Happy Dosser

Every accusation is a confession, as they say. I don't complain about some of your weird and wonderful contributions (or about those from a few others). It's a fan opinion forum so I'll post what I like until the moderator says otherwise, thanks. Maswanhise's form has nose-dived since about February and I'm not sure his head is really with us. If we had received a reasonable offer before the end of the window, I would have happily jumped at the money. Perhaps there is a reason why his suitors seem not to be so keen on him. I would have been more concerned had Longelo left us. The new squad looks stronger than last season to me and potentially even more exciting so I'm really looking forward to them gelling now that the manager has more coaching time in the international break. If Alfred can work his magic on Maswanhise and restore him to his old form then that will be fine by me but ultimately that's up to the player. Let's wait and see what happens now he's with us until January at least.....

Or rather don't do that exactly but inflict the Motherwell Vice on them, like we did so often last season on many clubs. If we have possession and maintain the initiative, then we are at a huge advantage. As always at Ibrox, a lot depends on the standard of refereeing........

Really? That's interesting. I didn't notice that. This is hardly definitive but the taxi-driver who took us to the airport a fortnight ago said that he quite often picked him up at FP after training and found him cocky and rather unpleasant. One of JT's comments was, "The manager won't be there next season and neither will I." By contrast, Paulsen, whom he also picks up quite often, sounds a great guy, happy to be here and very modest and positive about the club. I don't really feel Maswhanise is a team player and his niggling annoys me too: it's going to cost us one day. It will be interesting to see what Alfred does with this recalcitrant member of the squad. I actually was hoping he'd bog off to Anderlecht and the club could bank a wad for him. Or perhaps there will be some Turkish delight for us before their window closes tomorrow.

Yes, the couple next to me complained immediately about their seats and were told they could move somewhere else if they weren't happy, and he had a business advert/sponsorship with the club! The club is coming across as insensitive and dismissive over this issue.

Surely both could be true? 🤣 Surprised we haven't torn up his contract but then we spent quite a wedge on him, I suppose , and would like some of it back..

Never in doubt!

https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2026/09/02/joe-hodge-why-i-focus-on-the-future-not-the-past/

Is that no' wan of thae anagram hings?

Yes, you're right, I should have said handled deliberately/consciously . His arm was pushed up (foul) by the Celtic player and Sam headed the instantaneous deflection out for a shy. Whole thing stank, as you obviously agree, and we come to the eternal killer question: would MFC have been given a penalty at the other end in those circumstances? QED, I think.

It's certainly a great start for Jardell and I have little doubt he will develop into something special ✊.

You can be a silly sossage with some of your jokes at times but they're usually better than my unspoken ones. Sorry, I'm in a Kanga dwam and everything is rosy at the mo 😂🤣😁.

I'd say a fridge magnet: your jokes by comparison are eternal, although potentially on the slide............. May The Force be with you!

No chance, my friend. After the shocking events of our last game against Celtic in May, I actually asked myself what was the point of carrying on watching us since many matches last year were obviously fixed. Fortunately, my anger dispelled those thoughts. I suppose all we can do is play our stuff under King Alfred and hope we can further embarrass our officials. After all, almost the whole of Scottish fandom (apart from Sellick and Hibs supporters) knows Nicholson did not handle the ball to give Celtic the penalty, hence the general btl delight on YT when Celtic were pumped in Europe on Wednesday.

Yes, that was a pleasant surprise, especially given his family's Rangers background and the fact he is at a much bigger club in Turkey. A good interview but i would have liked a bit more on Askou and his methods, especially since EW thought so highly of him.

Interesting interview with Callum Watt and Scott Burns. He begins to talk about all things Motherwell at about 11 mins. in: Wish him and his family all the best: seems a great environment for him.