Spiderpig

I don't know why people are questioning our Academy policy, financial constraints mean no reserve team, so the Academy is what we have. This means we bring in lots of promising teenagers and develop them over a few years, some get pro contracts the majority dont, and from those that earn a pro contract the majority of those won't make the grade and will be released. The few exceptional talents, will all get their chance at 1st team football ie McFadden, Pearson, Campbell, Turnbull, Johnson and Miller so over the years the policy has worked well for us If we get 1 or 2 making the grade from each Academy intake that's a great return, however the reality is the vast majority of them won't cut it and will be released, every club in the country operates in the same way.

People need to realise that in all reality the majority of the academy players on pro contracts are as good as they will ever get in footballing terms, and won't kick on to the 1st team. Good coaching can teach a player a lot but you can't coach basic ability into a player so let's face facts for every Turnbull, Campbell, Miller or Johnson there will be several mckinstry's, Hasties etc. The Motherwell model is develop 1 or 2 great talents and sell them on for a profit whether that is players we've signed ie Bair or home grown like Johnson.

In spirit yes Dave, but the body is beginning to show it's age.😂

I see our penalty shootout problems continue, the Academy team were knocked out of the challenge Cup tonight by East Stirling 8-7 on pens.

Its a bit like cockneys and Bow bells. your not a real well fan unless you were born within sight of Fir Park 😂

As was I in 1961, will always be the maternity for me, think it's a geriatric hospital now, so I might go full circle and end up back there at some point 😂

That's probably the same mob that were heading through the Maternity hospital as I was parking the car, before the game a few of them wearing ski masks, the drum was there as well, others recording it all, looked like they were spoiling for a fight with someone

News story said they wanted to bring sub on 5 mins from the end, head of refereeing Wullie Collum has admitted they made a James hunt of it and apologised. News report stated they were seeking an explanation and the game replayed, nothing from any official at PT

STV news reporting Thistle have complained to the SFA/ SPFL about not getting the sub on, apparently they want the game to be replayed.

Apparently there was a rammy in the steelworks after the game yesterday, judging by the picture it looks like there were more police there than punters. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/13242043/cops-scots-pub-football-fans-clash-two-arrested/#Echobox=1722253430 Only two arrests it seems so not exactly riot material.

No surprise to anyone in that statement the referee was dreadful yesterday, there's a good reason we never saw any Scottish officials at the Euros, they are all hopeless, I suspect that won't be their last mistake this season.

A very knowledgeable summary of our footballing talent, I bet you play fifa football on your play station quite a lot don't you 🤦‍♂️

Ooooh the 1st genuine troll post of the day is Yodo off shift now?

OK then, so are you happy we didn't or disappointed we didn't?

Eat, sleep, rave about how shit SK is, repeat...ad infinitum 🤦‍♂️

Yes I saw them all, and as I said poor finishing creating chances is the easy bit, finishing the job by scoring them is the hard bit. Nobody ever remembers how many chances a team created, it's the ones that result in goals that get the headlines.

Right just back in, where do I start with that today, yes Partick had a few opportunities but never took any of them, the 1st save Oxborough had to make was in the penalty shootout ffs so we never looked like losing that game. We were too slow apart from the spell before half time when their keeper had to brilliant saves, would like to see a replay of the 2 challenges on Robinson both looked dodgy. So all in all not a great performance but objective achieved, group winners and into the last 16, not seeded but that's irrelevant as the seeding is a farce designed for the sole purpose of keeping the ugly sisters apart. So on to the proper football next week we need to pick up our pace but I'm sure when SK has a full squad to pick from the team will look nothing like that one today.

Ooooh the prospect of a defeat and cup elimination and your all over this thread today. It's been a tough pre season for you, very few trolling opportunities to keep you busy.

All of them found their level it seems.

Well given today's results even if we win tomorrow we won't be seeded, it looks like Dundee, Aberdeen and Ross County will join the 5 European teams as the 8 seeded teams. Even if we had got the 3rd point against Montrose, we would have to beat Partick by at least 3 clear goals to overtake RC

You do realise that sensible posts like that have no place on this forum 🙂

Complimentary...not very at all by including her in with the other 3 mentioned.

Another injury to add to the list, Paton is out for at least 14 weeks https://x.com/MotherwellFC/status/1816764760672862263?t=2cVt_3QryO7wuqZ1AaLwcw&s=19

He's right up there with Tom Boyd, they think the green uglies are all theve done in their career.