Ya Bezzer!

Clarky isn't just our top scorer this season, outside the OF he's the top scorer in the SPL! I've said it before but Clarkson is now the best player at the club and he should definitely start if he's fit. Sheridan has done OK from what I've seen and I think he is a better player than Sutton in all but one area, putting the ball in the net. For that reason I'd probably play Sutton in front of him. As for playing 'our' youngsters ahead of a loan signing like Sheridan, well its obvious we don't have a big striker coming through the ranks right now.

We've won both games I've missed. Maybe I should stay away all the time!

Oh yes, just what you wanted to hear!

Dundee United aren't exactly re-known for bringing a huge support. Even if they brought a thousand that would leave nearly 4,000 'Well fans which is pretty decent for us these days and.....AND WHO CARES WE'VE SCORED!

More believable than Alan O'Brien providing the assist!

Can't make it today but hopefully I'll miss something worth missing! A draw looks odds on. Dundee United's recent form isn't great but they still don't lose very often and have only lost one out of the last six away matches (at Ibrox). Winning this one would be a massive result, fingers crossed!

Went for Clarkson. I thought Hughes had his best game for a long while, although it was by no means anything like his best from last season. Quinn looked really up for the match but as usual his delivery in attacking areas was poor. O'Brien is probably worth his starting spot at the moment but I'm not entirely convinced yet. He certainly had some good runs and dribbles yesterday but what happens then? Usually not much.

I guessed 5,500 and I was (nearly) right! 'Well fans over estimate the numbers of fans in the East Stand. It doesn't really have a high capacity so even when its resonably full it doesn't contribute massive numbers to the overall attendance.

Surely the 'fact' is that if Hughes hadn't scored we wouldn't have got a replay rather than if he hadn't played. I've been a big critic of Hughes this season but I thought he did well in a strange position yesterday. OK, not everything came off for him and his touch wasn't brilliant but he put in a lot of effort and that's something that's been lacking from him this season. If players show the level of commitment Hughes did yesterday then I'm happy. As for Fitzy, he had a nightmare and I think generally the crowd was responding to that. I know some people don't rate him at all but I think they are in the minority. If Fitzy plays better he's not going to get that level of abuse and sure, the crowd has its favourites (like as has been pointed out Klimpl and Lasley was just as bad if not worse than Fitzy yesterday) but I've never heard even our supporters yell down a player that puts in good displays week in, week out. Blame lies on both sides on this issue I'd say.

He's scored 4 goals in 6 starts in the SPL this season but he's from Celtic and has an Irish name so, you know the usual nonsense from certain sections of the 'Well support.

Yeah, I'm sure O'Brien is in a different class from a guy that played Premiership and International football.

I don't really rate Teale either at international level but we are playing a good deal below that most weeks! And his record at Fir Park is pretty good as I remember!

I bet Clyde would be fairly easy to deal with for Pat Clarke. Worth a gamble?

Obviously height restrictions are no longer applied!

Well I'm sure the OF money will have been budgeted for and I also believe we HAVE to sell a player in order to break even most years. As for the Paterson, McDonald money that will be long gone, used to extend contracts, pay the likes of Hughes, Malcolm, Hammell and give McGhee his pay rise. We've also had the pitch to pay for. Our crowds are also down this year which means less in from gate money, programme, merchandise and food sales. Fans don't realize who much money it takes just to keep a club like Motherwell afloat and reasonably competitive. I'm sure there isn't a hoard of gold being sat on.

Apparently it will be Aberdeen that gets the place.

You are comparing a player with years and years of good service to the club with a player that has played about 8 games who you can guarantee won't be here in 2 or 3 years time. Klimpl and Lasley don't even play in the same position in case you haven't noticed. When did Lasley every sit in front of the back four as a screen? £275,000 is a lot of money for a player like Lasley but we'd probably have to spend most of it again to get in a replacement.

The fact of the matter is Butcher focused the team around McDonald because he knew he was our best player and for the most part it worked. Also, McDonald scored 15 league goals in the Malpas season. He keep us up. If it wasn't for McDonald you'd probably be watching First Division football. For all the moaning and complaining from Well fans, McDonald was one of the few players that made an effort that season even though he knew he'd be off. He was ambitious and a Celtic fan, get over it! McDonald was probably one of the top four strikers we've had at this club in the last quarter of a century.

It was Alain Sutter unless Turkyilmaz was linked separately.

Shame he's moving on but his contract was up in the summer and I think its the right thing that he moves on now and we get some cash for him. In the 25 years I've supported 'Well we've not exactly been over imbued with good strikers and while not in the top rank, Porter was certainly one of the better ones; I make it 27 goals in 61 starts.

Well he's never had an extended run of starts and he is still a very young player, I think I'm right in saying he was only just 17 when he made his debut. I'm not going to say Darren Smith is the greatest player in the world but he's a big lad with a good physical presence, has pace and a decent record in front of goals. I think he's worth his place in the squad, as for proving himself as a first team player, he's never really had the chance.

I made myself clear on this issue at the time but I think its preposterous to retire numbers. The club tradition should be, and has been, that the outstanding player, whether in ability, loyalty or commitment, at the club wears the no.10 shirt. There have been many great players worn it in the past and that should continue in the future. If you want to remember Phil O'Donnell you should do it by keeping the no.10 shirt out there on the field instead of retiring it.

Rubbish, I'm sure every well fan would have loved for the game to be played there but the facts are they have had 3 goes, not been able to get in on and who's to say it won't be canceled again? Enough is enough, for a cup tie if the game is canceled twice then the match should automatically revert to the other sides stadium. Inverurie will hardly suffer. Their players will get to play in an SPL stadium, in front of a bigger crowd, their fans get a wee trip down here and Inverurie will probably make more money. Hardly suffering.

Klimpl for me too. I thought Clarkson was excellent as well but ran out of steam a bit and didn't have anyone to play off when Porter was subbed.

To be fair if we had been in Falkirk's position I'd have been wanting us to do something similar. It was down to the referee to keep a grip on the game and stop it getting out of hand and he completely failed to do so. There was no authority from him whatsoever. As for McBride, he was laughing his head off as he jogged back after nearly snapping Hammell in two.