FirParkCornerExile

I expressed concerns about Dunne during the week and have to say I was wrong he had a good solid game, Kipre was awful but Moult gets my vote cos he got what counted.

Yeah but did the semi go to expectation or was it a disappointment

only two things concerns me today Dunne and the referee. Do we gamble and put Hammel on or play Dunne who has been an utter bombscare last couple of games and as always will the referee be swayed by the crowd. Other than those two slight concerns I could see us win.

Club have just announced they will sell some tickets at office from 9am to 11.30 am.

BEIN Tv is showing the game if you get that on you TV . If not download Mobdro if you have an android phone / device all sports channels are on that including BT sports "allegedly". There is an app in the play store but if you go direct to Mobdro site from your android device you'll get the latest version, apparently. You need to change setting on your phone to allow "device from unknown source" , apparently. Doesnt cause your device / devices any harm , apparently. The things you hear in the pub, apparently.

EXACTLY if we obsess about not losing the first goal we automatically stifle how we play.... play our game get in about them if we lose the first goal so fuck ..its not golden goal. We played like that in big games for decades and it generally gets us nowhere. Look at that list of semi finals the word lost appears far too often and I bet you a lot of those games we worries about losing the 1st goal.

The biggest mistake we made was assuming we were entitled to better than Willie McLean was achieving we sacked him when we were sitting mid table then employed a fuckin PE teacher as manager.....We also had an unsettled dressing room and there were jealousies over contracts as guys like Peter Marinello has subsequently confirmed

JPR Gordon was the referee who was subsequently struck off for accepting "gifts" Rangers must have given him a good bung that night.

I seriously think had the opposition had been anyone else we'd have sold 10,000 in a heartbeat. There is just too much history of complete capitulation to Rangers over the last 60 years, even to the shittiest Rangers teams you've ever seen. Just look at the 3-0 defeat at Ibrox in the league cup to a team that had been fucked into the lowest tiers and had assembled a team of donkeys. We were terrified of them that night and it rang out loud n clear from the last gasp clearance in the 1st minute of the game. I myself stopped going to Ibrox 25 years ago for that very reason and have never set foot in the place since, Remarkably for me I am confident this will be the time I see a Motherwell team dump Rangers out a cup. For decades we've had a succession of Managers who had their excuses prepared before their team set foot on the pitch against Rangers .. worst offenders being Butcher, McCall and McGhee... no surprise our biggest humpings against Rangers happened when they were in charge. For all his failings Barraclough wasnt remotely intimidated by Rangers and even if he was he hid it from the players and the fans, he knew their weaknesses and went about them instead of buming them up in the media for a week before the games. Robinson strikes me as exactly the same type he worries more about his own team than get intimidated by the opposition. The only way we will lose this one is if the officials decide to give Rangers a helping hand A Beautiful Sunday beckons.....

Awful Awful game, I have never seen a decent game there. The ball in the air most of the time. Big difference wed have lost that game in last few seasons. Dunne was dreadful, I thought McHugh was very ropy. Surprised the manager didnt make his subs earlier but end of the day dont give a flying fuck... on that surface all that matters is the result and we got it. Well done to everyone.

Likewise I was in the real danger zone that if you let it persist you walk away for good. I missed a number of games last season... first couple id make sure I could keep up with the score , next few I checked for full time results and there was actually one game I didnt know the score until Sunday lunchtime, I was so utterly disinterested.. I just couldnt stomach the utter dross we watched week in week out. I was watching guys who couldnt trap a bag of cement and couldnt pass 10 feet unobstructed. Our defence couldnt keep a pig out a close and all we heard in the media was how skint we were, nothing positive at all to latch onto. I renewed my season ticket for the 40th consecutive year under real duress. Robinsons early signings make me think twice and the fact he was offloading guys Id never let hold the jersey never mind wear it made me think twice. My god what a difference 4 months makes.. I know its early days and we will have our downs but at least we are getting some ups. I have been thoroughly entertained in every game so far (St Johnstone excluded cos I was in Rome) and even at Easter Road had we lost it I'd still have felt the team gave their all and was worth my time and money. I have despaired for nearly 40 yrs to have one of the "big Teams" humbled at Fir Park in a rip roaring cup tie... thinking Id never see it again. For the oldies, games like the 3-2 Scottish Cup tie against Celtic at Fir Park in the 70s , Tommy Coyne 1-0 against Celtic again at Fir Park in the cup in the 90s were fading into ancient history and I was always jealous watching teams who had absolute stonking cup games at home. All we've seemed to have is 20 / 30 years of abject Fir Park failure in the cups against the big teams. Right now its seems every miserable cloud we've had has been rolled back a bit and its fuckin magic. Thanks Mr Robinson ... and he never ever gets his excuses in early, like nearly ever other bugger in the job. ** and this will be the year that will let me go to my grave having seen Motherwell turf Rangers out a Cup

Likewise I saw him walking out and seemed to be OK , hope so. But hey its one he can talk about for years .. did the self same thing at Tynecastle when I was 18 and it was caught on Scotsport but but luckily for me nae youtube and social media in they days. If the lads got any sense he will just rip the pish outta himself wie it thats what I did...

Was pishing myself laughing when I saw the guy take a tumble but fair play to him straight back up to celebrate but i bet his back and arse must be sore this morning. Sadly for him hes now caught for eternity on youtube highlights.LOL

Move on Duds quickly in those days ?? really ....Stevie Woods?? 9 yrs the biggest dud on the planet Alex Burns dud first time round resigned and guess what a dud again.

exactly who cares where he goes just hope we dont lay out limited funds on someone with his attitude..

i base it on not re employing someone who took everything he could from the club and gave zero back.. why should we care about his career... he would come with no guarantee of form so let someone else take the punt.

good hope hes playing wie blantyre vics shortly ungrateful wee toad

Not just this year that the 5th definite goal we've not been given in 18 months... those kinda decisions could get you relegated.

There in a nutshell is the difference between us last year and this... our team would never have done that last year.

I feel a bit mixed ... It was a poor game but I think the midfield is stronger than last year .... Dunne , Kripie , McHugh are better than we had last year , we are trying to pass the ball at pace , we get into good position but oh my fuck the final ball is desperate. The guy Newell looks like he might have something about him. So Im still more hopeful than pessimistic right now.

Really you think Bowman's got pace ?? I just don't see that. Don't have any dislike for him, wish him well but pace just aint something I associate with him.

Got a feeling now McDonalds joined Utd we will get them in Sundays draw...

Seen a rumour forum saying we are trying for Nadir Cifti again, his loan in Poland has been poor.

https://twitter.com/FMU_tv/status/887382410278686720

You must have a strong stomach I wouldnt give any reality TV a second glance