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Sale of the Century! Pretty apt we played in Matchwinner kit at that time! Id forgotten he had been in the squad for the Norway game. I had it in my head that he got recalled for the provisional squad that went to Genoa for a PR trip and then got injured before the finals. I do remember Jock Brown asking him in a post match interview about Scotland and him saying his Scotland days were over. Glad he was wrong. Even if he didnt get to the World Cup.

Hopefully not Joe Lewis then!

If SK didnt have faith in Ox as a back up keeper last season, he shouldnt be offering him a new contract this season, and certainly not as a number one. More likely he didnt want to drop his captain in the run up to the Euros and deny him any chance of making the Scotland squad (as unlikely as it is now.) One things for sure, Ox wont get any better without playing games. 25 isnt terribly old for a keeper, but he really needs to nail down a first team place soon whatever level that may be at. If Ox as no.1 is the plan he is gonna have to hit the ground running this season as I dont think he will be afforded much sympathy from sections of our support.

Dont want to start a tit for tat, but you gave multiple reasons at the time why Kelly wouldnt and shouldnt be dropped for Oxborough last season. Are you admitting now he should have been given a chance?

I could be wrong. But I dont think any prospective investment money will be going straight into the transfer budget. My understanding is that we need the extra investment to underwrite our financial security going forward. That might leave a little wriggle room in terms of players but I dont think we are suddenly going to start signing players previously out of our price range. We still need to spend wisely and get maximum "bang for our buck"

If the rumours about Joe Lewis are true, then it may well be that Oxborough is no.1 with Lewis in a back up role?

Not defending the original post at all. I dont think for a minute that SK is an idiot. However, your post seemed to suggest that he could be absolved from any blame in re-signing players because others would have input. If we are offering Mugabi a new contract its because SK has said to the CEO he would like to keep him. What that offer is, is obviously a different matter. But we all know the defence needs a re-fit and you cant do that by keeping the majority of players that performed so poorly in it.

Not sure what your point is here. Surely nobody has been offered a new contract if SK doesnt rate them and wants to move them on? We are talking here about players that have been offered new contracts. Id agree with you that the CEO may not sifn off on a player if SK wanted them but their terms were unreasonable.....

I find the whole Kelly debate quite boring. Theres too many posters with entrenched positions digging in for the long haul rather than engaging with any meaningful debate. Kelly was a good keeper once. He hasnt been for some time. He doesnt come of his line which leaves us vulnerable at set pieces and his distribution is awful. He is far from the worst keeper we've ever had, but also far from the best. Looks like he is signing for Rangers and we can get his rather substantial wages off the wage bill. Might free up some money for better defenders to better protect the next incumbent.

Didnt hear Ketts reference it after Hibs and no mention on the matchday squad, although SOD and Casey dropping to the bench were both highlighted.

Agreed. Be nice just to get an announcement and move on. Feels like the whole season has been a holding pattern......

Hopefully Halliday will be a gentleman and agree he is finished at this level. I noticed he didnt make the matchday squad yesterday although there was no mention of him being injured.

I suppose that depends on the detail of the deal on offer and whether there was any room for negotiation on the part of the investor. If its a black and white take it or leave it offer that clearly isnt in the interests of the club, not sure what the point of putting it to a vote would be? Just say we think its a shit offer because of x,y and z and move on. Democracy is definitely important but Id say transparency is the key.

No smiley emoji? That hurts! 😍

Not gonna lie. I had to look "irascible" up. Surely irascible happy clapper is an oxymoron?

As Ye Bezzer says, its entirely possible to be not satisfied with the season on a number of fronts whilst at the same time not being overly critical due to circumstances. Absolutely want us to do better than we have done this season. But there has been a lot going on and we have had to clear the decks a little in order to get back on an even keel after a couple of seasons of really bad decision making and wasteful spending. Next season we need to spend smarter address the areas of weakness in the team and hipe the manager has learned from this season and can implement that learning into improved performances. Tactics and in game management needs to improve. Seriously challenging for top 6 and a decent cup run in at least one of the cups would signify improvement for me.

Promise? 🧡❤️🧡

Davie Cooper is the most talented player Ive seen in my lifetime at Fir Park, but he is a long way from being GOAT for the reasons Denny C has given above. My first Motherwell had Bobby Graham and Pettigrew, but they were very short lived. Tommy Coyne and Arnott were some double act and Faddy did some outrageous things in claret & amber. But the GOAT of my lifetime is obviously Joe Wark. One club man, record appearances until Hammy came along and a level of performance and consistency unrivalled by anyone. Of course that doesnt make him our GOAT. Just the best Ive seen. My old man used to rave about the Ancell Babes with Hunter, Quinn, St John, Reid and Weir. Bobby Ferrier, George Stevenston, Charlie Aitken and Andy Paton all have to be in the conversation. Up The 'Well! 🧡❤️🧡

Well aye. Its more a 5-4-1 come 3-4-2-1 or some variation. But apart from that its a great post. Other formations are available, but positivity wins!

Great post! 💙💙💙

My reading of the situation is that the old board wanted the financial support provided by the Well Society without necessarily having any outside interference in their running of the club. The Society was set up in a way that it had minority representation on the board and that representation was pretty close to existing board members, making it very difficult for other members of the Society to effect change. Since the new WS board elections in October, the dynamic has changed somewhat and it feels like there is a drive to have more input into the decision making process. Given that 2 of the old board are moving on and we now have a new CEO in place who was approved by the Society and an additional Society member on the board, it feels to me like the Society is in a better position to have influence in the direction the club will now take. What happens next is crucial. Hopefully a joint enterprise between an investor and a rejuvinated Well Society where the future if the club is secured without any long term risk to any of our assets.

End of season madness. Based on absolutely nothing other than former players coming back to haunt old clubs. Would be the icing on the redemption arc cake!

3-1 Motherwell. The Bair will be ravenous. Just feed him.

Jake was decent going forward and could whip in a cross. But he couldnt defend for toffee. Would probably have fitted into a Ketts team ok, but he didnt have that luxury afforded to him.

Well we are led to believe that. But we dont actually know what the detail of the years extension in the contract says and who it favours. We can but hope.