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The other discounts offered on season tickets, home match tickets, members open days, free function room hire etc. that I listed above would also swallow up the membership renewal if taken up. I didn't sign up for the 'Well Society for the discount/benefit package, but if the club is intent on selling it to exiles and ex-pats (and trading on that fact in their publicity), it wouldn't hurt to offer *some* discount/benefit we could take advantage of.

Right, but even if that is the case, all that means is that club has the money and the Society has the shares - which was the original intent. The mechanism for creating that situation probably has financial regulation laws that means shares have to be purchased (although that is speculation on my part as I'm out of the loop for UK regulatory stuff these days). From an end result perspective, however, I don't think it makes any difference if we give the club access to the money raised and they donate shares, or if we 'purchase'the shares with Society funds.

I think all that has happened is that the club has given the Society a number of the shares proportional to the cash raised so far. So the Society now has a shareholding and the club has access to the ring-fenced funds to be used as defined by the Society rules. No money has actually been "spent" a such.

OK - so as an ex-pat, here's what I don't get that locally based members do: 5% Discount on Season Ticket Prices 10% Discount on home match day hospitality 10% Discount on home league tickets 10% Discount on all Motherwell FC Events Discount on community and family courses A range of exclusive offers and discounts at the Motherwell store Complimentary function room hire within the stadium And I'm not holding my breath for the DVD. I'm sure if I took advantage of just a fraction of the above it would easily add up to more than 50 quid, so by dint of being an ex-pat I'm saving the club plenty of money by not being able to access any of the above offers. Given that the Society won't even let me join in any of the meetings via Internet Conferencing or Telephone Conference Call, they could throw me a bone with the MFC TV.

I see the patter has taken a break for the summer too.

Aye, that would make sense. I doubt it would break the bank if they just offered it to all Well Society members.

Aye, but just because it's a cartoon doesn't mean that people calling it Castle Greyskull aren't wrong. It would be like calling a weird looking guy with pointy ears and no sense of humour, "Captain Kirk".

Well that's OK then - let'stake it away from all members just because you can't use a computer! Seriously though, I have found it to be a great resource as an overseas memmber and will be wanting to keep my subscription active. I did suggest to Alison at the outset that overseas Well Society folks should get a free sub every year seeing as we won't be able to use any of the other discounts/benefits etc. associated with the membership. Seems to have fallen on deaf ears though.

Spent ages trying to work out who he reminds me of in that picture. Then it dawned on me - that actor from "The Hills Have Eyes"

Of course. Like every other football manager he will leave or we will sack him. Aye, it would be terrible if he stuck around and put a new squad together.

Then his daddy needs to just say it instead of indicating it. No wonder agents are hated.

And why does he have to "indicate through his father"? Can he no' just speak for himself.

If the next rebuild goes as well as the last one we have nothing to worry about.

While I'm sure he has a say in these matters, it's really the board that makes decisions like this.

But not Stuart Hall (despite his commitment to a youth policy)* *too soon?

Worst case scenario is that I lose my job, contract a flesh eating disease and my house burns down while I'm in hospital getting my legs amputated. This is just fitba' and we have survived much worse. We have enjoyed a high level of consistency in the past few years, but whether you are East Stirling or Barca, there will always be periods where that dips - especially during rebuilding. Maybe I'm in a minority, but I'm actually looking forward to seeing the new team being built.

To be fair, you only need to look at their impressive stats against the likes of Berwick Rangers, Montrose and Stirling Albion to see how tempting an offer that would be to any player. Who couldn't resist the lure of Forfar on a wet Wednesday night? Law has head his head turned by those kind of glamour fixtures and it's easy to see why.

Honestly? The challenge every time. Life (and work) gets pretty boring without challenges and, more importantly, it can severely limit your career if you choose not to develop your skills.

I said at the time that Bob Malcolm shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Fir Park, and it's nothing to do with the Rangers thing.

We had a UK super cup (Texaco Cup) and it was quite super for a year or two before the clubs lost interest and it became the Anglo-Scottish Cup bore-fest.

Sevco's delusions of grandeur by that stage will have them looking for a 'big' name. After McCoist's failure they will likely want to steer of ex-players for a while.

Last time around he said it interested him but didn't think he could cope with such limited resources. As he would have less resources this time around I doubt he would be in the frame.

I did - although I paid with credit card.

I'll be surprised if the Utd job goes to anyone other than one of the usual suspects - Warnock, Hughes (even Pulis now) Etc.

Never have a problem about a player being frustrated when subbed. As long as it doesn't carry over I see it as a sign they care.