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Aye that’s the boy, remember the Benfica story at the time. I was thinking he couldn’t be doing too well as he wasn’t featuring in the national setup. Turns out he opted for NI.

Moult hasn’t featured since scoring the winner away to Forest early Dec. Think he picked up an injury that day but was expected to be back in a couple of weeks iirc. With the arrival of Stockely for £750k, I imagine a few clubs north and south of the border will be enquiring about Moult’s fitness and availability.

Scott Burns reporting St Johnstone are in talks with Inverness’ Liam Polworth over a pre-contract. I thought he may be on our radar as a replacement for Cadden. Sure he was linked with us previously.

Within the Sun’s report on Robinson, they link McManus with a return to Celtic. I recall this being hinted at when Craigan left.

I’m intrigued to see how Robinson turns the team around this month, both personnel and style of play. However, if Luton come in and offer money for him, we’ve won a watch here.

Allan is surely Hibs bound? I wouldn’t rule us out signing a midfielder though if we can move Bigi on. Ariyibi looks like an interesting prospect, plenty raw ability for us to try and develop. Great to have a bit of pace in the squad and I wonder if we are targeting more in the form of Michael O’Halloran.

Faddy and co ripping England apart here.

Very exciting to sign a player of such quality, credit to Burrows, Robinson and McCormack for making such an audacious transfer materialise. There is naturally a nagging doubt over his injury/fitness but I’m happy for the club to take such a ‘risk’ rather than sign multiple plodders. In other transfer news, disappointed to read Alfie is away. That’s a few of the young ones away this month.

Good move for Maguire. With talk of a left back arriving, I wouldn’t be surprised if we loan out Livingstone too. If so, hopefully both can make the same impression Hastie has.

If we can get in the region of £400k plus presumably a decent sell on clause for a 16 year old, then that’s great business. Leeds would be a cracking move for the boy and hopefully we see him in a Scotland shirt one day. However it’s sad if we and Scottish football are getting into a situation where our greatest prospects (e.g. Billy Gilmour) are being signed up by English clubs before fans even get the pleasure of watching the break into the first team. While the national team may be on the up, you wonder about the future of the league.

I’m not sure why we’ve had the appearance at NDP if it’s not close to a done deal. If McCormack is set of returning to Scotland for the rest of the season, there are far more enticing options than Motherwell. The way the league is shaping up, we are one of the few clubs with little to play for. If plastic pitches aren’t a concern for his recent injury, I’d be recommending Killie all day long. Opportunity to work under a top manager that has a knack of turning careers around and have a right good go at winning the league.

I feel like we are missing out, particularly when you consider all the midweek games pre and post winter break.

One of my all time favourite nights following Motherwell. That goal was different class.

A few weeks ago, I’d have expected Frear and ATS to move on but maybe they’ve earned a reprieve to the end of the season. While Rose is a loss, albeit a manageable loss, getting Bowman out the door is great news. I suspect the underperforming Main and Bigi are both keen on a move south. Fingers crossed something materialises. With regards new arrivals, has QoS forward Lyndon Dykes been mentioned on here? No idea if there is any truth in the rumour but there is some decent content on P&B.

Who knows what’s driving this McCormack move but presumably the deal is just about done for us to go public and therefore not risk alerting the likes of Aberdeen and Killie to Ross’ availability. Hopefully it’s all signed and sealed as a trip to NDP isn’t exactly the easiest way to sell a return to Scottish football.

He’s not exactly covered himself in glory in recent years and Robinson is all about ‘characters’ and good professionals. Having said that, I admire him hugely as a player - one of the most gifted footballers I’ve seen play for Motherwell - and I enjoyed watching him do so well with Leeds and Cardiff. Would be amazing to see him back at Fir Park if he’s fit.

If the McCormack rumour comes to fruition, I struggle to imagine him and Robinson seeing eye to eye.

Yeah, I have no doubt Turnbull has been laid low with a virus and the inclusion of Frear in the no.10 position was a late call. If Turnbull is well enough to return, I’d be inclined to play him off just one of our misfiring strikers - I don’t know why we always play two when they are so ineffective. Behind Turnbull, we could have two banks of four with Tait and Grimshaw down the right, ATS and Frear down the left.

Shame Turnbull is missing but having watched utter dross on Saturday, I’m liking the changes. For the first time in a while, we may see a Motherwell lineup that potentially offers a bit of balance. Here’s hoping ATS and Frear can hit the ground round and neither are thrown under the bus with a half time withdrawal.

There will be plenty of teams expressing interest in Turnbull. He’ll have been monitored closely since breaking into our under 20s at 15/16 and quickly becoming a standout performer. I think a move to the likes of Hibs or Aberdeen would serve him well ala McGinn and Ferguson but if a team like Southampton make an offer, who have an excellent reputation for youth development, it would be hard to turn down. Shame there is next to no chance of him staying at Fir Park. Under the current 1st team regime, Motherwell isn’t the place to be for a technically gifted youngster.

Looking forward to seeing Kilmarnock play some decent football. Hopefully we can make a game of it. If not, the manager will be under real pressure heading to Hamilton. Please play with Tait on the right and a left footer on the left.

Having being pulled off at half time at Celtic and criticised indirectly by the manager post match, I struggle to understand why Bigi was our first substitution today. A move that cost us a point. I also don’t fathom why we play Bigi relatively deep when you consider his attributes.

Today’s performance wasn’t too different from umpteen games under Robinson. The context of the game was slightly different however. When you opt to throw a game at Parkhead by resting 5 players, there is no hiding place for the manager when we produce a subsequent performance that lacks energy, creativity and tactical awareness. I wonder how the Board and Burrows view the current situation. While the signed up to eye bleeding football when they offered him a long term contract, surely an inflated squad of journeymen doesn’t sit well with our supposed self-sufficient model.

The biggest positive at the club in recent years has been the quality and commitment of the u20s team. Craigan is clearly a very talented coach and presumably has a new coaching opportunity lined up. Wish him all the best but he’ll be very difficult to replace.

Young Celtic players breaking through have a habit of scoring against us. Two more added to a list that includes Hay, Beattie, Watt, Forrest etc. Really disappointed in Robinson’s approach tonight. I understand the need to rotate but we’ve effectively written off the points against a fragile Celtic under a rare bit of pressure. Shame, as one of Robinson’s refreshing characteristics at the outset was to fear nobody.