2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion

[grizzlyg]

25 minutes ago, bobbybingo said:

That'll be Welsh sorted for an escape to the sun. Question is, how many of our guys decide it was good while it lasted, and follow Jens out the door?

Fadinger obviously happy to stay as he must have known Jens away

[claretband]

Anyone know how the compensation would look for this one?


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[FirParkCornerExile]

In a few months we are gonna be the richest fan owned club in the UK 🤣🤣

[bobbybingo]

43 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Contracts will literally stop them. 

Of course we can choose to sell them.

I'm sure you know what I meant. We've all seen it often enough.

[robsterwood]

Im so gutted, as my son is also. Every time we start to build, it gets torn apart. This is the real frustration of supporting Motherwell. Getting tired of constant rebuilds. 

[bobbybingo]

41 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

Fadinger obviously happy to stay as he must have known Jens away

I'm not expecting a mass exodus, but if we lost Slattery, Just and Watt in the same window, that would be hard to take. I assume that's not the plan, but you could see how close they were to JBA and each other in that dressing room video.

[santheman]

Kinda thought he was away when he came into the disabled shelter for the first time at the Hearts game and shook everyones hand.

If he's going I hope it's Toulouse and Septic don't come in and try to scupper things.

[weeyin]

1 hour ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

In a few months we are gonna be the richest fan owned club in the UK 🤣🤣

Can't wait to get my dividend cheque!

[smiddy]

By the tone of his last interview he slated the SFA and the goals etc vat had a hand in saying  “ some of the worse decisions he had ever witnessed “ therfore if he stayed  in scotland next year  i think he wouldv been looking at a ban 

good luck to him

 But onwards and upwards ⚽️👍

 

[El Grew]

4 hours ago, Great Balls of Shire said:

What realisticalky do you think we pay?

Im thinking 150k ? But could be well short.

I’ve no idea but I would think you’re not far off the mark at that figure.

[El Grew]

2 hours ago, claretband said:

Anyone know how the compensation would look for this one?


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I’m not sure, but I don’t think he was on a ‘fixed-term’ contract. I think it may have been a 1-year rolling contract so I don’t know if there will be a huge sum due to us in compensation.

[Happy Dosser]

8 minutes ago, smiddy said:

By the tone of his last interview he slated the SFA and the goals etc vat had a hand in saying  “ some of the worse decisions he had ever witnessed “ therfore if he stayed  in scotland next year  i think he wouldv been looking at a ban 

good luck to him

 But onwards and upwards ⚽️👍

 

Yes, very likely. Not only a ban for him  but probs  more vindictive "doubling down"  on our players, like Slattery's treatment. Highly-selective small-minded  vindictiveness seems to be a thing witth  the authorities.

Very sorry to see him go but glad he's going abroad rather than going to The Uglies.

Seems JBA was too honest and progressive for the Neanderthals in this country.

[Stuwell2]

Toulouse, that’s a bit of lautrec for anyone wanting to go see his new team play.

[fizoxy]

6 hours ago, bobbybingo said:

Question is, how many of our guys decide it was good while it lasted, and follow Jens out the door?

Can only follow him if we agree to sell them.

Players know how the game works, and any professional worth their salt makes their own way in their profession and doesn't follow a manager. I'm also very sure most of our players knew exactly what was going to happen with JBA, and probably joined us hoping they could do the same. 

We're clearly trying to build a model to work from that doesn't leave us dependant on a specific manager or player to function. Kind of what you see at Brentford and Brighton, who have seen other clubs poach staff and players from them constantly, but they continue to have success. 

That doesn't mean we will hit the highs of this season every year, but it should mean that we don't get too sentimental about these things when they happen and make rash decisions.

Whether JBA moves tomorrow or in a years time, it will be interesting to see how we handle that, and who comes in, as that will be a good indicator of how much of our success is just from JBA, and what is down to our overall leadership group. 

[grizzlyg]

3 hours ago, fizoxy said:

Can only follow him if we agree to sell them.

Players know how the game works, and any professional worth their salt makes their own way in their profession and doesn't follow a manager. I'm also very sure most of our players knew exactly what was going to happen with JBA, and probably joined us hoping they could do the same. 

We're clearly trying to build a model to work from that doesn't leave us dependant on a specific manager or player to function. Kind of what you see at Brentford and Brighton, who have seen other clubs poach staff and players from them constantly, but they continue to have success. 

That doesn't mean we will hit the highs of this season every year, but it should mean that we don't get too sentimental about these things when they happen and make rash decisions.

Whether JBA moves tomorrow or in a years time, it will be interesting to see how we handle that, and who comes in, as that will be a good indicator of how much of our success is just from JBA, and what is down to our overall leadership group. 

A very good point and i know its a different level but yes you can add Bournemouth into that mix also, constantly losing tip players but replacing them with other gems that they then sell on for a great profit.

At that rate we can invest in stadium, youth academy etc but if Jens goes I hope we still retain the massive incase in crowds we were seeing.  No reason why we shouldn't. 

COYW

[Kmcalpin]

1 hour ago, grizzlyg said:

A very good point and i know its a different level but yes you can add Bournemouth into that mix also, constantly losing tip players but replacing them with other gems that they then sell on for a great profit.

At that rate we can invest in stadium, youth academy etc but if Jens goes I hope we still retain the massive incase in crowds we were seeing.  No reason why we shouldn't. 

COYW

Most of us think that the club will continue on the same path of exciting total football now. However, it would do no harm at all for the directors to release a very public statement, once JBA departs, to the effect that the journey continues and confirm this.  That would certainly help to keep increased crowds onside. It doesn't need to morph into a detailed account of candidates, timelines etc.  

[wellfan]

9 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

Most of us think that the club will continue on the same path of exciting total football now. However, it would do no harm at all for the directors to release a very public statement, once JBA departs, to the effect that the journey continues and confirm this.  That would certainly help to keep increased crowds onside. It doesn't need to stary into a detailed account of candidates, timelines etc.  

If JBA goes this week, with the club still trying to sell season tickets, it would absolutely be in their interests to make a statement, as you suggest.

[joewarkfanclub]

Is it bad that overnight Ive gone from hoping Jens would stay, to just wanting it announced so we can move on?

Im going to go and look up the 5 stages of grief!

Edit: looks like Ive gone straight from denial to acceptance!

[bobbybingo]

5 hours ago, fizoxy said:

Can only follow him if we agree to sell them.

Players know how the game works, and any professional worth their salt makes their own way in their profession and doesn't follow a manager. I'm also very sure most of our players knew exactly what was going to happen with JBA, and probably joined us hoping they could do the same. 

Absolutely. 

In-form players who are on the radar of bigger clubs know exactly how the game works. If they're entering the final year of their contract and won't sign an extension, we have 2 opportunities remaining to make money from them. Now would normally be preferable to January, but we've Europe to consider this year. We'll see what transpires if and when offers come in.

I'm certainly not greetin about our situation or fighting reality. Life goes on, irrespective. We've just had an unforgettable season that's re-energised the entire club. Now we continue down the bumpy road, even if it's with a new driver.

[grizzlyg]

1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said:

Most of us think that the club will continue on the same path of exciting total football now. However, it would do no harm at all for the directors to release a very public statement, once JBA departs, to the effect that the journey continues and confirm this.  That would certainly help to keep increased crowds onside. It doesn't need to morph into a detailed account of candidates, timelines etc.  

My mate was at AGM few months back and they said that was the model they were continuing with so fingers crossed

[wellsince75]

17 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

My mate was at AGM few months back and they said that was the model they were continuing with so fingers crossed

Agree Grizzly - im pretty sure Kyrk also referenced it last month in his video update.  He said something along the lines of irrespective of who's in charge this is the type of football we'll be playing. 

I thought at the time it sounded like an acceptance that Jens would move on but chose to ignore and kept hope he'd stick around.