MelvinBragg

Kind of my thinking as well. I'm assuming that McLean is off as well for somewhere where he may get more first team football. Just wondering about the guys Beevers and Boyle we're supposed to be signing. I'm assuming they won't be ours til July 1st, but then again I thought the same about Michael Fraser. I'm wondering if UEFA will allow the registering of players who are due to sign for you before the tie but after the deadline? These pre-contracts open up a whole can of worms. Goddamn you, Mr Bosman...

Interesting. I didn't think he was officially a Motherwell player til July 1st...

That thought had occurred to me...

If you mean Stephen Hughes, I seriously doubt it...

I wouldn't be booking a flight to Albania just yet. A couple of injuries and we're in real bother...

Aye, under 9 hours to go and under 15 recognisable first team players, with the option of adding 1, the day before the game. Suddenly, the Llanelli game goes from being tricky to difficult...

Meaning new players, I'm assuming...?

I posted this question in the Draw thread but I'll post it again here as I fear it will get lost there. I'm sure I read somewhere on here that our squad for the first round had to be registered by midnight tonight. Anyone confirm or deny this? How does this leave us goalkeeper wise? Without even mentioning squad depth...

What's Welsh for counting chickens??

Just to ask a football question, did I read someone posting that our squad for the first round has to be registered by midnight tonight??

As good a draw as were going to get for the first two rounds. We have (I think) avoided teasm who are in middle of their season and therefore 200% fitter than us. Not bad...

Anyone else annoyed that we can't see who's seeded and who's not...?

Match 17 is the one we're looking for, aye??

Just wondering if we're all waiting about for nothing. On the BBC, it says that Falkirk will find out their fate "later in the day". Could be it's going to take some time to sort the groups out... EDIT Ignore me...

Hmmm. Going to announce it on the Wednesday and hope we get the new manager effect for the European game? As much as I'm glad we're trying to find the right man for the job, we seem to be taking an awful lot of time over it...

I'm more jealous of the fact they have a 25 man squad...

Nae idea. Seems kind of complicated by the fact they need to sort which of the first round seeds they were going to seed for the second round (us being in that category). Glad I'm not the one having to work it out...

We'll have a bit to wait, we're in group four...

See, I'm hoping for anywhere but Llanelli>given I don't have a valid passport, it takes away even the remotest possibility of going and Llanelli would tempt me into a domestic argument regards cost of childminding/going to the game against being sensible and hoping it's on a telly channel somewhere...

Therein lies a question. Are we going to stretch the definition of first team player and Hutchison and Saunders will be first team players or will they be among the four young player...?

Cheeky bassa. Just be thankful my brother is a Rangers fan then cos he's about two stone heavier than me. Which probably makes him weigh as much as you and Mitch put together...

Anyone else expecting this site to crash under the weight of users around 12:45 today???

You misread me, big fella. I am excited. But not by the draw. I'll be excited about the game when it rolls around (only cos I'm always excited at the first competitive game of the season). But at the moment, I'm too focussed on who the new manager is going to be and who we might bring in player wise to think too much about the European draw. Don't get me wrong, I'll check this afternoon to see who we get, but I'll be looking first to see if a new manager has been appointed...

I know I should be excited, but I'm not. I'm afraid the draw is being overshadowed by the fact we don't have a manager and barely have a squad to put a team out for these games. Don't get me worng, I'm not depressed as GazzyB suggests that this is making some Well fans. I'm excited. I'm more excited about who's going to be our manager and who we'll add to the squad than 4 games which will be our pre-season...

Clearly the silly season has commenced. Sandy Clark, John Robertson. Who next, Jimmy Sandison?? To quote the likes of fatcalf and SteveDiggle, away and bile yer heid...