Great Balls of Shire

would be nice see tierney, slattery, ohara, roberts, woolery all fitted in somehow, ga might as well go for it...I don't see him surviving another negative result

but are we working hard? I didn't see any great pressing today, last week , yes, but that was like an end if season game.

donnelky isn't the worst by a long way, who is actually doing themselves justice in that midfield?

it was a horrible game to watch but even though we played very little football, we should never have lost it, st j are also an anti football team.

this isn't meant to be funny but I would like ga to give us his philosophy on football, I e what does he say to players pre match . You used to get that from Robbo, about winning second balls etc. I just don't see that from ga, he surely doesn't say , knock it long and see what happens.

I think if we lost to st mirren , next game, he would have to think about his future. When the crowd have turned against you , it is difficult to keep going. I usually back our managers but the football is horrible, the midfield needs a hand . Again we have list 2 goals from wide areas, I keep saying it, our full backs are lower league players.

yep, great post. I don't usually see the point in moaning that rangers,celtic get the benefit of the doubt , its the way its always been, refs are influenced by crowds , whether they admit it or not. The tackle in the celtic game just compounds that, in saying all that, Roberts couldve walked if it had been the 70th minute of a feisty cup tie, it would have been easier to take , in the 1st minute, you just wanted a wee break and some perspective. It didn't happen and hope we get a break in the run in of the league, probably more chance of 4th or 5th place than winning Cup anyway. Anybody shouting some of the stuff quoted at Colum needs to stop going to football.

yep, different ref and it does happen all the time but they are surely all refereeing to the same rules, its not meant to be subjective. if mugabe had been an old firm player , he wouldn't have walked, that's the frustration. people saying he didn't need to challenge are the same ones who give players pelters for not challenging...its a split second decision, I am sure he regrets going In now , but still say he's unlucky, hes not a dirty player.

Hatates tacke was worse than Mugabes , he didn't get anything on the ball but it's irrelevant now, Diddy Cup anyway.....4th spot is what matters lol

there's just been a tackle in celtic Cup game far worse than mugabe, so the question would colum have done the same to old firm is probably no, but I suppose we knew that.

I've only seen from behind the goal at the game but that was my question, would he have given same v glasgow twins? seems to be 50/50 whether it was a red but in the first minute , would a yellow have been outrageous?

not seen enough of young Dean to compare him to Phil...Good luck to him , but I reckon if he was on that level , he would surely be in this team. I agree he is worth a shout at the minute . Goss, Donnelly and ohara all have qualities but breaking into box isn't really one of them

maybe time is playing tricks on me, but I don't think the football was as bad under Robbo...you're right , it got us to 2 cup finals , if we get to semi final next week, that'll make things look a lot better . Hibs can't buy a goal just now so there's not going to be a better time to beat them but we got to have more of a pattern to our play..

I don't ever recall booing a player and think it comes too easy to fans, nowadays, but I came pretty close yesterday.

yep, I don't like the fans turning on the team and it does breed fear....but the football is as bad as I can remember...the only certainty is we lose possession. Alexander doesn't seem to address these issues in interviews , would be good to know what long term plans are , in terms of football or is it just slugging it out every week.

what was lucky about the goal, different game, different full back , same shit. To be fair he did finish it well from odonnels assist

I wasn't just having a go at odonnel, all 3 of the full backs are poor. mugabe , has some credit , but he is prone to the occasional switch off , on balance I'd rather have him at full back

if you were seeing odonnel for first time, would you say he's a potential captain/ International, no ...me neither. At some point he must've showed something to get into International set up, but its not been at Motherwell. Time to give a chance to full backs who can defend , occasionally put crosses in. Not asking for Danny mcgrain or Joe wark, just guys who will do the basics.

its a pen cos the ref gave it, I'd expect a motherwell player to do the same if a defender is so daft

We aren't going to agree on penalty but I think the fact he has kept hold of player is why Beaton gave pen, it vouldve gone either way, so our beef should be with Carroll, not Beaton....why not just run with player...he seems fast, that's probably why he's making a ,Iving as a footballer, can't see what other qualities. Yep, I have banged on about that but it's these fine lines and making good decisions that can get us points, there's so little between all the teams bar old firm and hearts.

he grabbed cos he couldn't be bothered matching his run , just like he couldn't be arsed shutting down second rangers goal on Sunday, the list goes on. As you say , surely there are young guys at the club who will put a tackle in and get forward to out a cross in..odonnel and the two left backs just don't have it.

Carroll is wrong side again and grabbed him , so it is a foul...it was too close to line to give Beaton a decision to make.

looks on the line to me

I might be wrong here but if the initial foul is outside but carries on inside, it is a pen? I will stand corrected if wrong. Carroll shouldve let him go, it was a lazy tackle and it was a foul.