David
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This has to be one of my pet hates at the moment.
Let's take today as an example. We're 2-1 down against Celtic with 80 minutes on the clock. The game is raging from end to end, with chances for both teams.
I'm trying to watch the game and already there is a steady stream of people asking me to move so they can get by and leave. There are people heading for the exits from other rows and sections as well.
Now, I can fully understand that some people buy into the whole "beat the traffic" myth, which basically shaves a negligible amount of time off your journey home, but when we're 2-1 down against Celtic with ten minutes still to go? Really?
I've found myself leaving early once this season, which was the game against St Johnstone when we lost 3-0. It was a lost cause and the players deserved nothing from the game, or from the fans.
When McCall came over to the east stand with a few of the players after todays game it would have been nice had he been clapping to less empty seats. The players put in a decent shift today and deserved some recognition in my opinion.
Anyway, it's a fucking real annoyance at times
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Fuck the both of them. I just wish that more of our own fans had hung around long enough to return the applause that McCall gave to the fans in the east.
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Call me a sadist, but I've been browsing the various Celtic forums this morning whilst drinking my tea, basically reading their comments and getting myself more & more fired up for the game (even if they seem less arrogant & arsey about the result as they usually would).
Anyway, one thing I noticed that made me smile was the amount of "hardcore" fans who post on these forums frequently that spend the day of the game asking how they can watch the match from their fucking computer chair.
The amount of request for internet links almost outnumbers the posts discussing the actual game.
<_>
Also whilst drinking my tea, I ended up watching this little classic. A repeat of this would go down just fine!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp1RIzNdUfo&feature=channel_video_title
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Does anyone know what time Jack Daniels will be open today?
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there's no way randolph, hateley, hutchinson, murphy and probably law will be signing new deals here. craigan is near the end of his career as well. that's 6 out of your 11 starters.
If they decide not to sign, I'm guessing that McCall will be among the first to know so he'll deal with it appropriately.
I would be surprised if we lost every single one of the guys you listed there within the next season or two though.
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we're probably going to be losing randolph, hateley, craigan, hutchy, murphy and law either this summer or the next. lasley is 33 next year and jenno is unpredictable. better to get the rebuilding in early.
Bollocks to that. We simply don't know who will still be with us when the new season kicks off. I remember all the talk of how many players we'd lose after the cup final, and it amounted to Sutton.
Besides, you have no idea who we'll be bringing in over the next year or two.
If Hughes is willing to sign until January or the end of the season for reasonable money, then fair enough. I'm still of the opinion though that we could be doing with using whatever money we have to strengthen other areas of the team.
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Ach, you might be spot on but that's boooring.
Everything I've said there will go right out the window at 12:01pm tomorrow!
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Am I the only one who's going into this game tomorrow not even looking at where either Celtic or Rangers are in the league?
My eye is on St Johnstone & Hearts at present, and us having a seven point lead over our closest non-Old Firm rival is what really counts.
I'm assuming that Celtic & Rangers will finish 1st & 2nd rgeardless, and that we really should be looking at cementing a European place over the next few months.
Even a loss tomorrow will not be catastrophic. We'll still have a minimum four point lead over St Johnstone, and they have to visit Ibrox next weekend, whilst Hearts visit Tannadice, so our closest non-old firm rivals will be dropping points over the next few weeks as well.
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The club in question is Leeds United but I still aint giving my source.
No offence Jim, but I'm completely disregarding your "insider knowledge" until something concrete comes of it.
As far as I'm concerned, Randolph is a Motherwell player and we're looking to cement a European spot this season. That's all I'm thinking about.
Oh, and the small matter of us beating Celtic and getting Lennon his jotters tomorrow.
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Absolutely deserving of this award. Well done to McCall & the team.
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Doubt it will be at Fir Park now then. Shame.
Yeah, I was hoping to get along to it.
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Hey, it certainly come across that way! I'm sure that I'm mistaken though.
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I'm not saying people should boo players when at games (although I would maybe make an exception for Bob Malcolm when he was here) but I agree that "passengers" is the right phrase here.
Just to be clear here, you're not calling Higdon a passenger, are you?
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I'd try to encourage those that sit around me in the middle of the east to get up and make some noise, but unless it's to yell at Higdon or give McCall pelters from bringing off Murphy I doubt they'll respond too much.
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Perhaps we just need to accept the fact that the average number of punters we get is the support these days? I mean, the number of fans who stay away because the tickets are £20 rather than £15 has to be pretty negligible surely?
I don't think the home fans will number any more than they usually do.
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It's been fine for me since I subscribed. I just click on the video I want, it asks me to sign in, then I'm good to go.
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According to MFCTV Hammell could be fit for the game on Sunday, as the injury isn't quite as bad as was first thought.
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Kilmarnock proved that Celtic are right there for the taking if you go at them. We should go out there with the intention of winning the game, not the same way we have in more recent games against the Old Firm.
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Does anyone know if there are plans to put up the full 90 minutes of games a few days after they are played?
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Awk chill out. As you can see from my previous tongue in cheek post, I'm catholic and I hardly find it offensive!
Just because you don't find it offensive doesn't mean others won't. There's no place for it on a Motherwell forum. Leave that shite to the bigot brothers.
Back on topic, a point from this game would be considered a success for us, wouldn't it? I guess it's a sign of how far they've dropped when it's also being considered a good result by their fans as well!
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I found it difficult trying to understand what they were typing....english no taught in catholic schools now?
There's no need for that. Keep it civil in future please.
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The main problem Sportscene has is i think it is contractually limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per game. OK some games don't need anywhere near that (the 2 saints game highlights were very brief last night) but some games could do with a bit more coverage. By the time they show 5 goals and two efforts off the bar they've got very little time for anything else and the sending off was seen as more controversial than a booking for a dive.
I don't think that's the main problem at all. It's more to do with the figures they have announcing and presenting. Surely they can find better talent than that?
The commentators are cringeowrthy to say the least as well.
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I gave up watching Sportscene ages ago due to the poor set-up. I now watch our highlights on the BBC website, and catch the rest of the games on ESPN's 15 minute show, which features all football and no studio guests.
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you said 'surprising' i misunderstood thought you were implying that it wasnt a surprise
Ah, I see. No, I was implying that this was the phrase the media would most likely use. They'll be even more surprised than most of us as it appears half of them don't even know we're fucking second in the table by the way they go on.
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Aye, in the grand scheme of things we'd have been lucky to get a point I reckon. Still, we played well and certainly didn't get steamrolled.