El Grew

He’s got good reason and I empathise with him.

Defeat down to the manager. Signalled his intent by taking a forward off and putting another defender on with 10 minutes to go. He’s clueless and needs to be asked to go asap!

If there’s another goal in this game, it’s critical that we get it.

I think that just about covers it - we’re playing with 6 men

As I’ve said previously, our defenders couldn’t keep chickens out of a close!🤬

Now you know why nobody made a bid for him last year.

We’re shite!

No problem. Simo Valakari’s name crops up everytime we are/or may be looking for a manager. I don’t know if he’s applied for the job previously or been interviewed but if he has then something has stopped the board from hiring him - may be as simple as being beaten by a better candidate. I did think when JBA left that we might have tried to get John McGlynn, who seems to have a very good record at improving teams. I sincerely hope we can get at least 4 points from our next 2 games and take the heat off the manager, and that he can turn things in his favour longer term.

Ideally we need to win our next 2 games although I’d settle for a win and a draw. Anything less than 4 points and I think it will be time to part company with the manager. Having said that, there are a few problems with that: 1. He’d be due compensation. 2. Who to replace him with. 3. A new manager may not be able to turn things round.

Our league performance under Johansson to date: HOME P4 W1 D1 L2 GF3 GA6 Falkirk D 0-0 Dundee Utd W 3-0 Aberdeen L 0-4 Celtic L 0-2 AWAY P5 W1 D1 L3 GF7 GA10 Hibernian W 1-2 St Mirren D 3-3 Rangers L 0-1 Dundee L 1-2 Kilmarnock L 2-3 That’s 5 losses on the trot and a win rate of only 22%. On top of that we’re losing close to 2 goals per game so we need to score 2 goals per game just to get a draw and 3 goals to win but our current scoring average is only 1 goal per game. Our next 3 games are: 25th Oct Hearts (h) 28th Oct St.Johnstone (a) 31st Oct St. Mirren (h) That takes us to the start of November. For me, we need to take at least 6 points from these 3 games. If we don’t then I think it will be time for him to go. Meantime, the board should be exploring options as to who they will replace him with should it come to that.

Oops. My apologies. I did wonder about the quotation marks. 😊

You’re taking the piss!

I take your point Grizzly but if he did that I doubt we’d have enough left for a 5 a-side team.

Mmm? In a previous post you stated: “Some Motherwell fans really are deplorable individuals. Yet again they are showing just how poisonous and toxic they are. Deserve all they get after causing Graham Alexander to leave and shouting at Kettlewell. Selfish, parochial and spoiled arseholes who are lucky to have a team to support when a wee club like ours really shouldbe looking to merge with Accies, Airdrie and Albion Rovers for the good ofScottish football”

This lot couldn’t keep hens out a close!

I think the board needs to wake up and start looking for a replacement manager as this chappie is clearly in over his head.

Be interested I what Ya Bezzer has to say after this shit show!😏😏😏

After our defeat to Celtic, AJ said “I think we struggled on our right side, in the low block and in the medium block, and in the high pressing, which is something we need to look at.” Translation We were pish all over the park!

Thanks AJ!

I’m prepared to give the manager time but he really needs to start showing that he knows what he’s doing. However, from what I’ve seen and heard from him so far, it seems to me that his football knowledge has been gleaned from textbooks and coaching manuals. He looks well short on man-management ability and based on our recent performances, I fear the players are starting to doubt him.

How the manager and coaching staff could let Olly Whyte go out on loan and retain Vogt is a complete mystery to me. Whoever made that call should get their arse booted and hard. Olly Whyte looked a really good prospect in the games I watched him play and we should cut short his loan spell and give him a slot in our midfield because I think he has the bite that we lack in there.

There’s no denying we are in a transitional phase but I’d expect to see some sign of incremental improvement - in performances if not results. We know our season won’t be decided by results against Celtic or Rangers but by what we do against others but at present there’s not much comfort to be had. We were 2-0 up at St Mirren and lucky to get a 3-3 draw. We beat Dundee Utd 2-0 at FP but they had to play the bulk of the game with 10 men. We looked clueless and toothless against Falkirk in a 0-0 at FP We lost to Stenhousemuir in the League Cup and we got utterly flossed 4-0 at home by a piss poor Aberdeen side. We’ll see if you’re singing the same song after our next game at Kilmarnock!

He sends the same 11 out for the 2nd half then 15 mins in Celtic get a 2nd and he hooks Vogt. Why was he sent out 2nd half in the first place. I think this manager is starting to show that he’s a fraud and I think the players have worked that out too.

A repeat of this performance in our next two games vs Kilmarnock and Hearts and we’ll be in serious trouble.

Another shit show!