weeyin

Maybe he's counting Lasley. EDIT: we also signed Liam Brown from Queens Park a few weeks ago. Maybe he's counting him.

I would imagine we will be looking for around that figure or a little less. However, given that we picked him up for next to nothing, his contribution to the team, and that a portion of the funds we receive will go towards servicing our debt, it seems like a decent deal. Not to mention we will insert a tasty sell on clause too. I imagine if we hadn't agreed to that, he may have been priced out of our range. So there was a bit of risk mitigation there, too. Even if he stayed on until the end of his contract and left as a free agent, he has still been a cracking piece of business. Firstly because of his contribution. Secondly, as an example to other players we try to recruit as to how we can elevate their visibility.

About as much as the "like" I just gave your post.

Doubts from the self-proclaimed experts in the stands don't equate to doubts from professional scouts whose living depends on identifying players with potential they can develop. Most fans can't see past 45 minutes, never mind 2 years from now with hands-on coaching.

I'm always a little wary of confidential contract details being discussed on the board as if they were fact, but even if Moult's sell on clause was 50% it was a still a great bit of business - especially with the clauses we'll put in his next contract.

Undisclosed fee.

The sell-on clause will be included in our valuation of the player, I imagine.

Although if the keeper had positioned himself better, Moult might have put it elsewhere.

Trials work both ways. It's just a like a job interview. He checked us out, we checked him out. He had other offers on the table too, and decided to go with a different one. On the flip side, it seems that a couple of guys we did sign had better financial offers available, but preferred us.

The one thing a move to England would do for Moult is to bulk him up. It did wonders for Murphy and I expect Louis would get the same benefit. I know what you mean about 1 v 1 though. Skippy is the same. It was rare to see him finish a chance like that.

Arsene Wenger reckons it takes 6 months for a new player to get up to speed in his team. Our experts in the stands expect that to happen in pre-season.

We both know the answer to that.

Robinson said he was man of the match.

Boro' paid 5 million for him. And nobody wanted him when we were touting him around.

You know Moult is weeks behind on his pre-season after his surgery?

Aye, I'm hoping prospective suitors for Moult are just waiting for him to be 100% fit. I can't see him being a Motherwell player after the window closes. Just hoping he is around long enough to score his farewell hat trick in the season opener. Sounds like a straightforward win today. 9 goals in two games and top of the group.

Suddenly he's gone from "shame he didn't fulfill his potential with us" to "he's worse than ISIS". He's moved on. So should we.

I was only being half-serious, but there are very few formations than can be described in such rigid formations unless the "3" in a 4-2-3-1 aren't allowed to run past the 75 yard point on the pitch.

Is 4-2-3-1 not just a hipster 4-4-2?

Manager's choosing players that fit their personal philosophy and tactics is hardly a new thing. Manager's being upset because a player in their team plays well, sounds like a rumour spread by either someone who is friends with the player or someone who dislikes the manager.

Two things you should never believe: 1) A manager talking about transfers 2) See 1)

The number of U20s that make the step up to the first team in any club is minimal. Given the massive intolerance fans have to mistakes even the youngsters make, I'm not surprised Scottish clubs across the board struggle to integrate them. I constantly read people on here saying they want to give youngsters a run out - until they get a run out and then it's a case of posting about how useless they are. The issues run deeper than that, though. Our entire Scottish Football model is set up for short term survival and high financial penalties for failure. I don't see that changing soon.

Thomas was around when McGhee was playing his continually-rotating-front-three with Moult, Skippy and Johnson (or Ainsworth). That was pretty much a "play where you like" approach, and he still didn't impress when he got his chance. All water under the bridge now, though. Good luck to the boy.

We were mince though. Everybody played to win against us.

Standard stuff when a player changes teams. Of course he's going to say he likes it better. I'm sure he'll find plenty of Killie games where they are playing not to lose, right enough. He won't be playing Clyde very week.