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Motherwell v Hearts 09/5/2026


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Typical McInnes tactics first half even teams not too many fouls ,second half they target playmaker Just for some tough treatment. Great entertainment for a Saturday night under the floodlights. We really are a good team.

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3 hours ago, wellfan said:

Not all contact in football is a foul though. Kyziridis clearly threw himself to the ground and McInnes is an odious prick. The ref got that one right and clearly thought he went down too easily, so disagreed with VAR.

Exactly.

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Re the penalties.

For me, Kyziridis is running away from goal and has lost control of the ball. There is slight contact from Maswanhise, but Kyziridis heels are spring loaded and he throws himself to the ground quite embarassingly.

Ive seen them given, and I would have been screaming for it, but I think McLean gets that right, and fairplay to him for standing his ground.

My justification for that is the foul on Welsh for Shanklands goal. I dont think there was enough in that either, but there is way more contact than the penalty claim and the push stops Welsh getting any sort of jump on the ball.

Boyd and McFadden apply double standards there. If they think Kyziridis is a stonewall pen then it has to be a foul on Welsh. You cant have it both ways.

As for JTs pen. I was certain it was a pen at the game but when you see it slowed down, he definitely kicks the Hearts players leg and loses his balance. No pen for me.

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Just now, Welly Machine said:

Noticing a trend recently with opposition targeting Just for 'special' treatment.

Were all three Hearts bookings for fouls on him?

He definitely has been targetted.

The number of fouls committed on him in the last few games has been quite ridiculous.

I know he is quick and often nips the ball away before his opponent, but they are all leaving the foot in to ensure they stop him breaking away.

Thankfully he is young(ish) and quite hardy for a wee guy.

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Just seems to have an auto-charge function. He runs about like a maniac, gets chopped and looks like he's crocked. Then 10 seconds later, jumps back up again and off he goes.

If he has a strong World Cup he could bring in a nice transfer fee. Not that I want him to leave, but he's been my player of the season. Fantastic business bringing him in.

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19 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Just seems to have an auto-charge function. He runs about like a maniac, gets chopped and looks like he's crocked. Then 10 seconds later, jumps back up again and off he goes.

If he has a strong World Cup he could bring in a nice transfer fee. Not that I want him to leave, but he's been my player of the season. Fantastic business bringing him in.

Id love him to still be here next season, but realistically?

He deserves a big move. I just hope its to a different league and for a hefty transfer fee.

We will need to replace him somehow!

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I thought the referee got all the big decisions correct so fair play to him.

Shankland pushes Welsh for the Hearts goal, Maswanhise stands on Kyziridis foot but football is a physical game, I don't see either as fouls.

Teams are appealing for every marginal decision these days hoping to get a soft decision on review.  We did it, Hearts did it.

It's just another negative aspect of VAR.

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4 minutes ago, Ya Bezzer! said:

It's just another negative aspect of VAR.

Agree with that. Despite assurances that VAR wouldn't be refereeing games, it quickly headed in that direction and players are trying to use it to their advantage.

 

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