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Good luck to Ewan. With the right system and carefully managed minutes, he should do really well at Raith. What it means for his long-term future as a Motherwell player, though, I’m not sure.

For me, it’s simple. I enjoy seeing Celtic and Rangers humbled while hoping the rest of the Scottish teams do well in Europe. You can think that way without caring too much about the coefficient. I also don’t want Celtic and Rangers getting richer than they already are, and their fans are pricks.

All some fans have done is turn on him as quick as he turned on us, except we ain’t the liars who whored ourselves out to the Sun newspaper. He lied to try to deflect from his own failings. I’m not saying he deserves verbal abuse on Saturday, but he does deserve all the criticism and heat that’s coming his way.

An excellent signing!

And here I thought a home crowd creating an intimidating atmosphere for the visitors was a positive.

He deserves every bit of criticism he may get for being dishonest and disrespectful. If it happens on Saturday, it will not make Motherwell fans look bad but show us standing up for ourselves. And if he thinks that justifies his previous opinions and lies, then so be it. He is a twat.

Kettlewell spends five minutes explaining why it’s definitely not about him. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cvgnyjg2vzdo

Money.

A centre-half next please.

Yeah, that’s a good point. Maybe McGhee, though I’m not sure he’s match ready yet.

It’s clear that JBA has had to build the squad as though Robinson, Nicholson, and Stuparevic don’t exist. Once they’re fit, it makes perfect sense to send them out on loan to regain match sharpness, as they won’t be walking straight into JBA’s team as things stand.

As solid as our two veterans have been in the middle, I can’t see them both keeping this up all season, so I’d expect Gordon to be back in before long.

Charles-Cook could be a really good signing. JBA is steadily building the squad with more attacking players, and I like that. Central defender and midfielder next?

The reported £250K fee suggests he was meant to be ‘top level’ for us. It’s all relative. See above. I didn’t say it wasn’t healthy. I meant that it shouldn’t take that to push our expensive signing, by our standards, to prove his worth in goals.

Scott Burns reports that we have at least two more signings on the way, one of which could be winger Regan Charles-Cook.

No need to apologise in that scenario. We just see the situation differently.

Maybe, but Wenger had the privilege of a large squad, which allowed him to take that approach with new signings. We don’t have that privilege.

If a so-called top-level striker needs squad competition plus the time and patience he’s already had to ‘come good,’ then perhaps he wasn’t top-level to begin with. His contract alone should be motivation enough, or maybe he simply isn’t capable of reaching the level his signing implied.

He’s got plenty of support, but it takes more than that to polish an expensive, unreliable turd. As you say, we’ll find out in December whether he’s actually scoring goals or more likely just warming the bench or the treatment table.

As others have mentioned, there’s an international break. With 36 caps already, he’s well used to international travel and the demands of balancing it with his club schedule. International recognition for our players is always a positive.

It’s because he’s shite, but many on here will continue to make excuses for him because ‘effort’ etc.

Increases his value if he does well.

This is what happens when you invite vermin into your home.

Perhaps, but if that were the case, Stama would either be outside the box after dropping deep or stuck on the penalty spot. While his work rate is commendable, it does not translate into the instinct or positioning needed to score goals.

The problem I see is that he is likely to be worth far less than the rumoured £800K by the end of the season. Securing a return on our reported £250K investment now, along with a substantial portion of the remaining £550K, would at least make for a welcome return on what has otherwise been a poor investment and give us a significant wedge to finally sign a proper striker.