bobbybingo

The board may feel getting us into the top 6 has earned Alexander the chance to improve the squad in the summer, but does anyone on here really believe he can be trusted to do that, given he doesn't seem to have a problem with this current mob?

Possession, chances & shots on target don't matter, it's all about winning. Wasn't that the defence for Alexander up until the New Year?

"It's a disappointing result but I was so happy with the players today because I thought they were excellent all the way through." I believe him.

Nah, that's plenty.

9 points out of 42 this year, not including today. Who else survives that?

One goal in the SPL, and we lost it.

Chris Porter released by Crewe. 38, but he plans to keep playing. Long scored for them today.

How much more do those cost?

'International full back' is O'Donnell's biggest problem at Fir Park, but I'm happy he's here. It's Alexander's choice of replacement and the other side of the park that concern me.

Giving a new contract to McGinley neither helped our financial position, nor solved our left back problem.

If we can't find a decent full back in our budget, god help us when it comes to finding midfielders and strikers in the summer.

I think we've all overdosed on reality this season. I'm unconvinced he wants to play any other way, but we'll see soon enough. If his summer signings don't work, he can't get another go in January.

You can't blame Alexander for his tactics, because the players he signed and coaches are hopeless? I wouldn't mock anyone else for their logic if I was coming out with that.

I can't see anything that suggests Alexander will improve our style of play, or alter his tactics in the long term. He got us into the top 6, despite this horrendous run of results, so they won't sack him for now. Fair enough. But if things don't improve in the last 4 games, he shouldn't be afforded very long next season.

His nose nearly scoring a late equaliser at Parkhead. And the fantastic partnership he struck up with Eddie Nolan.

I think, on balance, he should, and will. I don't want to see us sacking managers every couple of years - I just wish the football was a wee bit easier on the eye. But any reasonable person acknowledges it's a problem that runs right through the SPL.

Absolutely. But wishing/hoping for better is a huge part of what keeps fans going to places like Fir Park.

It just seems to me, you kinda know what you're getting with Alexander, it's just a question of whether that floats your boat or not. I don't see him getting us relegated, which has to be the first consideration when we appoint a manager. Cup win? Who knows, but if that's the measurement of success at Motherwell, god help anyone coming in. We're obviously dealing in bargain basement players (whether that's through financial necessity or boardroom choice) so signings are bound to be hit and miss. Style of play/tactics is the big issue. He's shown no real sign of trying to change the way he goes about getting results - will that change if he stays long enough? He's only spent 2 or 3 years everywhere else, which makes it difficult to know, although that's an eternity for most managers these days. Stick or twist?

Alexander does pretty well at all his clubs, then hits a bad run and gets sacked. There's a recurring theme of fans/boards talking about negative tactics and style of play, but they also seem to think his dismissals were a bit unfair and possibly a mistake. This wee bit regarding his time at Scunthorpe (5th in League One when he got the bullet, all but lost their Football League status yesterday) sounds familiar. "Once again, the campaign started off looking good as they played like a confident team who would be promotion favourites, from the beginning of the season up until the New Year. And once again, his side hit a poor run of form at an almost identical time – is there something to that, or is it just coincidence? Who knows?"

I don't think he will either, for now anyway. I was talking more in the grand scheme of Motherwell.

Those players will move on and Alexander will be gone soon enough, but we'll remember the wee victories like today. You might as well enjoy them, cos the big victories don't come around too often.

Eye bleedingly brilliant.

Alexander's luck just ran out.

Exactly what we've deserved.

Nope.