wellgirl

My injury record is far worse than Obikas... 🤣. Id like to say I'm joking but no. I think Motherwell should give me a job given the amount of bones I've broken (a lot). 🤣🤣. Thank you.

Jon Obika... If you are reading Steelmen online.. All the best to you in your new coaching role 🤣🤣🤣.

And they call Kettlewell an overthinker 😜

Kettlewell has always had very good things to say about Obika. If he sees him as an asset then I hope it works out for all parties.

Of course there is that.

Thanks pal..

Did we not stand by Turnbull when he had that injury and couldn't sign on for Celtic? What's the difference? Should Motherwell have just told Turnbull to get lost and not seen him through his recovery? And as soon as he did recover he signed for them. As was his choice Why would Kettlewell offering Obika a coaching job mean we are acting like a registered charity?

To be fair. It's taking me all my time to finish my degree with a broken leg without losing sleep over where Jon Obikas wages come from. 😏 Tomorrow I might care a lot more. I might even renew my season ticket if I can hobble to fir park

There is that too. Kettlewell did say in his comments today that his playing contract wasn't going to be extended beyond this year which I took to mean the end of next season.

See wellfans post. Apparently we were short of coaching staff.

Just take one for the team and admit you agree with wellfan 😉

That's twice I've agreed with you in one evening 😘

Surely if he gets the best out of players in the team it will be worth it? I understand. Maybe we aren't prioritising the key areas but hopefully someone might be along soon to pump a bit of money into the club and it won't be such an issue? I know Kettlewell has always spoken very highly of Obika

I don't really care. Just saying. It's ok to have different opinions surely. None of us know who has or hasn't come off the coaching staff. If Kettlewell thinks he'll be an asset then I'm happy enough with that

But as I said we had already budgeted for Obika being here for another year. I don't see any issues with it. He had a contract extension that isn't being triggered

Im not sure I agree with the dropping into the championship part. But. Anyone who thinks we can carry on as we are and knock back the possibilities of outside investment is deluding themselves in my view.

Obika had an option for another year after this one... Which obviously wasn't taken up. So potentially the club hasn't gone over budget signing him as a coach Am sure someone wiser than me will rock up shortly to tell me I'm wrong though

Some players have left. Liam Kelly. Our highest paid player by all accounts. Calum Butcher.

Rumours really don't mean very much in the scheme of things to be fair

Some fans don't want investment. They've been at pains to say everything is fine as it is. We clearly can't compete with other clubs who have more cash to spend but that is what it is.

I've never given him pelters and I don't agree with you. Feck all? That's not the case. So people aren't supposed to wish someone well because they've retired due to recurring injuries?

I think that's quite harsh to be fair. It's clear that injury has hampered him. It's also clear that he knows it and isn't trying to play on

Good luck to Obika.

Im quite happy with that. Be good to get back to Fir Park for a friendly

To be fair - that was speculation on my part and none of us actually know why Butcher was offered terms.