santheman

What really pissed me off yesterday was the brain dead morons who thought it would be a good idea to boo McGinley when he came on. This is the kind of thing that makes me seriously think about whether I want to keep on watching Motherwell after 50 odd years. Similar kind of things happening all too often.

Just Steelboy being Steelboy.

Everybody's shite according to you.

So it was true then👍

Personally I'd go for his younger brother Monday.

The referree had a 15 minute spell towards the end of the game when he seemed to give every decision to Queens which was a bit bizarre because up to that point I thought he was having a good game then just seemed to lose the plot a bit. Massive cheer when he finally gave us a free kick.

Agree with that. There were times when their midfield were winning 50/50 balls way too easy which put us under unnecessary pressure. Going forward the midfield looks fine but defensively it does look a bit on the light side at times. Compared to this time last season it's still night and day in terms of shape and fitness.

Another game for Kettlewell to assess the fringe players. Souare looks like he could be a player. Took up good forward positions. Obika Held the ball up well and looks very strong. Slattery looking more like his old self and looks a lot fitter. Spittal right on his game. Bevis, not a better centre half in the league in the air, ball at his feet is another story. Lamie what can I say that hasn't already been said. In saying that playing on a park that resembled a sponge with strange bounces everywhere probably didn't help. Need more firepower up front as Wilkinson doesn't look to be an out and out striker. Kettlewell will know by now the areas he needs to improve on and the players he can rely on.

Souare. wo wo Souare wo o wo wo Song tailor made for him Make it happen Bois.

Think QOS will have a wee bit more about them up front than Elgin so will be a harder test especially on an AstroTurf pitch. Be interesting to see how/if he rotates the squad for this game.

Just back in from the game. A comfortable run out in the type of game where we've struggled in the past. Other than a wee 10 minute spell in the 2nd half where we let them back into the game we controlled it well. Still a bit rusty in places but that'll come with games. Great to see the youngsters get a game. An old Elgin fan said to me after the game that he's been watching them for 40 years and that was probably one of the best performances he's seen from them in that time. Goes to show these smaller teams always raise their game against the bigger ones as both Saints and Dundee Utd found out to their cost today

Honestly cannae make my mind up if I like this or not. Don't love it but I don't hate it either.

Was always sceptical about the move. Young guy miles from home, doesn't speak English, nae pals,crap food, stuck in a flat somewhere. Destined to be a disaster from the start

Sure I read somewhere that Accies received some kind of payment for James McCarthy every time he was transferred.

The club is due approx 380k/400k as a development fee. We could potentially suggest a lower fee and a percentage of any future transfer as an example if the buying club agreed.

You could also look at it from the point of view that we're guaranteed 380k/400k as a development fee plus potential add ons if we do some kind of a deal with Sturm Graz. Would we have got much more than that as a transfer fee if he had done a Turnbull and signed a new contract. I'm not so sure we would have.

He came up to the game to see the match day set up and meet the Directors and was caught on camera talking to them. That apparently all adds up to people assuming he was offered the job whereas no-one really knows if he was offered it or not except the Directors.

True

A Saints fan over on P&B claiming that we offered him a deal but they topped it. Also claims that they were in for him in January and he opted for us then. Whether that's true or not who knows.

That's good news that another club won't benefit particularly if it was Scottish. Lovely big guy and I wish him well in his new job and hopefully he's still on the end of the phone should we need to ask advice about anything pitch related.

Yeah inevitable that a bigger club would come in and poach him at some point. Only saving grace is that with the new hybrid pitch we don't need another miracle worker like him to keep it playable. Still a big loss though. Edit to add his assistant Alan Carlin has been promoted so still in excellent hands.

Casey is apparently holding out to see if there's any offers from England and Goss is seemingly attracting interest from India according to the jungle drums.

Couldn't agree a fee with Beith apparently, gone are the days when you could pick a player up from the old Juniors for a set of strips and some training balls. The boy has some potential but I wouldnt be forking out any serious dosh for him. OTF alluded to the fact if we did sign him he would probably be put out on loan so was never going to be in the first team squad anytime soon.

See our 16 year olds got humped 4 0 by Airdrie today who by all accounts fielded near enough their strongest starting 11.

If you look at Caseys playing history, ROI snd USA 2nd tier he's not a player that would have stuck out as a "must do" signing. I just wonder if he looked better than his previous playing experience would have suggested because he had Callum Butcher beside him. Maybe Butcher can replicate that with Sam Campbell and Shane Blaney given time.