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Surely it’s not only me that finds the silence on potential signings slightly troublesome?

Do we think there will be movement ahead of the window closing next week? Heard mumblings of a striker and Jack Hendry rumour however. Would prefer to see us being in a central midfielder and a striker if possible however can’t see anyone else heading for the exit...

Christ knows. I’m just hoping that he will be the required messianic midfielder that isn’t either powderpuff or positionally incapable.

A change is definitely needed for this one. For me, we need to start to become hard to beat once again. -----------------Gillespie -----Gallagher-----Hartley----Dunne Tait---------Maguire---Campbell-------Carroll ---------------------Sloth------------------ --------Scott-----------Cole--------- 2-1 Well.

I’m of course prodding a bit, but I can’t help feel it’s very odd that arguably our ‘biggest profile’ Sumer signing hasn’t really kicked a ball or been near the squad, yet we’ve had 0 updates. Let’s be brutally honest, the summer signings look largely guff, as suspected, rather than some miraculous gems, yet the one guy with even the faintest track record that we’ve brought in, is nowhere to be seen. We badly need a striker and a central midfielder, but I can’t help feeling that the guy we need in the latter has disappeared.

I have to ask again, does sloth actually exist? we are crying out for presence in the middle of the park yet the one guy who may be able to provide it has all but vanished

Starting to think you’re right

Does Sloth actually exist?

—————————-Gillespie ———Gallagher———Hartley——Dunne tait——————————————————Livingston Hylton——-Campbell——Sloth———-Seedorf ————————Cole Id suggest a change of shape, otherwise we’re going to get bullied. Does sloth actually exist? Unpopular opinion but Donnelly is actually pretty guff. His Scoring record is very impressive however it’s not been his role in the team, which is to screen the defence where he falls badly short and gets caught the wrong side of the ball almost constantly.

Does anyone have some insight on sloth?

We're at home and quite frankly, I don't expect us to loose at home, in any game. Certainly not expecting us to steam-roller Celtic, by any means however we should be looking to take points off them on our own patch. We do require some changes for last week in my mind. More pace down both sides in order to ensure that we have solid out-ball options (as we will need them) and a little more composure in the middle of the park. Upfront, it's a little bit of a head scratcher. I can see that this might be the type of match for Scott to thrive in and drop deep to collect however he may get bullied too easily. With that being said, I'd go with: -----------------------Gillespie Tait-------Gallagher-----Dunne-----Carroll ---------------Campbell----Donnelly -------------------Sloth Seedorf--------------------------Hylton -----------------Cole Subs: Carson, Hartley, Maguire, Grimshaw, Polworth, Long, Scott Full time: 2-2

I’d like to see Sloth coming in for polworth next week. He’s got a little bit of presence about him, which we will badly lack Against a strong Celtic midfield. I thought yesterday’s match would’ve suited a long or cole type pace upfront with long balls and a turning defense critical on a shite pitch -no harm to Scott - whereas next week, I can see Scott being more suited. id also like to see seedorf come in for illic next week. Firstly, to me, he seems like a guy who favors bigger occasions and secondly because we will need outballs much more frequently. If we have money for a good quality striker, fantastic, preferably before next week. If we have money for two players, a defensive midfielder would be a welcome edition also.

—————-Gillespie Tait———Gallagher—Dunne—-carroll ————-Donnelly Seedorf——Polworth—-Campbell——Hylton —————-Scott———— Subs: Carson Hartley Maguire Grimshaw Sloth Illic Long 2-1 well

Sadly, I inclined to agree. i say that in regards to Donnelly, Illic on the other hand does look like a player so have no real issue with that.

Half expecting the see our ‘strongest’ 11 start today with a view to getting them together ahead of next week. with that in mind: —————————-Gillespie Tait————-Gallagher—-Dunne——Caroll ———————-—Sloth ——————Campbell—-Polworth Seedorf————————————Hylton —————————-Scott Subs: Carson Hartley Grimshaw Donnelly Maguire Illic Long

——————-—Carson Grimshaw—Hartley—-Dunne—Livingston ————————-Maguire ————-Campbell——— Polworth—— Long/Cole—————-Scott————Illic Assuming Long and Cole are fit of course. Subs Gillespie Tait Gallagher Donnelly Hylton Seedorf Long/Cole

A good performance last night. Far too early to get carried away and to be fair, we should be beating Morton at home, however the visible gulf between the sides was pleasing. We certainly have pace going forward and the three wingers do look good. The issue with Hastie last season was that he stopped being so effective once people found him out, so I’m hopeful we’ll avoid that this term. Pace in the spl can be the difference and we certainly have that. I really liked the look of Maguire when he came on last night. Looked like a player with a new lease of life has has distinct flashes of quality. Donnelly, IMO, is the weakspot. He’s too often caught on the wrong side of play and gets dragged far too easily. Some of his passing is really iffy too, therefore would probably be the one I’d change out for Maguire. Polworth /Gallagher looked decent for their home debut. Whilst we have illic (who showed real flashes of quality) to cover the wingers, I’d imagine that Long/cole will also do the same. Having adequate squad coverage would mean likely bringing in another centre forward. Scott did extremely well as the game went on but it’s too much pressure to ask an 18 year old to lead the line all season (I’m assuming Johnson is being allowed to seek another club). It has the makings for a positive season but as Robinson alluded to, we’re a quality forward away from making it a good one.

So are we to assume he won’t be located in the north east of England? Will he earn the right to play football?

Spot on. You have to earn the right to play football

Fair point regarding Long. Regarding Donnelly however, I live in hope!

Time to look ahead to Friday. A small part of me is still hoping that we find a number 9 before Friday but the chances are exceptionally slim. Would go with: -------------------Gillespie Tait-------Gallagher-------Dunne-----Carroll ----------------Campbell--------- -------Semple-------------Sloth Seedorf-----------------------------Hylton -----------------Cole Subs: Carson Hartley Ilic Grimshaw Maguire Scot Long

Today should likely give us a glimpse at our strongest lineup. My feeling is that it’ll look like: ——————-Carson Tait———Gallagher——Dunne——Carroll ————-Sloth———Campbell X—————Long———-Hylton ——————-Cole Subs: Gilespie Hartley Maguire Donnelly polworth Grimshaw scott Johsnon As everyone knows, were desperately short in wingers and my feeling is that we’re too lightweight in midfield (I don’t rate Donnelly tbh). Id also still like to see us offload Johnson. He’s a goal scorer for sure, but I’m just not convinced...

I, for one, will be bitterly disappointed if we ever signed anyone, going forward, from above conference level and not based in Northern England.

To the answer the question of Sloth and to what we/you can expect, I would suggest that his most comparable player in a Motherwell Jersey (that springs to mind) is Vadoscz. He’s quite capable of playing some really nice passes and spreading play, but he isn’t the doing the dirty work of a Lasley type of player, scoring the goals of Turnbull or with the ingenuity of a Law type. Truth be told, he’s sometimes capable to drifting out of games at times. Not a bad player and not a criticism but he’s not the type of player that he’s been made out to be. Very competent but won’t set the heather on fire.

The issue now becomes fan perception. There is no doubt that this has dragged on for far too long. Couple that with the silence from the club and now the reports in the media, it starts to look like we’re being dictated and “bullied” which doesn’t sit well with the fans.