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Van Veen did it

Of course but personally I think we need to get a striker in first - we really need to have someone who is going to batter in 25 plus goals a season -and we don't have that. Anyway here's hoping we get that striker (or close to) and a couple of defenders before the start of the season

To be fair to JBA I think he has to experiment with the starting 11 until he sees the ones that he wants to stick with Although I think Wilson should have been hooked as he's struggling badly Also - if Balmer is struggling - he needs dropping. I personally cannot be arsed with managers playing players who are consistently under performing - we've had enough of that with the last three managers. I'll caveat that by saying JBA is just in the door but if someone isn't cutting it - bench them From where I was standing today Balmer didn't have that much to do. He's probably not good enough but the entire defence are struggling just now as most people are aware I personally think we need a striker before any other positions are filled

Matty for me but when you looked at the official site Slattery put a lot of decent crosses in over the piece

The wee bar was brilliant wasn't it? When I went in there was only about ten Motherwell fans in there but the home fans and the staff were really nice

There were people who were far better equipped for the game than I was today - who still ended up soaked through - my post wasn't intended to be that serious. I've changed my clothes and they and I will live to see another day

We absolutely do need to improve but it's three games into JBA being manager. We need more new faces. I personally think we need a striker before anything else

St mirren weren't playing on a plastic pitch - I completely get your point but I think if we had been playing on grass we wouldn't have struggled quite as much I also think that was a bit of an outlier for St Mirren. When was the last time they scored 8

Could just be co incidence to be fair. He always goes over to the fans even if he's been getting abuse which he didn't get today from where I was standing

My clothes still have this got soaked drying out horrible damp smell - Christ, can't remember rain like that in a long time

I think the away kit looks great on the team. Really like it

Anyway here's my thoughts on today. Positives - Motherwell fc running a bus - brilliant. Thank you The very cheap booze in the Stenhousemuir fc pub (I only had one....nice staff too) Thought fans backed the team really well We won! Sod's hilarious goal Negatives The pissing rain Being vertically challenged (although my view was not too bad considering I'm the height of a smurf) The toilets - although I'm sure there's worse in other grounds.

I agree re him going back out on loan. Think he's lost confidence tbh

Dundee losing now

Sod!!!!

Get in!!!

It's getting worse by the minute

No they aren't - it's awful.

I've never thought the East to be that bad tbh although of course there's always a few folk that spoil it for others.

I did two whole away games last season - also going tomorrow

That was a really nice interview with Matty. You can tell how much it meant to him getting the start

I misread - thought he had picked it up during a game but it was before the Clyde game

I had a grade two calf tear - freak injury at a boot camp - was around a three month recovery. Hopefully it won't re occur - mine didn't - just smashed other bones to make up for it Sorry to hear that - a grade two was horrible - can't imagine what a three must have been like

It's said its going to be a 6-8 week recovery. Why should we write him off?

To be fair don't think the plastic pitch will have helped.