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think we are having a laugh about europe.

good goal? ball went right through fraser, and defence could not tackle a fish supper.

game set and match. another defence and goalie feck up.

fraser's touch (tho he's only a goalie) should have been better. Im sure he will be disappointed not to have pushed the 2nd around the post, as he got a hand to it.

why is it the gannon defence has returned?

sitter missed

utd are hardly having to break sweat. marking is a complete joke.

feck sake!

eyes shut time

thats better. good header by sutton

fraser lost his footing on the best bit of grass on the pitch

We know that his weakness is in the air and so does all our opposition. Which is only going to add to the pressure he is under. He is going to have to work extremely hard in training to improve this part of his game, and fast, especially with Utd due soon.

Weather conditions, playing on a beach, overpriced, playing the same opposition over and over again, players just going through the motions, authorities frisking you before you enter the stadium or basically treating you like a criminal, game live on TV, stupid kick off times, are just some of the reasons why fans are staying away. This is not just Motherwell's problem.

ever going to let someone other than Hateley take the kicks in and around the box? Let wee stevie have a crack, cannae be any worse surely.

O'Brien has alot to offer, but he also has a lot to learn. Sometimes, trying to do to much, and not doing the simple thing, puts the team under all sorts of pressure.

to be honest is it any wonder fans are thinking of not returning. Overpriced, treated appallingly by the authorities, and basically a very poor standard of football on show.

he was no worse or better than any other midfield player tonight. Only thing you could question sometimes is his hunger and determination to do well, as he gives the impression of being a lazy player. He has the ability, but does he want to graft to get a better career?

when a ball is in and around the six yard box, you would expect and want your goalie to be there claiming it. When he fails to do that or even punch a straight forward ball, it adds pressure to the defence. In saying that, also poor marking costs us. Mind you perhaps with the amount of running brown is expecting our forwards i.e. sutton to do, then is it any suprise that they are knackered and lose concentration?

we got what we deserved. We created our own problems by constantly giving the ball away, and not basically being sharp enough. Big Sutton lost his man yet again at a corner, and Fraser is good at shot stopping, but a complete nightmare at the cross ball. Brown was also to slow to bring on Humphrey, he should have been alot earlier to run at Naylor who had been booked.

given the dross the players have served up in the last couple of games, they owe us all a performance. Surely, they aint going to throw away the chance of european football, especially given the run we had previously. Fourth is there, but only if they want it! Get in about Celtic.

says yeh who walked out at half time, rather than support, i.e. encourage the team

perhaps contract talks have had an impact, i.e. they aint getting what they want, so sod them attitude has arisen.

Hammell's signed a new contract for a further two years. Thought there was going to be one annoucment about all the players contracts, or is it all others have turned it down.

typical motherwell today. No suprise Utd's first came from a set piece, and thereafter we are chasing the game against 10 players who upped their work rate, sat back and waited for their next opportunity, which was duly delivered. One of those days that happens to us alot! especially when things are looking up. To say we are out of the race for european football is nonsense. Utd wont be as lucky again, Hibs are as up and down as us. Hearts are terrible against everyone but Hibs. Will hearts gain 8 points more than us to the end of the season. Can't see it. Our players just need to roll up their sleaves and work even harder.

perhaps, but how many games has he actually played as a striker? Not many by all accounts.