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Mark Hateley is an absolutely chronic shout. I assume folk are just at the wind-up.

He was at the game on Saturday, though I just put that down to the St Mirren - Aberdeen game being called off...

Thank Christ for that.

I think that all depends on whether Gannon had actually lost the dressing room or not. If he had, then the players (including those on loan) might be grateful that John Boyle has gotten shop of him and might then be happy to stay. Obviously it would depend on whether or not a new gaffer (whoever he is, and whenever he arrives) wants to keep them - but I think most of the names mentioned would know that Lucas & Ruddy are big players for us.

Ach well, if he was causing so much distruption then perhaps it was better in the long run to get rid. I've heard a few stories from folk who know big Craggs or speak to him on a regular basis in Blantyre, and they've never been particularly good. Was never sure whether they were right though, or it was just a clash of personalities. Wednesday will be interesting now! But aye, if the stories of him applying for other jobs, swanning off to interviews, and refusing to sign a deal at 'Well are all true - then on yer way Gannon, and top marks to Boyle for doing the right thing.

George Burley would be my first choice, but I wouldn't say no to Jimmy Calderwood. Say what you want about him, but he achieves results. What I would say is that I hope Boyle's got someone lined up already. If the statement's correct that this has been coming over a few months, then getting rid of him with no back-up plan would be a shambles.

Plenty did in Nancy.

Yassin didn't have a "great game" at all. For the first forty-five minutes he just looked like an actual full-back (well, going forward anyway). The fact he put a few good crosses into the box isn't something that should be celebrated, it should be expected from a professional right back - especially one as attacking as him. If he keeps it up then great, he might even start to actually look like he's being played in the right position after all, but I won't get my hopes up over one competent first half display.

Loved the "C'MON SCOTLAND!!" celebration.

Who out of those used the grandparent rule? As for the subject in hand, I still think McCarthy was average and just over-rated, so I wouldn't be too interested in a loan deal.

I am delighted by this as I hate Manchester United and everything they have achieved.

I'm well putting a quid on that!

Naw, if it was a Carlsberg victory it would be 0-0 until the last few minutes - Yassin will blatantly handle the ball on the by-line twice before cutting it across for Tom Hateley to slam into the net. And then he'll get booked for running the entire length of the pitch to the South Stand and pointing to the name on his shirt, whilst the entire Celtic team surround the referee, apart from Aidan McGeady who has burst into tears.

3-1 Motherwell. Giles Coke to open the scoring before McDonald levels before half-time. A Gary Caldwell own goal with ten minutes to go sets up a nervous end to the game, before Tom Hateley scrambles home a 3rd in injury time, before being booked for running the entire length of the park to the South Stand and pointing to the name on the back of his shirt. Easy business.

Some quality photos there, I make an appearance in a few. See this photo though... is that Panda holding someone's feet, while they try and drag me up from the other side of the wall at Perth station after I'd dived off it and knocked myself out!? I cannae mind anything of it, but I've never seen this photo before and I reckon that's what it must be!! Brilliant!

Looking forward to this, a cracking away day. That said, my record in Inverness isn't the best. My last trip up there I was put in the cells before the game for being completely meltit (Dargo scored a double and we lost 2-0 I think, so it wasn't as though I missed much) so I spent most of the afternoon doing forward rolls on the blue gym mat. And my last trip up before that resulted on me diving off a wall at Perth Station, knocking myself out and having to get staples in my head (an event that a fair few folk on here probably witnessed)! Regardless of these minor blips, every trip up there's been a belter and I'm expecting more of the same next month!

Belter. I remember the game quite vividly. I was 12/13 and sat with my da and my uncles (almost exactly where I still sit, only now with Moyesie, Panda, Busta etc) in the East Stand - and for some reason I remember my maw was at the game anaw, presumably because it was an important game! Good to see the goal again though, last time I saw it I was flicking through some old videos with no labels on them a few years ago, and found the highlights from this game!

He hasn't shown any progress whatsoever IMO. You just need to watch the highlights to see that Dundee Utd had a great chance just before they scored. Both that chance and Daly's goal were caused because of the room they had down the left hand side, due to our supposed right back being posted missing.

Keith Lasley clearly on side - played on by two, possibly even four defenders. The left back also appears to be playing on whoever it is Lasley squares it too - so even debates about "phase one" and "phase two" don't cut it. And then when Lasley does square it, the 'Well player in the middle is behind the ball. So at no point in the move is any body actually offside. That would have given us an absolutely world class team goal and undoubtedly the three points. That makes yesterday's result a little harder to take now.

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Doobydoo was immense in that game, but apart from that he was awful. All I can really remember him doing of particular note was letting a Konterman shot go straight through him at Hampden, and trying to decapitate Craig Dargo with his elbow at Rugby Park.

Marshall and Goram were both outstanding goalkeepers in their prime, but had past it by the time they reached Fir Park IMO. I never really rated Scott Howie highly - I think a lot of folk over-rated him because he was usually compared with Stevie Woods at the time. And Francois Dubourdeau shouldn't even be mentioned in this thread.

Best Motherwell goalkeeper in 15 years.

Cannae fuckin' wait for this actually. Carnage.

To be fair, it took them about 70 minutes to clock it, but when they did they had a 20 minute spell where every attack went down their left with Driver because they'd realised how exposed Yassin was leaving the defence.