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Enjoy the struggle.

The Club is and has been rudderless for quite some time. Flow was a breath of fresh air over the years, and that hard work papered over the many cracks, but he eventually left before the Club tainted him or he'd had enough, and now we're here. History is/could be repeating itself and will continue to do so. We either need a relegation reboot or an ambitious and intelligent CEO to turn us inside out and start afresh.

Let's hope young Spencer has the same impact as Penney and Furlong. As he's an RWB, I assume SOD is moving to LWB with Wilson/Soare as cover and McGinley will be offski. As Kettlewell said in his interview today, we can't afford to carry extra bodies anymore.

Obika and Paton were incredibly lazy singings by Kettlewell and it's already coming back to bite him on the arse.

With the much-discussed deficiencies of our current squad as well as our injury list, I think we’d be lucky to get anything better than a 0-0 shitfest out of this game vs a currently high-flying Killie.

I didn't say a ton of cash. I mean we have to sign some more players to fill the gaps and replace the crap. I note you said similar in the ins/out thread. We need more signings.

I disagree. Shields was hopeless before the boo boys started; hence, they started. The booing didn't make him any more shite than he already had proved to be at this level. However, I agree that the verbal abuse and constant booing of our crap players is pathetic behaviour.

A toothless performance and loss should signal the alarm bells ringing and the chequebook out.

Dunne’s tackle was robust but out of control given he clearly knee-capped Biereth in the process. The latter negates the former, so, whichever way people chose to look at it, I find it hard to believe that some are defending him and/or claiming it wasn't even a foul. It's simple: Dunne’s actions endangered an opponent because he wasn't in full control of the tackle. It was idiotic and likely a result of Robinson instructing his big guys to play on the edge to nullify (not kneecap) known danger. And to those who use the ‘Dunne slipped argument’, give it a rest. Professional football players are trained to play to the conditions, so they know exactly what they're doing and can/cannot get away with. It was a terrible tackle and I hope Dunne feels like a right twat given he's seriously injured a fellow pro. As for Robinson, he's a coward in this instance. We now need to sign another messiah.

He also managed us out of the league cup at the weekend.

Given that Kettlewell has been subbing off Bair instead of Wilkinson, I cannot see him dropping the latter for the Killie game.

Those two strikers definitely haven't shown enough yet to suggest they'll score 20+ goals between them. And with Biereth now broken, that's a concern. Re. Davor. Do you remember how long it took Gorrin to settle in our midfield? And then he became pivotal. It's too early to judge.

Yep, Kettlewell clearly has no trust in McGinley and doesn't want to fully blood Wilson yet, so to me it appears that the former is now surplus to requirements. I think the guy deserves a fresh start elsewhere, and I wish him well.

We're only two games into the season and out of the league cup already, and this is already the situation re. Kettlewell’s signings: Davor - early days Obika - injured again Wilkinson - scored v Hibs Bair - scored v Dundee Biereth - a murdered messiah Paton - injured Souare - injured It doesn't look good, but the transfer window is still open.

With Maguire out the door, and hopefully Lamie and Efford following soon, we should have the budget to sign a proper number 9, a versatile wingback and a controlling central midfielder.

Admit it, we’re chronically shit at throw-ins. It’s the Motherwell way.

From the Record: 15:04 SCOTT BURNS Lamie could depart Steelmen Ricki Lamie (Image: SNS Group) Ricki Lamie could leave Motherwell before the close of the window. The experienced defender is attracting interest from the Scottish Premiership and lower leagues in England. Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell is reluctant to let Lamie go but knows he is at an age where he wants to be playing regular first-team football. The 30-year-old has found himself on the bench at Fir Park this season and that has sparked the interest from elsewhere. Motherwell could let Lamie go if that interest is hardened up over the last two weeks of the transfer window. Lamie has been at Motherwell since 2020 and signed a new deal last summer. Kettlewell has reshaped his squad on a shoestring this summer. He has previously admitted that he is unlikely to do any further business unless he can move other players on

Forget corners and free kicks, never in my life have I seen a Motherwell team able to take a successful throw-in. We're just shit at it.

Biereth was limping like he’d been kneecapped on Saturday. Add that to his aforementioned fitness levels, which is why he didn't start against St Mirren, I doubt we'll see him next weekend.

Most folks are probably pissed about yesterday because Kettlewell fielded a different and objectively weaker team (due to Soare's injury and trying to rest Miller) for a one-off knockout game. That was unusual for him. That is, given that he always stuck to what worked last season, it's so annoying that he decided to change quite a lot yesterday (McGinn from RCB to LWB, Casey from LCB to RCB, Blaney into LCB, and Davor for Miller) instead of slotting McGinley/Wilson into Soare's LWB position and continuing with Miller. Our collective mentality around cup games is pathetic, as is our general form over the years. A club like ours should treat cup games as do-or-die situations. Kettlewell fucked it yesterday.

I thought you were the big joker here?!

I'm talking about his performance so far in the transfer window, not his form record, which is excellent. Yesterday was a significant blip, highlighting rare weaknesses in his decision-making and the lack of options due to his current transfer business bringing in mostly injury-prone gambles and wildcards. His success last season was built on two young, dynamic wing-backs, a creative/holding midfielder, and a goalscorer. None of them have adequately been replaced, and now we're relying on a 16-year-old and a loanee. As others have said, it's concerning that we've not signed anyone proven at our level. But, as I said, he has 11 days left to do more wheeling and dealing.

Kettlewell has 11 days left to prove he's not a one-hit (i.e. half-season) wonder.

Yer maw.

Lots of under-performers today, but Kettlewell totally fucked it. His post match interview on BBC Scotland was just excuses about the ref. Let’s hope he learns.