wellgirl Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 4 minutes ago, mio said: I can’t think of any championship players who’d be a standout player in the premiership? without doubt the top leagues in places like Belgium and Netherlands etc are better than the SPL. Certainly 3/4 of the teams are. I’m not sure the leagues below in these countries are much better though? i still hope this guy is good though, it could be a good move for us and him. 👍 He was playing in the SPL against us at one point with Ross County Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago Don't know about anyone else but I am fed up with all of this positivity, jb has a lot to answer for 🤣🤣🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMax Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 18 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Don't know about anyone else but I am fed up with all of this positivity, jb has a lot to answer for 🤣🤣🤣 Wait till we get pumped ramorra. That'll sort it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 2 hours ago, wellgirl said: Several players aren't JBAs players. Don't think that should come into it. I'll caveat this by saying I understand the points you are making but I personally think it would be pretty unfair of the club to shove players out on loan that they have supported through injury You can envisage a scenario where any combination of the three players in question, who are all ooc at the end of the season incidentally, return from injury but JBA doesn't think they warrant gametime. It would be fairer to send them out on loan for 6 months to put them in the shop window and boost their chances of a deal elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throughthelaces Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago On 8/21/2025 at 10:16 AM, stv said: Defo not as fast as he used to be but still has the moves Didn't mean we should I seen someone earlier saying it looked likely I was just stating if we do move him on Wednesday should find a replacement who's sellable for a profit. Not hey let's move him on for the sake of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throughthelaces Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago Good signing from us today hope he cooks for us while he's here. I would like to see at least one CB join the club soon and in an ideal world one more body in midfield to help us with rotation and injury cover. If we get that this will be our best summer in a while. Seen some folk talk about Nicholson and Robinson earlier I'll just throw my 2 cents in Nicholson id say get him through his injury and loan him out. Decent player when fit but the move here's not worked for either party. Robinson i would like to see him in the team I honestly forgot he was our player until I seen his name on the programme last week when looking for names of youngsters who came on at st Johnstone. Stuperavic I'd like to see play for us when fit if I remember right was a horror tackle that injured him at Morton? So jury's still out on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 3 hours ago, wellgirl said: Yeah - sure Faddy played for us the year we were only saved by Falkirks stadium not meeting the regulations He did. And we did get relegated with McAllister, which led to his first major (?) title when we won the First Division in 1885. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said: You can envisage a scenario where any combination of the three players in question, who are all ooc at the end of the season incidentally, return from injury but JBA doesn't think they warrant gametime. It would be fairer to send them out on loan for 6 months to put them in the shop window and boost their chances of a deal elsewhere. I think Nicolson in particular deserves some game time and Robinson does too. Don't think it's fair that someone goes through a very lengthy rehab just to be shoved out on loan (Robinson) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago It will probably never happen, but I'm curious to see if Stuparević fits into JBA's style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 9 hours ago, weeyin said: Guys like Faddy and Gary McAllister have played in some of the poorest Motherwell teams I have seen. I know and agree with your point. I was just responding to the person saying that his team were in the lower reaches of the Belgian second tier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 7 hours ago, weeyin said: It will probably never happen, but I'm curious to see if Stuparević fits into JBA's style. It would seem unlikely. He appears to be more "languid" than the type of player we have gone for this season. Not to say he wont get an opportunity, but I dont see him fancying a high press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago It’s clear that JBA has had to build the squad as though Robinson, Nicholson, and Stuparevic don’t exist. Once they’re fit, it makes perfect sense to send them out on loan to regain match sharpness, as they won’t be walking straight into JBA’s team as things stand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago A squad of 28 is getting too big to be manageable and that's before we bring in what I hope to be defensive minded additions. There are 11 forward players in our squad, would expect that to reduce to 7 over time. Can't be good odds for Nicholson, Robinson, Stuprevec , Sule (even when they are fit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 17 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said: I expect him to be back tomorrow! 😆 With Sparrow injured, every chance SOD goes to RB...... Yeah, that’s a good point. Maybe McGhee, though I’m not sure he’s match ready yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, wellsince75 said: A squad of 28 is getting too big to be manageable and that's before we bring in what I hope to be defensive minded additions. Yes, it is. Maybe the likes of Luca Ross could go out on loan to a League One or Championship side. Dylan Wells? Maybe Kofi Balmer will move on as it seems he isn't fancied by JBA. There's also 3 long term absentees amongst the 28 0r so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellon Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 14 hours ago, mio said: I can’t think of any championship players who’d be a standout player in the premiership? without doubt the top leagues in places like Belgium and Netherlands etc are better than the SPL. Certainly 3/4 of the teams are. I’m not sure the leagues below in these countries are much better though? i still hope this guy is good though, it could be a good move for us and him. 👍 Tbh I can't think of any just now either but you've got to imagine there are young guys making their way in the game at that stage just now. It's not a market we tap into very much , maybe it's cheaper to go abroad, shame cos I'd like us to have more Scots in team. See there's a young Australian, Priestman, being linked with us now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellon Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, wellsince75 said: A squad of 28 is getting too big to be manageable and that's before we bring in what I hope to be defensive minded additions. There are 11 forward players in our squad, would expect that to reduce to 7 over time. Can't be good odds for Nicholson, Robinson, Stuprevec , Sule (even when they are fit). Where is Nick just now in terms of fitness...always thought he looked a good player but if he can't demonstrate that to jba because of fitness, it doesn't look good . Robinson didn't look the part for me but seemed to do OK at Dundee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago I wouldn't be surprised of the likes of Robinson, Nicholson, and Stuperwvic do end up on loan, but it is unlikely to be before the winter window as they are all still a fair bit away from being ready, still doing injury rehab. By the time they have recovered from injury, they will have to alowly ramp up their training load, and it's going to take weeks to get anywhere close to match fitness, then they will have to fight for a place when there are multiple people in front of them in each position. Their best chance is if we have a run of injuries while the window is closed (which isn't that far fetched based on the last couple of seasons) but they're at a huge disadvantage from not having a pre season. On the numbers, there will definitely be some outgoings, both permanent and on loan, and there's no doubt that clubs will be sniffing around our squad come January, so I'm not too concerned about us being bloated for a few months. We're still dealing with the injury mess from last season, hopefully we have some more luck this season so that we can get our squad to a more manageable state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 5 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said: It would seem unlikely. He appears to be more "languid" than the type of player we have gone for this season. Not to say he wont get an opportunity, but I dont see him fancying a high press. He certainly was under SK, but on the other hand he's played in leagues that tend to be (or certainly used to be) a bit more technical and more likely to play a JBA style. I'm sure JBA will be able to assess him pretty quickly, though, and agree it's much more likely he will be moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, wellon said: See there's a young Australian, Priestman, being linked with us now. https://www.reddit.com/r/Aleague/comments/1mxyvm2/oscar_priestman_to_motherwell_for_undisclosed_fee/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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