Kmcalpin

Anyone who thinks they or Linlithgow are wee junior clubs is seriously naive.

I think Dykstra was in goal and Chris McCart was redcarded for dissent.

A decent draw.

I'd say we need 3, although thats unlikely in the extreme. A defensive midfielder, a left back and a central defender to replace Lamie. To make that happen we'de need to ship out some players like Morris and O'Donnell. Even at that it would be difficult to do in this window. Can't quite fathom out what happening with SOD. As far as left back is concerned we've surely known for some time that Penney wasn't going to hang around and should be well down the road of sourcing a replacement.

I think some folk are now being a bit harsh on Penney. Don't think he was any worse latterly than he was months ago. He was always good on the attack but a poor defender. That never really changed. Despite the hype I never really bought into him. He's moved on and from what I hear it should be a toss up between SOD and Max Johnston for the LB berth as things stand.

That's a very good turnout.

Yes, a wins a win and we're through. Not a classic performance though from what I hear. Great support - over 1,000 fans (according to the font of all knowldge the BBC). Out of interest who played left back?

Who is at left back????? Slightly odd looking defence.

In this instance then, I'm probably one of the "negative" posters. I guess then everyone looks for something different from this place. Personally, I look for a range of different opinions to allow me to gauge the mood of the support, as a whole. How likely that is in an internet forum, I don't know. If there are negative, or indeed positive, elements within our support, I want to know about them. A degree of negativity within any group is natural and shouldn't be ignored. Sometimes its justifed sometimes its not. Without listening we run the risk of forming a skewed or false view of matters.

Matt Connelly joins Stranraer on loan until the end of the season.

Queens Park too? I'm sure we'd prefer a permanent deal.

An interesting article from the Rancid on Logan Dunachie. Very one sided and it shows our place in the media pecking order...........below East Kilbride. No way would the article have been written in that way if either of the gruesome twosome was involved. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/east-kilbride-boss-responds-motherwell-28978532?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

I suspect we knew some time ago that Penney would move back to Ipswich this month. Presumably then we're looking to find a left wing back? In the meantime, if SOD is still unfit who do we play in that position? AFAIK Max Johnston is purely a right back, as is Paul McGinn. IF thats the case, then the only real option, however undesirable that may be, is to field Ricky Lamie there.

No huge surprise there. We move on. My only concern is who replaces him.

All young players have dips in form. Allan Campbell is rightly famed for his work ethic and deservedly earned his move south. All that said, he had dips in form and in his last season with us he went off the boil for perhaps 6 weeks/2 months. I remember remarking on this at the time.

Granted he has a created a few. However, his contribution over 90 minutes, week in week out is minimal. Last Saturday, for example, he was anonymous. Now thats fine if you're the kind of player who does all the dirty, unseen work like a young Keith Lasley, but he's not. He struggles to get up and down the park. He doesn't support KVV as he should and he's often posted missing in defence. In short, I can't see what he really brings to the team apart from the odd telling cross or pass. Probably a decent sort but not our required level.

Young Cornelius might not be world class, but there's a good player in him. I don't think he's been given a fair chance given some other midfielders who get picked regardless. He's also not been played to his strengths. That's all down to management.

I think their last game was 6 November.

A good comparison. Both were excellent on the ball. Hammell was fast and had a great cross in him but he couldn't defend - Penney is exactly the same. As Inflato says, he's regressed since he joined us.

Agreed Grizzly, but if SOD isn't available for whatever reason, like yesterday, can McGinn play on the left side?

If SOD is out can McGinn play on the left? If not does Lamie move to LB?

Callum Slattery will be available, if selected. Does anyone know the reaon for SOD's absence yesterday?

It's what football fans do. Quite a few had concerns about the personnel before kick off yesterday although they didn't voice them. There was also some debate about the formation. How we lined up wasn't clear until the game kicked off. As regards your second point, there is a middle ground. It doesn't have to be one of the 2 extremes.

You can add to the list "We're too good to go down". Stevie Hammell has lost my support. I said at the turn of the year a return of 5 points from 3 "easier" games Livingston (A), Hibs (H) and (Ross County (H) was the least we should expect. We came nowhere near that with a measly 2 points. At the end of the day, its points that count and will keep us up not playing promisingly, not hitting woodwork etc etc. Hard points. Thems what matters. Relegation would be disastrous for us. He's a club legend and if he wasn't, the cries for his dismissal would be far louder. The club is bigger than any one individual. He seems a very decent guy and a true professional. But is that what we need? Football is a tough unforgiving business and we need someone to motivate, organise, and kick asses. His win ratio is now 26% which is a wee bit above Jim Gannon and Harri Kampmann, but just below Maurice Malpas. Apologies, probably the wrong thread for this post.

Maybe some merit in that. Apart from the Head of Youth Academy we still haven't filled the vacant Media post as far as I know. Could that be a factor?