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Forever suffering like a true Motherwell fan.

The technology has rarely ever been the problem, it’s almost always been the idiots tasked with using it. For example, a surefire way to make a dangerous driver more dangerous is to give them a faster car. The answer surely lies in investing in improving the drivers instead of spending that money on giving them faster toys.

If true, that’s no great loss. Casey tries hard and often puts his body on the line, but those attributes are replaceable at this level, and let’s not forget that he didn’t want to be here in the first place.

The sooner the club realises it can maintain its top flight status as well as go on the occasional cup run and qualify for Europe perhaps 1-2 times per decade, without the need to employ the likes of Kettlewell, the better. Make no mistake, fans of a club like Motherwell will accept defeat for as long as they can see that their team attempts to win games and gives them something to look forward to each week. Instead, performances under Kettlewell are generally uninspiring and predictable - in both winning and losing - and that’s entirely on the manager. Football is an entertainment business at the end of the day, and fans will begin to speak with their wallets if Kettleball is what they continue to be offered every week.

Although I agree, and I maintain that he should’ve been gone by December 2023, there’s absolutely no chance he’s getting fired if we get knocked out of the cup against St Johnstone. We’re more than likely stuck with him until we find ourselves at grave risk of relegation sometime in the near future.

Any other manager dealt an injury blow like Kettlewell has had would surely switch up their system to better accommodate who remains available. Whereas Kettlewell continues to fudge square pegs into round holes and persists with the most obvious busted flush of a system we’ll ever likely see. He only has himself to blame in that regard.

Get him to fuck. In an economic climate where the average person often has to choose between heating or eating, his form of entertainment will see to it that ticket sales begin to fall.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Mair and Andrews were to head back down the M6 tonight. This team and manager will bring them down.

If the guy had half a brain, he’d have switched to a back four a long time ago, but we all know he’s wedded to the back five. He also knows he can survive a 15 game winless run, so there is no pressure on him to change his negative approach to games. However, if we get put out the cup next week, I fully expect the fans to turn on him, which will be the beginning of the end.

You can add signing shite players and being clueless tactically to that.

“But we’re in the top six and he got us to Hampden”, his ardent supporters will preach.

SODs is finished at this level and has been for a while, which of course means Kettlewell will reward him with yet another contract due to his ‘experience’.

Kettlewell is now into his 4th transfer window where he’s signed a bunch of players and we’re yet to fully understand what his preferred formation and/or approach to games is. What is our identity or style meant to be? It’s always just a bit crap and reactive, and games like today epitomise that view. If we get knocked out the cup, the clock will begin to tick ever faster for him.

I’m beginning to think this Kettlewell team doesn’t actually know how to play football anymore. It’s almost as if he’s coached them into becoming a junior team, as when it’s bad, it’s really bad.

As predicted, we’re gifting this to Hibs with hoofball to nobody meaning we’re continually surrendering possession and a powderpuff defence puts the cherry on top. The negative tactics are what kill us. Kettlewell is a useless twat.

Highlights: Potential incomings only if they can add something to the group. No expected outgoings at this stage.

It’ll be a 5-3-2 with Sparrow or Andrews in for Moses.

It’s to be expected when our primary tactic is to surrender possession and hope for a break.

Unsurprisingly, the Ox has been the busiest keeper in the league but is doing very well. https://x.com/rowleyanalysis/status/1877418641693593945?s=61

Injury history: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-mcghee/verletzungen/spieler/193881

I see what you’re trying to say across your post, but the point I’ve highlighted in bold above is exactly the collective defeatist attitude that enables and excuses the continual downturn in quality and expectation.

I was being sarcastic about the master tactician point. I agree that it was utter shite, again, and I’m also sick to death spending money to watch Kettleball.

Easy choice. Ox.

If we play like we did tonight, Hibs will pump us again.

We conceded 69% possession and 15 corners. Kettlewell is a master tactician.