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Watt to Rangers was a rumour going around during the last transfer window.

In my view our business model requires that we sell at least one player a season to keep the wolves from the door and hopefully improve the squad with a new player as good or better to replace him and hopefully improve other positions with some of the cash. This season we’ve a few players that fit that plan who have more than 1 season left on their contracts so it’s an ideal scenario where we can both sell someone, keep others and improve the team. Possibly one or two players will be angling for a move in the summer but hopefully the chance of European football (I know a lot of folk think that counts for nothing but to play in Europe isn’t something many a fine player has managed and some say they regret it after their careers have ended) and possibly a slightly improved contract will temper their ambitions for another season as a good run in Europe could elevate them further and get them a better move next season. Add to that the extra cash they will get from wins/league position/european qualification bonuses and they might be happier than some folk think. Not all players think short term when looking at their careers and they may see staying here as the best option for their future.

Another excellent interview by the chairman.

For what it’s worth I reckon if we win this game we will finish 3rd splitting the arse cheeks as Hearts seem to be scraping wins and not drawing. Our run in after Saturday is by far the worst of the top 4 teams, every game is a stinker and we’ll effectively be playing 9 finals until the end of the season which will mentally and physically drain the team.

As soon as someone starts a thread on that, the wheels will probably fall off the bus, best left well alone mate.

I have a feeling that he’ll stay for another season if the following happens, TJ is sold for +£5M and a quality striker replacement has been identified and bought, if a daft bid is made only one of the midfield is sold and replaced, as with Watt, Just, Fadinger, Nicholson, Priestman and our youngsters we have a great core midfield which could lose one and still be strong while a new midfielder gets up to speed with our system - Slattery will leave in the summer so I’m not including him. Defence is where the money should be used most to strengthen the team. although with European games (should we make it, which is extremely likely) causing extra pressure on the squad it might be we need to increase the squad to provide more depth but I’m hopeful - on what I’ve seen of them so far this season - that our youngsters will step up and provide some of that.

Thought this was discussed previously and it was said he’s on a 1 year rolling contract - would be very happy to be proven wrong.

I don’t think it was a slip of the tongue, more a bit of mind games with any rangers, Celtic and hearts players watching the game, basically saying your goal difference has gone so it’s down to points - watch yer arse’s we’re coming for you.

Quite rightly so, I can’t stand that type of cheating and I’m not going to say different because he’s a Motherwell player- if anything it makes it worse.

Why wasn’t George booked at the penalty?

Was a yellow but if he’d been booked a couple of minutes earlier - which he should have been - then he’d have been off.

So you’re saying that various different managers and players since the club was founded have mostly all had this wrong mentality? I think Hibs went about a century without winning a cup, did they all have this same mentality? Is it contagious?

Correct, the way I’ve written it is wrong, when calculating it I had Rangers winning all their post split games apart from us so Hearts drop 6 points post split which I forgot to add in and also only gave them 9pts to the split instead of 12 which made my post split figures add up - Edit required

Ok so I’ve had a quick - we’ll not really that quick by the time I’d finished - look at this to see what could happen, firstly up to the split, Celtic win all their games apart from us - 72pts Hearts win all their games apart us - 72pts we win all our games - 68pts Rangers win all their games apart from the Celtic game - 67pts Post split: we win all our games - max 83pts Celtic win only 3 games and lose to us and any other team - max 81pts Hearts win all their games apart from against Rangers and us - max 81pts Rangers win all of their games apart from against us - max 79pts Obviously there are multiple outcomes of which this is only one but if you’re a dreamer, dream on Note: disclaimer my maths ain’t all that great at times and this could be a load of 🐂 💩

A rangers fan told me today that Rohl is wanted by Spurs and that “Rangers will get Jens” - fuckin delusional or what? Celtic fan says they should offer Motherwell anything they want to get him, I said we’ll start with your left ball to which he replied I’d give my right one as well if it would help.