Stenhousemuir v Motherwell 19/07/2025 🏆

[Stuwell2]

4 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:

We've  had Alexander, Robinson, Hammell and Kettlewell and everyone of them got dogs abuse for the style of football they had us playing.

Now we get a new manager in with new ideas, new style etc and we still have people moaning about it after 4 games and a lot of new players ffs.

People need to get a grip and judge the team and how we are playing not now but later in the season, give the manager and his players time to implement his new style etc. Or they can  always go to Killie or St Mirren if they are missing the kick and chase tactics.

So in short you’re asking for patience, calm heads and no abuse from the fans? I’m onboard with that but I fear others won’t be.  
That aside I think the young keeper will get another chance and start again today. 

[mio]

32 minutes ago, Stuwell2 said:

So in short you’re asking for patience, calm heads and no abuse from the fans? I’m onboard with that but I fear others won’t be.  
 

👍 I think the vast majority of us are onboard with that tbh.

 

[grizzlyg]

I won't be there today but hopefully with it not being 30 degrees everyone will be a bit calmer.   Plenty of support for the lads please

COYW

[Spiderpig]

50 minutes ago, Stuwell2 said:

So in short you’re asking for patience, calm heads and no abuse from the fans? I’m onboard with that but I fear others won’t be.  
That aside I think the young keeper will get another chance and start again today. 

Yes

[wellon]

1 hour ago, mio said:

I do agree, I think these goals are inevitable and when we lose them the frustration will be apparent.

I’m willing to give this an acceptable amount of time and as long as we remain safe from relegation then I’ll accept the style of play, but if we are sitting bottom or 2nd bottom of the league 3/4 of the way through the season, shipping ridiculous goals due to our limited defenders , due to a “project” by our manager, with what awaits the future of the club/staff/support, in the lower leagues then I doubt I’ll be as patient.

I’m not entirely convinced this defensive set up / style, is necessary and there is an element of vanity project about it but I do like the attacking winger element of what I think he’s doing?
anyway, it’s something different so we’ll see how it goes.

Keeping a hold of the ball isn't a " project ", it's how the majority of the world play now...even the limited time I've seen of the women's football shows this

Whether our fans accept it is another matter, but giving the players and mgr a hard time won't help.

[mio]

9 minutes ago, wellon said:

Keeping a hold of the ball isn't a " project ", it's how the majority of the world play now...even the limited time I've seen of the women's football shows this

Whether our fans accept it is another matter, but giving the players and mgr a hard time won't help.

It is a “sort of” project as we’ve not played this way before.
I do think it can work, Guardiola has showed that but he does have the world’s best defenders at his disposal. This style would work easily in womens football as it’s incredibly slower than men’s football.

for me, I can’t help but think it’d be quite easy to play against at our level. You’ll have 2 opposing players shutting our defenders (who aren’t great on the ball) down immediately, and ….. it may come as a surprise to some folk …. But we don’t have the worlds best defenders at our disposal.

lets see how it goes today again, let’s hope for an improvement on the past two games, that’s all we can ask for. 

still think we’ll win 3-0

 

 

[weeyin]

Fair to say we have selected an attacking starting lineup.

 

[AllyMax]

Just now, weeyin said:

Fair to say we have selected an attacking starting lineup.

 

Well, we don't appear to have selected a defending one 😄

[mio]

Looking forward to see the formation. Looks interesting 

[wellfan]

Looks like a simple 4-3-3. 

[weeyin]

6 minutes ago, wellfan said:

Looks like a simple 4-3-3. 

Could be 3-4-3 if Sparrow or SOD play in a more advanced position although, utlimately, we should have 9 or 10 in their half for most of the match.

[grizzlyg]

Centre defence a concern but hipe everyone gets off SOD'S back. That ain't going to help.

COYW 

[grizzlyg]

Just and TJ providing crosses from Stama.....let's do this

[wellsince75]

Just now, grizzlyg said:

Centre defence a concern but hipe everyone gets off SOD'S back. That ain't going to help.

COYW 

SODS fault it's raining. 

See , started already

Seriously hope we play so much in the opposition half we don't bemoan our defenders and to be fair to SOD his passing is generally decent. 

[Andy H]

35 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Fair to say we have selected an attacking starting lineup.

 

Given we don't have a defence, makes a lot of sense   Score more than we concede

[Spit_It_Out]

If we keep a clean sheet today it will be a good day but most of all please AP bag a goal or three!

[Andy H]

Just saw the team today.   Offt, that is one attacking lineup.  3-4-3 maybe?

[weeyin]

19 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

SODS fault it's raining. 

See , started already

Seriously hope we play so much in the opposition half we don't bemoan our defenders and to be fair to SOD his passing is generally decent. 

Rain will be good for the pitch.

[weeyin]

Cameraman only paid for a restricted view ticket.

[parko66]

anyone watching from a firestick got a working link for the game yet?

[AllyMax]

3 minutes ago, parko66 said:

anyone watching from a firestick got a working link for the game yet?

My normal club tv one came up 10 mins in

 

[Andy H]

Convinced this cameraman is on YTS training

[grizzlyg]

16 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Cameraman only paid for a restricted view ticket.

Apparently that's SOD'S fault also 🤣🤣

[weeyin]

3 minutes ago, Andy H said:

Convinced this cameraman is on YTS training

I appreciate the effort, but the camera work is like a combination of a weird French art house film and The Blair Witch Project.

Just need a red balloon floating by and twig man.

[MJC]

Total domination of possession but absolutely toothless up front. The pitch and the weather conditions clearly aren’t helping to be fair.