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I did like the silver one. No idea why I didnt buy one, even in the end of season sale! My only stipulation on away kit is that it must have claret and amber trim of some description. We have had some kits in the past that just looked like training kit or worse. It must have some connection to Motherwell FC.

I think it was the Paddy Power year......

The big man made Crawford Baptie look like a total athlete......

Obika already chose 9. No idea about the others. Maybe he just wanted 9 really bad, so chose it twice? 😄 Seriously though, I wish we could just go back to 1 - 11 on matchday. I dont see the point of squad numbers other than to fleece the weans at the shirt printers!

For me Obika is the better player by a distance. Whether we can keep him fit remains to be seen. Would rather any of our scarce resources were spent elsewhere in the team.

IMHO, the Macron one was the better of the two. All the moreso for having no sponsor on the front to spoil it!

Agreed. McGinley would be serviceable in a back 4 as he isnt that bad a defender. But he cant cross the ball, so would be pretty useless as a wingback. Fine as a back up. But we need a Furlong type signing just to stand still.

Seriously? Thats quite bizarre. On both counts!

They could. Id be happy if they did that every year. But unlikely. More likely black, blue or full claret.

The "floodlight" white kits are always stunning with whatever claret & amber trim they put on them. It would be hard to argue against having that every year. However, kit manufacturers wont wear that as they want to maximise sales to get their kits out there, so the marketing people will no doubt have the final say and I would expect something quite diferrent this year.......

Thanks for that! Hope springs eternal! 😄

Im usually pretty positive about new signings but his figures are 53 goals in 257 appearances. Im hoping we can get more than a goal every 5 games from him or we are looking at 7/8 goals for the season. To be fair KVV's stats werent exactly inspiring, so happy to wait and see what the big man has in his locker........

Not sure how the super computer can predict anything when the majority of clubs havent got anywhere near their full squads sorted out yet. Surely your league position depends mostly on how successful you are in the transfer market and what your squad looks like at the end of it.

I suspect if he was going to sign the contract we have offered he would have done it by now. His agent has clearly advised him there are better offers out there. Fair play to him, if he can earn more money elsewhere, he has every right to do so. I wouldnt be hanging around any longer waiting though. Time to move on and get someone else in. Unless the plan is to develop Lennon Miller, but thats a huge gamble on the young man, and we would probably need another body in their as back up given we have lost Goss and Cornelius.

Mandron was out of contract at the end of the season. There has been nothing to suggest that we are in negotiations to have him back. I would have thought that the signing of Obika and the fact Mandron has not been seen during our pre season preparations means we are not pursuing him.

Sheilds probably isnt good enough. I wouldnt necessarily judge him on his playing time in our team as he has largely been played out of position, but he hardly set the heather on fire at Queens Park playing thru the middle, so difficult to see him being any better for us there. However, he is still our player, so until we have a better option or move him on, I think we need to accept that he is going to get more game time. Having a player like Fletcher alongside him would certainly help him. No harm to Obika, but Fletcher would be a massive upgrade on him.

Agreed. Good to see young Ferrie getting gametime and I would love to see Lennon Miller making real strides forward this year. He has been around the first team squad long enough now. Time to start finding out what he has got. Hopefully the League Cup games will provide the right environment for that.

Scott Burns tweeted that Goss had offers from India and Casey was waiting on offers from England to materialise. Doesnt sound lime either are coming back.

Its certainly up there for the sheer audacity and execution of it, not to mention to euphoria it generated!

Lennon Miller is a midfielder. And no one said lead the line. Having him up front as a link player alongside a player that can score goals. Could be Fowler, could be Akinyeme. Could be someone else. FWIW I would love Lennon Miller to be ready for a starting position in midfield. Whether he is or not remains to be seen.

I know some will feel we had our fingers burned a little with Sheilds. But Akinyeme's record is substantially better and any time he wasnt available last season, Ayr's form dropped off a cliff. Ive got a few Ayr supporting friends who rave about him. They all think he has what it takes to be a success in the top flight.

I agree Fletcher is a very clever player. The thought of him and Dipo Akinyeme up front next season has me salivating a little......

Sad news indeed. Great manager for Scotland and Motherwell. I wasnt best pleased with the way he left us to go to Aberdeen, but that was a measure of how well he had done for us. The Jack & Victor stuff was priceless, and no one will ever forget the 6-6 with Hibs. As others have said the Odense games were probably as good as we have been in a European context and we were desperately unlucky to go out that night. The "auld yin" brought all his years of experience into play in those games and it very nearly paid off. RIP Craig, you will be sadly missed.

Beat me to it! 😆😆😆

Why are we still talking about Mandron? Have I missed something?