Blakey

I actually thought they were deliberately trying to lose goals as part of a betting scam at one point that night, it just didn't seem possible that a team of professional footballers could be so, so bad. It was enjoying from our perspective all the same and arguably Jamie Murphy's finest hour in a 'Well shirt, or one of them at least.

He's a club legend at Stockport by all accounts, they absolutely love him down there. That seems to be the only club he has succeeded at. Initially when he joined us he looked like he was going to bring a complete revamp of our playing style and indeed he made some shrewd signings in Ruddy, Jennings, Jutkiewicz, Humphrey and Coke...but as the months rolled on it became more and more apparent that he just couldn't manage them.

I noticed yesterday that it was ten years to the day that we played Llanelli at Airdrie and lost 1-0 in one of the most embarrassing results in our history. We did overturn it in Wales a week later mind you. That got me thinking back to Jim Gannon's time with us and it certainly was a strange six months. Early on there was a feeling of real optimism and excitement about this new 'out the box' boss and despite the Llanelli result we went on to have a decent wee Euro run which included an 8-1 win over Flamurtari at Airdrie before the Steua Bucharest tie. In the league we went unbeaten until late September but things went pear shaped after that disastrous 3-0 pumping at Love Street in the League Cup and then Gannon embarked on a ridiculous feud with the media, the referees and just about everyone else and we didn't win another match until after he'd left. In that time his team selections and tactics were mental and he used to sub performing players at half time every single week when we were winning, and as a result of his changes we went on to lose or draw. His final game against Saint Johnstone on Boxing Day 2009 was one of the worst performances I've ever seen from us and Peter MacDonald bagged a second half hat trick in the second half after we had led 1-0 at HT then Gannon made more unnecessary changes. He was bumped a few days later amid reports that he refused to sign a contract which according to some, he was never offered in the first place and there seemed to be much rejoicing from inside Fir Park when he got his jotters. Some of the stuff that emerged about him since he left us certainly suggests that we dodged a massive bullet by getting rid when we did and I personally was pleased to see him go as he appeared to be taking us only one way and that was down the way. The standouts from that strange short era were Yassin Moutouakil, his media fued and spat with Hugh Dallas, his obsessive substitutions, his dislike of Craigan and Lasley and his infamous juggling soot remark shortly before he left. A short period in our history, but one that lives long in the memory.

I was raging when we signed a near 40 y/o Gordon Marshall in 2003 but he went on to have a couple of solid seasons with us and played a big part in our League Cup run in '05. It's just a pity that he saved his worst game for us and played like the haddie I feared he would be in the final!

I couldn't possibly say. But he won't be back at Fir Park again. Ever.

Faddy was brilliant when he returned for the first time in 2013. Him in that team with Ojamma, Law, Higdon and Humphrey was a thing of beauty. He struggled the next season when all of them left and he was never fit and when he returned again in 2015 he was clearly passed it.

Shut yer puss. In football it's common for fans to refer to other teams by names that aren't necessarily politically correct. It was this offended by every thing nonsense that landed us with the ridiculous offensive behaviour bill which saw fans getting arrested and charged for next to nothing. So if you are genuinely offended by that or any comment similar then I suggest you first of all wring out your knickers then start looking for a different sport to follow.

Thought David Ferrere was going to by dynamite after his substitute debut hat trick against Hibs but he done nothing else after that. Also initially thought Jim Gannon was going to be a great manager for us but my opinion soon changed as it became more apparent with each passing week that he was an arrogant fruit loop who hadn't a clue what he was doing. His spat with the media and Hugh Dallas was a smokescreen for the fact that he was trying to work his ticket out the club.

Faddy, Phil, Gary McAllister were all better players for us or at the very least just as good. The contribution that Faddy and O'Donnell made to us was significantly more than Turnbull.

Correct. No player bigger than the club. We have lost better players than David Turnbull in the past and we survived. It's not about him anymore.

Each to their own, if someone isn't cock-a-hoop (no pun intended) about DT moving to the East End of Glesga then that's understandable, no need to be a dick about it. Bad enough we lose him to Celtic without some of our own fans rubbing it in.

You sure YOU'RE in the right forum???

In an otherwise pretty grim season, David Turnbull's emergence has been the highlight for us. I really hope we can hang on to him.

McGhee's far from being my messiah, he did plenty to piss me off during his stay here not least his whoring himself for another jobs in public. He was however a super manager and no matter what anyone says about him, he did a great job for us.

I'm very happy with the news that wee Craigie Broon will be taking the reigns at Fir Park. He is just what we need just now, an experienced head and a safe pair of hands. His style of play may not be all that great to watch, but he knows how to get his pound of flesh out of players and how to mould individuals into a team. The last man to lead Scotland to a World Cup Finals as Motherwell manager? I like it, I do. Really hope this works out and we keep him until at least the end of the season.

What did Gannon do for Motherwell? Apart from bringing embarrassment upon the club and the very worst out in our many deluded supporters who lauded him as a messiah whilst abusing Mark McGhee - who was, is and will always be a far superior manager than Gannon will ever be - very little actually. To give him credit for blooding the youngsters isn't merited as far as I'm concerned because he had very little choice but to bring in young players, such was the squad size when he arrived at the club. His signings with the exception of John Ruddy and to an extent, Jutkiewicz have been poor, very poor indeed. His tactics during matches are shocking and thus the team look directionless. So we had a good start to the season, but as I have already said that was on the whole down to luck more than anything else. As soon as team's cottoned on to how to play against us, ie. hold a high forward line, we were snookered and the 'tactical genius/messiah' had no answer. His 'spat' with the media and Hugh Dallas was pathetic and was a clear sign that he had no idea what he was doing. He was being sussed out for the dud he was and he didn't like it one little bit, so whipped up that whole storm to make it look like he was being victimised, while all the time the players looked more and more dis enchanted as the games passed by and that would explain some of the performances of late. 'Gannon a better manager than McGhee'? quote some people on this very forum at the beginning of the season. Don't make me larf! He's not fit to lick his shit.

Great news, good riddance to bad rubbish I say! This man was trouble and was not liked by players and staff alike at Fir Park for his attitude and arrogance. You could see in the way the team played that all was not well in the dressing room. Players looked completely unsure of what to do and were being given no support from their manager and their confidence was at rock bottom....all of that was down to Gannon. Well done to John Boyle for sending this chancer on his way. As I said last week, all Gannon was interested in was trying to make a name for himself as some kind of as some kind of God like, no-nonsense figure and all his smokescreens that he created with his pointless feuds over nothing with both the press and Hugh Dallas just summed him up. It's no coincidence that he started that nonsense as soon as he was starting to get found out after the mauling against St.Mirren in the Cup and the Accies game at the beginning of November. I laughed when I read this board at the start of the season and saw people trying to convince themselves that Gannon was a much better manager than McGhee was and how he was some kind of messiah..bla bla bla... He did absolutely nothing when he was here. We lost to two sides in the Europa league qualifyiyers that wouldn't give Bellshill Athletic a game and our football and style of play was terrible right from the off. It was down to sheer luck and very little else that we remained unbeaten for as long as we did. So goodbye and good riddance Gannon, you will not be missed. Now for a Bobby Williamson, Jimmy Calderwood or Ian McCall please.

Not so funny now is it?

And so a week after my post, I've taken the pelters I thought I would get from the off. No surprises there....However I've noticed a slight turn in attitudes since our latest defeat yesterday, some people are starting to see what I have seen since very early on...that this man is not the man for us.... I don't expect us to be challenging for the title or even europe, of course not, I've followed Motherwell long enough to know what's what and to expect us to be at that level is just pure fantasy. I do however expect us to show a bit of mettle, a bit of ability and a will to win with a manager who knows how to get the best out of the players at his disposal. Hell, wee Tommy was far from perfect, in fact, his teams were awful to watch aswell, but under him we were a team and we had a competitive edge to us. This current team does not posses that and frankly, we look like a bunch of schoolboys who've never met each other before---Every Single Week! In years to come, when the name 'Jim Gannon' is mentioned, Motherwell fans will shudder. Ridicule me all you like, but you will not change my opinion on this one. This man is bad news. He is an ego-maniac and is most certainly not what we need just now.

It's a difficult one, because good managers that we can afford are thin on the ground. I wouldn't object to Ian McCall being given the reigns as he has proved himself as someone who can get results with smaller clubs and smaller budgets. He was unlucky at Dundee Utd but their expectation thresh-hold is far higher than ours. What we need is a man who understands Scottish Football and knows how to handle the media. McCall is such a man, as is Jimmy Calderwood or Bobby Williamson. I know they might not be sexy names, but they are proven at this level and that's what we need just now.

Probably going to get pelters for this, but this man Jim Gannon is only taking us one way and that is down the way. His team selections are terrible, his tactics are terrible and his handling and treatment of senior players, especially Craigan who has been a magnificent servant to MFC over the years is absolutely awful. Dont even get me started on his arrogant attitude towards the fans and the media. We are boring to watch as the football we are playing is terrible and it is one of the biggest myths of the season that we are actually a good side that can play good football. We are god awful and thats why we've only won once in three whole months and Gannon's constant tinkering for no reason whatsoever is infuriating. This is a man who is just trying to make a name for himself as some kind of no nonsense boss, but the truth is he is just an arrogant, stubborn man who has no control over the players and blames the media and referees when he fails. Not what we need at Fir Park I'm afraid. We've got nothing about us that suggests that we're going to pick up our form any time soon and if the teams at the bottom get their act together then we are in big trouble.

Celtic's performance was a joy to behold today and typified everything about what makes that football club so special in the world of football. They play football, that's the Celtic way and do it in the way it should be done. The Brazil of Scottish Football and that's why I have always had a soft spot for them. It was absolutely no shame to lose to them today.

When we came out of the East Stand at the end of the game the cops were talking to two guys on the other side of the road and there were various shouts between both sets of fans. Did I miss something or was it just handbags?

Im pleased with the result but disappointed with some of our 'fans' choice of songs today.

How very apt that this thread is running, because this is a point I was going to make on here. The stewarding today at the south end of the east stand was an absolute disgrace. At half time, the aforementioned female steward accompanied by the female cop pulled three young boys out for basically jumping about and the cop then goes on to give one wee boy a stern telling off and threatening to nick him if he did it again. They were doing absolutely no harm, just jumping around and basically enjoying themselves yet these jobsworth took offence to this for some reason. My mate actually made the point to one of the polis that would they be so quick to react in the same manner when there's about 50-100 Rangers fans doing 'the bouncy', to which the cop just laughed and walked away. Then, for the remainder of the game, any of these kids, and that's all they were, kids, stood up the stewards and cops were on at them. No wonder the atmosphere inside football grounds is dying a death when you've got jobsworth stewards and lazy, cowardly polis (who don't bat an eyelid to the Old Firm fans and their disgusting antics when they come to FP) picking on anyone who tries to get a bit of atmosphere going. Utter joke