Dodge
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I think he was clapped off by some because they didn't have a good view of how bad the the challenge was. At the time I didn't think it was worthy of a red.
I had a good view of it and couldn't believe the guy behind me say that he didn't even think it was a booking. I doubt he'd say the same thing had Fyvie made the tackle on Lasley.
Some folk were booing Fyvie as he was being carried off in a stretcher - absolutely nuts.
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The attendance at this game will be massive. Around 7500 on the night and the amount of season ticket holders that will of picked up an extra ticket will add around 1000 I think.
The away support could be nearly double the original game due to the additional tickets handed out in the South Stand.
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Are we looking for all 7 East Stand sections to be ripped oot or just the 1 or 2 at the deep end
Nothing will be ripped out though - If anything it will be barriers installed above every seat to make it "safe".
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Most would be up in arms, and I'm not sure how the Club would go about relocation, but it is a much safer option than the apparent non-segregation in the Main Stand. I sit in the South End of the East, and wouldnt be happy with it but if I was the Club I'd be looking at that very possibility.
It wouldn't really be a possibility as the club would have to carry out extra improvements as the only exit point would be where the turnstyles are and the turnstyle can only go in one direction. A far simpler solution would be to split the Cooper Stand as both fans can enter and exit via seperate turnstyles and use different toilets and pie stalls but they've worked that before and it wasn't popular.
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As a club, our first aim is to be top 6. Nowhere did I say it should be our only aim. You need to work on those hand reading skills
As a club our first aim should be to avoid relegation, then top 6, then European places.
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Congratulations Iain. All the best to you and the family. Will hopefully see you on Sunday.
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I once watched Marsh training wi Latchford one day at Fir Park. Marsh had picked up an injury and even though there was no chance that he'd be playing that afternoon him and Latchford trained so intence that Marsh eventually had to quit training as he was starting to blister his fingers and some of his knuckles were bleeding. If Marsh can pass on his commitment from that day to Randolph, then I'm sure we're in good hands if you pardon the pun.
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I'd go with Forbes in place of Lasley. Nicky Law has brought some good performances out of Stevie Hammell of late and who'se to say that he can't do the same with Forbes. If Hutchy is fit, I'd bring him into the team instead of Saunders and if things aren't working with Forbes, then we could shift Hately in with Saunders covering Hately at rightback as plan B.
I think St Mirrens tactics will decide who gets the points. If they stick with their bullyboy tactics which they've used since they came up to the SPL then we're in for a very difficult afternoon. If they have improved and try to play a bit of football, I'm confident that we'll outplay them and get the victory.
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Singing Section = opportunity for the club to charge a couple of quid more.
The lack of atmosphere isn't suddenly gonna get 100 times better if the club take away the seating. The installation of seating vastly reduced atmosphere but taking it away isn't gonna be the only solution. Safe standing also isn't the way forward, the whole attraction of standing was that you could move about freely and safe standing areas are hindered just the same as seats are. Fir Park can produce great atmosphere but whether sitting down or standing, its down to the individuals concerned.
The problem is football fans are to pampered today. They want top class facilities whilst keeping the nostalgia of how it used to be. Look at this thread for example, some folk are wanting the young guys who are trying to create some atmosphere to sit near them so they can join in. Why don't you join in regardless of how where yer sitting or how shite yer singing is cause I guarantee that theres someone else sitting near to ye who fancies joining in to but like you they don't fancy making an eejit of themself. Sing out, sing loud and sing often.
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Anyone know how late you can turn up with your season ticket at FP and still get in? Can't make it for the start of the game on Sunday but hope to be there before/around HT. Anyone know if you can still get in i.e are the turnstiles still open and if so what time do they close?
Most turnstyles shut 15 mins into the game but one turnstyle in each stand remains open until the end of the first half.
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Happy with the draw, should be fairly comfortable and a chance for the likes of Forbes, Page, Carswell, Pollock and Halsman to get some game time, plus McHugh, Smith and Lawless too. It will allow us to rest Craigan, Lasley and Hammell at least, which given our thin squad is a real bonus.
Regarding travel, I see the nearest train station is Croy. Its a 15 minutes train journey from Queen Street then a 20 minute walk to Broadwood. Anyone local to there able to confirm?
You can see the stadium from the train station. Would say its prob a 10-15 min walk.
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What's Dumbarton East best for though? Distance from the ground, distance from the boozers, or both?
Defo Distance from the ground but I think there are a couple of boozers nearby
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That reminds me - on the twitter description of our second goal last night, Saunders assist was described as a "Lovely ball across the corridor of uncertainty" - does anyone have any idea where that is? I thought it must be some pass if he's played it from Craggs hallway to Pollock, either that or Flows being overdoing the creative writing classes. There were also a couple of parts of the match report on the official website which doesn't really describe the action for those who weren't there.
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I'd pay for most folk on here to get their eyesight corrected and shock therapy to make them realise that we're Motherwell and not Real Madrid .
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Agreed. He's said that we've only lost Sutton from the first team squad, but he must be forgetting Ross, Jones and Jeffers who it looks like we won't be replacing. That for me is a MASSIVE gamble, and means that McHugh and Smith MUST step up to the plate, otherwise it could be a very long season. Quality over quantity sounds all well and good, but our overall strength in depth is wafer thin, and as I've already stated we can't keep reducing numbers and get away with it.
Remember Peter that his budget lasts the full year. Ross, Jones and Jeffers all joined in January so it could be that he is keeping aside some money which he can spend this coming January. Whilst we'd all love a couple more signings, I can see budget slashing across the board in Scotland creating an over-reliance on youngsters for some years to come.
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Does anyone know if we have started training yet. I'm getting the impression we are a week or two behind almost every other club.
Chris Humphrey tweeted the other day that training starts tomorrow for us. I think we've probably needed the rest more than others due to starting the season earlier and finishing the season later than the other teams.
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£10 Adults, £5 kids, just posted on the 'fiscal'.
Pre-sale available however pay at the gate OK too, seemed to suggest that wouldn't be an issue for the Leeds fans, despite what read so far.
At no point does that article mention pay at the gate.
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I love the wee man, and like most of you I'd like to have his babies too.
However, I think that Jenno is a class apart - in terms of gaining and keeping possession and distribution.
Wee sexy legs throws himself in absolutely no doubt - but I think his combative style although rousing and brilliant to watch - doesn't end up in possession for Motherwell as often as it should.
I've actually watched the wee man regularly getting bums off seats and folk cheering loudly - and we don't end up with the ball.
But like I say splitting hairs - I regularly dream sweet dreams about the wee man just like most - so I'm no worried.
Never player of the season though.
Quite an accurate description Steve. Someone earlier said Las was the most under-rated player at Fir Park but I think he's the most over-rated.
Whilst he does have a combatitive style of play, I don't think he wins enough balls for him to be described as a defensive midfielder and although he contributed a couple of goals last year he is far from a creative or box to box midfielder. To me Keith is a decent midfielder for a team like us to have. He always puts in the effort and is rightly rewarded for that by being a fans favourite but has weaknesses in his game which many fail to realise (like getting dragged out of position as he is sometimes to over-eager to win the ball back).
If I had to choose between Las or Jenno then to me it would be Jenno everyday of the week.
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Check out Lasley's photo on SkySports, is that really him?
That Dougie Ramsey is it not?
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Scotland has 'feuholds' which are basically the same (I think) i.e include the property on the land.
Not anymore we don't. Feudalism was abolished by the Scottish Parliament a good couple of years ago.
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The Motherwell Masters Glory Days!
Did Jammy even make it to Braehead? if my memory serves me right we had to drop him off at the off-ramp at the Raith.
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Because Gary Kenneth at least has the build of a centre half and a bit of physical presence about him. He's a dreadful footballer but at least he can be put in the 'no nonsense centre half' bracket so I suspect that's what swings it for Kenneth. Mark Reynolds is far too leightweight for that position and if I had a choice between him or Kenneth at CB in my team I'd pick Kenneth.
I wouldn't put Kenneth in that bracket at all, he belongs in the "Clumsy-as-fuck" or "Thick-as-shit" bracket. Most of Kenneth's fouls are a result of poor positioning, lack of ability to read a situation and through clumsy touches of the ball. That to me means he's closer to the "full of nonsense" than "no nonsense" defending.
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Stick me down for 2 for both the bus and the tickets.
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You've got it in one Haggis.
How many posters on this Board would have offered him a lucrative deal in say last last November? Out of interest how many folk would currently offer Ross Forbes a 2/3 year extension on the basis that his form may take off next season?
Not uncommon for clubs to wait until their final league position is known before offering deals - we're by no means unusual in doing this.
Pretty certain that JS has been talking to Hearts for some time but despite that said publicly he'd like to stay.
We need to cut the club some slack on this. We shouldn't start slagging the club off until we've heard their side of the story.
I agree that its all down to timing but we should have been talking to Sutton after we wrapped up the top six instead of doing it the week before the cup final. After we got into the top six, we knew the minimum of what our budget would be and it would have then been a good time for Sutton to be rewarded for his purple patch which helped get us into the top six and would've been a good boost ahead of the semi or the final.
There are certain players where its acceptable to wait until the end of season before deciding if we are keeping them or not (eg. Jeffers, Jones and the like) and there are players who we should've been working hard to secure their deals as part of building for next season (Sutton and Jennings). Wrapping up the deals for these guys in March/April time where McCall knows who are his regulars would've been more adventagous to the club and would've prevented the vultures from circling.
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Some centre forwards can make good centre halfs but I don't believe Higdon will be one of them. The big man gives away a lot of fouls when he goes for headers. This is fine when doing it in the oppositions half but its a different story doing it 20-30 yards from our goal.
If Craggs is out then its should be down to the next U19 centre half. Its all about bringing through the next one off the conveyor line not about the short term attitude of Saturdays games when we're a couple of points clear of the next team below us. Who'se to say we don't uncover the guy who could potentially replace Craggs when he hangs up his "Just for Men"