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Yeah he's fitting the profile that the Derby fans suggested. Good raw defender but hopeless with the ball at his feet. Certainly my motm today.

Impressed by his first interview and the Sligo video. His thinking appears to be in tune with the direction the club is taking, an area where McCall came up short. Potentially exciting times ahead if he gets the opportunity to stamp his ethos on the club. In the short term though, the current crop of players really need to up their game in order for Baraclough to have a chance of succeeding.

Didn't hear the interview but just had a wee read: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30463715 I'm not sure if the 2 or 3 he is bringing in are to the club or society? Either way I'm happy to see fresh involvement. I remain sceptical about fan ownership being sustainable but we now have up to 5 years to prove it's viable. If we have some fresh faces supplementing and possibly leading the cause in conjunction with a structured vision to how we deliver fan ownership, then even sceptics like me will back it.

Really poor stuff for the most part but in Ojamaa and Ainsworth, we have two players capable of dragging us out of trouble. Hopefully we can hold onto the former and get some game time for the latter. Baraclough seemingly has a reputation for playing football in the right way, hopefully he can transform a midfield that has became increasingly anonymous for the past 18 months. The new era starts in Paisley. Boy that scored the 2 County goals looked to have a bit of natural ability.

Great stuff guys, real inspiration.

£100 down but that's no fault of his. Good luck to the guy. It's an underwhelming appointment but that is not necessarily a bad thing and I do have faith in Weir's judgement. Imperative that he gets off to a good start given the scale of the game, onus is on players to step up and start delivering. Mention for Kenny Black. He's conducted himself well during the interim period.

Better get used to it, there's a loan to repay in addition to offsetting the routine losses.

Better get down to Fir Park early today. There will be queues galore as this exciting new era commences. Vigurs and a couple of others toiling. Hopefully we get to see Ainsworth and Erwin from the start. 2-2.

Few congratulatory tweets from the well society. Would appreciate further clarity first on how Hutchison and Society dovetail ownership, if at all.

So, should the deal go through. does Boyle hand his shares over to Hutchison/Society?

He did indeed. And that's worked out well given our glaring fitness issues.

No surprise that a club that struggled to arrange a friendly in the summer is toiling to appoint a manger. I appreciate the increased complexity of ownership change, something which shouldn't have been planned for mid-season, but we could have been more decisive with our plan when McCall jumped ship. Particularly with the writing on the wall after the Dundee game.

Fired a ton on.

Watched one or two Baraclough videos tonight, he came across pretty well but when you hear the manager of sligos' league rivals was Steven Kenny it sets a few alarm bells ringing. Judging by what McCall said on Saturday, I think Baraclough is the well researched man that phoned McCall to quiz him on all things Motherwell. For some reason I can't see us going with Van Der Gaag.

Media will continue to peddle the idea that their pal Butcher was the front runner for the job and Motherwell are disappointed.

Relieved that Butcher is out the running and hope that he wasn't in serious contention. He'll now continue to pick up his full wage from Hibs.

5 candidates ranging from 9/4 to 7/1 on skybet and that's including Solano.

Rangers fan according to Richard Wilson on BBC Sportsound.

Twardzik on his way to poty. McManus and ZFA also impressed while I thought Carswell made an encouraging return.

Exactly why Butcher wouldn't get me vote. On the other hand, Craig Brown came in and turned us around when we were in disarray. I'm all for getting the best candidate but all things being equal, a foreign candidate would be a greater risk as it naturally takes longer to settle in and embed their ethos with a squad that has little scope for change before the summer. Id take Van Der Gaag over the others rumoured to be on the shortlist but I'm disappointed by the lack of quality domestic candidates. Lot of the water to go under the bridge yet though. At this point last time round, Sbragia seemed a certainty.

Because we're in a relegation fight and the new manager has to hit the ground running.

He must be told to charge forward though while Vigurs 'sits'. It's been a long time since Lasley played a disciplined role in front of defence.

Andy Devlin running with the Van Der Gaag story. Big part of me would like to see him get it but given our current precarious position, it's a helluva risk to employ anyone that doesn't have a sound grip of the current Scottish game. Not that Butcher would necessarily be safer hands mind you.

Really struggling to see the appeal of Butcher. He was a decent fit for Motherwell at our most difficult times but he isn't the man to take us forward. And given his track record for relegating clubs, he shouldn't be in the reckoning.

Nah hammered him in the chest. Only pen should have been ZFA handball.