santheman

If we could only replicate this on the RHS.

As is the case with every player we sign, I'll judge him on how he represents the club off the field and what he does on the park in a Motherwell strip and nothing else. Every player starts with a clean slate, I don't care what their history/reputation is or what previous clubs they've played for.

Feck me. Been away for a few days and had a quick look in here. Thought we had maybe been relegated to the Lowland League for financial mismanagement, our entire first team squad had emigrated to Australia or some Nigerian had emptied the Well Society bank account. Think I'll go away again.

He was originally an attacking LH wing back but Celtic converted him to a LB according to a Celtic mate. St Johnstone fans initially a bit mixed on him when he was on loan up there but most of them say they would have him back in a heartbeat as he was getting better as the season progressed. Can get up and down the park rapid style so similar in style to Gent but apparently a bit better at the defensive side of things. Don't know if our current system would be able to accommodate both unless we reverted to a back 4 which I can't see happening but who knows.

Looks like we're speaking to Andy Halliday. Wouldn't be my first choice but very much in the "could do a job" camp especially in light of our current midfield options.

I did hear that the Taylor Swift thing was put in deliberately because her devoted followers apparently refer to her as "Mother" so I suppose it could spark some kind of Internet search thingy which might point people towards "Motherwell". Whether it's true or not I don't know but it's a good story if it isn't.

Anderson has apparently signed a PCA with Killie according to Livi fans.

Mibbe they thought your consultancy fee would be too much.

I'm with you on that. If that's the best the leading advertising agency in Scotland can come up with then gawd help us. On the other hand it's the kind of sweet sickly stuff that the Yanks seem to like.

That's going to split us right down the middle. Half will love it half will hate it.

Normal service is resumed.

I was surprised he didn't mention the recent attempts to improve fan participation. The appointment of the fan liason officers and the Well Society asking fans for ideas on how to improve things within the club was worth a mention. To me that indicates that the club recognised the issues and are at least trying to improve things.

Some little snippets that explain a few things that led to lots of speculation online and in some cases unfair criticism. eg Mark McGhee who turned down the CEO job was rumoured to have not liked the set up at the club when in fact it seems it was because his partner ultimately didn't want to relocate to Scotland.

The Gunners have a bit of a record for recalling on loan players from one club then putting them out on loan again to another. Hopefully our season loan deal is watertight with no recall option.

Always good to get something at Easter Road but by christ that was a brutal watch.

This is going to be an absolute shitfest.

On the plus side they all seemed to be enjoying themselves in Club 100 tonight.🥳

Me too. Remember thinking why couldn't he do that for us.

Suspect the rumours started with this. Not sure if its one of those spoof accounts or not.

Looking around Hearts Hibs and Sheep forums no-one seems to fancy signing him especially if there's a fee involved.

We'll need a defensive display akin to the one at Celtic Park to get anything from this game I think.

You could also ask the question if we bin Kettlewell would his severance package mean we wouldn't have the cash to go out and improve the squad in January.

When I said their "usual" penalty I meant the one that never was and would never be given against them.

One question for everyone who wants to bin Kettlewell. What out of work experienced manager is currently out there who would get more out of the current squad and improve it in January. I'm on the fence but genuinely cant think of anyone.

Don't think we'll get pumped tbh. Watched their last 2 games and they created next to nothing in the way of clear cut chances despite having the bulk of play. They'll get their usual penalty though.