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Yeh your probably right. Las will be straight back in no questions asked. Dont think Carswell will end up at Thistle though. With our contract situation I expect him to get a lot more game time next season.

Really like the look of young Carswell. Was solid, kept it simple and allowed Law the freedom to go and play his football. Big decision for McCall once Lasleys suspension is over.

Very solid performance and pleasing result. Was expecting a much harder game than that. Delighted for big Higdon. He must surely go on to break the 20 league goals mark this season. Thought Law went on to be MoM though with Henrik fading 2nd half. Same again on Tuesday please.

There he goes again......clearly not a team player.

All he does is score goals....... I mean really, what else does he bring to the team........

Fairly even half. Thought we finished it the stronger and just about worthy of the 1-0 lead. Nice cut inside and shot from Higginbottom early on although he did fluff a great chance to lob Esson and has faded out of it. Ojamaa leading the way for MoM so far. Same again 2nd half will do fine, but its never that easy......

Well we have tried going round the schools offering free child tickets in the hope it woyld drag a few paying adults along, we have tried dropping the prices on selected games which has had a small short term effect and we have tried free child season tickets with every adult one. Probably more but thats just off the top of my head. All good ideas, but to drive the average attendance up I think it needs to be a more concerted and prolongued effort. Unfortunately Im not sure we have the money or the staff to do it. The players seem to have a lot of time on their hands (if twitter is to be believed). Why not get them doing roadshows one afternoon a week round ALL the Lanarkshire schools. Meet the kids, do a short training session, hand out some free gifts a some free tickets. If we can save even a small % of them from a life of OF purgatory and get them along to Fir Park surely its worth it. We need to go well beyond the Motherwell area though. I went to school in Carnwath many years ago, and whilst Motherwell was still my local team there were very few of us in the village. We should be a 'county' club. There are opportunities out there to grow the support, especially in the south of the county where there are no other clubs to compete with. It will take time and effort though.

Randolph Hateley Hutch Ramsden Hammell Humphrey Carswell Law Ojamaa McHugh Higdon Motherwell 3 Inverness 2 crowd 4296!

Article in the Herald today that hits the nail on the head for me. Every supporter from every club who agrees with bigger leagues need to apply more pressure. The arguments are here. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/league-reform-why-bigger-is-better-for-all-our-teams.1360655944

Pure Banter! Fantastic bois! Lets get ourselves a f****n No.1!

I agree. Humphrey has been much better this season than last but yesterday he wasnt at the races. More so second half. Time and again Hateley got the ball and I wouldve expected Humphrey to hit the space behind the fullback (there were acres of it) it would gave given Hateley the option of the ball over the top or at the very least committed the full back to covering Humphrey allowing Hately to come forward. Too many times he just stood waiting for it. Hopefully he isnt carrying an injury, because on form he is a very important player for us. If he is, get him rested and allow him the chance to recover for the run in.

Does he? Ive noticed him wear it a fair bit but couldnt have told you it was all the time. Maybe it was just more noticeable yesterday. I dont agree with those that question Hateley's effort but his form has been unquestionably poorer this season. Dont think it would do any harm to take some of the dead ball responsibilities away from him. The freekick in front of goal in the 2nd half was screaming out for Hammell yesterday. Injuries and poor form aside, we should still have romped that yesterday on chances created. Very frustrating.

I would reckon if players are not going to sign we should have a pretty good end to the season as they will all be desperate to attract potential suitors and get the best possible deal for themselves. We need to get the manager signed up pronto. None of the players are likely to make a decision until they know what he is doing. C'mon Leanne, get it done!

McCall being away with Scotland can only benefit Motherwell. He gets the experience of working with different coaching techniques, seeing how better players prepare and approach matches, see how different tactical formations work, expands his contacts and generally raises the profile of the club by being involved. Of course if Scotland are successful there is a risk attached that this might hasten his exit. Although that might not displease some people......

Not defending Humphries poor performance yesterday but noticed he is back wearing the blue tape on the back of his hammy's. Anyone no what the issue is with that? Seem to recall last season he did the same and his form was shocking. Totally accept he blows hot and cold a lot of the time but the amount of times he had half the pitch to run into behind the full back yesterday and chose not to was shocking.

Was going to give it to Lasley but too annoyed with him for the red card which was so unecessary. Went for Nicky Law who just kept the ball moving all game and was involved in most of our positive work. Special mention for Stuart Carswell who looked very solid in midfield. Unlucky to be hooked but right decision as we had to chase the game at that point.

Lasleys tackle was a straight red all day long. He was getting kicked all over the park himself but thats no excuse. Not only did he end any hope of getting anything out of the game he puts himself out of a couple of crucial games. Kerrs didnt look quite so bad but stilk looked deserved. Both players let themselves, their teamates and the fans down today. As for the fans clapping them off WTF? Desperately disappointing as we played by far the better football throughout.

Pretty much dominated possession and played the better football all day. However our finishing and composure in the last third left a lot to be desired. Killie defended very well but if you dont take your chances thats what can happen. Terrible indiscipline from Kerr but even moreso from Lasley who should know better. He was in line for my MoM up until then. Should never have lost that game. Big shout to the Well Bois again. They are enhancing my enjoyment of the fitba no end. Keep the new songs coming boys. First class.

Killie started the better of the two. Got in front by virtue of a lucky deflection off Hammel. Since the we have been the better team and missed a raft of chances. Hope we are not going to regret it.

Girl at the ticket office said that its because they are trying to phase in their new ticket system. Not sure what benefit that provides given you still have to hand your ticket to a person on the gate? Maybe Squirelhumper is right....

Didnt really do a great deal to impress but then Estonia as a whole didnt look that great. Pass marks to Henrik but no more.

Post of the year so far for me.

Its the usual Doomcaster misinformation trying to railroad through what he perceives to be in the best interests of Scottish football (or at the very least his CV). If the fans dont want this we have the power to make sure we dont get it, just as we did with Rangers situation. Nothing motivates the board of a football club more than the sound of feet heading for the exits.

Why cant the SPL sit down with Sky/ESPN at the start of the season and sort the TV schedule then? Surely not beyond the combined intellects of all involved......but then again!

Only watched the game online but didnt think we played as badly as some of the above posts. Looked to me like the tactic was to soak up their pressure and hit them on the break. Felt we looked pretty comfortable for the most and at 3-0 up I couldnt see any way back for them. Two lapses of concentration and we nearly undo all that good work. Good to see us hang on for the 3 points. Thought big Hutch looked a lot more comfortable alongside Ramsden. Here's hoping the injury to Randy isnt that serious. With everyone fit I think we still have a real tilt at 2nd.