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Always preferred the claret shorts cos those were generally what we wore for years after I started going, but I quite fancy a wee return to the white ones next season. I'd go with a single band/hoop, the top on here's a bit busy for me.

It was a joint decision between the parents and the club, according to Jim McMahon. I'd like to think that wouldn't happen these days. 'We exist to improve people's lives' - I know that pisses off a few folk on here, but I think it's a great way to look at the club and they certainly do that in many ways that make you proud. I hope that we act accordingly on any wrong doing uncovered by the internal investigation. What others do, or don't do, is up to them.

Why would I get in trouble for repeating what the club have publicly admitted and issued an apology for?

I would've agreed, but since that can has been opened, what part of kids being sexually abused by a Motherwell employee is not about Motherwell?

There are no true colours involved here, we're not the Old Firm and it's not a competition to see who was worse. You raised the subject, so I'm asking about our responsibility. Should we as a club not make things easier for the victims, rather than as difficult as possible, as you - rightly - accused Celtic of doing? Leaving Hart aside, individuals who worked for Motherwell were clearly involved in allowing this abuse to continue elsewhere, whatever their justification, then or now.

No idea. The club admitted two parents came to them alleging he had touched their kids. He was sacked, but it was decided the police should not be informed. He later committed the same offence at Partick Thistle. No one at Motherwell informed them of why he was booted from Fir Park. Are you saying we shouldn't pay any compensation to the people involved unless they can prove our culpability in court?

Have we paid any compensation regarding John Hart?

Very true 🥴

My appointment's on Friday.

Scottish Cup 4th Round (Quarter Final) 1921, Motherwell 2 Partick 2. Replay 0-0, Partick won the 3rd game at Ibrox 2-1 and went on to lift the cup for the only time in their history.

Mibbe I need a trip to Specsavers, but when was the last time they did that?

Our man can 'Babylon'.....

That door's set to 78rpm. Cue some ex Easter Road numbskull telling us they need to get the next appointment right.

Yeah, I think you're right, we'll probably be sold short because we're Motherwell. Unfortunarely, it's just the way it will always be. Clubs understand we have to sell our best players and know we can be forced to accept less than a bigger club could hold out for. It would take the emergence of a very, very special talent to change that and even then, they wouldn't be around here long enough to be seen as anything other than a prospect, which would impact their price.

I hope he does. I think there are key differences between the players you mentioned. Kelly and Spittal were both in the final year of their contracts - Kelly's dip in form was unlikely to see anyone make an offer for him, while Spittal's improvement was guaranteed to attract bigger fish and provide the player with an opportunity he was unlikely to ignore. By the time he became a financial asset/must keep, it was already too late. Bair's form in the first year of his deal potentially allows the club to make decent money from selling him - I doubt they'll take a gamble.

Holding out for a better offer works if Bair maintains, or improves, his form. If he doesn't, which is entirely possible, and we've failed to cash in, it's a double whammy. Holding on to him till January might seem like an ok compromise, but as someone else said, finding a half decent, fit replacement during that window will be virtually impossible. Our decision may depend on what Theo Bair wants to do, I suppose.

He was flat sharing with Eddie Nolan.

Only if we can get him to extend for another year. Although, there's always the risk of rejecting a decent offer only to see a player lose form or get injured.

They may just have been the final nails in their coffins, but pathetic cup exits were the last games Baraclough, Alexander and Hammell oversaw. And sarcasm or not, the suggestion any Motherwell manager would have a job for life is demonstrably untrue. Kettlewell will go the same way as all the rest - the board has had enough, he has had enough, or we're successful.

Good cup runs can be harder to achieve than decent league finishes if your luck's out. First knockout round draws at Ibrox or Parkhead and, realistically, we're done. Obviously, going out meekly to lower league teams should never be seen as acceptable, but I think circumstances have to be taken into account - achievable targets rather than absolute requirements.

Hollis played the majority of his games in 2013/14 when we finished 2nd. We conceded 60 goals that season - so far, we've lost 54 this year.

First I've heard of it too. A wee bit of publicity might help.

Can't find anything other than some comments about them auctioning off 'goal scoring' balls at certain matches in Italy and Spain. Edit: that is the reason. https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-announces-partnership-with-matchwornshirt

Sorted.

Yeah, it was a clever marketing ploy. Think we were one of 5 teams they 'unsponsored'. Huddersfield got a £50K fine for wearing a spoof shirt with a huge Paddy Power logo on it to kick off the publicity campaign.