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I think we win this one. Aberdeen pressed us really hard today and we got sucked into attacking the space in front of us leaving us wide open at the back. Jens wont allow that to happen again, so I expect us to be more disciplined defensively and restrict their chances. It will make it a tighter game, but I think we have the quality to get the goal we need. 1-0 Motherwell.

McGinn was imperious today, however, I went for Oscar Priestman. He was absolutely everywhere and always available to take the ball. Took so much pressure off his team mates given how hard Aberdeen tried to press us. Outstanding performance.

Thought our offensive performance was pretty good today (finishing aside) and it was certainly another entertaining game. If I have one complaint, it was that we were a bit gung ho at times and left ourselves open to the counter attack way too often. At one point we had 5 guys in the Aberdeen box and 50 yards between them and our back four with only two Aberdeen players in the space in between! I think that made life a little bit more uncomfortable defensively than it needed to be. I get the teams enthusiasm for getting forward and scoring goals, but our clean sheets have been built on structured possession and that today was back to the Tynecastle 3-3 madness. Overall, still a great 3 points and Im sure Jens will have things tightened up for Wednesday so we dont conceed so much possession/chances. Only 7 points off top place if we win our game in hand. Its still all to play for.....

The defenders grabbed an arm each with Said! Couldbt believe they didnt get carded. Dickinson is no Bargain. But he is a bit of a Hunt!

Jens has done the opposite! Pretty much full strength! Must be hoping to put it to bed early then rotate those that need minutes. Fingers crossed!

His fitness and energy were one of his main attributes. I can only think that one of his injuries has left him unable to get back to his previous levels. Either that, or he is so disillusioned with fitba his head just isnt in it anymore. Sad.

Maybe his new manager was trying to take the weight off his shoulders! 😍😍😍

Think its the Norwegian boy from St Ettienne.....

That has to be good news going into an important double header!

I think the average home attendance is definitely north of 6000. I would guess that under Kettlewell it would have been around 4000. Certainly been as low as 3500 for midwinter relegation scraps. That benefit to the club of that additional revenue over the course of the season cannot be underestimated.

100% Many scoffed when the Well Society/Board stated that outside investment was welcome, but they saw many short term gains that could be made that would put the club on a more stable footing and make it more attractive to investors. Being the best version of ourselves before we reached out for investment from a position if strength is proving to be a sound plan. We now have money in the bank and an asset rich playing squad. How we manage that going forward will be key. We need to maximise the return on our assets now whilst trying to re-generate them to ensure the entertainment factor remains high. Get it right and the future could be self fulfilling. Get it wrong and this season becomes yet another blip in an otherwise mediocre existence. No pressure guys! 🧡❤️🧡

Tommy Coyne in this team though.....

Never underestimate the Jens effect! 😆😆😆

I would imagine Watt and Priestman will start on Sunday. Fadinger back in for the cup game. Its great having a strong squad that allows rotation when required. We also have the majority of our injured players ready and available for the run in. Heady times!

I dont disagree that there is bias. But as Wellsince 75 says above, I think its more institutional than deliberate cheating (Celtic get their unfair share of decisions against us as well.) JP Gordon on the other hand. Thats a different argument. My 8 year old self will never forgive that one.....

Thats such a great watch. Total encapsulates why the Big Man is getting so much love from the stands. He gets the club, and is loving the fact that we have all bought into his philosophy regardless of the fact most of us had never heard of him this time last year. Im sensing he may not be for " the off" in the summer, and that he genuinely sees this as a project that will leave him a lasting legacy and propel him into the reckoning for some really tasty jobs. Win a cup, have a good run in Europe and earn us £10m in transfers. Thats a pretty decent CV right there.....

Im looking forward to Matty Connolly starting and Ward playing centre half! 😆😆😆

1 minute added time in the first half was a joke considering how much time wasting they were doing. Should have been at least 4 minutes. Again not a big thing, but add in all the other small decisions and you get the picture described above.....

Aye, on reflection it would maybe have been more sensible to start him and bring Watt on for the last 30. Oscar really isnt much of a downgrade and more than makes up for any percieved deficiencies with his engine. I love our midfield this season.

Agree with that Tex. He was very good up until his final pass. There were a few he delayed just a little too long and were intercepted, or took the wrong option. He really doesnt like to pass with his left foot.

Raskin is a good footballer. But he is an odious little cretin. Always diving under minimal contact, but always in the face of the referee moaning his face off. I thought that had been outlawed and it was "Captain only" for going to the referee? Just was certainly yellow carded for it last night. McLean isnt our worst referee, but he is weak. He allowed the Rangers players to get away with murder last night and they took full advantage. Thats only fair if it cuts both ways and it clearly didnt (numerous examples above). I love Big Eythor already. He saw the Rangers backline bullying our forward players last night and decided he wasnt having any of it. Some of his contacts with Souttar and Djiga were delicious! His assist for the goal is magnificent as Djiga has him in a stranglehold and he still gets his head onto the ball. I think with him on from the start we win that game and he might just be the difference maker in a cup run. Edit: Jens will have to work out how to tweak the system and who he is dropping in that scenario as JT will probably have to come out to the right again. I dont see us going 2 up top.

We are beating this lot. Be nice to humiliate them before the cup tie just to make sure they dont feel like they have an actual chance in the cup......

SOD was very good tonight and Fadinger was excellent until the red card. But Stephen Welsh was outstanding. Dealt with everything that came his way and scored a cracking goal. The adulation for him at the end was lovely to see. Pretty sure he never experienced that at Parkhead!

Thought it was a good performance tonight, although our attacking players were'nt quite on point with their passing in the final third. Some of that was down to how hard Rangers were working to put pressure on them, but still felt there were a few unforced errors. Thought McLean let them away with murder from fairly early on and allowed their repeated fouling to go largely unpunished. Dont think I have ever seen a Rangers team at Fir Park boot it long quite so much, kick, foul, dive and waste time. I suppose thats a compliment of sorts. Havent seen the red card back. Thought it twas a foul and a yellow card at the time, but happy to be corrected. Overall, a good point. We bossed the team that all the pundits think are probably favourites for the title. We may not be in the race ourselves, but we should take confidence from the performance to fuel our push for the cup. One of the uglies has to go and we have proved we are good enough to beat whatever one is still standing. Bring on Aberdeen......

Eyrhor! Eythor! Eythor! 🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻