wellfan97 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 A twitter journalist linking us with Brentford goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe. Kilmarnock and St Mirren also interested. https://x.com/GraemeBailey/status/1793931367627030692 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan97 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 1 hour ago, Stevie73 said: He’s definitely leaving them as the boy said at training for play off games Murray wasn’t starting him as he said to the group he wouldn’t be there next season, which is strange, even if he is leaving if he is one of your best players you play him. I'm sure he's been carrying a back injury which will probably limit his playing time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witchfindergeneral Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 35 minutes ago, wellfan97 said: A twitter journalist linking us with Brentford goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe. Kilmarnock and St Mirren also interested. https://x.com/GraemeBailey/status/1793931367627030692 A 6'3 goalkeeper. Sign him up. Also seems to have played a similar amount of games at a similar level to Randolph prior to him joining.. Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan91 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Easton won't be signing for us, Kettlewell and Frail were sitting behind me at the match last night and both left before Easton came on, so they were watching someone just not Easton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 6 minutes ago, Wellfan91 said: Easton won't be signing for us, Kettlewell and Frail were sitting behind me at the match last night and both left before Easton came on, so they were watching someone just not Easton! How does that prove he won't be signing for us? If they've already made up their minds on signing him (the rumour has been around since the start of the year), they may have been watching someone else. e.g. Dąbrowski. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan97 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 18 minutes ago, witchfindergeneral said: A 6'3 goalkeeper. Sign him up. Also seems to have played a similar amount of games at a similar level to Randolph prior to him joining.. Fingers crossed Signed for St Mirren..... https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/5430-ellery-balcombe-joins-on-season-long-loan-from-brentford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan97 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 17 minutes ago, StAndrew7 said: How does that prove he won't be signing for us? If they've already made up their minds on signing him (the rumour has been around since the start of the year), they may have been watching someone else. e.g. Dąbrowski. Good chance that could be the case. They'll have had a few opportunities to watch Easton this season and will have judged him beforehand rather than the 13 minutes he played last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 43 minutes ago, wellfan97 said: Good chance that could be the case. They'll have had a few opportunities to watch Easton this season and will have judged him beforehand rather than the 13 minutes he played last night. Maybe watching Scott Brown. I would happily sign him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan97 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 6 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Maybe watching Scott Brown. I would happily sign him Good player but he's contracted for another year at Raith so I doubt we'd spend much to sign him and I'd imagine Raith wouldn't want to sell so unfortunately can't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 3 hours ago, Kmcalpin said: Just to put matters in a general context, I've just been speaking to a Raith Rovers fan who was at the game last night. He said that Ross County were a level above them and the gap between the the top of the Championship and the bottom of the Premiership is substantial. Thats not to say the odd decent player can't make the step up. Exactly this Ross County a poor Ross County side mind made those players look very average this obsession we have with the Raith squad nearly every player mentioned I honestly hope we set the signing bar higher than this. Now I get it's end of the season I get it they where probably on fumes but we need a fair few pieces of quality not quantity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 I just don't get the Raith Rovers thing, whether it be Easton, Vaughan, Brown or Dubrowski. The outfield players are all 30 or thereabouts and have very little to absolutely no Premier League experience. I haven't seen anything to suggest they'd cut it at this level on a regular basis. As for Dubrowski, I know we're looking for a keeper who'll come off his line, but he was very lucky not to sell a goal with a brainfart charge out his box last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron_Mcd Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Is it not possible that he was looking at a County player in the hope they go down and we could pick them up on the cheep? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan97 Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 6 minutes ago, Cameron_Mcd said: Is it not possible that he was looking at a County player in the hope they go down and we could pick them up on the cheep? Just a thought. Wouldn't be surprised if we were. I'd take Murray from them if Bair goes but by that point he'll have signed up elsewhere. Harmon is out of contract so maybe an option at the wing back situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purestate Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Without starting the whole “is Kelly any good” debate again it does seem as if there are promising keepers out there as genuine alternatives eg Teddy Sharman-Lowe just signed updated contract with Chelsea but likely to go out on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 16 hours ago, bobbybingo said: Now I cannae get Fleetwood Mac out of my head. Won't help then when you hear them also in your....ahem.........Dreams 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT Dan Casey Shane Blaney Andy Halliday Harry Paton Ross Tierney Davor Zdravkovksi Lennon Miller Theo Bair Moses Ebiye LOAN PLAYER RETURNING TO PARENT CLUB Georgie Gent Adam Devine Adam Montgomery Oli Shaw Jack Vale PLAYERS DEPARTING Callan Elliot Calum Butcher Barry Maguire Blair Spittal Liam Kelly PLAYERS OFFERED NEW CONTRACT AND NEGOTIATING Matty Connelly Stephen O’Donnell Bevis Mugabi Callum Slattery Sam Nicholson PLAYERS WHO HAVE AGREED EXTENSIONS Paul McGinn (contract until summer 2025, with option for another year) Aston Oxborough (contract until summer 2025) An update also on our Under 18 squad. CONTRACT EXTENSION AGREED Dylan Wells (contract until summer 2026) Olly Whyte (contract until summer 2025) Max Ross (contract until summer 2025) Ewan Wilson (contract until summer 2025) Mark Ferrie (contract until summer 2025) UNDER CONTRACT Brannan McDermott Luca Ross Ross Nelson Scott Williamson Zack Tomany Derin Marshall Zack Flatman Campbell Forrest Mikey Booth Devon Johnston PLAYERS DEPARTING Shay Nevans Robbie Garcia Arran Bone Kyle Aitken Josh Bogan Adam MacDonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Obika is not mentioned on the list and we offered Calum Butcher a new contract but it was declined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Pretty much what I would've expected, but Oxborough really surprises me. Wonder if he'll get a shot at becoming number 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Dear Christ we've offered Mugabi another contract. What a waste of limited funds. I know it's all opinions and others will think different. My only hope he refuses and gets a better offer. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Happy about McGinn but kinda blew my mind we offered Butcher terms glad they were that rank rotten he didn't sign them lol Maybe Obika was a fragment of our imagination after all or it's another oh btw he has another year to go on his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 5 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said: Dear Christ we've offered Mugabi another contract. What a waste of limited funds. I know it's all opinions and others will think different. My only hope he refuses and gets a better offer. If he's seen as a squad player, not first choice, and the offer reflects that, fair enough. As others have said in the past, the quality of any player willing to sit on the Motherwell bench will not be that great. Dare say a few on the under contract and made offers lists won't be here in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Glad Mcginn offered new deal but can't understand Mugabi offered new deal plus Butcher was offered one. We can't keep being nice all the time. We done that with Dunne and Tanner in the past and Obika to lesser extent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 And I wish Kelly all the best, not had greatest of seasons but been a good servant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 Some strange decisions. If Oxborough wasn't deemed good enough to step in when Kelly was in poor form, why has he been offered a new deal? Will he be back up or No 1? Matty Connelly? Where does he stand? Will he be back up or be No 3 at his age? I really don't get why Bevis has been offered a new deal and Callum Butcher? Maybe it was to help the latter to recover from injury? Callum Slattery offered a deal to do the right thing by him? Presumably Ross Tierney won't be in SK's plans? No mention at all of the invisible man, aka Jon Obika. Overall though I'm gobsmacked at the loyalty shown to our defence after a very poor season. I assumed that was in line for a major overhaul. Was it all Liam Kelly's fault after all! Just think if Butcher and Kelly had accepted new deals - it would almost have been the exact same defence! Some answers but more questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 24, 2024 Report Share Posted May 24, 2024 I have heard Obika was on way to signing new deal but tripped on way to Kettlewells office and broke both his wrists which meant he couldn't sign new deal, well he has had every other injury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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