MJC

This. Whatever his commitment levels are I’d have Gallagher in the team before Mugabi any day of the week. I think it’s a given that he’ll be away in the summer, but until then we’ve still got survival to secure and hopefully a Scottish Cup campaign to be played so our best players need to start. From Gallagher’a point of view you’d expect/hope that if he’s serious about getting a bigger move and making the Scotland squad for the Euros then he’ll be desperate to play and prove his worth between now and the end of the season.

Good of him to say but talk is cheap and the players and the club have done plenty of talking this season, especially via the Twitter account. Hopefully we see this turned into results on the pitch and with a good performance today plus a favourable set of draws tomorrow we get a Cup run going.

I think it’s too early to judge Graham Alexander as Motherwell manager as he deserves a summer transfer window at least to show his worth. However, if as has been mentioned, the likes of Mugabi and Crawford are being retained to be first team regulars next season then that is concerning, to say the least. Only time will tell of course and as I said, the manager has the ‘grace’ of a summer transfer window to prove he’s the man for the job.

Absolutely. We should be starting with our strongest 11 possible and trying to get the game won as comfortably as we can. It’s a. Cup tie, therefore it’s a must win game so we treat it accordingly. After the Killie debacle I’d be bringing Gallagher back in, hopefully he’ll feel like he has a point to prove. That said I will never underestimate our capacity to make a pigs ear of any game, especially a Cup tie but I think we’ll be fine tomorrow and if we get an early goal we should win with a bit to spare.

And Hanley’s just scored

I just think that, like quite a few of the current squad, his attitude and application lets him down regularly. He clearly is a good player with ability but he just hasn’t shown it enough in C&A.

Agree with that. In the case of Declan Gallagher, he was excellent for us from July 2019 - March 2020. Just what we needed, a solid centre half who was comfortable on the ball. This season though for whatever reason he just hasn’t looked the same player. There could be a few reasons for that which we will never really know, but personally I suspect the added pressure of being captain plus perhaps having one(or both) eye on his next move especially after playing a big part in the national sides Euro qualification may have contributed to that. Whatever it is if he does want to be elsewhere then it’s best for all parties that he goes.

They’ve beaten us twice in the league in that time. Both times at Fir Park, 2-1 last February just before the lockdown and 1-0 in December this season. And of course they knocked us out of the Scottish Cup on penalties in February ‘20 as well. Our last win against them was in December ‘19. So while we’ve not got the worst of recent records against them on paper (P6, W2, D2, L2) the fact remains we haven’t beaten them for well over a year.

You’ve got to hope that surely to God we can record a win against either or both of St.Mirren and Accies? Apart from the obvious reason of needing to ensure top flight next season, that we haven’t beaten either since 2019 is galling. It might not be comfortable but I think we’ll do just enough.

Mugabi is guff, a bombscare. Release. Gallagher will be moving on, I think that’s pretty clear. O’Donnell is a decent player but doesn’t show it often enough and looks as though he’d rather be elsewhere. Release.

Get Polworth out the door ASAP. I’d keep Crawford and Campbell, for all I'd love to keep him will be off.

Definitely, it’s all well and good doing gestures like take the knee and hold up cards but at the end of the day that’s just tokenism. Racism is abhorrent and anyone caught saying or acting in a racist manner needs to be challenged and dealt with accordingly by clubs and the authorities.

Getting a squad that is hungry, fit and organised would be a massive improvement on what we started this season with, last season as well for that matter. It’ll certainly be an interesting summer.

It is but in our case we are severely hampered by Robinson’s dreadful summer transfer business over the past couple of years. Some of the utter shite that he brought in are still regular starters or at least contenders every week. With the likes of Lamie, Seedorf, McGinley, the disinterested Long and a good few others it really is no wonder that our style of play is so turgid to watch. Any manager coming in half way through a season would struggle to work with that and make it look like a football team so that’s why I won’t be judging Alexander until he’s had the chance to build his own team.

Surely to God we’ve got to record a win against one or both of St.Mirren and Hamilton? The thought of going an entire season not beating either is an awful one.

I’ve said since early on this season, this squad has got to be one of the most dislikable Motherwell squads I’ve ever seen. The levels of commitment this season, for long spells, has been deplorable and too many players are simply going through the motions. The fact that we did not score a single equalising goal until the 27th of JANUARY in any competition is nothing short of shameful and although we have improved slightly in that regard over the past couple of months, whenever we fall behind in games you still question whether we have the desire to get back into it and that’s a major concern.

Correct, though it’s not just limited to midfield. We are going to need a full scale clear out and rebuild in the summer. I expect Gallagher, O’Donnell and Campbell to be away for starters and the likes of Long, Polworth, Lamie, Mugabi can leave too as far as I’m concerned. Who knows what’s happening with the goalkeeping situation, will Kelly stay? Is Carson going to regain full fitness? Who knows, but it’s going to be an important summer for us.

Yeah we’re most definitely not safe until it’s mathematically impossible for us to be relegated. Like I’ve said I genuinely don’t think we will be, nor do I think we’ll end up in the playoffs but we’ve got a lot of work to do yet. We need Gallagher back in the team ASAP and we need to work on our defensive concentration.

We won after an International break earlier this season. We beat St.Johnstone 1-0 at home at the beginning of September.

Defeat today was always a strong possibility but it’s the manner that’s most galling. Yet another heavy defeat to a relegation rival to go with the two we got off Accies. The sooner this shitty season ends the better, hopefully with us still in the league, then let GA rebuild the squad in the summer. That is going to be one big, big job.

I would certainly have Gallagher back in the starting 11 for the next game, though I remain suspicious of his commitment to us. As I type, 4-1 Killie. Disastrous day.

It was never going to be straight forward, apart from anything else we just aren’t good enough as a team to comfortably be able to stave off relegation this early. Agree it is typical Motherwell though, especially with a side on a dreadful run getting their first win in ages. I don’t think we’ll be relegated though, it won’t be comfortable but I think we’ve got just enough to avoid 12th and 11th.

Shambolic defensive display today. We looked to have turned a corner with better defending in recent matches but we’ve slipped back into old ways today. Kelly’s been uncharacteristically dreadful.

Not the worst first half despite the bad start. As expected Killie are fighting for their lives so it’s been a bit of a battle and we’re getting no time on the ball but we’re giving as good as we’re getting.

Half time 1-1.