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4 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:
Ok googled amd its apparently decided on a game by game basis but not sure what happens if one team says yes amd one team says no.
Every club that was offered the option voted against.
Telling......
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5 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:
So you would not welcome back one of our best performers this season just because he might miss a couple of games ie league and possibly a cup final against Celtic, ok then.
I wouldnt have him back now either.
Celtic chose to recall him. They have now chosen to cup tie him.
They will undoubtedly come back and offer him as a makeweight in any deal for Maswanhise.
Id be telling them no thanks. Just show us your cash ( lets start at £4m).
If they still want to loan him back to us at that point and we still need cover, then Id maybe think about it.
But lets do it on our terms, not theirs.
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2 hours ago, texanwellfan said:
Minimal contact from a trip can make you go down but minimal contact body to body is where some players embellish it and go down but again it’s a physical sport amd body to body contact is not necessarily a foul even if there is much stronger contact.
Both incidents involved the defender dangling a leg and the attacking player going over it. So we are comparing like with like......
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40 minutes ago, cambo97 said:
i don't disagree with your comments, I was commenting on the referee's rationale, he thought he went down too easily. I don't think he did and neither should have VAR but they did. We shouldn't be pulling up the referee on saying what he did.
I think his rationale is the problem.
He is saying in his comments you are not allowed to go down easily regardless of the actions of the defending player. (Fernandez clearly hangs his leg).
His boss just went on camera and said that going down easily doesnt matter. The contact justifies the penalty decision.
Both cant be correct.
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51 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
Yes, I'm sorry for the staff at Club 100, who lost their jobs of course, but the premises certainly piggy backed off MFC on matchdays as does the likes of Dalzell Bowling Club. Mrs Baillies was also closed yesterday for some reason and had it been open that might have taken some of the pressure off. Still, MFC would benefit yesterday from busier than usual hospitality sales.
Discussed on P & B would the club be interested in acquiring the now vacant Club 100 premises for any purpose?
Didnt we used to own it when it was The Fir Park Club?
There must have been financial reasons for getting rid of it?
Although, given some of the things that have happened in the past, thats not to say the Club/Well Society wouldnt be interested in taking it back on, maybe as a Community Hub?
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28 minutes ago, cambo97 said:
I would say it's exactly what a referee should be thinking and communicating to VAR, he has to be sure and communicate, he might be wrong but he only has one very quick look. I'll bet there is not one person who has been 100% certain over a decision at the game only to see a replay later and realised how wrong they were. He's giving the reason for his decision, VAR ignored that by looking for arm contact.
Ordinarily I would agree. I hate to see players going down too easily with insufficient contact to cause it, and Id love to see it removed from the game.
That said, its not the world we live in and the authorities dont seem to want to change it, so what are we to do?
The Gassama incident at Aberdeen is actually worse. Minimal contact didnt seem to be an issue there and Collum was of the opinion it met the standard and was a clear penalty.
Its the inconsistency that boils folks piss. And it always appears to be inconsistent in favour of the big clubs.
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43 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:
There is so much assumption that Manwanhise will go to one of the OF. Our media think the OF are the centre of the world. Plenty English clubs will be looking and a couple of rumours that Birmingham City are going to test our resolve with a £4.2 million bid.
A bid of that order would be very hard to ignore because no matter his performances until seasons end its unlikely to generate a return of £4.2 million. Sure his valuation could go higher if we were very lucky. A cup win wouldn't return that kind of money. A European run could but would need to involve group stage qualification and that's a huge "IF".
Its a real dilemma for the club should these kind of figures materialise, glad I don't need to make the call.
I love Maswanhise.
He has really added to his game and his goals would be difficult to replace.
But if a £4m plus bid comes in for him them he will be away.
Hopefully we can keep this squad in tact to the end of the season though, as I think we have a real shot at the Scottish Cup this season. Especially after yesterdays results.
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Thought SODs had a very good first half. Just and Fadinger had good games when they came on.
Went for Oscar for his overall performance, although he did spoil it a little with a couple of slack balls at the end.
Special mention for Said noising the shit out if Big Iacovitti! He is some boy!
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Thought that was a pretty comfortable performance today. Totally controlled the game. Created some good chances and apart from the double save in the first half (which was offside anyway) and the one at the end, we limited them to pretty much nothing. Given the squad rotation we should ve absolutely delighted with that.
Of course we looked better after Just, Fadinger and Longelo came on, but I think it would churlish not to appreciate just how far we have come in such a short space of time.
This time last year Kettlewell was still our manager and we were getting pumped 3-0 off the very same Ross County.
Right now we havent lost a goal at Fir Park since October and we have only lost 3 in total since the Cup Semi Final.
Enjoy.
Stiffer tests are around the corner.
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2 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said:
Given all his talk about developing a winning mentality in the squad, I dont see any way Jens doesnt go with the strongest team available.
If he does he sends out totally the wrong signals and lets the players know he isnt actually serious.
Not gonna happen.
Holy shit!
Seriious Stuart McCall vibes about that lineout!
Hopefully Big Jens has called it right!
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7 minutes ago, wellfan said:
Most of us can probably agree on this. Scrap VAR and have referee observers review games afterwards, call out mistakes and inconsistencies, and actually hold officials accountable. Let the game flow and deal with the bad officiating afterwards.
Same thing will happen.
No action.
But at least we would be doing without the unecessary delays and spoiling of goal celebrations!
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Given all his talk about developing a winning mentality in the squad, I dont see any way Jens doesnt go with the strongest team available.
If he does he sends out totally the wrong signals and lets the players know he isnt actually serious.
Not gonna happen.
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5 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:
I was chatting to some of the Celtic lads, their vieq is he's been at Park Head long enough, played more than 40 games and didn't cement himself as a starter.
They want to look forward and don't feel he's the solution given he's been tried and tested.
Perfect - bring him back to FP , sign him perm in summer.
Captain Welsh for MFC please.I had hoped this would be the situation also. Then I found out he was contracted until 2027.
Dont imagine he will be keen to throw away £10k a week, no matter how much he is enjoying himself.
Unless Celtic are happy to get him off the wage bill and we can give him the nominal transfer fee?
I suppose there are always ways to get deals done if both parties want it.
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10 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
From the litle I heard from the clips, there seems to be a lot of inconsistencies in the comments between incidents i.e. was there contact yes or no/there was contact but very slight. Also a lot of shouting from the VAR team. On that evidence, I'm far from convinced that its a logical and consistent process and thats before we get to the technology.
The technology is definitely letting us (and the officials) down. But I guess thats what happens when you pay for "VAR LITE".
But I agree with you. The inconsistency in decision making is the really frustrating thing.
Not just from game to game with different officials. But also different games referred by the same official.
(Yes Mr Dickinson we are looking at you!)
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5 minutes ago, wellfan said:
We’ll probably both agree soon enough they’re busted flushes.
If the big Viking signs, Im happy to agree now! (Unless of course he doesnt actually run around smashing anyone and also cant score goals)
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9 hours ago, SteelmaninOZ said:
No stills?
Funny that!
When you see the Gassama one before it, it really brings into question how "honest" some of these mistakes are.
Never bought into conspiracies before as both uglies benefit from decisions but Fadingers is a pen all day long in the modern game.
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1 hour ago, Spit_It_Out said:
The thing is with AP he has missed a ton of proper goal scoring opportunities like sitters by the barrell load so he isn't doing what he is been hired too do so needs to be replaced.
I dont recall all these chances Stama has missed?
Yes he has missed key chances, ones that would have won us more games.
He has also missed a couple of straightforward ones.
But tonnes?
I dont think the evidence is there for that.
Its clear though Jens has made his assessment and he feels he needs someone different.
So best cut our losses and try get our money back.
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34 minutes ago, wellfan said:
If either of Stama or Hendry goes this window, it’s Stama. He’s 18 months into a 3-year deal and clearly not up to it. Hendry’s only 6 months into a 2-year deal and probably deserves a bit longer, but I’m not convinced he’ll come good.
Given Hendry is injured, I think you are correct.
I know we have danced this dance before, but Stama was injured for the majority of his first 12 months, so although your logic in respect of contracts is sound, I dont believe in football terms there has been a lot of difference.
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The frustrating thing for Stama is he was bought by a manager to play a particular style and that manager then played him up top by himself rendering him impotent.
He now has a manager who plays a possession based low risk game, again rendering him impotent.
He would actually be a perfect fit for St Mirren alongside one of their giants.
The amount of thru balls and crosses a Robbo team puts in the box would have his numbers looking pretty good.
Regardless. Its clear Jens isnt for changing (neither should he) and a striker that fits our current style will be incoming.
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6 hours ago, FirParkCornerExile said:
I'd be disappointed if we only hit 5000. Our home support this season has been sitting between 6000 and 7000. Prices are decent and the Scottish Cup is the premier Cup competition and one of two trophy that are not completely out of reach.
I guess with it not being on the season ticket and against lower league opposition, its not a huge draw.
However, we havent been at home for a couple weeks, so hopefully a few last minute walk ups.....
The Scottish Cup was always traditionally well attended. Like you say, with the pricing, you would hope for a decent turn out.
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9 minutes ago, twistandshout1983 said:
Exactly my thoughts . Been a brilliant season so far
Do we even have a song for Jens yet?
Repeating it from first minute to last would send Kettlewell the message without uttering his name.
Make it so.....
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57 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:
Not for me, we paid £250,000 for Stama, the Shaun McSmimming of strikers. Hendry cost us bugger all.
And has delivered bugger all.....
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18 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:
Surely you mean 'can get himself right'? 🤣🤣
Aye! Of course! Fixed it! 😆😆😆
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Whilst Im happy to accept that Stama hasnt worked out and is probably on his way out the door, I think, of the two, Hendry is the more disappointing signing.
He has plenty of physical attributes, but his body language at times betrays him. Possibly because his body just isnt right and he has been struggling, but nonetheless, he hasnt brought any more to the party than Stama.
Hopefully he can get himself right and contribute more, but at the moment, I dont see him as more than a back up......
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