[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

4 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Or wait and see how well he plays for us.

You did read the line under the one you quoted?

🙄🙄🙄

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

Not really sure Watt to make of this signing! (Sorry Grizzly!).

Never really made any impact on me when Ive seen Saints (if he even played against us).

Will need to wait and see what the Saints fans over on P&B think. Although they did say Bair was shite so......

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

I have it on good authority that Killie are by no means, in a position to pay more for players than we can this season.

They have had to significantly tighten their belts due to the costs of their new training facility and upcoming cost of laying a new pitch.

[Society Consultation]

The above has been a really useful debate.

I hadnt fully considered the implications of stopping my direct debit as I was one of the original legacy members, so I would continue to have voting rights.

I think a balance has to be struck somewhere between fairness to members who have contributed significantly and protecting the Society from any skullduggery.

How about, all new members who contribute monthly will attain lifetime membership and voting rights once they reach the £300 legacy membership fee?

That way, we move forward but are seen to do so in a fair and equitable manner.......

 

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

57 minutes ago, steelman1991 said:

Steve Seddon signed a one-year deal with AFC Wimbledon

Good luck to him. Seemed like a decent lad.

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

1 hour ago, wellfan said:

It’s being reported that Matty Connelly is heading back to EK on loan, which I’m guessing means we’ve offered him a contract extension.

Seems likely.

I see the article said he was going on pre-season tour with his parent club.

Probably makes sense for him to train with us most of the week to keep him involved and he can pick up the extra sessions and game time with EK.

As 3rd choice keeper we would only need him in an emergency.

[The Jens Berthel Askou Discussion Thread]

15 hours ago, weeyin said:

I wasn't commenting on the appointment - I think it sounds like a great fit. I was commenting on the comment.

Hopefully you were commenting on the comment that was commenting on the likely response on here to my original comment! 😆😆😆

[The Jens Berthel Askou Discussion Thread]

1 hour ago, David said:

Known in Lanarkshire circles as "the cheap option."

I realise there is an element of sarcasm involved here, but surely its only the cheap option if you have no plan and you take the option thats right in front of you?

If you have gone to the bother of succession planning the right candidate (IF thats what has happened) then I would commend it.

[The Jens Berthel Askou Discussion Thread]

Seems like a solid appointment and looks like we have followed a similar process to the managerial one to get the right candidate in.

I wonder if there is a bit of succession planning there and we might be going down the old Liverpool "bootroom" route?

Style, identity, promote from within....

Would certainly make things simpler as and when Jens moves on......

[The Jens Berthel Askou Discussion Thread]

Nearly fell off ma chair when ah saw the photo.

Thought Malpas was back! 😆😆😆

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

1 hour ago, wellfan said:

There’s a rumour on Twitter that Wimbledon are interested in Sparrow. Feels unlikely.

Would prefer not to see him go right now when its clear Miller will be away. But I guess we cant be too sniffy about any reasonable offer that comes in for any of our players.

Quite pleased that we have a few right now that could command a fee with Slattery and Maswanhise being the other 2 obvious ones.

Not the Miller millions, but as a club this is our business model and we need to roll with it.

The timing would make things a little trickier for the new manager though as he tries to assemble his squad for the new season.

[Former Motherwell Fc Players Thread]

3 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

He was probably asked about it by a journo. 

Undoubtedly.

There is no way Alexander phones up a journo after this length of time and begs to be given column inches to get something off his chest.

The journo has clearly taken the SK line and decided to try and dig some dirt.

Of course GA could have said, "thats ancient history, I have nothing to say" and clearly didnt, taking the opportunity to have a go, but really? Who cares......

[New kit for 2025/26]

23 hours ago, Pettywulliegrew-2 said:

Bradford Macron away ………….light blue anyone ????
 

Thats very nice.

Wouldnt be upset with that at all.

Petrol blue would probably be more in keeping with our previous efforts, but not sure how historically accurate they really were.

Off course the sponsor is gonna spoil it anyway, so........😆😆😆

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

6 hours ago, El Grew said:

So how many are being kept and who are they?

• Aston Oxborough
• Calum Ward
• Stephen O’Donnell
• Liam Gordon
• Kofi Balmer
• Paul McGinn
• Johnny Koutroumbis
• Ewan Wilson
• Tom Sparrow
• Callum Slattery
• Andy Halliday
• Lennon Miller
• Dylan Wells
• Lukas Fadinger 
• Luca Ross
• Zach Robinson
• Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
• Filip Stuparevic
• Sam Nicholson
• Tawanda Maswanhise
• Olly Whyte
• Jordan McGhee
• In Discussions - Dom Thompson, Matty Connelly

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

1 hour ago, wellsince75 said:

Reads like several players were offered terms.  All loanees should have been returned to sender and those not playing every week who're out of contract should have been automatically released. 

Good point was made earlier re clearing the decks. I don't think we're being strong enough. For me we're far too accommodating to many average Joe's.  Concerning that people are watching these guys every week and think we should continue to pay them.

I can't help but think it's  partly due to being led by a society rather than a single owner. A single owner with their own money being wasted would be less tolerant.   

Having triggers in contracts that keeps aging and average players on the books together with these negotiations doesn't fill me with confidence that we're a tightly run ship. 

No such thing as an average Joe in my humble opinion! 😆😆😆

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

6 hours ago, wellfan said:

Stama probably falls into that category too, unfortunately. Based on what we've seen this season, it's hard to imagine him making any real impact over the next 2 years.

Stama has at least shown he has the talent/ability to score goals at our level. 

Whether he can stay fit long enough to prove that remains to be seen.

I still hold out some hope for him, as he could still be a player that we can develop and sell on.

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

1 hour ago, Spiderpig said:

For me Robinson and Nicholson need to go as soon as they're fit, as they are never going to be good enough.

I dont disagree. I would include Stuparevic in that unless he has had an epiphany and realises he needs to back up his talent with hard work.

Much will depend on when they are fir to return to training, when the window is due to open and whether we can engineer moves for them taking into account our contractual obligatikns to them.

 

[Society Consultation]

4 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

Apologies to the forum. I shouldn't have posted my response to David in public. It should have been in private. I don't want to influence anyone else's answers to the consultation. 

I dont think you need to apologise at all.

Always interested to see others thoughts on these matters. You may be raising something others hadnt considered.

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

Seddon > Thompson.

Only issue was his ability to stay fit.

I wouldnt be offering Thompson a new contract. Good athlete, but not a good enough footballer, even at our level.

Paton and Davor Im cool with.

Letting Moses go also makes sense. He would have been a good impact sub, but with Robinson, Nicholson and Stuparevic all injured we need a couple players who can start games. The others can fill the bench if they get fit.

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

We definitely need a solid DMF.

Whether thats Sylla or someone else, Im not overly bothered. But he has always looked a bit of a "unit" whenever we played them.

Always thought that would end up being Wee Al's settled position. Not sure why he was always seen as a box to box player.

With the players due back in today, hopefully we will get some more movement on contracts soon.

[Society Consultation]

40 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

I get that there's a lot going on just now. A new manager; pre season about to start; the prospect of comings and goings and so on. However, don't overlook the Well Society consultation on proposed membership changes taking place just now. Its a chance to put across your views. 

All in all I found it to be a commendable attempt to update some admin matters. However, I found it to be a bit vague, unwieldy and complicated.  Maybe just me. I found it hard to form a definitive opinion on some issues as I agreed with the overall principle but not the detailed changes. 

Anyway folks its your opinions that matter. Get your  responses in. 

I agree.

Its good that they are bringing in some structure, where previously there had been none.

Being a member of the Well Society should come with it certain rules and guarantees. It shouldnt just be money disappearing into a bottomless pit at the whims of an Executive Board that no one voted for.

I would have liked a little more detail in respect of what certain aspects of the consultation meant, but I guess some if wont be known until its played out and we see how things are operating. Hopefully at that stage changes can be made to anything that isnt sitting right.

I think its another step in the right direction and as long as those on the Society Board keep operating in the present consultative manner, then they will maintain my wholehearted support.

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

22 minutes ago, wellfan said:

Just to be clear, I’m optimistic about the new manager and the season ahead. We just need to get the Miller money in and bring in some quality over the next couple of weeks.

Exactly.

3 or 4 quality signings to sprinkle some stardust on what is, on the face of it, a mostly solid if unremarkable squad.

More Spittal's less Paton's & Davor's.

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

1 hour ago, purestate said:

I think people are forgetting McGinn’s minimal appearances last season were mostly at centre back., Apart from Hearts game he was pretty woeful. Another year older and greater likelihood of breaking down again I don’t see him as a regular starter in the type of game the new manager seems to want to play. 
I think he is definitely one I’d be looking to offload/ loan to championship side and bring in fresh legs. 

Not sure we were watching the same guy. He was pretty much our best player until he got the first injury. Not that he had much competition. 

I agree that there remains a doubt over how much actual football he will be able to play this season but I wouldnt be writing him off just yet.

Even in a pressing team, centre backs dont have to do as much running to close down.

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

30 minutes ago, wellfan said:

If the new manager does opt for a 4-3-3, I wonder if the plan is to move forward with McGhee and Gordon as the first-choice CB pairing, with Koutroumbis or McGinn at RB and Wilson at LB. The latter two certainly aren’t wing-backs, but a traditional back four would likely suit them well. We’ve also got SOD and Balmer for cover.

That formation gives us scope to bring in a few more players in the wide and central attacking roles, as well as an obvious replacement for Miller. Maybe that’s Fadinger?

Anything else? 

If we play a 4 at the back you are probably right in that we dont really need any extra defenders.

If we want to play 3 we probably need one thats better than Balmer to ensure he remains a squad player.

We probably want that flexibility as it would also allow us to deploy McGhee elsewhere if required.

My reading of Fadinger is that he is more of a Spittal type replacement than Miller. With him and Slattery (if we can keep him) together with Wells, Ross and Sparrow we appear to have some decent attacking mid options. 

Still need the Miller replacement and if we can get Sylla that would be grand.

[Former Motherwell Fc Players Thread]

25 minutes ago, steelman1991 said:

 

Shane Blaney signed for Livi.

I liked Blaney. Decent footballer. But positional sense not good enough and prone to the odd howler. Probably too nice to be a defender in the SPL. Wish him well. Just not too well......