Kmcalpin

Between now and say the end of November we really need to push the double your money campaign. Adverts & features in the Motherwell Tinmes and Wishaw Press; posters around the ground, tannoy announcements; Society presence in all home parts of the ground; donation collection points and so on. We have a short window to do this. I realise of course that much will depend on getting volunteers involved, if only for a few hours, and thats notoriously difficult. As far as attracting new members is concerned, the current Soicety membership stands at about 54% of total season ticket holders (I know that quite a few members don't have season tickets). So there's still at least 2,000 fans to sign up. Of that total, some cannot afford a monthly membership instalment; there is a considerable number of fans who are simply against the very principle of the Society or remain very suspicious of it or its leaders' motives; and there are those who don't consider it value for money. So there is scope to increase the membership but we will never reach anything like 80% let alone 100% membership.

£250 per week was a very low salary indeed around 2004 even in general let alone footballing terms. Probably on a par with what lower First Division, as was, teams were paying at the time. I suspect that the figure was a basic minus bonuses.

Les's "double your money" offer will be deducted from the amount he is owed. In other words he is willing to accept less.

Our old friend Bobby Madden is the referee for Saturday. Say no more.

I don't think its quite that bad. Yes, we're still overdrawn but are paying our debt off and the outstanding sum is reducing considerably. Plans are in place to repay the remainder of the outstanding sums.

My calculation is very rough and based on assumptions I know but I reckon we can now knock off about £430k from Les' debt after the transfer window and some £215k from John Boyle's debt. On top of that say we, the fans, raise £130k this year through donations etc and Les doubles that I think our outstanding debt would be something along the lines of: Les: £870k John Boyle £115k Thats not bad progress with the prospect of more transfer income to come. I wonder how the split will work after JB has been paid off? Some good fund raising ideas coming up and we really do need to maximise this in the next couple of months or so to take full advantage of Les' double your money offer.

An article on how Raith Rovers lost money on their Irn Bru Cup game aginst Brora Rangers. Although its not about us it perhaps explains why we, and other clubs, haven't made season tickets valid at cup games. http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/raith-rovers/raith-lost-money-by-staging-irn-bru-cup-tie-1-4548764

Just watched the TV highlights and our young lads gave Crusaders a run for their money. We played some decent fooball but seem to lack a cutting edge, given the chances we missed. Defensively we looked a bit shaky but our keeper did have a nightmare. Maybe a spell on loan at Clyde will help him.

Very true but he also signed quite a few duds. For every good un he brought to Fir Park he brought a flop. To be fair, most managers are the same.

This wouldn't surprise me. I have no objection to Celtic and Sevco joining English leagues, none whatosever, but don't leave their under 20s behind. If they leave they leave end of.

A great lesson for the youngsters that a game last 90+ minutes. Its one of the most valuable lessons you can learn in football.

I know details on Ben Heneghan's move are deliberately sketchy but does anyone know if there are add ons? Have they been mentioned anywhere?

He didn't hold a gun to our head but he had an unrealistically high opinion of his own worth. A half decent right back; we've had better we've had worse.

A good transfer window for us both playing wise and financially.

We're now very very short indeed in the middle of the defence. Hopefully we can sign someone with a bit of height and experience to partner Kipper.

Sounds like another bit of good business by our club. Hopefully we can now land the rumoured 2 replacements. Between Heneghan and Johnson, the club will have made a bit of dosh some of which can help pay off our debts to former owners.

Absolutely. We don't need to sell him at this stage.

I was quite impreesed by him although he's no world beater. I seem to recall he was a real worker with a competitive spirit and was able to play at full back as well.

As things stand, we need cover for the middle of our defence. If Heneghan goes, and we won't know until the window closes, then we'll need 2 more central defenders. McHugh must stay in central midfield.

Not much of a protest from Hearts players and thats always a good yardstick. However its possible that Jon Daly had instructed his troops to be respectful of the officials and not to question any of their decisions.

If any deal is done with Blackburn for Heneghan, don't expect them to make the transfer fee public. I've checked their first team squad and they certainly like "undisclosed" fees.

I believe it to be 25%; in this case of £2.5million. Does anyone know if we get a percentage of the next future sell on, if there is one, given that the total deal is reporterd to be £2.5 million + £500k in add ons?

With some impending transfer income coming our way, does anyone know what we currently owe Les Hutchison and John Boyle?

Seconded.

Just watched the TV highlights and think that King's first yellow card looks very harsh indeed.