Graham, Wark, Marinello, Davidson etc will always have a special place in my heart, but Cooper is still the best Ive ever seen in Claret & Amber.
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On last nights evidence I dont think we are too far away from a pretty decent squad once everyone is back fit (that in itself being a defining factor in respect of how many players we ACTUALLY need).
Keeper wise, I dint see us doing any more business. What we have is what we will stick with.
Defence wise I think we are complete.
Johnny K, SOD, Sparrow are our RBs. Once SOD McGinn and McGhee are back we have plenty CB cover so dont expect any business there. Longelo, Williams and Wilson are or LBs.
We could do with an extra sitting midfielder to cover for Oscar & Lucas if one of them is injured or suspended.
2 creative midfielder types to replace Slattery & Just.
One out and out goalscorer
Possibly another winger for the left side.
So 4/5 still incoming.
After that we can decide who needs to go out on loan.
Thought Booth looked decent last night but Id like to see how he fares against better opposition.
Luca Ross is still young, but thought he was bullied physically by their LB last night when he came on, so jury still out on him.
Didnt see enough of the other academy players to form an opinion.
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I thought Mikey Booth showed up pretty well last night. Looked like a young player that thought he deserved to be there. Was always dropping into space to show for the ball and was demanding it from more senior players. Some good touches and generally looked like the kind of player that will fit our system.
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I think the issue with Wilson is a bit of confirmation bias.
I dont think there is any doubt that before his move to Raith his form had dipped a fair bit. He was making mistakes and didnt look very assured.
The fact that JBA didnt rate him enough to keep him around despite being really short in that position only added to the feeling he wasnt good enough.
I dont read too much into the fact he didnt make it at Raith as he was very unlikely to play in front of Lewis Stevenson, which raises questions about the loan in itself.
Judging him purely on last night, I thought he did well enough. Looks fit and physical, was decent enough going forward and if we had a big fit striker, might have had an assist or two. I was concerned when he was moved into centre back, but did fine there as well.
Of course, you have to caveat all of that with the level of opposition, and he may still be moved on eventually. But right now? Id be keeping the boy around.
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Pleasantly surprised by that last night.
Controlled the game for the most part. Scored 2 absolutely fantastic goals, and should have got 2 or 3 more. Said coulda had a hat trick if he knew how to shoot!
Obviously there were shortcomings. But given how many players we had unavailable I think overall you have to be happy with the level of performance and direction of travel.
Now if we can just get a few players back fit for next week please!
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Fadinger & Sparrow both played well. I was also impressed with Mikey Booth who didnt look out of place at all. But MOTM was Oscar. He really stepped up and put in a dominant performance both going forward and recovering the ball at the back.
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11 minutes ago, Goggles & Flippers said:
For the first time in the clubs history we’re in a position to actually make a strategic decision and have the means to do it/see it through.
Regardless of position on whether to stay or go, this is the most exciting part for me.
I truly never thought Id ever see Motherwell Football Club do anything, other than exist hand to mouth.
The turnaround in 2 years is extraordinary.
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4 minutes ago, Mad Dog said:
Undisclosed at Swansea's request apparently, but it is being reported at around £6.3 - £6.5m.
Plus add ons! 😉
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45 minutes ago, MJC said:
Again, I don’t see anything in Del’s comments that were anything different to what any of our fans or indeed anyone outwith Celtic were saying at the time. It was disgusting and there is not a snowballs chance in hell VAR and Beaton give that decision to us up the other end in the final seconds of injury time.
That award took away a massive advantage that Hearts would have had going into the final game of the season and handed it directly to Celtic who ended up profiting from it when they won the league. As Hearts boss at the time and hearing of that incident and in the heat of the moment it was perfectly understandable that McInnes was angry, indeed he had every right to be. And that’s before you take into account O’Neill’s wee phone chat with Collum about refereeing at the start of May. Had it been us in Hearts position on the penultimate game of the season and Jens had said exactly what McInnes said then would anyone on here or in our support have a problem with it? Would they hell as like!
I get people don’t want to be seen siding with the now Rangers manager, but it’s important not to lose sight of the real issue here. That Celtic were handed the league by a disgraceful decision given against us by an incompetent VAR and a referee who is too scared to give anything against Celtic due to previous grief he’s had from them and their supporters. And yet despite that and the fact that their supporters invaded our park in their hundreds and the game ended with them all on the park on the Wednesday night and they then did the same in their thousands on the Saturday they completely escape punishment for it? Indeed the only ones punished were the ones who called it out including one of our players.
No one is not siding with McInnes because he is now Rangers manager.
Well, Im certainly not.
I think players and managers should be able to give their opinion on decisions after the game. In fact most are contractually obliged to.
The issue here, for me anyway, is punishment.
McInnes has got a more lenient punishment despite going in stronger on the decision than Watt did.
I think both punishments are ridiculous. But they should at least reflect the alleged offence committed.
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18 minutes ago, wellfan said:
It feels like we’re at the stage where it wouldn’t even be a surprise if Matty took his gloves off and played outfield.
Apparently Paulsen started life as an outfield player.....
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13 minutes ago, MelvinBragg said:
More players will need to be players back from injury which I'm not sure is likely. To be eligible to play in the second leg, a player needed to be registered by last night..
I was hoping Manny, Eythor, JT & Cookie might all be fit for the second leg. Maybe even Johnny K.
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I looked this up yesterday because Im kinda sad and wonder about these things, but Hanvar is Faroese for Port or Harbour. Boltfelag means football club. So HB Torshaven are actually Port Torshaven FC.
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6 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
Looking forward to tonight, with a big crowd behind us. I'm apprehensive but optimistic at the same time. My concern is lack of firepower up front but, we'll see. I had hoped to see another midfielder added before tonight as we certainly had enough warning of the likelihood of Slattery, Watt and Just leaving, but thats life.
Same here.
We actually have no idea what level Hanvar are at.
But we also dont really know what level we are at either.
I guess part of the excitement of live sports is the finding out!
Hoping Alfred and our young boys can surprise us!
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