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Signing a player with a known injury. That's classic Motherwell.

Aston Oxborough...

Kelly to the rangers is almost confirmed.

The Executive Board is dividing the fanbase through their underhand actions, and it’s clear to me that's what McMahon wants as it allows him to succeed. If Barmack is successful, he inherits a divided club, and the Well Society dies. That outcome will create a very real threat to the long-term existence of the club as we know it. Good luck, Erik! Unfortunately, I don't think a lot of fans realise this or are capable of figuring this out, or are perhaps just too selfish to care, but that's what happens when you mix morons (see Facebook/Twitter) with democracy.

The Well Society update, 25 June 2024, states that further info and their business plan are coming soon.

I repeat, forget about the forthcoming wean and offer your services to the Well Society Board 👍

SOD already had a go in 2021/22. https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9KXaYssiN/?igsh=NXBlMGh1YXpudmxj

Crooks.

Let's hope we're both proven wrong.

That is a fair point, which I generally agree with. I've said elsewhere that the WS seem to have been resting on their laurels for years, not understanding the members or being able to quantify who does and does not financially contribute, etc. And now the WS Board has to react against adversity through no fault of the new generation of members. However, I see this situation as being down to the previous WS Board and their remit/(in)ability/constraints. Now, I look at the current WS Board as a new generation, which will hopefully get things right moving forward with a fresh slate, but it won't happen overnight. It's theirs to lose.

No, I just can't be arsed debating with someone hellbent on not giving the new Well Society board members a chance to produce their forthcoming business plan. You've already made up your mind about the new WS board, as I've done with Kettlewell, so that'll be that then.

I think you should just join the Foundation of Hearts. Dunno. I also don't know what their favourite foods are.

Which part of the Well Society Board is producing a forthcoming business plan do you not understand? Give them a chance; the majority of the new board members are just in the door and have been fighting against the intransigence of the Executive Board and three of their own members for most of that time. Maybe it's worth keeping your powder dry until you see the output of the job they're currently undertaking. Just a thought.

I imagine it’s difficult for the Well Society Board to respond comprehensively to your satisfaction, when the Executive Board keep moving the goalposts, excluding them from important discussions, railroading them into a vote, and at the same time having had 3 of their board members turn on them. With that in mind, I’d maybe give the Well Society Board a bit of a break and support them in their endeavours to produce their promised business plan, because at the moment all the Executive Board have engaged is an investor with zero business plan and all the buzzwords.

My point is that if there is to be a deal negotiated in the current context of a departing chairman and compromised board members, it should be struck between the investor (e.g. Barmack or An Other) and the owner (the Well Society), not the Executive Board. However, as I've said throughout, the proposed (and amended) deal with Barmack can get in the bin, as the terms are appalling, hence the recent tweaks, which are still shite. If Barmack disagrees with the Well Society's position and forges ahead under the steam of the Executive Board, we go to a vote, which he will either (a) lose or (b) achieve a pyrrhic victory. Neither is a good outcome for him. In short, he should take his meagre investment and delusional aspirations elsewhere. His cash offer is insignificant. But, if it is appealing to Barmack to achieve a deal that works for all parties, with some fair and reasonable concessions from all sides, he's welcome to reopen negotiations with the Well Society, as they noted in their short response last night.

I don't think the Executive Board only discovered what fan ownership meant two days ago, as their second statement suggests; they know what it means and thought they were smart enough to pull the wool over our eyes but failed. Their behaviour throughout this debacle should render their positions untenable, particularly their involvement in future negotiations. I agree with steelboy that the whole thing should be halted, hopefully following sound legal advice, and that Barmack should start again, but directly with the Well Society and its red lines.

I should've stayed at the Euros where the Alt Bier and Kolsch rendered me blissfully incapable of keeping up-to-date with this nonsense all week. That said, the amended proposal can also get in the bin alongside the previous appalling draft. As can the Executive Board. Their collective bluster and incompetence know no bounds.

Oh, Diego Maradona 🎶

Oh, I don't doubt that they are conniving and conspiring to control the narrative and agenda, which does take some brains, but they also must be thick if they think they can pull the wool over our eyes in this instance. The bowling club comment isn't particularly in reference to their talent, as I’m sure many bowling club board members are excellent at running bowling clubs, it's more about McMahon et al’s ability to run a football club properly for the benefit of the football club and its community/fans.

A lot of folks were given a hard time on the fan forums recently for referring to the Executive Board as being akin to that of a bowling club due to the inability to appoint a CEO in good time or communicate the fact that the manager got a contract extension, for example. It turns out the bowling club comparison wasn't far wrong.

The chat on P&B is getting better. Vietnam91 has shared direct messages between him and Barmack over the past few months. Eye-opening. It's like a live soap opera unfolding before our eyes.

I had missed this initially, so thanks for illuminating, and I hope those able to can properly alert the WS and probe the Club on this, as that small detail makes the offer even more atrocious than I'd first thought.

Well done, Theo. How much does going to Copa America earn us?

Abysmal last night, and Kelly likely would've saved a couple of those shots. Onwards to Cologne for me on Wednesday now.

https://x.com/record_sport/status/1801545187589571020?s=46&t=wehikD-exiutCByWu64YEQ John Koutroumbis nears Motherwell deal Motherwell are set to announce John Koutroumbis as their latest summer signing, writes Scott Burns. The Steelmen have agreed a deal to sign the right-back, after his recent departure from Perth Glory. The 26-year-old right back will become Stuart Kettlewell’s third signing. Kettlewell has already signed centre half Kofi Balmer from Crystal Palace and midfielder Tom Sparrow from Stoke City. Koutroumbis is primarily a full-back but can also play as a central defender or holding midfielder. The former Australian under-21 cap has plenty of A-League experience with Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers and then Glory. Koutroumbis previously fought back from a cancer scare when he was at Jets. Motherwell are also set to sign Serbian striker Filip Stuparevic from Slovenian side Domzale on freedom of contract.