The African

I simply do not believe that-these were decent professionals who generally did a good job for us. With a very limited budget we will get dross.

He has inherited a mess, and I reckon the plan to get us out of it is decidedly dodgy. Alienating one of our few decent players, perhaps in a misguided attempt to show that he is the boss, is not a good way to start- makes him look a bit of a wank.

If they are any good, we wouldn't be able to afford their wages. Last season's pre season friendlies showed where we were- stuffed Bradford, drew with championship sides. But no, you are right,the guys he will bring in will be world-beaters. I take it all back.

Looks like he has no time for the senior players left at the club-though I doubt he will get much for them if he did try and flog the lot. Starting from scratch with a bunch of kids and some makeweight duds from the lower leagues in England is a recipe for disaster though-reckon he will be gone by Christmas and the drop beckons for us.

If the money being mentioned is correct then it does look like we sold Clarkson on the cheap. Still, with this sort of money comingin you have to hope that some sort of budget for new players will be forthcoming. Lets hope that Gannon doesn't blow it all on duds from the lower leagues in England.

Hope they fail dismally at Aberdeen- there is no room for sentiment in business.

Agreed, the club should ban him from the ground-if they come up with the usual pish about this short changing the fans and their "right to know" just point themin the direction of the latest "exclusive" regarding our links with Jobby McCall.

Do you think Kevin Keegan might do it- just for a laugh?

Has anyone mentioned Stewart Baxter yet?

Would take Brown over Fraser any day of the week. I felt he was harshly treated by Eric Black and remember that Butcher was his assistant so a move back to ICT might not be likely. Woods was kept on during administration because he was the cheap option-nice guy but a poor poor keeper-we would have been much smarter keeping Brown but his face just didn't seem to fit. It would be great to see him back for us.

No offence, but f*ck them- hope that Killie do us all a favour tonight.

Wouldn't fancy Israel, and Moldova is pretty ropey- most of the rest would do nicely.

After the complete lack of respect shown by Nottingham Forest after the tragic events of 16 months ago, I seriously wonder if they would be a good move for any Motherwell player, let alone Clarkson.

Eastern block isn't all bad- cheap beer, pretty girls, good weather. Maybe tricky to get to but that all adds to the fun.