dennyc Posted Friday at 06:36 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 06:36 PM 17 minutes ago, weeyin said: I thought Welsh was excellent last season, but if we can't afford him, there are other football playing central defenders out there. Just not a market we have explored during the Craigan/Hartley years. I got the impression that Welsh enjoyed playing for Askou. Although he was clearly fully committed to Motherwell I'm not so sure he would want to return now that Askou is away. Would not surprise me if Welsh ended up in Toulouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted Friday at 06:46 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 06:46 PM 9 minutes ago, dennyc said: Would not surprise me if Welsh ended up in Toulouse I was thinking exactly that. Would be a great move for him, and Toulouse could not doubt afford his wages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted Sunday at 09:46 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:46 AM Seems we have lost a member of the recruitment team to St Mirren. Gavin Miller. Not sure what he did for us but he is know head of recruitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purestate Posted Sunday at 02:44 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:44 PM Interesting one this. From StM announcement by Keith L ”Gavin joins the club with a proven track record of identifying high potential players that have generated significant revenue and has an extensive network across Europe and the UK.” Given the increased focus on data analytics and use of various databases/algorithms I wonder how much each club would already have same targets and how much Motherwell specific details on targets Gavin Miller takes with him. in other commercial environments there would be non-disclosure, non-compete and/or gardening leave situations when someone moves to competition. I know nothing about the realities of football situation. Interested if others do - in general if not this specific case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted Sunday at 02:52 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:52 PM I'd guess he works for a data analytics company (or partners with one), and that data belongs to them rather than Motherwell. Given their track record, however, all he really needs is a database containing the entry "Copy what Motherwell do" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted Sunday at 02:55 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:55 PM 8 minutes ago, purestate said: Interesting one this. From StM announcement by Keith L ”Gavin joins the club with a proven track record of identifying high potential players that have generated significant revenue and has an extensive network across Europe and the UK.” Given the increased focus on data analytics and use of various databases/algorithms I wonder how much each club would already have same targets and how much Motherwell specific details on targets Gavin Miller takes with him. in other commercial environments there would be non-disclosure, non-compete and/or gardening leave situations when someone moves to competition. I know nothing about the realities of football situation. Interested if others do - in general if not this specific case. Like other industries, i suppose it depends on the level the person is operating at. If they are graduates or junior to mid staff they move on seamlessly. If they are senior management/director type level you get into those clauses. Thats my view anyway from non football industry. No idea what and how it happens in football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Grew Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago On 5/29/2026 at 7:36 PM, dennyc said: Would not surprise me if Welsh ended up in Toulouse It wouldn’t surprise me if he ended up in Auld Reekie or Furriboots City! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennyc Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 18 minutes ago, El Grew said: It wouldn’t surprise me if he ended up in Auld Reekie or Furriboots City! Hibs maybe but doubt Celtic would sell to Hearts. And he enjoys his football too much to fit into the Robinson non football approach. Aberdeen fans are in for a treat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Dosser Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 2 hours ago, dennyc said: Hibs maybe but doubt Celtic would sell to Hearts. And he enjoys his football too much to fit into the Robinson non football approach. Aberdeen fans are in for a treat. As in Frank Zappa's "Weasels ripped my flesh" Hell mend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Anyone else notice in the clubs socials with the holiday postcards part one of our young promising players is in the south of France...... hope he doesnt know anyone there........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Big Stall said: Anyone else notice in the clubs socials with the holiday postcards part one of our young promising players is in the south of France...... hope he doesnt know anyone there........ I think young Oscar will be returning ti Fir Park, no worries there pal. The holiday postcards were great.....but sooooo jealous of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Big Stall said: Anyone else notice in the clubs socials with the holiday postcards part one of our young promising players is in the south of France...... hope he doesnt know anyone there........ Based on those postcards, I'm surprised that the Rancid hasn't gone with a MCGINN IN SHOCK MOVE TO VILLA headline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted 52 minutes ago Report Share Posted 52 minutes ago On 5/29/2026 at 7:58 PM, FirParkCornerExile said: I know it's all conjecture but with the reported £4.5 million for LM and if we were to sell Maswanhise, Watt and Just all for £4 million each the clubs sitting on potentially £16/£17 million quid. I'd rather keep Watt and Just but think we may keep Just for one more year and sell Watt surely with that kind of cash we could attract some decent talent. Well decent for the SPFL. Should we bite the bullet and sign Welsh? He's reportedly on £6500 a week and one more year on his contract. Give him a signing on fee to cover that years wages (£340,000) and agree a wage we can live with. Anyone think we should. I see Celtic have agreed to an early termination of Steven Welsh contract. Why do I get the horrible feeling he ain't coming to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 50 minutes ago Report Share Posted 50 minutes ago 1 minute ago, FirParkCornerExile said: I see Celtic have agreed to an early termination of Steven Welsh contract. Why do I get the horrible feeling he ain't coming to us. Because he was on 6.5k per week and should have no trouble getting that in Toulouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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