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1 league win in 19. Let's see if he can make it 1 in 20 on Tuesday.

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It's not like we're on an epic winning streak, is it?!

All those signings and he fields an unchanged starting eleven. Idiot.

It's pretty obvious that Mika left because he was fed up playing for an idiot manager and shit team.

Correct. I have been on FirParkCorner since 2008 but joined Steelmen Online in 2022 because the former seems to have died a death. And I don't think those in the curry club would tolerate my critical posts.

That's the first interview I've genuinely enjoyed in ages. He seems like an honest and knowledgeable guy.

There are a few excellent posters on the Motherwell P&B in terms of thoughtful posts and statistics, but, for the most part, it's a big self-congratulatory circle jerk on that thread.

The irony of you calling people pant wetters. Good luck; enjoy the echo chamber.

If anything, the relegation dogfight will be fun. I'm genuinely looking forward to the next few games.

I've had a season ticket for most of the past 28 seasons. Does that entitle me to moan about what I perceive as failings in how our Club is run and managed? I also hold my hands up when wrong, eventually. My life isn't sad, and I enjoy my job because I am good at it, but I also like to be critical of the team I've followed since I was 10. Live and let live.

Once we reset in the summer, and are back on a more stable financial footing, I sincerely hope the Club will aspire to something better than we've had under Kettlewell.

I don't think he’ll be sacked because we can't afford it, but he certainly won't survive in terms of earning himself a new contract with us or another top-flight club. We’re going to limp to the end of the season because that's what the Board and he have set us up to achieve and no more.

The Killie, County, and Morton games over the next week will make or break our season and him. The general feeling from fans is that they're pissed off, according to all the forums. So, if we don't beat the latter two, I think he’ll find it very difficult to come back from that.

As I said above, the outcome of this window was entirely predictable. It's no surprise to me that Kettlewell, who I think should've been sent on his way before January, appears to have presided over another generally poor transfer window.

That we can agree on!

Square pegs into round holes, but okay. And does the multitude of fullbacks make up for the fact we didn't adequately replace three outgoing strikers?

Your argument would make sense if we signed some experienced central defenders, but the reality is we have the same central defenders and a shitload of fullbacks.

Oh well. At least I'll have a reason to watch some EFL Championship football again.

At the very least, and given three went out the door, I could be forgiven for thinking that we might have signed someone with a bit more experience and profile to support Vale and Bair, but we got nothing.

If we go down, and the current penny-pinching bean counters are still in charge, I am absolutely certain that they’ll reward Kettlewell with a 2-year deal because it'll be the easiest option. History doesn't lie, and fools don't learn from their mistakes.

As I said in my last post, we’re not going to move forward if things don't change. I also don't necessarily think we're moving backwards. Rather, it very much feels like we're fading away. This holding pattern bollocks is killing us.

Given we’ve got a manager who doesn't have a fucking clue how to sign a proper striker, there's a good chance we could be spending the summer preparing for the Championship.

He was brought in by Alexander and he should've been sent packing with Alexander. The best thing they did for us was bring Van Veen to the club. Every disaster they've presided over negates any other decent business they've done since.

Folk will try to dress this window up in many different ways, but I don't see how it can be described as anything other than a predictable failure. I've had it with Kettlewell and Daws. And the Board. We're going nowhere forward with any of them at the helm.