Ya Bezzer!

I also though he got lucky with the penalty claim.

This reminds me that Kilmarnock yesterday had a huge banner in the opposite stand informing adults not to give their kids alcohol.

McHugh went off in something like the 56th minute. We were in control of the match for a lot longer than that. Game didn't turn until about 10 - 15 minutes max from the end. Killies goal came from a move where we didn't lay a glove on them from front to back, maybe McHugh would have put a foot in, that's hypothetical, but that's every players responsibility. Probably just a little bit of tiredness and complacency creeping in.

Outline McFadden's contribution to the team in his first 4 starting appearances? McFadden is probably my favourite ever Motherwell player but he didn't descend to Earth with a golden halo. Marvin Johnson has been given a season and a half of starts to become half way consistent so why then is Dom Thomas getting 4 starts and then a kicking? Dom Thomas has talent and we need to develop it. There will be ups and downs but it really ticks me off when supposed supporters are writing off the career of a player with 4 senior starts, especially when he's been regularly the best player in the U20s for a couple of seasons. What chance do we have of every bringing through any young players with this sort of attitude?

Quite a few contenders yesterday. Tait was excellent again, the two centre backs, Johnson and Cadden. Went for Cadden, as he provided the wee bit of magic that ultimately won us the points.

We got him 3 times last season and we lost all 3 so things are at least improving on that score...

All I am going to say about this is that is a very simplistic comparison between two completely different football cultures. Oh....and good luck growing oranges in your garden this year.

Head clash, a few stitches and a couple of aspirins and he'll be fine.

First half was a bit cagey but I thought we looked more dangerous and as it turned out we got the goal. Ainsworth! Scored the hard chance and missed a sitter! Second half we did really well. Cadden did superb to create the goal and then we were well on top until we conceded a poor goal when we switched off, may we felt a bit too comfortable. Lots of good performances through the team, overall a positive start to the league season

Kilmarnock will be dangerous if we allow them to get balls into forward areas - they can put out a front three of Magennis, Coulibaly and Kiltie. Magennis has physical presence, Coulibaly looks like a goalscorer and Kiltie has pace, quite a good combination if you used them correctly. Otherwise they look quite inexperienced in midfield and defence - something we should be looking to exploit. If we can get the first goal, I'd expect the atmosphere (if there is any!) to turn against them.

You've hit upon the very reason I don't like it. We've taken one of the three major honours in this country and turned it into "pre season". As for the Irn Bru Cup, what is good for the U20s isn't necessarily good for the senior clubs. Any senior competition is devalued by bringing in 'colt' teams and bringing in teams from Wales and Northern Ireland smacks of novelty for the sake of it and is potentially disastrous for the competition. What if the final is Celtic U20s vs Afan Lido? The core concept of the cup is "a chance for lower league clubs to win a cup". That's what it should be about not U20s (who have their own cup) and Welsh and Irish teams. Celtic U20s are better funded than almost every team in the bottom 2 divisions and perhaps even some in the Championship, Dumbarton for instance.

I remember Jimmy Boyle scoring in the 120th minute to put us out the League Cup at Fir Park in about 93/94ish. Definitely felt like we'd lost a derby in the last minute of injury time! And if I remember correctly Airdries last ever top tier match was a beating off Motherwell when Ally Graham scored what I think where his only goals for Motherwell.

Clyde put out a supporters XI by the looks of it. David Marsh and Jamie Watson are about the only names I recognize.

Celtic U20s gonna win the cup, romping it against Annan. Motherwell, Aberdeen, Dundee and St. Johnstone U20's all beating senior teams at the moment.

Kilmarnock seem to be in disarray. Rumours about Clark leaving, apparently some senior players frozen out, Josh Magennis looking like heading for the exit, dismal performances in the League Cup (Morton absolutely bossed them at Rugby Park and their performance against Albion Rovers was described as "pathetic".) Clark clearly doesn't even know what his best team is and a lot of the guys he's brought in have virtually no first team experience. We should be going down there to pump this mob at the weekend. Simple as that. Having said that I'd still take a Moult-steals-it-in-the-86th-minute repeat of last season!

What if we have one offer at 450k? Or 450k is the best offer? You can't just make other teams pay what you want or some inflated fee. It's Marvin Johnson we are talking about, not Paul Pogba. I don't think Johnson's market worth is anything like what some people in this thread do, but as someone else said we shouldn't even be considering selling him at this point. Sit him down and tell him we won't accept any offers for him in this window but he can earn himself a transfer in January. If he gets better and adds to his market worth everyone wins. What did we get him for? £50,000? It's not a big gamble.

He played in 1 match out of the 3 while he's been there. Assume he's got a wee niggly injury or they wanted to try out other players.

If you were buying a wide left player from this league I think most would take Greg Stewart over Johnson. Stewart is also in the last year of his contract. Of course both might go.

Raith are out but I think Dunfermline can qualify on 8 points - they have a better GD than East Fife or Raith.

Good to get all our front 4 in among the goals.

3-0.

2-0. Looks good now.

Put your calculators away 1-0 'Well!

I don't know what we do but in my opinion player wages budget should be set annual and not gone over regardless of income to the club. To me that is the whole point of a budget. I also think we should also set aside some money to pay transfers say £100,000 but which is not used for wages or any other kind of expense. Could be the difference between getting a player with sell on value or not as the free transfer market is a difficult market with lots of competition. If we do get money for Johnson we need to invest that money wisely and not spunk it away in wages.

Have to say I never heard any booing at full time either but I am going a bit cornbeef in the left lug hole!