MelvinBragg Posted Sunday at 01:24 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:24 PM 5 minutes ago, robsterwood said: So you contradicting your earlier point that every Motherwell signing is a gamble then? If Henry was so good Nope. Every signing is a gamble. Hendry was one that very much didn't work out.. I'm struggling to remember the last striker we signed where even before they kicked a ball, you felt certain they'd get goals and it actually came to pass. John Sutton? Tommy Coyne? People with a track record at our level, we don't often sign... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennyc Posted Sunday at 02:57 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:57 PM 2 hours ago, MelvinBragg said: Nope. Every signing is a gamble. Hendry was one that very much didn't work out.. I'm struggling to remember the last striker we signed where even before they kicked a ball, you felt certain they'd get goals and it actually came to pass. John Sutton? Tommy Coyne? People with a track record at our level, we don't often sign... I agree every signing is a gamble. So all any Club can do is minimise the chances of failure. But I think in this case it was as close as you are going to get to guaranteeing success. I think there is no similarity in any way to the Hendry signing or the risk attached. With Biereth we signed a player who not only scored goals but was physically suited to the Scottish game.....as demonstrated in his first appearance (I think) when as a sub he bullied us into a home win over Hibs. I think that lack of physicality and determination is what Hendry was lacking, We did not discover those negatives until the deal was done. .So score one for lessening the risk factor re Biereth. He was suited to our game and had the correct mentality.. Arsenal were adamant Biereth was not for sale as he was viewed as one for their future. Just not right then. Spurs wanted shot of Hendry. Another plus point on the Biereth risk assessment. For once the hype of 'Even short term, we are fortunate to get a player of this calibre' was pretty accurate. Clearly when he did well for us and in Austria, the offer of a few million up front was something Arsenal saw as too good to miss given he still had no route into their first team. A big mistake by them as it turned out. No injury record of note or a rehabilitation/career rebuild in mind. Not a player looking to top up his pension. Like so many we have taken a much greater risk with. Now referred to as 'The Kettlewell Signing Policy'. Biereth was a Loan deal (sadly). Risk minimised. We had an out if it was a disaster. Unlike Henry who we signed on a permanent deal.......for £200k? So, in respect of signing a youngster whether permanently or on Loan, I think the Biereth deal was as guaranteed as any Club could hope for. We were fortunate to get him but it was not luck that it worked out as well as it did. Just all too brief a stay sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted Sunday at 07:09 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:09 PM 4 hours ago, dennyc said: I agree every signing is a gamble. So all any Club can do is minimise the chances of failure. But I think in this case it was as close as you are going to get to guaranteeing success. I think there is no similarity in any way to the Hendry signing or the risk attached. With Biereth we signed a player who not only scored goals but was physically suited to the Scottish game.....as demonstrated in his first appearance (I think) when as a sub he bullied us into a home win over Hibs. I think that lack of physicality and determination is what Hendry was lacking, We did not discover those negatives until the deal was done. .So score one for lessening the risk factor re Biereth. He was suited to our game and had the correct mentality.. Arsenal were adamant Biereth was not for sale as he was viewed as one for their future. Just not right then. Spurs wanted shot of Hendry. Another plus point on the Biereth risk assessment. For once the hype of 'Even short term, we are fortunate to get a player of this calibre' was pretty accurate. Clearly when he did well for us and in Austria, the offer of a few million up front was something Arsenal saw as too good to miss given he still had no route into their first team. A big mistake by them as it turned out. No injury record of note or a rehabilitation/career rebuild in mind. Not a player looking to top up his pension. Like so many we have taken a much greater risk with. Now referred to as 'The Kettlewell Signing Policy'. Biereth was a Loan deal (sadly). Risk minimised. We had an out if it was a disaster. Unlike Henry who we signed on a permanent deal.......for £200k? So, in respect of signing a youngster whether permanently or on Loan, I think the Biereth deal was as guaranteed as any Club could hope for. We were fortunate to get him but it was not luck that it worked out as well as it did. Just all too brief a stay sadly. Good post and yip Hendry was £200k, still not near the £350k mcleish paid for Shaun mcskimming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted Sunday at 07:15 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:15 PM 4 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Good post and yip Hendry was £200k, still not near the £350k mcleish paid for Shaun mcskimming Shaun was probably worth the money, my Killie mate loved him and was gutted he left to us, signing him and keeping him on the bench was folly too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted Sunday at 07:49 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:49 PM 32 minutes ago, Yabba's Turd said: Shaun was probably worth the money, my Killie mate loved him and was gutted he left to us, signing him and keeping him on the bench was folly too Think the price tag probably affected him, was decent player but nowhere near worth that value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted Sunday at 08:08 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:08 PM 18 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Think the price tag probably affected him, was decent player but nowhere near worth that value Everyone and their granny knew a rookie manager would be fleeced with his new wealth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago New signing incoming https://x.com/MotherwellFC/status/1942232134204510338 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 1 minute ago, Well Well said: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A new face is in the building 🧐 <a href="https://t.co/OG11oUM8qe">pic.twitter.com/OG11oUM8qe</a></p>— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/1942232134204510338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> That will be the boy from West Brom on loan, highly rated apparently here's hoping he does well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago Sule confirmed. I know its only a loan but I think this could be a really good acquisition, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parko66 Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago Decent loan signing - but i guess if he plays well he'll get recalled in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago Seems like a decent bit of business, especially if he can replicate Biereth’s loan impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago A much needed reinforcement before Saturday. All we need now is a physical target man to play with him or Ap Stam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsterwood Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Eseosa Sule signs on loan. Welcome to the club young man. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 1 hour ago, robsterwood said: Eseosa Sule signs on loan. Welcome to the club young man. All the best! Very kind of you to let the short sighted readers know. 🤣🤣🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 20 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Very kind of you to let the short sighted readers know. 🤣🤣🤣 Short sighted means you can read close up. No big text necessary. Just sayin' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 2 hours ago, Kmcalpin said: A much needed reinforcement before Saturday. All we need now is a physical target man to play with him or Ap Stam. Hopefully the big boy fae Copenhagens reserves isnt just a rumour. He looks pretty tasty for our level..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 3 minutes ago, weeyin said: Short sighted means you can read close up. No big text necessary. Just sayin' Short sighted means you have to read close up - so big text absolutely necessary - thank goodness for contact lenses that's all I'll say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 4 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said: Hopefully the big boy fae Copenhagens reserves isnt just a rumour. He looks pretty tasty for our level..... I missed that “rumour”?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Elijah Just. Winger. Plays for Horsens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 22 minutes ago, wellgirl said: Short sighted means you have to read close up - so big text absolutely necessary - thank goodness for contact lenses that's all I'll say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 53 minutes ago, wellgirl said: Short sighted means you have to read close up - so big text absolutely necessary - thank goodness for contact lenses that's all I'll say Short sighted means your close up vision is good. I can speak from experience of being short sighted and always taking my glasses off to read (because my close up vision is perfect). If it's further away I need bigger text, but I don't read websites from further away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 3 minutes ago, weeyin said: Short sighted means your close up vision is good. I can speak from ex perience of being short sighted and always taking my glasses off to read (because my close up vision is perfect). If it's further away I need bigger text, but I don't read websites from further away. Im short sighted in one eye and long in the other. But my long sighted eye is lazy so even though I have vision out of it it's useless Yeah I get what you mean - my close up vision is shite but that's only because of how short sighted I am if that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, texanwellfan said: I missed that “rumour”?? Came from a fake account looking for clicks. But he is the kind of player we would like to sign and he is a Copenhagen player..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, weeyin said: Short sighted means you can read close up. No big text necessary. Just sayin' Aye all right vision express 🤪🤪🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 1 hour ago, grizzlyg said: Very kind of you to let the short sighted readers know. 🤣🤣🤣 Ye ever get the feeling when you wish you hadn't tried to be funny!! 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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