Havnar Bóltfelag vs Motherwell (30/7) Discussion

[bobbybingo]

Taking all the outgoings, incomers, injuries, new manager, and the fact we're basically still in pre-season into account, that was a positive display and result. 

[weeyin]

16 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

At least it looks like we plan to continue playing the same style of football as we did last season. 

Alfred seems to like a few more forward passes than Jens too. So that should be interesting.

Early days, but it looks like we have a plan.

[mfc]

A win and 90 minutes under the belt that should see us that bit fitter and sharper for next week so all in all a decent nights work. 

[texanwellfan]

15 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Alfred seems to like a few more forward passes than Jens too. So that should be interesting.

Early days, but it looks like we have a plan.

And someone mentioned, first half we put in a lot of crosses so perhaps Thor might be heading (sorry for bad pun) for a good season?

[Ya Bezzer!]

Considering there were quite a few sub optimal factors going into this match I thought we performed well.

Priestmann and Fadinger were excellent.

Sharpness and fitness will increase and so will understanding between the players.

We lacked a physical presence in general and a cutting edge up front but I'm sure we will address that and we were missing our four first team centre forwards tonight.

Overall a decent win with improvements to come.

 

[Spiderpig]

1 hour ago, Orinoco said:

Wilson gives me the fear when defending. Slow to react.

Me too, slow pace, slow reactions i was very surprised he started ahead of longelo.

[grumpy]

All in all I was pretty happy with tonight, the defence looked a bit at sea occasionally but that was mainly due to being unfamiliar with each other. I could pick a few holes here and there but given that it was a scratch, and very young team, I was pretty happy with what I saw.

[grizzlyg]

3 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:

Me too, slow pace, slow reactions i was very surprised he started ahead of longelo.

Longelo Just coming back from injury but once fully fit him and Williams could be great left side combination 

[Mccus28]

Quite enjoyed that tonight, 2 cracking goals.

Moorman was good.

Euan Wilson gives me the fear whenever the balls goes anywhere near him, he just isnt very good.

Once we get to know each other and get 3 to 4 new sigings then hopefully we can kick on!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Mon the Well

[purestate]

Don’t quite understand the comments on Wilson - from my view he had a solid game and had some good interchanges with Williams in attacking sense.  Noticeable that manager kept him on the pitch for the whole game and trusted him in central role when Longelo came on.  
he might not be starter ahead of Longelo / Williams but nothing I saw gave me the fear. 

[Great Balls of Shire]

On 7/22/2026 at 7:51 AM, MJC said:

The usual Euro non-event/embarrasment for us at Fir Park.

0-1

Have we to bookmark this as we had to with last game v Hibs?

[grumpy]

I'm not sure why Ewan Wilson is being picked on tonight, I wasn't too impressed with him under Kettlewell, and I presume JBA didn't fancy him either, but he got forward well tonight and linked up with Williams on several occasions, and when he moved to centre half when Longello came on he looked comfortable playing the ball out.

He will be third choice behind Longello and Williams on the left, and may fall further down the pecking order depending on signings, but he looked ok tonight.

[grizzlyg]

8 minutes ago, Great Balls of Shire said:

Have we to bookmark this as we had to with last game v Hibs?

His predictions are just fine, leave him alone.  When wins are predicted we are f***ed 🤣🤣

[weeyin]

I thought Wilson was fine too. I think he comes under more scrutiny because of some previous performances, but he did OK in a makeshift defence. 

[grizzlyg]

8 minutes ago, grumpy said:

I'm not sure why Ewan Wilson is being picked on tonight, I wasn't too impressed with him under Kettlewell, and I presume JBA didn't fancy him either, but he got forward well tonight and linked up with Williams on several occasions, and when he moved to centre half when Longello came on he looked comfortable playing the ball out.

He will be third choice behind Longello and Williams on the left, and may fall further down the pecking order depending on signings, but he looked ok tonight.

He is the whipping boy.  I don't get it. He done just fine tonight.  I love Said and his enthusiasm but he made more mistakes yet gets less criticism 

[Yabba's Turd]

Hindsight is a great thing, sitting last night in the wee hours thinking about this game and how they would consider us as opponents? what threat are we to them? Like the Alan Moore's Watchmen quote "I'm not locked in with you, you're locked in with me!"

We are the big team, and it showed, not perfect, but perfectly acceptable.

[SteelmaninOZ]

The gaffer said 

 

[star sail]

I was unsure what to expect tonight but in the end I thought there was an obvious difference in ability between the teams.

That's not to say they did not give us some nervy moments. 

I thought Fadinger was a class apart tonight. Preistman was excellent and will provide must needed continuity from last season. Said was characteristically frustrating. His end product is awful at times..

I had the fear about Vogt given the slating he got last week but looks like there is a player there after all.

I think 3-0 would have made the perfect night but as it is the tie is still very much alive. 

Hibs showed what can happen so altogether a very satisfying evening.

[Happy Dosser]

Relieved we seem to have resumed in similar fashion to last season, despite fielding some very young players and new signings who are  just bedding in. Aside from the excellent displays by Fads and Oscar, I thought Booth looked comfortable for a young 'un and Vogt had a much better night on the right, although both he and Said should have scored in the second half to put the tie beyond reasonable doubt.

At  least our new manager seems fully aware of the difficulties of the away tie, so I expect no complacency next week. Our defence can only get better with more games and I thought Moorman and  Reich were fine. Williams looked very comfortable and Wilson was stronger than I expected. He might develop further  under this manager given more minutes, which might boost his confidence. Time will tell.

I know HB might not be the strongest opponents but you can only play the side in front of you and Hibs and Hearts seem to have produced typically disappointing first leg performances.

COYW!

 

[Kmcalpin]

1 hour ago, Ya Bezzer! said:

We lacked a physical presence in general and a cutting edge up front 

They were my 2 main conclusions from tonight. 

[0Neils40yarder]

5 hours ago, grumpy said:

I'm not sure why Ewan Wilson is being picked on tonight.

Absolutely ridiculous comments from some on the lad...he may be the type of player we keep around the squad, because he will be relatively cheap and can do a job.

4 hours ago, star sail said:

 

I had the fear about Vogt given the slating he got last week but looks like there is a player there after all.

 

Slating a guy after 30mins of a friendly is a new low from some of the heid-the-baws...not that I'll be forming an opinion of him after tonight's performance either but ffs give him a chance 

[Yabba's Turd]

1 hour ago, 0Neils40yarder said:

Absolutely ridiculous comments from some on the lad...he may be the type of player we keep around the squad, because he will be relatively cheap and can do a job.

Slating a guy after 30mins of a friendly is a new low from some of the heid-the-baws...not that I'll be forming an opinion of him after tonight's performance either but ffs give him a chance 

Yep, pant wringing at it's finest. 

[Onthefringes]

15 minutes ago, Yabba's Turd said:

Yep, pant wringing at it's finest. 

Can we say that on here? 

[David]

8 hours ago, grumpy said:

I'm not sure why Ewan Wilson is being picked on tonight, I wasn't too impressed with him under Kettlewell, and I presume JBA didn't fancy him either, but he got forward well tonight and linked up with Williams on several occasions, and when he moved to centre half when Longello came on he looked comfortable playing the ball out.

He will be third choice behind Longello and Williams on the left, and may fall further down the pecking order depending on signings, but he looked ok tonight.

He's a decent enough player. I don't think anyone will ever be calling for him to be a first choice starter, but as I've said before, this is a squad game, and we're not going to ever find ourselves in the position of having 22 or so first-choice starters in our squad. 

We need players who can come in when required, do a job and while I wouldn't say they're happy to not play, they understand their role.

[wellfan]

We should probably be keeping Wilson around. While he’s not the dynamic, marauding wing-back that Longelo is, he can do the defensive side of the role to a decent standard. He’s also strong, fit, and I thought he looked fairly comfortable when he was slotted in at left centre-back last night. He’s a useful, reliable squad player.