well_said Posted yesterday at 07:04 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:04 AM 2 minutes ago, Mccus28 said: Appears we are looking at Ademola Ola-Adebomi from Crystal Palace as a forward option Wellgirls brother beat you to it.🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mccus28 Posted yesterday at 08:25 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:25 AM 1 hour ago, well_said said: Wellgirls brother beat you to it.🤣 God damn it 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Grew Posted yesterday at 10:11 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:11 AM On 6/17/2025 at 10:02 AM, joewarkfanclub said: Aston Oxborough Calum Ward Stephen O’Donnell Liam Gordon Kofi Balmer Paul McGinn Johnny Koutroumbis Ewan Wilson Tom Sparrow Callum Slattery Andy Halliday Lennon Miller Dylan Wells Lukas Fadinger Luca Ross Zach Robinson Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Filip Stuparevic Sam Nicholson Tawanda Maswanhise Olly Whyte Jordan McGhee In Discussions - Dom Thompson, Matty Connelly Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted yesterday at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:31 PM Is Ap Stam fit? I saw some pics of the pre season and he looks like he’s doing the same stuff as the rest of the squad. I was told he was still injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted yesterday at 04:53 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:53 PM Was he not getting fit at the end of last season, but Wimmer thought no point in risking him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted yesterday at 04:57 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:57 PM 3 minutes ago, Richie said: Was he not getting fit at the end of last season, but Wimmer thought no point in risking him? I wasn’t sure, glad to see him training as I think if he’s fit he’ll make a massive difference to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted yesterday at 05:03 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:03 PM 5 minutes ago, mio said: I wasn’t sure, glad to see him training as I think if he’s fit he’ll make a massive difference to us. I still think there is a player there. Was coming onto good run before he hot injured and was actually played in proper position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted yesterday at 07:01 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:01 PM 2 hours ago, mio said: Is Ap Stam fit? I saw some pics of the pre season and he looks like he’s doing the same stuff as the rest of the squad. I was told he was still injured Unless he needs his wrist to run or kick a ball, he should be fully recovered and fit for pre-season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago What's the situation with Sam Nicholson? Is he now training or is he expected to be out for a few more months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago There was a short clip of him in the intro video where he tells Askou "a couple of weeks". Not sure if that's when he's due back, or how long it's been since his last haircut now that his permacrock pal has left . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago 1 hour ago, fizoxy said: There was a short clip of him in the intro video where he tells Askou "a couple of weeks". Not sure if that's when he's due back, or how long it's been since his last haircut now that his permacrock pal has left . He was probably just saying it’s another couple of weeks before his chocolate knees give out again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderwell Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago 2 hours ago, wellfan said: Unless he needs his wrist to run or kick a ball, he should be fully recovered and fit for pre-season. I was interested in your previous last take on Stama - doubting ability, or the fact he wants to be here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 10 hours ago, wunderwell said: I was interested in your previous last take on Stama - doubting ability, or the fact he wants to be here? It’s not that I doubt his commitment or ability. I just don’t think he’s the big, commanding centre forward we need (e.g. Bair or KVV). That said, maybe JBA can get more out of him this season, especially if we play a 4-3-3 with proper wingers to support him. Still, I suspect the manager will look to bring in a more physically dominant striker. Ultimately, I can’t see Stama still being here by the third year of his contract, especially if this season mirrors the last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 6 minutes ago, wellfan said: It’s not that I doubt his commitment or ability. I just don’t think he’s the big, commanding centre forward we need (e.g. Bair or KVV). That said, maybe JBA can get more out of him this season, especially if we play a 4-3-3 with proper wingers to support him. Still, I suspect the manager will look to bring in a more physically dominant striker. Ultimately, I can’t see Stama still being here by the third year of his contract, especially if this season mirrors the last. This 100%. If he is going to play then he needs a big physical guy to feed from. Of course, the formation we ultimately decide to play will also be a significant influence on that too. My concern is that Robinson and Stuparevic, both out long term, aren't that kind of player either. As it stands, he is our only out and out senior striker on our books. If he gets injured... No doubt JBA will aready have picked up on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said: This 100%. If he is going to play then he needs a big physical guy to feed from. Of course, the formation we ultimately decide to play will also be a significant influence on that too. My concern is that Robinson and Stuparevic, both out long term, aren't that kind of player either. As it stands, he is our only out and out senior striker on our books. If he gets injured... No doubt JBA will aready have picked up on that. Surely, with the incoming Miller millions, JBA will be backed to bring in a proven striker capable of 10–15 goals a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 31 minutes ago, wellfan said: Surely, with the incoming Miller millions, JBA will be backed to bring in a proven striker capable of 10–15 goals a season. I would think he'll be backed for that without the Miller millions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago On 6/19/2025 at 8:04 AM, well_said said: Wellgirls brother beat you to it.🤣 Wait no! I told my brother about that one - usually he beats me to everything Motherwell by 30 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago I think McGinn has been a good servant but I'd be concerned about a defence with a 33 year old O'Donnell and a 35 year old McGinn (October birthday) in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, Ya Bezzer! said: I think McGinn has been a good servant but I'd be concerned about a defence with a 33 year old O'Donnell and a 35 year old McGinn (October birthday) in it. Agreed. As soon as O'Donnell's renewal clause kicked in, McGinn should have been shown the door... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Disagree. Happy to keep them both. McGinn has been a very decent player for Motherwell. Don't see any reason to get rid of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago I would rather both had left,odonnell doesn't have the legs to play full back nowadays so we have shuffled him inside where he's an accident waiting to happen at centre half.mcginn has been a very solid player for us but it's asking a lot for him to come back in after missing nearly the whole of last season.were going to need back ups next season and that's the role they should be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago We could all argue about this for a year. Some people like SOD and some don't. Sod isn't going anywhere as far as I'm concerned and neither is McGinn but I'm sure there will be other signings coming in and it's up to the manager if they play or they don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 47 minutes ago, wellgirl said: Disagree. Happy to keep them both. McGinn has been a very decent player for Motherwell. Don't see any reason to get rid of him Both are past 30. Both pretty experienced. Both previously right backs who probably don't have the legs for the modern attacking full back role. Both probably more suited to playing in a back three. Do we really need what is effectively two players filling the same role? Had I a choice of the two, I'd probably have renewed McGinn. But given O'Donnell renewed automatically, I'd have chosen to sacrifice McGinn in order to free up a salary for a younger defender with a bit more legs/energy/power.. But, hey, as it is they are both under contract now. I don't know how much value for money we'll get out of that fact, but not much we can do about it now.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Putting the SOD and McGinn debate to one side, our biggest issue in recent seasons has been a leaky defence when playing with three centre-backs and wingbacks. At present, we’ve no natural wingbacks and only a few senior centre-backs. A switch to a back four is long overdue, and hopefully JBA makes that change. It might even resolve the SOD/McGinn dilemma in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, wellgirl said: We could all argue about this for a year. Some people like SOD and some don't. Sod isn't going anywhere as far as I'm concerned and neither is McGinn but I'm sure there will be other signings coming in and it's up to the manager if they play or they don't When you become the manager you can then decide whether to keep the sod , but until then the Donnell detractors will have to grin and bear . I don't think this new manager will take too long to discover our weaknesses and the defence was the major problem in the season just ended and that included the sod on multiple occasions . And if you ever become the manager then God help us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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