Motherwell V Hibs 21/03/2026

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We move on and hopefully can bounce back. If we can win this one its 9pts clear plus a much better goal difference.  I think we were all starting to believe the impossible so possibly explains a lot of the frustration especially on my part...plus I despise the old firm.

Maswanhise needs to get back to his levels or else he won't be getting any big move.  I think big Thor alongside him would help and save Said as an impact player off the bench

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2 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

My target this season was 7th spot.  So, we've more than achieved that. Bottom line its been a great season results wise. Performance wise even better. As the season progressed and we settled in 4th spot I became increasingly optimistic that we could finish there. I never thought, at any stage, that a title challenge was even a remote possibility. Ambition wise, that left a top 3 finish, and I always felt that was extremely remote and is now well outwith our grasp. My disappointment at Dens was our chance to win our game in hand and pretty much seal a 4th place finish and we failed. 

To put things in perspective, this is JBA's first season in charge and he's introduced a completely alien way of playing. I've been surprised at just how well the squad adapted. Our possession stats rocketed and just look at the number of clean sheets we achieved - unheard of in my time. Its the best football I've seen from us since I was a young lad i.e. the latter days of the Ancell era. Is it the best Motherwell team I've seen? No. The team of the mid 70s, which won nothing, was a better all round team.   

Why am I questioning our mentality in big games? Rangers in 2 home games; Hearts at Tynecastle where we blew a 3 goal lead; 2 losses at Parkhead; League Cup Semi Final defeat to St Mirren; Aberdeen loss in the Scottish Cup; and Dundee at Dens. Now I'm not saying that all of that was down to our mentaility because it wasn't. JBA settling in tactics wise; poor refereeing/VAR; and sheer bad luck have all played a part, but lack of that hard mentality has been a theme running through these games. As I'm finishing this post, I've just read Thewellfan's post. To crib from him/her our away form has been fair at best. Our possession stats haven't always translated into hard goals and results. 

We are where we are and I'm more than happy with that. I'm confident these weaknesses will be rectiifed in time for next season.  

Apologies for the rant and straying off topic. 

Dont disagree with any of that.

The only thing I would take issue with is that its a "mentality" thing.

Some bad decision making, lack of quality at vital times, bad refereeing decisions and just plain bad luck have all contributed to the games we have lost this season.

At no point have I felt that we just never turned up or bottled it.....