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Dom out on loan to QoTS. Here's hoping he can get a run of games and remind us of his potential.

Pleased to hear Campbell made a positive impression, particularly if he played slightly out of position.

Last minute own goal from Josh Law leaves Robinson/Baraclough bottom of League 1.

Didn't get the chance to follow the game but 4 points out of 6 is a decent return. Good to see Moult back amongst the goals.

Delighted to see Campbell get a start but 4 central midfielders?

Humphrey signing for Hibs by the looks of it.

Yeah very positive. I wouldn't be surprised if we end up with more than 2 signings, particularly if Pearson returns. I imagine the positions we'll be looking at are central midfield, left back, left midfield and goalkeeper albeit we'll probably stick with Samson until the summer. I mentioned Luke Leahy as a possible replacement for Hammell last season. His form has seemingly dipped this season and Falkirk have some 17 year old hotshot at left back now. Wouldn't mind us having a look at Leahy given that he's out of contract in the summer.

At the Hamilton press conference, McGhee confirms there is scope to bring 1 or 2 in without any outgoings. Likely to speak to Pearson in the next week or so.

Cheers for that. Just in time to catch Skippy's goal. Much needed 3 points, brilliant for those that travelled. Interested to hear how McHugh played. 2 league games, 2 wins.

Any idea if it's a fresh knock or the injury he's been playing through?

Fingers crossed all goes well for McHugh tonight and he can bolster our midfield. Would like to think Campbell might get an opportunity off the bench. Shame the midfield continues to lack balance in the absence of Ross MacLean.

A number of fair points. First and foremost, credit to McGhee for providing a platform that has accelerated the development of a number of youngsters, primarily Cadden and Hall. I'm sure you have the stats to back up the fact that we're the 12th biggest supported club in Scotland but I'm not sure how relevant it is. As much as I hate the phrase, we have contionusly punched above our weight for the 26 years I've followed Motherwell and I see no reason why that should suddenly change. Furthermore. there are currently a number of clubs in our league that have a smaller support and budget than us. I'm not a strong supporter of fan ownership but I dont believe the shift of ownership showed realign our expectations, particularly when the chairman said he wouldn't sign up to fan ownership if it didn't offer a sustainable future. If anything, we should be in a strong position at the moment given the seemingly favourable terms of the debt. Having said that, recruitment is key to the future of the club and I fear this is where McGhee (and/or scouting system) is letting us down. IMO our success rate in the transfer market is not reflective of a club that is running a streamlined business. There was absolutely no need to sign both Blyth and Bowman as backup strikers when we have a gaping hole in midfield. A hole that should have been immediately addressed when Pearson was sold. Generally, on the point of expectations, McGhee was brought in as an experienced manager with a safe pair of hands. Last season he successfully met expectations. This season we are in danger of falling behind less experienced managers like McIntryre, Wright and Foran that are in charge of similar budgets. Most alarmingly, we have played 23 competitive games this season but nobody knows what our strongest lineup, IMO this is a result of poor recruitment in the summer.

Agree, anything less than 2 points and we have a dismal position to stew on throughout the winter break before returning to games against Rangers (x2), Ross County away, Hearts and away trips to Aberdeen and Celtic.

With McDonald and McManus barely training and Moult and Cadden looking less than 100%, hard to see us turning our poor away form around.

I'd expect us to have scope for a signing or two as we did plan to replace Marvin in the summer. Not sure we can trust McGhee with the money though. The signings of Blyth, Bowman, Clay, Lucas, Samson and Brill have contributed next to nothing. A team with our budget can't afford to carry so much waste.

Skippy for his goal. Thought Hammell and McManus done ok. The rest were anonymous or poor.

Heneghan followed through with a high tackle on Shinnie. If retrospective action is still a thing, there is every chance he'll get a ban, particularly given the focus BT put on him.

Yet another abysmal 2nd half performance, primarily due to a midfield that comprises of two McGhee signings that are nowhere near good enough. The lack of quality in the bottom half of the league is the only reason McGhee isn't under more pressure.

Poor Lucas looks to be blowing out his arse here.

Absolutely no luck so far the night. Maybe you don't deserve much luck though when you employ incompetent clowns like Samson.

McManus and Skippy not trained this week but expected to play. If it wasn't for the weather warnings, I'd expect a bigger crowd that normal.

Sad news, RIP.

I vaguely recall either McGhee or Burrows indicating that we did receive compensation for Robbie Leitch.

I like the idea of this game being on the Friday. Aberdeen under a bit of pressure, hopefully our best players are fully fit and we can have a right good go at them.

Maybe not Oxford but if the likes of Rangers, Celtic, Brighton or Leeds put in a decent offer, his head would probably be turned and understandably so. I've been a huge fan of Cadden since watching him semi regularly for the u20s but I think a move to England would be too early just now. He has all the attributes to be a cracking player but he needs to keep improving his final ball. Once he nails that, he's capable of notching 10-15 goals and assists a season in Scotland. Hopefully that's at Motherwell but wouldn't be surprised to see him at Rangers or Celtic.