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McManus, Kerr, Reid, Law. Seriously, surely their are better younger players than these imposters. McCall did say that Kerr was shocking with the ball at his feet, and what does he do, signs him up again and then sign's his twin in O'brien, who also cant pass a ball. Sure, you wage budget was slashed, but come on junior players can pass a ball as well as run about like headless chickens. We need a LEADER at the back, who can also organise. Lasley would be as well clattering McManus and saving the manager the hassle of dropping him.

kerr gave the ball away far to easy i agree, but what was mcmanus doing? tried to play offside and then gave up the chase. Lasley is our midfield, and you wont win games with only 1 player in that area.

To many of our players are hiding, either on the football field or in the treatment room. These players all be it average pros are/were good enough to grind out top league finishes in Scottish football and under the guidance apparently of a useless manager. But now have suddenly chucked it? Why? What's changed behind the scenes? Bonus money cut? Players taking huff because theirs pals were not signed? Sure other teams have improved but we've collapsed and suddenly can't even do the basics. Team spirit and togetherness which we must have had, has vannished and been replaced by gutless individuals.

Why not? not any worse than some of the suggestions. Me thinks his departure started the downward spiral that we find ourselves in now. Maybe, his fellow players and mates would rediscover the form they had if he returned. We would however need a very good assistant manager with bags of experience and organisation skills.

What about Faddy as a player manager, with a experienced quality number two? From what i saw last season, Faddy is a leader, has loads of passion and determination to win. I'm sure he's been doing his coaching exams.

Sorry to see McCall go, as he is a good guy. He's been badly let down by his backroom staff (why they still have brass neck to still hang around speaks volumes) and certain players. McCall has done the decent thing and they should also. They serve no purpose to hang about. Why Leitch? surely JJ should be in charge until a new manager is appointed. As for the next appointment even on a temp basis, the fans need to remember their feelings when McCall signed up. Not fancied, but until now he certainly delivered in very difficult times. Time to trust the board to do the right thing again, and be patient when the new guy is appointed. Our club has done well in recent times by having a good solid backbone of senior pro's who have been in and around Motherwell a long time. Even if their form has dipped, and they should be benched, they are still invaluable to have in the squad. Time to move on into a new era and hopefully upwards. All the best in the future Mr McCall.

More or less same players as last season which means theyve downed tools for a reason.

Maybe we need to get rid of black and marshall before mccall goes. Look at the difference at aston villa with some background sackings. I like mccall but he needs help by the look of things. Did faddys departure and clarksons none contract p of some of our senior players. Hence their lack of effort since.

Sh@t happens from time to time. We have enough ability in the squad, so it's time for the characters in our team to roll up sleeves and apply themselves. Hard work and effort will see us through this so called crisis. Win all remaining games, and the title is ours! well maybe not! but there is plenty of time to sort this mess out. The fans continue is show support, so it's time the players battered in!

If our club has a cashflow problem to such an extent that we let muphy go for peanuts, when it is known we would be compensated at the end of his contract in anycase plus his help in attaining higher placing, then sorry it extremely bad management. Transfer fees should not be relied upon especially as you say big transfer fees are now out, tho every other club seem to constantly do better in obtaining higher fees. It seems our budgeting is unrealistic. Remember McCall apparently had monies to bring in another player, but declined to do so! Just as well by the looks of things.

What is the point of investing in a youth policy and especially a boy whos been here for probably 10 years and then letting them leave for practically nothing. Once you deduct taxes etc we have been left a pittance,meanwhile monies sit in an account from the society doing what exactly? But they still want your money to watch an ever decreasing squad and quality. If there is a cashflow problem then its bad mangement. Our club will not grow by constanly underselling our assets. No player or staff is going to stay when the higher management of the club show no ambition.

We need a leader and organiser. We cant afford to let any players go without replacing them. Our squad is small enough as it is.

Unless Ojamaa's unsettled then he would be better staying put, playing, learning and hopefully improving. Constantly changing clubs especially at such a young age cant be good for your career surely.

Why such a shortfall? given the tv monies is much the same, squad cutback and rangers league cup revenue, extra monies from europe? Whilst i appreciate it aint cheap running a football club, it seems we are losing a hell of alot of money somewhere. Also how can there be cash flow problems when the society raised £300k?? One of the reasons for the society being setup.

Wilst the club need to sell players every so often to balance the books, letting them go for a pittance is counter productive, especially when we are surely entitled to a decent wedge in compensation for a player thats been at the club around 10 years. Thats 10 years of investment in his career. Not much point in continuing our youth production if the top men at the club value the time and effort in developing these players so lowly. We say it every time a transfer window arrives, but our club really needs to grow a set when negotiating, especially when we constantly asking the fans to keep providing additional monies. Sell on fees are a gamble, and given our club only seems to deal with the present funding, then its strange they even entertain such deals.

alarm bells should be ringing if the referee has changed his story post match. not as if they dont have previous for cooking reports post match! Maybe we should hire the Celtic lawyers!

chelsea v man city was appalling given the so called talent on show.

was randolph stupid - yes was the referee incompetent - yes so why is it that only one is going to be suspended? is Bskyb running the game in Scotland? This compliance officer's integrity is severely questionable, and its time our club grew a set and kicked up a fuss about inconsistancies. You cant have a disciplinary system which appears to be a Bskyb play thing. There again this flawed system is just another example of how pathetic our game is run. Its upto the clubs to bin this nonsense, but i wont hold my breath.

dont know about that, but he needs to remember staying loyal to players cost him his job at bradford.

what did he say.

there is no dig in the middle of the field to protect the weak centre defence. The wide players provided decent crosses but Higdon chose to not bother turning up tonight. As for the penalty, it was a half hearted attempt. When did he last blast it down the middle?

i noticed mccall said our defence was naive playing so far forward. If he noticed it why not do something about it? or did the players ignore him?

every deal mccoist makes, really shows what a shambles scottish football is and what a useless manager he is! How they've managed to escape severe sanctions by the revenue is baffling, as by their own accounts they are the same club, with same history, just dont mention the bad bits! Afterall they are still spending money they dont actually have. Still cant understand why every club with debts dont just do what rangers have done.

if agent pulled a fast one and wasting the clubs time, then club should refuse to deal with him again. Plenty of players out there without clubs and probably better than stevenson.

we cannae be that bad a state when we've just appointed an under 20 coach/manager.