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I’m no expert but I’d think that he might say something along the lines of “not fit when arrived/getting to know Scottish football/getting to understand our system “ I keep harping on about players needing time to settle but I’m sure if I could be arsed to look back over the last 6 months, I’d be able to find there were a few on here questioning his ability and why he was signed.

I’d disagree with that, if someone you want either as a project or is not fit but is available then it doesn’t matter when you sign him if you believe in him. Signing him now gives him 6 months to get fit/improve/settle in. Also if you wait until June/July he would probably no longer be available.

Didn’t see the game but let me guess poor defending, Kelly pish, midfield getting nothing and their passing was awful, Bair finishing was pish. How many did I get right?

Not quite getting that, banging in goals is all good but if we concede more than we score, we’re out the cup and confidence drops especially in defence.

In the summer Shaw was a decent option given his knowledge of Scottish football but he didn’t make the impact I’d hoped for but I’m also a believer in giving a player 6 months at a new club and with SK’s success with Bair here’s hoping he can improve.

Polish him up and sell him on, that’s the Motherwell way.

Sat down there to watch the highlights I’d recorded only to find out the time had changed and I’d recorded a guy strolling around Skye, no problems I thought, will get it on iPlayer but it’s not there - anyone any idea when it should be there? I always thought it was after the programme had finished. edit: game now on iPlayer at 10:30

Down side is playing like that he won’t be here next season but he won’t be at St Mirren either

Would be happy with that - especially if we could miraculously finish fifth

Might be they thought it was better to have him sitting on their bench rather than run the risk of him going to StMirren and them ending above Killie.

Got to agree with wellsince75, going to be a hard game. They’ve score 17 and conceded 3 since the start of January and the conceded goals were against Dundee Utd and Partick Thistle. Given that we can’t seem to keep a clean sheet or score many, I do have a bit of concern. Hopefully I’m wrong but that’s based on hope and nothing else although I see the bookies have us as slight favourites.

Same as a lot of folk on here are saying, don’t you think it’s right?

There was me thinking it was his best joke

Firstly I’d say this discussion should be moved to its own thread as it has merit (maybe the mods can sort that) but heres my tuppence worth. I might be wrong but as the average gate attendance’s includes the away fans, is it not possible that their crowds are larger because they allow the arse cheeks more than one stand? Also, what is the comparison between how many we take to their grounds to what they bring to Fir Park?

Steelboy, MJC etc expect to post nonsense and get a reaction.

I’ve mixed feeling on this, I can see where Dennyc is coming from and can broadly agree with it - although I’m confused with the egotistical Hutchison part as a guy who gives the club £1m, doesn’t put any conditions on what’s done with it and doesn’t ask for it back ain’t very egotistical in my book. On the main point of the - potential - future of the club, yes there seems to be benefits in some sort of tie in with others and at this moment in time there appears to be decent protection against investors screwing clubs but that can change and is possibly why people are investing so I’m nervous about that. Having said that the potential downside that we could be left dropping further behind our competitors and those below us leaving us a championship team or worse means that I think we must seriously look at the options before ruling them out.

Although I don’t like the idea of losing him to StMirren, I like less the idea the someone isn’t allowed to sort out their future before their contract is up - any of us can leave a job with a normal 3 month notice meaning the person doesn’t spend a few weeks without a wage.

Should we? I’d definitely like us to be in that position or higher but we are where we are because of a mixture of poor performances and bad luck.

FFS, the guys been gone a few years now and playing in the same league as us so we’re all aware of how he’s getting on - do we really need to keep discussing him? I can understand talk of him moving on and potential money we would get but this chat is just pish.

Spittal, with two goals would normally be MotM for me but unfortunately his set pieces today - apart for the free kick goal - were honking. It looked to me that he was trying to score from every corner and Morrison lapped that up. Gent, Montgomery and Davor all played well and it was tight between them although I went for Gent in the end.

Suspect Lennon Miller is on the bench so that he gets paid more for being in the squad rather than expecting him to play.

Aye but can he not “play anywhere across the front three”

Is Ross not a striker - or have folk written him off already?

Gent was a shout before his mistake but I thought Kelly had a good game today, came for crosses and had a great save

We played half the team out of position today