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That was the guy from Leeds, right? he had played for 2 teams already.

Over 2k motherwell fans I think.

A win is a win. Many had our match as the likely upset in the round, but we got it out of the way and managed to get game time for our new guys, so no complaints. I'm all for drawing the easiest possible team at home in the next round. I'd put my money on it being accies though.

https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2022/12/05/new-charity-third-kit-launched/

Any ideas how we're lining up?

I assume that because bbc are filming there may be a dodgy stream going somewhere? It's weird thesedays not having a legit way to watch from here, I've been spoiled.

The fact is that football transfers are always going to be a mixed bag. We only notice when other teams get it right, so we get a skewed perception of how successful we are/should be compared to others. The contract length is going to depend on the player. Some players will want a short contract because they feel like their current club is a stepping stone, others want long term security. Then you have the opposite from the clubs perspective, as they will want to keep good players tied up for as long as possible, but only offer short term contracts the the riskier players. You then have multiple clubs competing for a player, so they have to make concessions, by either offering more money or a more favourable term. That's a heavily simplified version of what goes on, as theres a million other factors such as location, agents, league position, playing style, what the facilities are like, etc. Signing shields, woolery, Kelly, Tierney, et all to 3 year deals was looked upon favourably by most at the time. A longer deal gives players time to settle, and protects the club in that it prevents other clubs from pinching our players immediately after a purple patch. You never know how it's going to turn out, but hope that more work out than don't.

He's been "head of youth" since 2018, so seems like a fair appointment. Chances are he's been filling in the role in the interim as well.

If someone can cover his wages and give him regular games then we can take stock in the summer. We're not going to get a fee so I'm not sure we'd be in a rush to sell instead of a loan. Morris will probably be the same, with a year an a half on his deal I can see a loan being the likely option.

Surprised Martindale wasn't running around with a hairdryer trying to fix it.

Nathan McGinley says hello.

It would be nice, but I would imagine Turnbull would have some higher level loan options if that was what he wanted.

Spittal is at least creating stuff, he must be up there for us in terms of assists. Goss hasn't put in a decent cross since God knows when, and can't remember the last time he's had a shot.

Whether he's not fit, not up to match sharpness yet, or shite, we don't know. However, you also have to pay the guys that are on the bench, and ideally the bench players aren't children. The window isn't over, and we have no control over the order players come in. As mentioned before, we have to wait for other dominoes to fall before our targets become available, and I'd rather we did that than get impatient and sign Michel parker and daragh o'connor types. If we haven't improved our defence by the end of the month, that's when I'll be having a go.

SOD has been fine at lb when used there, but Lamie is not the answer there, he got roasted out there when Robinson tried it, and sticking players completely out of position isn't going to be the answer, especially when they're enough of a liability in their preferred role. I don't think Blaney is a fit either, as he doesn't have the oace. Shifting to a back 3 could help in the interim, but I don't see that happening. I'd prefer we got another LB in if Penney is gone. It would definitely be another loan since we have a couple of lbs on contracts right now. Who's our u18s left back?

Mccart operated almost exclusively in a back 3 with St J, and dropped off a fair bit when Kerr left, but he's a Scottish prem level player and would be worth a look if available. Shaughnessy seems to be getting a game with st mirren now, so I think we can eliminate him from contention. I'm wondering if a competent defensive mid would make a bigger difference than a new CB. Decent ones are rare though.

Yeah, nah. This is a shit show in waiting.

Lamie and Sol know they're in the team regardless, and I'm not getting a strong feeling of either of them giving a fuck about our situation. Keeping them in the team is going to cost us a lot of games, so I'm for replacing them with whatever two warm bodies volunteer first.

Max put in a couple of half decent crosses, which our other full backs are incapable of doing. So he gets my vote. Spittal is nowhere near as bad as some folk are at pains to make out, and for me isn't even on the first page of our list of problems.

He did the interview with sky

Fuck me, we went up a place. We've found a glitch in the fucking matrix.

Extraordinary that we managed to only concede one goal and a couple of half chances with that absolutely woeful defence. Penney was piss poor at the back again. We did not deserve 3 points from that game but we were in prime position to steal them and we fucked it.

We've been poor, but by gawd is this referee awful.

I'm leaning towards this being a case of pushing McGinn into midfield. Would be weird for hammell to switch shape when he has been so strict with it until now.

Scott Burns suggesting on twitter that we're working on adding to the defence, so that's nice.