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  1. The Alfred Johansson Thread

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    22 hours ago, purestate said:

    Sorry bit of a long one but with data analytics in mind  thought for a bit of interest/ fun I’d try out some prompts to find replacement manager based on JBA style I.e

    • Asymmetric 4‑2‑2‑2 with short, incisive passing and constant rotations.  
    • Aggressive counter‑pressing, deliberately not contesting first balls but winning second balls.
    • High regain numbers — among the best in Europe for possession recovery.
    • Risk‑tolerant, blame‑free coaching culture that encourages bravery on the ball.
    • Clear game‑model documentation (his “300‑slide football bible”).

    These are much closer to

    • Norway’s Bodo/Glimt school
    • Denmark’s modern Superliga coaches
    • Sweden’s positional-play managers
    • Germany’s 2. Bundesliga pressing coaches

     

    so potential names which popped up are

    🇳🇴 1. Gaute Helstrup (Tromsø → currently free / often linked with progressive clubs)

    Why he fits:

    • Uses a fluid, rotation-heavy 4‑3‑3 / 3‑4‑3 hybrid similar to Askou’s asymmetry.
    • Tromsø were one of Europe’s best small‑budget pressing teams.
    • Strong Bodo/Glimt influence — exactly the model Askou referenced.  sportzeen.com
    • Excellent at developing undervalued players.


    Why he’s realistic:

    • Affordable for a Scottish Premiership club.
    • Comfortable working with limited budgets and selling clubs.


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    🇩🇰 2. Thomas Nørgaard (Lyngby assistant / former Fremad Amager)

    Why he fits:

    • Danish coaches share the same tactical lineage as Askou.
    • Nørgaard’s Fremad Amager sides played aggressive, vertical, counter‑pressing football.
    • Known for detailed game‑model work — similar to Askou’s “football bible”.


    Why he’s realistic:

    • Danish assistants often step into head roles abroad.
    • Salary expectations align with Motherwell’s structure.


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    🇸🇪 3. Andreas Brännström (formerly AIK / Mjällby)

    Why he fits:

    • One of Sweden’s most tactically flexible coaches.
    • Uses asymmetric buildup, overloads, and structured pressing.
    • Excellent at improving players technically.


    Why he’s realistic:

    • Available.
    • Has previously expressed interest in UK opportunities.


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    🇩🇪 4. Daniel Scherning (ex‑Arminia Bielefeld, 2. Bundesliga)

    Why he fits:

    • High‑pressing, transition‑dominant football.
    • Strong emphasis on automatisms and structured rotations.
    • Good with young squads — important for Motherwell.


    Why he’s realistic:

    • German second‑tier coaches often move abroad for stability.
    • Would see Scotland as a stepping stone.


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    🇳🇱 5. Rogier Meijer (NEC Nijmegen – if available)

    Why he fits:

    • Dutch positional play with aggressive pressing triggers.
    • Very similar to Askou’s short‑passing, rotation‑based buildup.
    • Strong youth development record.


    Why he’s realistic:

    • Dutch coaches are increasingly open to UK moves.
    • NEC’s budget is modest; not an impossible target.

    What is this utter nonsense??? Don’t you know Billy Davies, Barry Ferguson and Tony Docherty are available!!

    just lets all stop with any progressive thinking….. it only brings sorrow. 😉 

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  7. 2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

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    58 minutes ago, well_said said:

    How is the standard in that league compared to ours?

    I think it’s much of the same. You could argue Rangers and Celtic would be the exception but on this seasons form I doubt they’d have won the A league.

  10. Motherwell v Celtic 13/05/2026

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    I think we need to scrap this topic. Thoroughly bored of the whole subject.
    Nothing will ever get done, it’s as simple as that. Tin pot, spineless administrators. They are worse than the Celtic and Rangers fans.

    We now have referees discussing strike action….. good…. They are totally incompetent. Bring in some refs from the semi pro league in England, they can’t be any worse and they won’t have an agenda.

  13. 2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

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    It is what it is. We are 140 years old, we’ll survive the departure of Jens. I also do not see us reverting to kettleball? I think the powers at be have seen the financial impact of what has happened playing in this way and they will go all out to try and find a like for like. 
    im disappointed but not nearly as disappointed as I was when I was 10 and Davie Hay left.

  14. 2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

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    Just now, Kmcalpin said:

    So, the clubs are currently in discussions. That means they're probably thrashing out compensation.  We'll see what comes of that. 

    If JBA is going to leave, then I'd prefer that he did so now.  That gives us time to source a replacement in time for the new season starting. No doubt, the directors have a plan in place for this very eventuality. 

    I think …. Hope… we do have a plan. When we’ve seen how sought after and praised Jens has been for the past 8 months really…. Surely they’ve thought we need to sort out a contingency plan. I’d hope that Jens may have played a part in this too and identify managers/coaches of a similar mindset to him.

    who knows

  16. 2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

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    Looks like a wee but of weight to the Toulouse thing. If he does go…. And according to Halliday, he’s off. I’d 100% prefer he went to France than attach himself to either set if the Glasgow poison.

    you’d think the attraction of living and working in a stunning city in southern France would be a no brainer rather than stuck in a mauket, run down, every road dug up cesspit of a city like Glasgow.

    i don’t know his circumstances but id guess he speaks French as well…. He can do every fkn thing else.

  17. Motherwell v Celtic 13/05/2026

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    As mentioned a non appealable points deduction is a simple way of dealing with it. Any supporter entering the park….. not a spilling over from the stand but support visibly on the field of play give the side involved a 2 or 3 point automatic deduction….. as in the day of the game. It’d soon stop the idiots doing it and it may even get Celtic and Rangers condemning their own support. Which both continually fail to do. 
    the whataboutery from Celtic this week has been worse than embarrassing. Totally shameless.

  19. SteelmenOnline MOTM 2025-26

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    I don’t know what else Kofi Balmer could have done….. scandalous decision 

    Eli Just for me has been a joy to watch…. So difficult though, it’s been a year to remember. Some absolute stand outs and performances from many of them.

  21. Motherwell v Celtic 13/05/2026

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    Cowan wasn’t even at the game at the time, he shuffled past me around the 80min mark to go and nosh off his mate Rod.

    hes looked at the still images afterwards because I would defy any person seeing that in real time to say it was a handball. 
    as mentioned previously…. Just another bbc employee scared to speak up, he’s best ignored. Leave it to folk with a bit of a backbone like Michael Stewart to speak up and get cancelled.

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