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  1. Kilmarnock v Motherwell 04/11/2023

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    3 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

    I think we agree about the challenges facing SK in preparing for tomorrow. The problem isn't just the lone striker himself though its the supporting system thats my main issue. In recent times, since the Livingston game, our sole striker (when playing that set up) has been totally isolated, which shouldn't be a surprise to us. Neither wing back has been able to bomb up and down the wings effectively; and the advanced midfield pairing of Spittal and Slattery, don't have the pace to get close to him. If by chance they do, they're isolated when things break down. Add to that, most opponents now have our Plan A/A+ well and truly worked out.

    I agree, but with our collection of poor strikers picking 2 instead of 1 doesn’t seem sensible to me.
     

    Think the main aim tomorrow will be to keep it tight, be solid and hopefully take one of the couple of opportunities that are bound to come our way.
     

    its far from ideal but I’d have Spittal a lot closer to the loan striker, sit Slattery on the bench and have Spencer on the right with more license to get forward. 

  2. Kilmarnock v Motherwell 04/11/2023

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    1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said:

    If we play that formation Couttsy, we'll end up shelling long high balls to Bair. 

    Yip, a definite possibility, although on that pitch it might not be the worst idea in the world as long as we get some support to him.
     

    Shaw and Wilkinson have been so poor, and Biereth won’t be allowed to start, so I see it as the best of a bad bunch of options. 

  3. Kilmarnock v Motherwell 04/11/2023

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    Very tough decisions to be made on Saturday. I think I’d go with a 3-5-1-1. 
     

    McGinn, Butcher, Casey

    Spencer, Davor, Miller, Paton, Odonnell

    Spittal

    Bair (we’d all have Biereth but that’s not happening, particularly on that pitch)

    Spencer on the right, O’Donnell reluctantly on the left (don’t think we have anyone else). Deffo do not want to see Slattery or Wilkinson starting. Reluctantly going for Bair up front as he’s at least got a presence and works hard, not sure we’d get that from Wilkinson or Shaw.
     

    Biereth to come on last 20 mins and get the winner!

  4. Motherwell v Aberdeen 01/11/2023

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    For the first time since getting the job Kettlewell has a lot to think about in terms of formation, tactics and personnel for Saturday, as that was completed unacceptable tonight. 
     

    We’ve lost 7 goals in the last 2 home games, so clearly something’s wrong at the back. Then despite scoring 5 goals, remarkably all of them have come with Biereth on the pitch even though he only played 60 mins across the 2 games!

    Starting Biereth and Butcher would go a long way to helping these issues, however I assume Biereth still won’t be allowed to start, particularly on the plastic, I also wonder if we’d be concerned about starting Butcher on the plastic as well.

    Sadly I can only see another defeat 😞 

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  7. Motherwell v Aberdeen 01/11/2023

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    8 hours ago, GazzyB said:

    Kelly

     

    McGinn RWB

    Casey, Mugabi & Butcher CB

    Spencer LWB

     

    Paton, Slattery & Miller in the middle

     

    Wilkinson & Shaw up top

     

    I don't rate Wilkinson so far but he's far more of a goal threat than Bair. Shaw has shown very little but is quick so might compliment Wilkinson. Spittal has been great at times but has been rank rotten for a few weeks now, Saturday in particular he was shocking so if it were up to me he'd drop out for Miller. I'd obviously have Mika starting but he's not gonna be fit.

     

    I'll be very fucking disappointed if Bair starts up top alone and we go four across the middle.

    Can’t see Spittal being dropped, and despite being poor on a Sat I don’t think he should be to be honest. Also, I think we have to see Spencer at RWB, I think he could be a real threat going forward on the right. 
     

    I’d go Kelly, Spencer (RWB) McGinn, Butcher (Mugabi if he’s not fit enough to start), Casey, Odonnell (LWB), Miller, Paton, Slattery, Spittal and Wilkinson. 

    Not ideal having Odonnell at LWB, but I don’t think Gent looks ready yet. 

    We would all want Mika starting but judging by what Kettlewell said I’d say Arsenal have a big say in how many minutes he’s allowed to play! 

  9. Livingston v Motherwell 07/10/2023

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    Terrible performance, and one of our worst this season. Thought the midfield was very poor, Paton and Spittal in particular. Although in fairness it was likely heading towards a no or low scoring draw until the red card.
     

    Very surprised to hear Faddy say he thought it was a red, I’m still struggling to see enough contact for that to be deemed a foul, in fact every bit as much contact, if not more, on Wilkinson when he gets booked for diving (and I’m not saying that was a pen). 

    Need a rethinking for Perth, would like to see Spencer on the right and a genuinely left footed left back come in. Also think we need to go 2 up top to be a threat, which 2 I’m not sure! Still think we’ll finish mid table.

  10. Livingston v Motherwell 07/10/2023

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    11 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

    I have the same concerns as many on here about Bair, but he was pretty blameless today. He was stuck up front on his own, sometimes being marked by 3 defenders. He won his fair share of challenges but more often than not there was no midfielder anywhere in sight to support him.  Soul destroying for him.

    I agree, a tough day for him where he was pretty isolated the whole game. Then when we went 2 up top towards the end he was (rightly) taken off. He was far from being our worst player on the day, but he seems to be the fall guy at the moment. 

  11. Motherwell v Celtic 30/09/2023

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    Gutted with that today, and will take a bit of getting over, like us all I thought we had rescued deserved point at the death, only to go to sleep 2 mins later.
     

    Thought Kelly was deffo at fault for the first, not so sure about the 2nd to be honest, looked like we lost a runner into the box, disappointing given how well we had defended for 86 mins. But as others have said, an encouraging performance versus a team with 20/30 times our budget. 
     

    3 or 4 winnable games coming up, let’s hope we can stay organised and find some goals from somewhere! 

  16. Season 23/24 predictions

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    Hard to judge until the new guys bed in and we see what they’ve got at this level.
     

    For what it’s worth I think we have 3/4 key players that if they stay fit (get fit soon in Butchers case) we’ll be ok, just. However If we spend any length of time without Kelly, Casey, Butcher and/or Spittal I think we’re bang in trouble. 

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