wellfan Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 Thoughts and prayers with Davor at this difficult time.ย 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 Dundee and Ross county have owners with deep pockets who are happy to fork out wads for specific players e.g. Charlie Adam.ย The exact opposite of the model we are currently operating.ย And a model that has put Dundee into administration twice in recent years - including a 23 million pound debt and having to sell their stadium. If the choice is between that and developing another Bair, I know my preference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 5 hours ago, weeyin said: If there is a 15-20 goals a season out there who is available and who we have heard of, you can guarantee we can't afford him. Whoever we sign will be someone with potential, not an impressive track record. We've done not too badly at unearthing successful strikers in recent years. Chris Porter, Scott MacDonald, John Sutton, Michael Higdon,ย Louis Moult, KVV, and now Theo Bair. No reason why that can't continue.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 1 hour ago, wellgirl said: That's Theo away. Undisclosed fee.ย Iโm seeing 1.6 initial with 0.5 in add ons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 Just now, wellgirl said: Where did you see that? The official site said undisclosed but Kettlewell said yesterday that the original offer of 1.25 didn't match Motherwells valuation.ย I googled โTheo Bair newsโย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 10 minutes ago, texanwellfan said: Iโm seeing 1.6 initial with 0.5 in add ons According to Graeme McGarry. https://x.com/graeme_mcgarry/status/1813238457445101686?s=46&t=wehikD-exiutCByWu64YEQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 The Herald are reporting those numbers too. Great bit of business and credit to SK and the team that worked with him behind the scenes on analytics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 Great advert for the club to help entice players to come give us a tryย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 19 minutes ago, texanwellfan said: Iโm seeing 1.6 initial with 0.5 in add ons ยฃ1.60 with 50p add ons?ย Jeez we have been taken for a ride!! Still made a profit though ๐คช๐คช 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 5 minutes ago, texanwellfan said: Great advert for the club to help entice players to come give us a tryย I pressed wrong emoji pal incase you were confused.ย Won't let me change as said I have used all my reactions for one day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 I wonder if the Well Society lighting up fivers from Bair's fee and waving them in Barmack's face had anything to do with him withdrawing his offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 2 hours ago, wellgirl said: Spend a season with Motherwell - end up rich beyond your wildest dreams. It could work.ย Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 2 hours ago, weeyin said: I wonder if the Well Society lighting up fivers from Bair's fee and waving them in Barmack's face had anything to do with him withdrawing his offer. Aw naw....have KLF bought us over then? ๐๐ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 Striker, creative/attacking midfielder, and fast winger all required, preferably before the league starts.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted July 16, 2024 Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 1 hour ago, wellfan said: Striker, creative/attacking midfielder, and fast winger all required, preferably before the league starts.ย I can't see us signing a winger, Kettlewell has never played them with us and won't start now. Definitely a number 10/support striker type required and preferably another left wing back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 7 hours ago, wellgirl said: How do we pay for these new players given that Kettlewell said tonight that he doesn't expect to see much of the Bair transfer cash? I expect we are looking at loans or players we can get on a free transfer?ย Well, aye, of course? We rarely pay significant fees. Anything we do pay will likely be paying up a player's contract and not much more. That won't take up "much" of Bair's fee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 Yes, we definitely need an imposing main striker, creative No 10 and a pacy wing back. All of these deficiencies were known months ago. As Steelboy ( I think) said, we have a lot of midfielders most of them mediocre and most playing the same role. If anyone wasn't aware of that fact then they most certainly will be now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 10 hours ago, StAndrew7 said: I can't see us signing a winger, Kettlewell has never played them with us and won't start now. Definitely a number 10/support striker type required and preferably another left wing back. ย 1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said: Yes, we definitely need an imposing main striker, creative No 10 and a pacy wing back. All of these deficiencies were known months ago. As Steelboy ( I think) said, we have a lot of midfielders most of them mediocre and most playing the same role. If anyone wasn't aware of that fact then they most certainly will be now. I think we're all roughly saying the same thing. He's signed a lot of players but there are still some very obvious deficiencies.ย His downfall is his one-dimensional approach, meaning he rarely has the players required to adapt to an opposition manager who is able to chop and change their formation against us. It's so predictable and easy to play against that type of set up. See Steve Clarke's Scotland in the Euro group stage.ย I know he doesn't like wingers, and it's bloody annoying, but he can get away with it when he has pacy wingbacks, which he doesn't currently have. Maybe Seddon and Marvellous are pacy, but one is broken and the other is an unknown. I think the he'll probably use the loan market again to address this issue, if necessary, but it would nice to have a capable squad before we're 1.5 months into competitive games. Stuparveviฤ may just be the number 10 we need, I hope, so that's why I think an attacking midfielder and Bair-type striker should be top of his list, especially if he want's to stick with one up top. We can't afford to wait for Slattery to come back and hope he's the messiah.ย The early positive is that he seems to have addressed our central defensive issues with Gordon and Balmer coming in, not to mention that all our centre backs also seem dangerous at set pieces.ย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoBair14 Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 What about Kevin Nisbet?ย Dundee United put a loan offer in for himย Motherwell could do the sameย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yassin Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 Nisbet's a decent player but his face winds me up, I couldn't be fucked looking at it all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 2 hours ago, Yassin said: Nisbet's a decent player but his face winds me up, I couldn't be fucked looking at it all season. If he scored us say 15 goals I could cope with that.ย ย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yassin Posted July 17, 2024 Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 29 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: If he scored us say 15 goals I could cope with that.ย ย 25 and we can talk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanzeypopz Posted July 18, 2024 Report Share Posted July 18, 2024 Anyone know what happend with Mugabi ? Thought he had a pretty good season last season and was surprised to see him leave ๐ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted July 18, 2024 Report Share Posted July 18, 2024 1 hour ago, Chanzeypopz said: Anyone know what happend with Mugabi ? Thought he had a pretty good season last season and was surprised to see him leave ๐ You missing him already Chanzeypopz?ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted July 18, 2024 Report Share Posted July 18, 2024 5 hours ago, Chanzeypopz said: Anyone know what happend with Mugabi ? Thought he had a pretty good season last season and was surprised to see him leave ๐ He's still a free agent. Seemingly he was on ridiculous cash from the deal Alexander gave him and he was offered more "realistic" terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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