Onthefringes

O’Hara with after effects of concussion suggests he shouldn’t have featured last week...

Less of the auld...

Glad you said it...

Unlikely to be the full story.

There has never been a plan for a new station at that location. Airbles & Shieldmuir taking the honours in mid/late 80’s. Capacity just wouldn’t allow. Current main line facility at Motherwell being brought into the 21st century which would render a new facility highly unlikely also.

No bother. Suspect it makes sense in your head - quoting me, you’ve just repeated in different wording what I said...

Irrelevant? Really? Nobody questioned nor argued against any perceived improvement. Question was on the next step as a regular pairing - certainly not for me, mediocrity though is nailed on by some.

Can you honestly say both are long term options?

Barring a few details, that’s the sequence of events. Financial market collapse further compounded the problem. I’ve posted before, early 2000’s I was invited to a series of meetings by our then client in regards the upgrade of the Wishaw deviation line to carry passenger services with station facilities a part of the long term Ravenscraig plan. This is the line to the East of the site from Wishaw Central to Holytown Junction, not the main line that passes North/South through Flemington. The football club were represented alongside Bovis Lendlease, then one of the world’s largest project management & construction companies. Doubt it was ever documented, a figure of £9 million (there’s a few on here that will convert that into today’s money) was quoted as securing the land Fir Park resides with the sole intention to open up the future development of the Motherwell College site that was in its inception. Local council were actively falling over themselves to have our club there as a major focal point. History tells us that commitment wouldn’t be on a similar scale as much the same as the current land value will differ given financial fluctuations.

For starters, Motherwell don’t exist to provide for local business. If it ever were to happen, it would be about embracing change. Can’t stop progress. Any facility would align with improvements to any local plan up there at any rate. The biggest brownfield site in Europe at one point, would be home to a modern Motherwell Town Centre by now were it not for the financial collapse over a decade ago. Any structure wouldn’t have to look the same as others either, rather dictated by finance & key stakeholders.

Foley’s crocked

From time of injury which will align with 5 to 6 weeks... From Lawless himself.

Out for 5 to 6 weeks. Knee.

Doubt we’ll be mates, but, happy to call a truce

Nothing about tease. Transfer window now closed & with Euros on the horizon he’ll need to play at least 1 game between now & season end. A scan would rule out any impropriety on a contract trigger surely?

Expect change. Defender in for a scan.

Who are you? Why are you impersonating the fella I know who posts as ONeils40yarder? Need to be stronger propping up the rest

When you sign Salah from Wish

Where did I say that? Club shows plenty of ambition and aspiration, just not in marquee signings to appease some. Theres merit in your wanting to add quality - that’s without question. Nobody else, Hibs excepted are doing so either. By choice rather than design on the face of it. There’s more understanding of how & why we operate the way we do than not. It’s about tempering expectation. Out of curiosity, who of quality would you have brought in?

Well aware of that, haven’t advocated any constant love of youth players - not the point I am making, More a take on a man management issue involving new/old management teams we’ve been made aware of. I’ll bow out for now on development players. Just gives rise to some offering nothing in debate.

Not the point being made at all.

So why were some lined up for loan spells to then not be, then lined up again for same scenario to happen again? Some were deemed ‘first team ready’... ideal time to offer minutes was when we blew County & Livingston away in consecutive weeks - we introduced Robbie Crawford who couldn’t feature against his parent club the following week yet, that was lauded by some on here. Disagree all you want on the youth take. Granted, Alexander will offer comment like he did as the development of youth would be a pre-requisite. Actions speak louder than words & I’ve been made aware that all is not as it’s made out to be. As simple as that. Lawless wasn’t featuring due injury.

Think you need to reign in expectations. Shangri-La isn’t a real place. To think anything else will leave some disappointed. Our type of investment in the short term is how we deal with current climate. I’d surmise Scottish football has yet to see the full effect of COVID & that includes the big two. There is zero guarantee a raising of the bar will set us above the current level. I get the lack of inspiration in our signings. I’ve mentioned elsewhere that it’s hard to tell what they’re trying to do based on the signings, it’s an easy buy into them though for now.

That’s fair comment also.