joewarkfanclub Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 8 hours ago, Stuwell2 said: 100% We can’t afford to lose Watt & Just, one would be bad enough but both along with Slattery would decimate our midfield. Losing one of them would be difficult enough but both is out of the question - I hope. If possible I’d like to keep Watt & Just until the European ties are done at the very least giving us time to bed in any replacements alongside Priestman if need be. Unfortunately, I dont see Just being available for the initial European games, even if we havent sold him. He is going to the World Cup and will need a break after that for a couple weeks at least, which brings you pretty much right up to the date of the first game. He is a fit guy and probably wont have lost that much fitness in a short period of time, but Im sure we would want to ease him back into training before he plays a competitve game. Hope Im wrong, as he is absolutely essential to what we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Stama played in the A-League final had a great game unfortunately his team got beat 1-0 at least he got a medal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 16 hours ago, mio said: Maswanhise to Anderlecht noise again. If we got £3m I’d be ok with that. Tough to replace but he’s been poor to an extent since February. I’d be less annoyed losing him than Watt/Just. He's back to missing sitters, sell him asap for as much as possible , gives time to look for a replacement, which hopefully we have been doing. He reminds me of a fast Higdon or Van Veen having a good two thirds of a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Said before but I would punt Maswanhise asap, form since end of January poor and I just feel like Bair we cash in while value decent. Also just my view but if Rangers were serious about Watt then how about £2.5 million and Findlay Curtis?. Think that would be good business for players we signed for hee haw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 18 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Said before but I would punt Maswanhise asap, form since end of January poor and I just feel like Bair we cash in while value decent. Its a bit of a double edged sword. Circling vultures will know full well that he has the ability and think they can bring out the best in him. However, when dealing with MFC they'll plead that he's overachieved and they're doing us a favour by taking him off our hands for a fee (a modest one of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pettywulliegrew-2 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 10 hours ago, Stuwell2 said: 100% We can’t afford to lose Watt & Just, one would be bad enough but both along with Slattery would decimate our midfield. Losing one of them would be difficult enough but both is out of the question - I hope. If possible I’d like to keep Watt & Just until the European ties are done at the very least giving us time to bed in any replacements alongside Priestman if need be. Unfortunately we are and always have been a selling club ………..it wouldn’t be ideal as both have been outstanding this season……….. as long as they don’t end up along the M74 / M8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, SteelmaninOZ said: Stama played in the A-League final had a great game unfortunately his team got beat 1-0 at least he got a medal How is the standard in that league compared to ours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 58 minutes ago, well_said said: How is the standard in that league compared to ours? I think it’s much of the same. You could argue Rangers and Celtic would be the exception but on this seasons form I doubt they’d have won the A league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 It'll be interesting to see how Olly Whyte factors in this coming season. With that extension signed and his successful loan period last season, I'd hope to see him get some minutes in our midfield this season. I admit to not seeing much of him, but from what I've heard, he has a lot of qualities that could see him eventually fit into the midfield and how we play. I guess it'll depend on whether he's quite ready to show the consistency and decision-making under pressure that anyone playing in our midfield requires. I'm not sure another loan spell is needed, as there's few teams in the lower leagues that play how we do, so it wouldn't be worth it from that viewpoint. And he's already shown that he's physically capable of competing in senior football. I'd hope he sees time on our bench and gets some game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 4 hours ago, David said: It'll be interesting to see how Olly Whyte factors in this coming season. With that extension signed and his successful loan period last season, I'd hope to see him get some minutes in our midfield this season. I admit to not seeing much of him, but from what I've heard, he has a lot of qualities that could see him eventually fit into the midfield and how we play. I guess it'll depend on whether he's quite ready to show the consistency and decision-making under pressure that anyone playing in our midfield requires. I'm not sure another loan spell is needed, as there's few teams in the lower leagues that play how we do, so it wouldn't be worth it from that viewpoint. And he's already shown that he's physically capable of competing in senior football. I'd hope he sees time on our bench and gets some game time. I would imagine we will have a good look at him in pre season and if he isnt ready then a year at Ayr United wouldnt be a surprise choice. Hopefully he is good to go though and can fill one of the midfield berths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan1996 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 I think we ought to start our own rumours as surely we can do a better job than some of the papers at this rate 🤔 I spent time scrolling through transfermarkt and have a few names I could punt out there 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 On 5/24/2026 at 8:33 AM, joewarkfanclub said: Unfortunately, I dont see Just being available for the initial European games, even if we havent sold him. He is going to the World Cup and will need a break after that for a couple weeks at least, which brings you pretty much right up to the date of the first game. He is a fit guy and probably wont have lost that much fitness in a short period of time, but Im sure we would want to ease him back into training before he plays a competitve game. Hope Im wrong, as he is absolutely essential to what we do. New Zealand will be at the World Cup for about as long as Scotland will, so shouldn't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 37 minutes ago, Mad Dog said: New Zealand will be at the World Cup for about as long as Scotland will, so shouldn't be an issue. I see their last warm-up match is against England. Be interesting to see how Just shows up against EPL players. Ideal shop window for him if he fancies a move down south. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, Mad Dog said: New Zealand will be at the World Cup for about as long as Scotland will, so shouldn't be an issue. Should be a good final. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, bobbybingo said: I see their last warm-up match is against England. Be interesting to see how Just shows up against EPL players. Ideal shop window for him if he fancies a move down south. Given that's it's a warm up match before the world cup, players won't be wanting to get injured and managers won't be wanting to tip their hand on tactics, I suspect it will be a game played at half speed and about 4 tackles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, weeyin said: Given that's it's a warm up match before the world cup, players won't be wanting to get injured and managers won't be wanting to tip their hand on tactics, I suspect it will be a game played at half speed and about 4 tackles. An opportunity for skillful players to show their abilities without getting clobbered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, bobbybingo said: An opportunity for skillful players to show their abilities without getting clobbered. To some extent. But when a large part of your skill set is endless box to box running, a high press and chasing lost causes, I'm not expecting to see much of that on display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellup83 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 On 5/25/2026 at 12:57 PM, wellfan1996 said: I think we ought to start our own rumours as surely we can do a better job than some of the papers at this rate 🤔 I spent time scrolling through transfermarkt and have a few names I could punt out there 😂 I heard Pep was spotted outside the Upper Crust this morning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Jurgen Klopp hasn't said that he doesn't want to be the next Motherwell manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Based on previous timelines, we're probably a couple of weeks out from the new guy being announced, although if the board knew earlier, maybe that brings it forward a week or so. So, this week will be your Charlie Adam / Kevin Thompson tabloid exclusives, then early next week you'll get Scott Brown "ruling himself out" - when he wasn't contacted. By the end of next week one of the papers will run with a name that one of us pulled out of our arse, a la the bold Torsten Lieberknecht. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelllfan Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 How much do we get for Just going to the World cup seen someone on twitter say it was like 10K a day if that's the case we'd make about 200K which is not bad to be fair. Also seen Callan Elliot made the NZ WC squad what a strange signing he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 8 hours ago, Mad Dog said: Jurgen Klopp hasn't said that he doesn't want to be the next Motherwell manager. Did he say that after using Trivago? 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The African Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 4 hours ago, thewelllfan said: Also seen Callan Elliot made the NZ WC squad what a strange signing he was. Strange in that he was deemed not good enough to warrant a run in the team, at a time when we were playing like dog sh*t. I have seen him play for Auckland FC and the All Whites and he is no world beater, but he is a half decent fullback who offers more, defensively, than Longello but is nothing like as good going forward. His inclusion in the NZ squad was no surprise and that, probably, should give you an idea as to the strength and depth of their squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 4 hours ago, grizzlyg said: Did he say that after using Trivago? 🤪 Trivago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 10 hours ago, thewelllfan said: How much do we get for Just going to the World cup seen someone on twitter say it was like 10K a day if that's the case we'd make about 200K which is not bad to be fair. Also seen Callan Elliot made the NZ WC squad what a strange signing he was. Assuming New Zealand go out at the group stage I'd guess at last half of that money will be/has already been allocated to cover his own transfer fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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