Spiderpig

UEFA have compiled a list of all the points scored by individual teams in Europe since the competitions began in 1955-56, Motherwell are not in the top 100, but we are 10th in the Scotland country rankings, interesting reading, https://swissfootballdata.com/2022/08/07/uefa-country-ranking-historical-statistics-of-all-football-clubs/ As expected Rangers are 10th Celtic 15th in the top 100 list, surprisingly Aberdeen and Hibs made the top 100 list as well.

What the fallout was about is irrelevant its the fact that there was one that's important and GA'S stubborn refusal to resolve it and play a senior pro, who was still getting picked for the international squads ffs at a time when we were struggling big time. So yes Alexander deserves all he gets from the fans for his shocking man management and the state he got the team into.

No he didn't the wotds used were maybe GA was right big difference, the article confirms what we all suspected that Alexander was prepared to leave out a senior pro and international player when we were struggling to win a game for weeks on end, over some no doubt petty argument, a shocking way to manage a team.

Correct, pedigree is a luxury we can't afford even if it was available. We have brought in some affordable ordinary looking players in the past that have turned out to be very successful for us a few more like that is what's required now. But for me it's going to be difficult now the season has started and this late in a transfer window, we could be stuck with what we have till January.

Take the timing away from the referee Dave, copy the example of American football, have some official sit in the stand and every time the game stops they stop the clock, that would soon stop all the time wasting and nonsense that goes on,

Livescore had it as 2 bookings not that it matters but good to see Gallagher keeping up his consistently bad form since leaving us, as for Robinson I don't he will last till Christmas on their current form, failing again with a lot of the players he failed with at Fir park you've got to laugh.

As brutal as we were last season even in a league of shitey teams someone has to a little bit less shite than others and take the prizes, that was us so we made Europe because we scraped enough points to crawl into 5th, so we deserved it as we we collected more points than the 7 teams below us. That said I take your point about it doing more harm than good, but that's all down to Alexander sticking with systems that didn't work, brining in players not up to the job and presiding over a shambles of a preseason with unfit and unmotivated players. Whoever takes over has a big job on their hands and needs to hit the ground running before the season gets away from us.

So your an educated bilingual prick then, take a chill pill ffs.

Last week was a surprise but honestly we are feckin hopeless at seeing games out a 92 min equaliser should have been game finished and take a well earned point, but giving away corners and defending in our own half that late in a game is feckin criminal, and allowing feckin Stevie May who would struggle to score in a brothel to get the winner is even worse. Two games in and I am already getting the fear about how this season is starting, anyway rant over I'm away to wring my pants out.

Yaaaas get in there 1-1

Boyd and McKinnon were decent full backs in their time, Boyd might be an obnoxious celtic obsessed arsehole these days, but he was a decent player back in the day.

That would be a great idea to improve the game in Scotland but it will never happen. The cosy wee cliques that run the SFA are so intent on copying the FA in England there is no chance of a proposal like that being adopted. In all honesty I think the SFA don't give a feck about clubs like Motherwell etc getting knocked out of Europe before most teams are back their holidays, they are quite happy to do all in their power to keep the ugly sisters happy as they keep the coefficient up, and typically have extended runs in Europe every season, so as long as 2 clubs are happy the other 10 premiership clubs get no help at all.

That result just highlights how feckin bad and embarrassing we were last weeks, that's what we should have done to them, cost the club a fortune

Very few if any on that list that inspire confidence, I reckon we will end up with the cheap in-house option and see Hammell getting the job. If it happens and bookies are seldom wrong he might turn out to be a great appointment but for me it's a huge risk I don't think it's the job for a 1st time manager with limited Coaching experience. But only speculation at this point so let's wait and see.

So we had 10 out of 11 (Kelly excepted) players all suffering a slump in form at the same time then week after week, I guess the club was just unlucky then.

Nah I'll stick to the "GA was an arrogant hopeless man manager and coach with limited abilities who had no idea how to get us winning again" conspiracy, he's history now so Let's wait and see who his replacement is.

How else can you explain it then Watt suddenly wanting a move, SOD getting picked for Scotland and not playing with us, Slattery allegedly injured and not playing for weeks, and then Woolery suddenly fancying a Turkish delight. He lost the dressing room and as I have said his own arrogance and lack of a plan B gave us 3 wins in 14 games thank feck for Lamie we made top 6. Yes this might all be conspiracy theory shite but as we will never know the truth it will do for now

Alexander started well, saved us from going down, last season got us of to a great start in the league, sitting 3rd by Christmas , then it all went wrong, fallouts with senior players , top goal scorer moving to a rival team mid season and our results were shocking, we will never know what started it but for me the dressing room was gone then. Due to other teams being a shite as us we managed to scrape into the top 6 with the last kick of the ball at livingston and eventually claimed a Euro spot. However that only covered up the problems Alexander came across as arrogant and unwilling to change his ways to get results, not playing senior pros ie SOD and generally looking like he did not giving a feck he was out of ideas. In some ways the Sligo defeats as embarrassing as they were done the club a massive favour by finally getting rid of him, because if he had stayed we would be getting more of the same from him this season. So will he be remembered fondly if he ever turns up at Fir park with another team no chance, for me he will be remembered as the manager who ruined a potentially good season by his arrogance and inability to manage a team and got us pumped by an Irish league team.

If he had never played for us, would Lambert be getting a mention I think not, the same applies to Valakari , the only ex player who might have been worth a shout this time is Van der gaag if he had been available.

Ffs What a lot of meaningless irrelevant drivel what's alleged striker Tony Watt and the guy sims from RC got to do with improving our midfield or lack of wide players.

To be fair Given where he has ended up he might have been a decent shout this time had he been available, a good coach by all accounts.

FFS we won the game, 3 points , clean sheet, joint top of the league, keeper had a brilliant game etc so yes we played well. Another 38 performances like that and we are champions. So why not just enjoy the win and a great start to the season instead of the constant "we are pish" negative shite you spout.

Agree with nearly all of that, apart from "we didn't deserve it " for me if you score more goals than your opponent and your keeper saves everything thrown at him you deserve to win the game.

Yaaas full time , joint top of the league

Lamie has been sent off ffs