Kmcalpin
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2 hours ago, Spiderpig said:
Our problems are over, apparently Tavares is fit again, Europe here we come 😱
https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2025/02/11/squad-update-ahead-of-ross-county/
A useful update, but no mention of Seddon, Callachan or McGinn.
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A brief progress update wouldn't go amiss. Just a short statement to tell us us what stage the process is at.
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Whatever the precise line up, it would make sense to move SOD out of central defence, unless we've picked up more training ground injuries this week. Its not fair on the player himself to play him out of position.
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Aye it was guid honest food.
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11 hours ago, Big Stall said:
Agree, formation didnt change but application & determination did. We were still in the game for 70 odd minutes & made celtic work for their win.
Thats a big contrast from most of the shite served up this season
I thought that we did show some improvement, but not a great deal, in terms of work rate and attitude. Celtic worked far harder than us when we had possession. By comparison we sat off them, Kettlewell style, and didn't put tackles in. Not all players gave 100%.
A huge change in attitude and work rate is required for next weekend. Even allowing for injuries, I believe that the current crop is capable of upping their game considerably. They have to be motivated though and played to their strengths. A priority is to sort out our midfield and defence to make sure we're harder to play against, and to give our striker(s) more ammunition and support. They also need to be told in no uncertain terms, that a game isn't finished at half time, it lasts for 90+ minutes.
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3 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said:
Im not sure where you are getting the disconnect from?
Given that the board are now all Well Society members, the board literally are all Motherwell fans.
I get that folks are annoyed about being blamed for SKs resignation. It pissed me off too. But there has been significant back peddling on that since, with it being mentioned in virtually every media release and interview since.
I see both sides of the coin here. However, there was also the issue of under 14s being refused entry to games, if not accompanied by an adult. This limit was imposed without any consultation whatsoever and upset a fair few families. I agree with the thinking behind it, but consider the 14 threshold a bit high. Other clubs obviously thought the same. That too could have been handled better. Over the past week or two a few posters, and respected ones at that, have articulated discontent with a slight but slowly widening gap between club and fans (and with the Society to a lesser extent|). One or two other fans have also mentioned this to me. Not at the serious stage yet but this slight rift needs to be healed now; morseso that we're a fan owned club.
As it happens, I emailed the Society recently to express this very concern. The Society needs the members to particpate fully and notify it of any concerns rather than let them grow out of hand. Lets turn this into a positive.
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The playing side has been boring to watch for spectators, and also ineffective of late. A fresh pair of eyes and a new broom are required to sweep away the staleness. They are vital. Hopefully the club is attuned to fan discontent and unrest.
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37 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said:
On the Casey subject. Even if he has been left out for speaking his mind, surely enough time has passed now to bring him back in from the cold. The point has been made.
Yes, good point. Maybe that and allegedly signing a PCA with Hertz. Time to bring him back on board.
Stephen Frail does seem closely aligned with the dearly departed Stuart Kettlewell, but is maybe a different character. You can't turn a supertanker around quickly, but hopefully SF will manage to alter tactics a bit for the County game. Edit: we've yet to beat them this season - a good time to start.
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Have a look at P & B. To be fair, some decent posts but dearie me.
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1 hour ago, weeyin said:
New manager and his assistant on Sportscene right now?
I missed that. Who was on the programme?
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A huge game for us. Win and we're still competing for top 6 with the play off place disappearing behind us. Lose and we're being dragged into a dogfight.
Not sure if we'll have a new manager in place beforehand.
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25 minutes ago, The Sand Dancer said:
In Robinson, Alexander and Kettlewell we chose to appoint Autocratic managers (no idea about Hammell's style other than blind panic).
Autocratic too.
Presumably Naismith leads the betting odds? Don't know about being the fans' favourite though.
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45 minutes ago, weeyin said:
Will be interesting to see if the new gaffer can sort that out the defence or whether, as I suspect, Gordon is the only CB that is worth keeping.
That has been our biggest issue since SK took over.
Yes that's 100% on the money. Kettlewell never managed to address this. A good team is built from a solid defence.
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Kaletta is only on loan. Add to your list the likes of Koutroumbis, Callachan and Ebiye and we're cooking on gas. We only have about 13 or so players signed for next season with a few on option. I think we have the makings of a decent squad and any new manager coming in will have scope to make his own signings in the summer. The squad as it stands, lacks pace, energy and leadership plus a bit of physicality.
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Not quite convinced of Ian Murray. Looking back at his managerial record, it smacks of being the perpetual bridesmaid. Raith fans were not unduly upset when he was binned. One I spoke to on Monday opined he wasn't bad but not quite good enough.
There are weaker potential appointments about i.e. John McGlynn, but nothing about him screams look at me.
No obvious out of, or in, work, Scots based candidate.
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4 minutes ago, wellon said:
Why? Do we know he was even being considered? Maybe by bookies but not board hopefully
Just an unsubstantiated hunch. Speculation if you will. Nothing more.
He must have had some reason for coming out and saying that. Otherwise why not just keep quiet? There was no pressure on him to say anything. Did something similar over the St Johnstone vacancy when he was given a rise by Ayr.
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I can only assume that Broonie has been awarded a pay rise in the past few days.
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1 hour ago, Ya Bezzer! said:
A lot of the time defending errors are made in midfield..... Too many players at this level are either a bit lazy or don't have the engine. To play at the very top you need the technique but you also have. to absolutely work your arse off. That's what I don't see very often at this level. If you could get players at this level to physically work as hard as players at the top level, even without the technique, you'd dominate.
Good post. Our off the ball work when not in possession is very poor. Frequently our midfield defends only 30 yards in front of our keeper and looks disorganised. One mistake and we're in trouble.
Now, I know there are reasons for this, at least in part. Some players like Halliday just don't have the legs or others like Paton are returning from injury. That's maybe a signing issue in itself. However going back to the game on Sunday, I was impressed by Celtic's work rate and organisation, during the short time we were in possession. They closed us down quickly, got in our faces, and looked organised. At one point, Manwhanise was suffocated by 3 defenders near the corner flag. We just don't do that.
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I doubt if the bloated squad will cost us that more. Say we're 7 players up on our normal squad. Average pay £1,250 pw for say 5 months. That might cost us an extra £180,000 - £200,000. Not a fortune in the great scheme of things. That's a very rough estimate of course.
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I'm surprised that Matty Connelly was given a new 12 month deal last summer,but isn't considered good enough to be our No 2, only 6 months later.
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16 minutes ago, El Grew said:
As per the OF usual modus operandi, they’ll be trying to get him by offering the least amount they think they can get away with. Tell them the asking price starts at £4M cash; no player swaps or instalment crap and that it’s non-negotiable!
100% agree. If they still wanted him they'd offer £4 million and a penny. If our asking price is say £4 then tell them not to bother contacting us again unless they can meet that price, or more if another bid comes in.
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2 hours ago, Mccus28 said:
Unfortunately I very much know this, but I feel its sad that in 2025 some are still peddling this garbage.
People really need to have a look at themselves!!!
Sadly, I see no end in sight to this disease. If anything its only gotten worse in recent years. There's no political will to address it.
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I don't mind where he goes as long as the price is right and the lad himself is happy with the move. I assume that we will have a figure a mind and if a club meets that then its over to the lad. My only concern is the timing. I'd be tempted to bump up our asking price a wee bit, if the lad agrees, to compensate. IF true, its a good move by Celtic, as they'll view us as being currently managerless and vulnerable, like a crab temporarily without a shell.
If the club knows of other interest and expects another better bid then I'd hold off, again only if the lad agrees.
Celtic could easily have made a bid some weeks ago.
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Well, we fulfilled the fixture, didn't pick up any cards and avoided a bleaching. Thats about it really.
I wasn't expecting wholesale change in tactics but the ghost of Stuart Kettlewell haunted Fir Park. Stephen Frail proved that he was part of the old regime. Our line up looked like a 5-2-2-1 to me, with the hard working Ragnar Lothbrok ploughing a lone furrow up front. Our midfield was largely non existent setting up camp about 30 yards from our goal and giving the defence no protection. I'm not usually one to worry about possession stats but 19% really is low. A single shot on target on too.
SOD looks lost in central defence and Kaletta didn't impress. Maybe because of injury, he didn't give 100%. Apart from being more talented, which goes without saying, Celtic were harder working and more physical than us. Ragnar impressed up front and I was happy for him to notch his first goal. However he had little service. Of the others Tom Sparrow looked the part in midfield before he was moved back; Dom Thompson looked lively at LWB; and Manwhanise looked lively. Neither of the 2 new lads had much of chance to impress.
We move on and the sooner a new broom arrives the better. A pair of fresh eyes is badly needed.
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Our New Manager, who do we want?
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It might be more realistic to think that the Dundee or even the St Mirren games would be achievable for having a new manager in place.