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If that money has to come from somewhere, why does it have to come from a budget earmarked from signing new players. If that work has been needing done for some time, why was money not put aside to deal with it? I'm not disputing that the work needs done but people are being asked to dig deep in hard times to fund the club and if there are going to be no new faces brought in, I think disappointed won't cover how fans feel. We struggled this season, I think most fans will have an idea about how we might play next season with no replacements for the players who will be going.

Are there not schemes where schools can buy season tickets at discounted prices?

Ah ok, mine weren't working earlier but they are back on now.

PM functions have been disabled just now I think due to a technical issue on the boards.

Quite a good summary, only you forgot to mention that you since were so dreadful you must be utterly shite as we hump you rotton on most games. laugh.gif Shite that will be playing SPL football next season though

I think it's only fans who renew who get the discount, the letter says if you renew before the 31st of May, you get the discount. People's seats are held to the end of June then go on public sale as far as I am aware.

To be fair, you aren't guaranteed to get first class mail the next day and second class can be unreliable, that's why they have services such as special delivery. The club aren't responsible for the speed it takes a letter to get to the recipient but surely if you have two days to spare you send it first class. Or earlier in the week. I know that this might take some time as well to implement but surely there could be some opt out of getting letters from the club if you can read the same info on the official site? If the club can put together a database of fans who want to be signed up to the e newsletter surely we can opt out of getting duplicate letters sent out. It just seems to be a waste of money and effort on the clubs behalf, sending out a letter that people who have access to the official site have already read. I got a copy of the e newsletter on the 16th of March and again on the 13th of April, but that's all.

If you read that thread, the poster who started it refers to another one of the same name he started earlier on in the year and says that he doesn't think McGhee should resign, he's talking about whether McGhee is value for money.

I know that people have complained in the past about letters going astray or getting double copies, just seems to be the way it is at MFC.

Exactly what's written on the official site, you aren't missing much.

Got mine this morning.

STV have reported again that he's signed for Derby.

I think it was a gesture of get Malpas out or we won't be back. May have had some sort of impact but chucking your season ticket away at the very end of the season isn't going to do any fan much damage.

STV also said its a done deal with Derby. 400k

I though JB paid Porter's wages.

I don't think people are happy to wave goodbye to Porter tbh. He's made it clear from day one Motherwell is a stepping stone for him and if he leaves in the summer we stand to lose a lot of money. I think people are concerned that to lose Porter and Lasley at the same time would leave the team too this. Yes, everyone is going on about other players who can fill the same role that Lasley does but we don't know who might get injured in the run in, we need as much cover as we can.

I'd be sorry to see Lasley go.

Maybe you could have emailed Fraz or asked someone for his phone number, I'm sure there are people on here who know him personally.

It's only too good an offer to turn down if the money we would receive for Porter gets invested in bringing new players in.

Well maybe the Fir Park club should make it clear that they don't have any connection with MFC anymore. I think Jack Daniels is a bit different because although it's well known as a Motherwell fans club, it has nothing to do with the club and there's nothing in the name to suggest so. I thought Daniels do or did, sponsor FPC at one time. I'm sure there are plenty unofficial Motherwell pubs as you would call it but it seems only the Fir Park Club has a link that might make some people think it is connected with Motherwell fc.

They shouldn't need to rely on penalties though, I know that isn't what you are saying but our record in front of goal is shocking and we aren't safe yet, not by a long way.

I think people might have thought that it was because of the part of your post that suggested that he wasn't animated enough. The anniversary must also have been difficult for McGhee, the fact is, we only see what we see for 90 minutes per week, when the team are on the field, we don't see how McGhee treats the players the rest of the time. All of us, myself included are just speculating.

What you have said though, is that you feel that he has developed an emotional indifference towards his players, I know that your first post was lengthy but I'd just like to ask, what makes you feel that way and why you are focusing on McGhee rather than the poor performances on the park. Also, again, McGhee is the manager and obviously he is going to carry the can first and foremost if we don't pick up our game but, there's been very little comment on what Leitch's role is in all this. He is a Motherwell man, he probably has a lot of daily contact with the players, yet he seems to be getting no criticism whatsoever from the majority of Motherwell fans. I'm just not sure how you think Motherwell have been going downhill since last Christmas given that we got into Europe last season. I know I'm not directly quoting you above but what you said was he has misjudged the leadership of the team from this point last year, what is it you mean when you say this? I'm just not clear on what you mean by that and I'd be interested to know more.

The managers and the players need to fulfill this, it's not just down to McGhee and McGhee only. These are professional players paid to do a job. Perhaps McGhee no longer wants to be at Motherwell, but I would find it very hard to believe that someone could change their entire nature and go from being someone the players were happy to be managed by to someone who has lost their respect totally. We don't know what has gone wrong and the reasons behind it, it is all just speculation.

Well if McGhee did misjudge his leadership from this time last year, it wasn't reflected in the team's results to the end of last season.