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Ive just seen David Turnbull's recent goal for the 20's. Watch his composure as he beats a man on the edge of his box and plays his way out of trouble. Queue a cross field pass which leads to some good play down the right wing. He picks the ball up again in the middle of the park and drives forward towards goal, exchanges a quicks 1-2 and smashes the ball past the keeper from well outside the box. I usually am quite impressed with what I see on the highlights anyway but felt this was worth a mention. Here's the link :

I think we should stick with Fletcher. He has big ambitions and has a eye for goal. Think he could develop into a decent player for us. He is 25 and the next year or so could make or break his career. He might be keen to leave and get first team football. A Lee Erwin type loan for 6 months might help him out a bit.

Good stuff from the Sheep

Harsh

Shaun told him

Hutchinson spotted alighting at Haymarket. It must be true.

Let's do this Motherwell!

Samson, Laing, Lasley, Chalmers, Moult, Thomas, McFadden

First goal Second

It's good to find that the Well Society site has been updated with the 'how you can help' section. There are a few more changes that I notice since I last had a look. Good work - but still plenty more could be done. There was a chap on here who mentioned he'd offered to help with the website for free but no one got back to him. I find that odd as there are clearly a few quick wins that could be implemented here. Anyone from the society got any thoughts on this?

Okay, I've always chosen to ignore everything "Well Society" on these forums (until now) so please excuse my ignorance here. I've taken a look into this today and have a few observations/questions that the website didn't really answer for me. Benefits - It's the first thing you hit when you log on the site. The strapline reads "The more you contribute, the more you benefit look out for the Bonus Benefits Scheme" A quick Google of the domain throws up very little of reference to the scheme. There is dead link - http://www.thewellsociety.co.uk/2015/10/20/well-society-membership-benefits-bonus-scheme/ and some talk of a virtual plot of the pitch for contributors who have paid in more than £49.99 so far. There is little mention of this Bonus Benefit Scheme other than an entry within the AGM minutes from 2 years back stating that the scheme "benefits no one" and that the "proposal was that the benefits system is wound-up" It goes on "The vast majority of those present at the meeting voted in favour of the board developing its alternative plan in greater detail for more formal consideration." I click on the link to read all about the benefits and to my surprise the first few paragraphs talk about the goals of the Society with no mention as to what I get for signing up. Then there is a reference to a change of policy which talks about replacing annual renewal fees and membership payments. This must the the old scheme that was being wound up right? Nope, the next part confirms "Your contributions will be recognised in the form of benefits" There is a chart which details the "revised membership structure and associated benefits" There is a wooly statement basically saying you don't have to pay by Direct Debit and can pay what every you can (whenever you can). It doesn't really make clear how to get a signed bottle of Claret. Do you need to pay £1,000 on direct debit each month or £83.33 per month. Bit of a difference for those considering signing up. As the Society are targeting new members, why are all these references to how it previously worked listed. I've no idea about what system was there before - but what I do know is that it's not exactly clear how this present scheme(?) works. The website has a section for Businesses. It says "Companies that join will receive the same benefits as an individual member at a comparable giving level" Why? I would have thought that companies will be looking for alternative benefits? Does this mean that the packages listed on the live website are no longer valid? http://www.thewellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/BusinessClubBrochure.pdf Doug Inglis and Craig Hughes have a footnote on this page asking for help to distribute flyers to promote the Well Society. Perhaps this plea for help could be re located for maximum visibility. Maybe this should be in a "How you can help" section that's visible in the menu banner of the site? I think there would be loads of people who read WelltrustFC Forums that would/could help with this sort of thing? I get the impression the people running it know in their mind exactly what's on offer but they have failed to articulate it on the site. My recommendations to the people running this site are: 1/Clear up all dead links or out-of-date Scheme references. 2/Spell out the benefits that new potential member (like me) will get Don't forget to mention the benefits that we'll see on the pitch - i.e the vision points out the money will go to supporting the development of a successful Youth Academy. 3/Rework the pledge page. Get the user to tell you about themselves and drive the options available to them from there. Are they an existing member/new member/business? if existing > do they want to top up or change package etc if new > give them a list of packages and what each cost Make clear what happens with overpayments. Give more specific details about the the benefits on offer (e.g - What is the prize for the monthly cash draw) and so on. It's just too generic and a bit off puting that there is an option to pay £500 each month with no on screen validation to back up why it's a good idea to join. Investing in the Well Society is an emotion investment too. Having a bland corporate style page with ever increasing amounts of money will put off even the most diehard of supporter. 4/Create a "How you can help" section - lot's of people can offer time rather than money. There are a few request for help in the news section but I suspect they will get lost in there. 5/ If you no longer accept Standing order then remove this form http://www.thewellsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/InstalmentForm.pdf Otherwise - add a link to it within the pledge page as an alternative payment method. 6/Add some website functionality for member to login and see there status and amount paid. People like to see that their money is going to good use - even if it's just to see their name with a status next to it. 7/Move the progress bar indication how many people have signed up into a splash page or more prevalent at the top of the home page. Get some basic HTML5 stuff to "load up" the progress bar whenever anyone logs on. It can't be easy doing this so I respect the people who are behind this. Hopefully some of these points are looked at. If you make some of there changes then I think you'll get another 6 or 7 sign ups and maybe some extra support. I guess it's down to if all that effort is worth it or not....

Got a feeling we'll get a man sent off today for some reason. Lasley perhaps.

That's quite a line up - They have Coke, Bru, and Tab all playing!

Gotta be Stuart Baxter! ☺

Me, genuinely want to give him more time. On paper, we're a stronger squad that last season. If we do punt him, the person who inherits that team plus a fit Pearson back - will have the perfect opportunity to kick on. I think if he gets a few breaks things just might click into place.

Family club....

I suspect Danny Swanson will end up at Hibs tonight Don't think he'll be signing for us

Way too early to be thinking about sacking the guy. Had Pearson not had his injury and the board had signed Jackson Irvine (as Baraclough instructed) then we'd be 1 right back away from a decent top 6 team. In my opinion, there are too many panicking just now and it's influencing others in a way that wasn't seen in the pre-internet era. If we lose to Kilmarnock on Saturday, I'll be upset but I'll in no way be calling for the managers head. Time for folks to be thankful we're not in the Championship and get used to the idea that we're not best of the rest anymore.

I think the amount of new players we're trying to bed in should be given a month to settle in. If we are in a similar run mid September then I'll question the manager. Until then folks, he's got my full backing. Think football fans can be far too quick to write people off and a few on here are maybe jumping the gun a little. Time will tell

Any news on us signing up Plymouths Peter Hartley? We were close to getting him on deadline day but couldn't get the deal done in time. Think we'll go in for him again.

Adults £22 Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled and carer) £15 Under 16s £5

Time for a big away following to cheers on the lads. I've not been to a Well game for a few years now but this game represents a massive opportunity for us to really make a dent towards catching the wee group above us. Hopefully we can bring a massive away crowd and show the players how much we appreciate the upturn in fortunes recently. Do Thistle still have incentives for youngsters at the gate? Hopefully they have and the Well Bois will have there biggest turn out yet.

That's my understanding too. Fully expect him to be playing against St Mirren from the start. Just couldn't be risked given the fixtures thst lay ahead.