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I concur. But McMahon, Dickie and Feely have to go. They are the negative distraction.

Him being a Celtic fan doesnt bother me. Disrespecting the club that gave him his start in the game does. As the captain of the only team to lift a trophy in my lifetime he should be in my top 10 Well players. The fact that he isnt says a lot. I dont hate him. Just dont like him very much.

If only we had someone who could deliver a long throw...... Oh wait! 😆😆😆

Im just gonna keep practising his name until he gets here! STAM-A-TE-LOPOULOS! 🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡❤️🧡

Some very good videos of the boy over on P&B. Looks very good in the air. Finished well with his left and right foot. Seems to have a really good attitude towards the game and both he and his missus seem like really nice people! Clearly we arent paying a fee for him to be a second choice striker, so he must be getting viewed as a first pick. His stats are also encouraging. Obviously a little bit of a health warning, as its the A-League, but when youve been used to fishing around the lower tiers in England, I dont think we can be too sniffy about that. It also puts into perspective the fact that our outgoing chairman was willing to give away control of our club for the price of this guy. Just need a proper Spittal replacement now to back up/support Nicholson and to elect a new executive board and I think we are in decent shape going forward!

Thought Halliday did ok when he came on and Stuparevic looks to have something about him if we can get him fit. But Lennon Miller was MOTM again for me by a distance. His weight of pass at times is just sublime.

All a bit ponderous again today. Thought we started poorly and caused ourselves problems with poor concentration at the back. Two up front certainly helped fashion a few more chances but we didnt take enough of them to put the game to bed and it gave us much less control of the midfield. Still not a fan of 3 at the back without the dynamic wing backs to support it, but no signs of SK going to a 4 even with his current limited options. Still, we got the job done and its another 90 mins closer to full fitness. Just hope some of our injured/new players are a bit closer to a start for next week. Onwards and upwards.....

Its not horrible, but..... The tartan trim on the sleeves is too big. They shoulda made it more subtle like the trim round the neck. Also not too fussed on v neck shirts. And Id pay more to get it without the sponsor!

Not a lot to add to the comments already made. I didnt think it was a shocking performance. But it had training session vibes for the most part and in truth Montrose didnt trouble our defence at all until about 80 minutes. The fact that we didnt press hard enough for the second goal and missed the couple of decent chances we did create was ultimately our downfall. Thought big Oxborough looked decent with the little he had to do. Took one cross ball very competently, made a good save for their first shot and saved a pen. He looks an absolute unit, which is a good start for a goalkeeper in my mind. I thought of all our players Casey had the poorest game. Just didnt look comfortable on the ball. Looks the centre half most at risk once SK settles on who his final 3 are. Halliday looked fitter to me than last season and did ok, but as others have said, neither he nor Paton have the legs to perform that role. Here's hoping this game doesnt come back to bite us. But we will need a different team selection and improved performance on Saturday.

The league cup is always tricky as you have to navigate getting players minutes, no aggravating any minor injuries, whilst at the same time trying to win games and top the group. Already having 6 players with injuries before we started only made things that bit trickier. I would hope as players return to full fitness we will see some changes to personnel. Until then we just need to stay patient and see what transpires. If we go into our first league game with a loan striker supported by Paron and Halliday, then I will start to get concerned. Clyde are a step up from Edinburgh and Montrose, hopefully we will see the same progression from our team. A new signing before then would help improve the mood!

The only one I thought was honking was Casey. He is the week link in defence. Blaney and Gordon were decent and Wilson had a much better game than he did at the weekend. Halliday probably had his best game for us, albeit not a high bar. Lennon Miller best player though by a distance. His range and weight of passing is just sublime.

No but it is being trailed in all the news outlets so likely to be sooner rather than later.

Fair enough. I dont sit in the POD, so hadnt really considered the reasons for choosing to do so. Its a connundrum. But one the WS and refreshed Executive Board will have to consider at some point.

Great news! Now we can get on with the job of making the Executive Board truly accountable and drive forward the positive changes required to make Motherwell FC the best version of ourselves we can be! 🧡❤️🧡

A stand like Ayr United just built would actually do us fine. We dont actually need the seats, but decent facilities, hospitality and some safe standing at the front could work well. No idea what that would cost but it would certainly be cheaper than replacing the POD as is, or indeed moving to a new stadium. As always finances will dictate, I presume .......

I dont doubt that you are correct about the need to move and the timeframe. But it does bring into question the decision to take the Covid loan and spend it on upgrading the playing surface. Its a no brainer over, say, a 10 year period or more, given the ongoing costs of maintaining the old surface. Far less so if a stadium move is imminent/unavoidable.

Given that folks are quoting £20m to build a new POD, £20m for an entirely new purpose built stadium seems eminently more sensible. Not sure how we would finance it but, selling the land Fir Park is on, together with some sort of debenture scheme and some integrated investment with business partners and the local council could make it possible. Certainly Ravenscraig would seem the sensible choice both physically and emotionally if we are to move away from Fir Park. I agree, an Alesund type stadium would be the dream.

£1.4m for Bair plus add ons is absolutely exceptional. Well done SK and the club. Chuffed for the big man. You would imagine its life changing money for him and the chance to further develop and stake a claim to start for his country. For anyone still on the fence re fan ownership, surely this has to influence their opinion?

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Thought Balmer did well, but wasnt really tested. Paton was busy and tidy as always but with frustratingly little end product. Thought young McDermott looked very good when he came on. Went for young Dylan Wells as he was constantly showing for the ball and trying to make things happen. Showed more than a lot of his more experienced team mates. Would like to see more of him in the group stages.

Outstanding business if true. Chuffed for Bair, thats a really good move for him and keeps the wolf from the door for another season. Does that mean we arent in financial danger until 2026? 😉

Hard to judge that performance against that level of opposition, which was really poor. Balmer certainly looks to have the physical attributes to succeed in the SPFL but will need to see him tested more before we know if he is any good. Thought Wells looked decent and is certainly worth another run out. Moses and Robinson both look like they might have something to offer. Apart from that it was a pretty run of the mill early season performance. What was promising was that we looked stronger after the substitutions for a change which was nice. Once our injured players come back and SK finishes his jigsaw puzzle we might have the makings of a decent squad. However much sterner tests lie ahead.

No argument there......