bobbybingo

If Lamie's 5...

The important distinction, for me, is between additions to the squad and guys specifically brought in as first team players. They've got to be the latter at this point.

2 'brilliant' additions on the way. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/motherwell-boss-graham-alexander-hopes-24600291.amp

Jordan Roberts not getting much time in the cup games and making a few noises about needing first team football.

It's all in your mind..... Try harder, compete, try harder. Short corners. Right lads, out you go.

Is Carroll looking for another holiday?

The League Cup is a nothing tournament?

Yeah, always think our colours, especially the claret, struggle to stand out against black. Nothing about that strip says Motherwell to me, except the crest, and even then....

He was playing for the B team the other day. Probably a mile out here, but if he's registered as part of that squad, and they're playing in the lowland league, would that not make him ineligible to play for the first team? Either way, he's clearly on the road out.

Would be. Also be the end for Trevor Carson with us, surely.

The Scum claiming Liam Kelly will sign a permanent deal with us in the next few days. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7350863/motherwell-sign-liam-kelly-permanent-transfer-queens-park-rangers/amp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter

Hastie's in the Rangers B Team today. Headed for the Lowland League?

The new Hull strip then?

5 appearances last season due to injuries? So much for signing guys who can play 40+ games.

Any idea where Parker came from? He seems to have dropped off the radar completely around 2019.

I'm desperate to see us succeed, but he needs to start beating teams bigger than Cyprus, the Faroes, Kazakhstan and San Marino. Then I'll start believing, not dreaming. One or two big results against Denmark and Austria would prove we're moving forward and not just flattering to deceive because this squad were given second or third chances to qualify others weren't. I honestly don't know what level you think Motherwell are at. We recruit from lower/non league teams in England now, generally speaking, and if we qualify for Europe, we're out as soon as we face a side of any quality. As a Well fan, I'm happy to see our players get recognition. When I put my Scotland hat on, it's obvious they'll struggle against top nations, because our 'stars' struggle against them.

I don't need to cut him some slack because I didn't single him out for criticism. I don't know him personally, but he seems like a nice guy anytime I hear him speak. On that level I was happy he played and delighted he shut up the folk who went after him following the Czech game. To see 2 Wishy guys playing in a Scotland team at Wembley was brilliant. That being said, when you think of the standard required to take on opposition like Croatia in major tournaments, he falls short, like quite a few others did last night. It's not a personal attack on Stephen O'Donnell, or anyone else who turns up and plays, but no one who watched us last season would imagine that side would provide players for a Scotland squad that was destined to get out the group. As for Patterson, I was bemused when Clarke brought him on. I've no idea if he's as good as some say, but our sake, I hope he is.

We wish. It's hard to imagine any player of the standard required for a decent international side being at Fir Park these days. Any young guy coming through would be off before they got called up and no established international is gonnae come here. The fact a 29 and 30 year old who played for us last season found themselves in that team/squad shows you how far away Scotland are.

As much as it pains me to say it, if we want to even dream about doing anything at international level, there is no way anyone playing for Motherwell should be in the squad, never mind the starting 11. Irony is, O'Donnell played every game, while one of the guys we should be looking to, moved to Celtic and never got a sniff.

The moving of goalposts has a lot to do with us getting there. Apart from the 2 play-off wins on penalties, throughout our Euro qualifying group, the finals and our opening 3 World Cup qualifiers, our wins have come against the teams ranked 97th, 113th, 124th and 210th (the lowest ranked team in world football). I'm not filled with hope when you see how far we are from beating a decent side, something we had to do to have any chance of qualifying in the past.

Tent Alexander-Arnold?

Doesn't sound like someone prone to exaggeration.

And he's already got his own song, if you like Beck.

Rumour we're gonnae sign former Maidstone winger Justin Amaluzor. Baby.

I've yet to hear an ex-pro say anything other than Marshall was too far out, and given what happened, he obviously was. Hendry's goal against the Dutch was from just outside the box, yesterday's shot was much further out and a daft rush of blood to the head. Hindsight is a wonderful thing - a wee bit of foresight would be even better, because a lack of it will cost you just as dearly as a lack of skill at this level.