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The one we missed was Moults disallowed goal!

Slattery being back is a major boost. With him and Goss back together in the middle and willing runners in front of them we should control the game. We need to start taking chances though....

The futures still bright. The futures Hammell!

Maybe it was Callum McGregor.......

With Slattery missing due to family reasons, we are pretty limited in our options in that position. If its not Maguire or Cornelius we are looking at Lennon Miller or dropping Tierney or McKinstry in there. Not sure any of those options would have been the right one going to Celtic Park. Going forward, if Slattery is still out, we might be able to change it up a little and go more attacking. Id like to see what KVV and Moult could do together. Neither is the best as a lone striker, but they are both intelligent players who I think could feed off each other. McKinstry wide getting good delivery into the box could be tasty. I like Tierney playing in the hole but it might mean a change of shape to get them all on the park at the same time.....

Thought the back 4 all did reasonably well considering and Goss tried to make things happen on the ball, but had little help and was largely over run most of the game. Probably give it to Penney as he caught the eye more than the others.

Really need to take the 3 points. Dont care how ugly it is. We need to take something out of this run of fixtures and Tuesday is probably our best chance. Be nice to see Hammy mix it up and start McKinstry Moult and KVV up top and just go for it.

I thought we started the game quite positively which was refreshing to see. But it wasnt long before we were chasing shadows. Not that Celtic were cutting us open repeatedly, but they did have pretty much all the ball and created 2 or 3 very good chances over and above the goal. Conversely when we had it it we couldnt seem to keep it at all. The own goal was a stroke of good fortune but it seemed to give us confidence and I though we finshed the half more strongly than before. Second half I thought we were better. We kept our shape well, really limited their chances and looked more composed on the ball. We got into some good areas, but our decision making and quality of delivery in the final third was poor so we didnt capitalise on our good field position. The red card gave me hope that we might sneak a point at the end, but letting Morris hit the free kick when he should have been nowhere near it was a ludicrous decision. Overall, we got what we deserved from the game, but the players and the manager shouldnt be judged on yesterday alone. We missed Slattery big time and Goss had no one to feed off or help him try and retain possession. Maguire and Cornelius were willing runners, but you need more than that going to Parkhead. Maybe Hammell could have played McKinstry and/or Tierney instead of Maguire and/or Cornelius, but there is no guarantee they would have kept the ball better and defensively it may have left us too open. The positives are we didnt take a tanking and we have easier games coming up.

Gonna be interesting to see what Hammell does tomorrow. Playing negatively and trying to park the bus against Celtic hasnt really served us that well in the past. However, I accept playing an open game and having a go could equally end up with us getting a tanking. Taking care of the ball and trying to limit their possession of it would appear to be the best bet, but thats a lot easier said than done the way they can press you from the front. No great expectations in this one. Happy to use it as a learning experience for the cup game. Anything we can take out of it would be a huge bonus.......

That is good news. Im sure the family will be very relieved. Best wishes to all......

Aye. I made a comment about a big game under the lights deserving a big performance! But the ko is 6.15pm.

Oh, aye. Forgot about the stupid ko time!

Me too. Especially as I will be going to that game! Whilst I dont immediately right any game we play off, I did give up on going to Parkhead ages ago. Paying over the odds for a shite view with a very slim chance of a positive result isnt a productive use of a Saturday afternoon for me. Hopefully we can get some positive results between now and then to get the home end as full as possible. Big nights under the lights deserve big performances.

Get the boy on a 5 year contract immediately!

Glad to see Grimmy get a club. Maybe not at the level he would have hoped, but gets him back in the shop window. I wish him all the best.

He came on as a sub in 71 mins..... https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2022/09/06/reserves-motherwell-4-0-queens-park/

Well thats a bit shite! Hopefully folks will be able to get finished work sharp!

The figures given were for all competitions. Cant confirm their accuracy........

Thats actually pretty decent. I wouldnt have said our record up there was anywhere near as good as that.

As long as he isnt carrying any new injuries we dont know about, if he has had a full pre season behind him, he should certainly be fit for the bench. A 10 / 15 minute cameo will do fine right now.

Which is in itself somewhat mind boggling!

So had a trawl thru transfermarket stats. They only do from season 2001 onwards. The most we have been awarded is 9. In season 2009/2010 we had 8 with Ross Forbes scoring 5 of them, Sutton 2 and Juke 1. A couple of seasons we had 6 but the rest were between 3 and 5. Certainly in the modern era this season is looking at being on the high end of the spectrum already.

Well remembered. According to Transfermarket it was 9. 6 scored. 4 by McBride 2 by Foran. Misses from Foran, Hamilton & Clarkson.

Ross County are a hard team to beat on their own patch. Much like their start last season, their results so far this season bely the way they have been playing. A point would be a decent result. 3 would be outstanding. Maintaining our level of performance and style if play is the most important thing for me. Be nice to see Louis make the bench and get a 10 min cameo at the end.