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Not that it matters now but I was reading something earlier that said it was nick montgomery of central coast mariners,was the other contracted coach that we had spoken too.

There detached from reality that lot up there.there watching a team that has the likes of hayes and mcrorie in being managed by jim goodwin,what is it there expecting exactly that centre half that's there captain,he looks good value for some comedy moments this season.

Same again,start on the front foot and be positive from the off,if we do that then there's no reason why we won't win next week.

Spot on,we don't have the best players in the world but at the end of the day there professionals,let them go and play and do there thing,that was definitely a team playing with the shackles off today rather than the guff being served up under alexander.

We will win and lose games along the way but that team today atleast had a bit of identity about them and something that as fans we can buy into and get behind.

You would think they would be used to get beat off us by now

That was the best we have played in a long time,that was really impressive.we actually looked like a team in and out of possession,our defensive shape was spot on and what a difference it makes getting bodies forward.if we can add a bit of quality to what's there then we should have no real worries going forward.

Ya dancer,how good was that,trust us to bring the sheep shaggers back down to earth

Old frailties coming back to haunt us there

He has been excellent,it looks like he's enjoying having the freedom to get up the park,where before it looked like he wasn't allowed past the half way line.

That's a team that's been allowed to go out and play with freedom,spittal and cornelius getting forward and shields getting into threatening positions,shame we conceded before half time but that has been very encouraging so far.

Hammell has said we need a couple of attacking options,hopefully one of them is an out and out striker.van veen is decent enough for our level but the problem is were relying on him far to much,to be coming into a new season still relying on a 31 year old isnt good enough,I genuinely think if alexander stayed we would have signed another efford or shields type and still had to rely on van veen.hes inconsistent to the point where he's good one game then totally anonymous for the next three,throw in any injuries and inevitable suspensions then we simply have to sign another striker,a proper winger with a bit of pace would be ideal as well.

Agreed,as things stand lamie is our most reliable centre half,we would just be creating another problem by moving him to left back,him and mugabi should be nowhere near the full back positions.im not a big fan of a right footer at left back but would be happy enough to go with either odonnell or mcginn there as back up to hopefully a new signing and one that's better than McGinley or Carroll.

He wouldn't have been my first choice but he will get every bit of backing from me.i like how he's mentioned yet again that we need new players and that he's been identifying targets in case he got the job,he clearly feels the team isn't good enough which is absolutely true,let's hope he gets the right backing from the board to make that happen.

He seemed to be hated by pretty much fans of every club but lennon never really bothered me anytime he played or managed against us,he was actually quite complimentary at times about us,maybe that was down to him having an association with the club in his younger days.he would be mad to want to come and manage in scotland again and put himself in the firing line of all the shit that would come his way,even managing a club like ours there would be no escaping it.

Your not a motherwell fan

I've no idea mate other than hammell and valakari,the other two that are meant to have mad the cut,it's all very quiet.it did say the likes of lambert,thomson and duncan ferguson who were all getting a mention,none of them were ever being considered.

Lambert isn't one of the final 4 according to a couple of media reports today,neither is kevin thomson which is a relief.

I'm the opposite,I would rather see us spend compensation if it means getting the right manager in than using it to sign another player,granted we do need players brought in but hopefully the new manager can get more out of what we have for starters.

I think we're off the hook on that one, we'd need to approach st Mirren first, and I doubt that would be kept quiet. I think your right there to be honest,I just seen the words under contract and automatically thought of robinson.i don't know if it's just me but the whole process seems to be very quiet this time around,which is never a bad thing I suppose.

If that's true,let's hope the other that's under contract isn't robinson.

If O'Donnell was dropped cause of his performances then fair enough but if it was for another reason then we had to watch mugabi lumbering about at right back then I would say that was determent to the team,things happen at clubs all the time but they can't be allowed to fester on especially at clubs like our where we need every player on board,we can't have players sitting in the stand because of fall outs.on the meeting that O'Donnell was meant to have had with the players,I don't have a problem with that you hear that happening quite often,the players should be able to sit in a room and air any grievances and get to the bottom of why things on the pitch aren't going well without the manager being there.

Were definitely in a bad spot right now but let's not hold up the likes of livingston and ross county as some sort of yard stick,no disrespect to either but we're a far better club in every way than those and a few others in the league.theres no doubt wevr had a shocker for the past few months,from selling watt to a rival and then the form since january falling off a cliff,in hindsight alexander should have went at the end of the season,we went into a european tie so under prepared it was criminal but the season can still be salvaged if the people at the club keep calm and get the right man in,were in desperate need for some players but not just any players we need atleast 2 or 3 that will make a difference.on our recruitment it's been all over the place for a wee while now,this summer's signings seem lazy at best,morris is 30 that's previously worked with alexander but he doesn't look cut out for the level were at,spittal is nothing more than an average spl player,we sign him then play him in a different position to the one that he caught alexanders eye in playing for county.signing mcginn would only have made sense if odonnell had left,maybe we were trying to move him on but now we're stuck with 2 experienced right backs,it should have been one or the other with Johnstone getting some game time to see if he could be the successor.weve been down a hole before in between managers and it's turned out ok,there's no reason why it can't this time but there's definitely a big few weeks coming up from us.

That's both hammell and odonnell said that bringing in players is more important than a manager,as fans we all know we need some better players brought in but I just found it strange that both have came away with that statement,it sounds like it's both saying what we have isn't good enough rather than that were short of bodies.

Spittal wasn't needed,nor does he fit in,the same goes for morris plus he doesn't look upto it at this level.mcginn is decent enough but I still think it was a bit of a strange signing.the recruitment has been a disaster so far this summer.