Kmac

Simply unacceptable.

we must surely have the worst head to head record against the old firm sides from any other top flight Side

Excellent result

I might be in the minority however i actually thought we were awful yesterday. We actually defended reasonably well across the back 4 but middle to front we were powderpuff. We know the squad is a complete mess, but yesterday shows just how far off it we are. Other than Cornelius running about a lot, Maguire and Goss offered absolutely nothing whatsoever, chasing shadows and when the did get the ball, they were utterly incapable of keeping it. The front 3 were also hopeless, nothing stuck, no interplay and massive distances between them so they were all totally isolated. Van Veen is so frustrating to watch but i could understand yesterday why he started to look a bit pissed off - shields and Spittal cuddled the touchline the entire time. It could and probably should have finished 4/5-1. Oh, and Morris can just disappear thanks.

Aarons isn’t a bad signing. It actually makes a lot of sense considering that Hammell still seems to want to play 3 up top and both Efford and Morris are absolutely pish - so we needed another option. What is doesn’t change however is that we have less than 48 hours to get the spine of the team sorted. We are still a CB, CM and CF short

Any recommends for a boozer prior?

Yesterday definitely alleviated some fears but it’s quite clear that we need some quality additions (and hopefully some going out). 5 additions needed IMO first choice left back first choice Centre half first choice striker first choice winger squad player central midfielder If we can move on ojala, Mcginley, efford and one-legged Morris that would be great thanks

huge result

After reflecting on it, I have come to a single point - sack the board. Hammell is a club legend and has been a great servant to the club, without question. He speaks well and am sure will give it his all but this must be the laziest and panicked decision we could have made. It's a decision that reeks of self-preservation of a group of largely older accountants that make up our board who have come under a fair bit of stick themselves for allowing Alexander to remain in place for so long and are now leaving Hammell out to dry, fully aware that being a Hall of Fame legend that he will get a bit of a longer leash from a support which has been pretty venomous of late. McMahon's statement is absolutely laughable. "An integrated club" - drivel. How the club is run shouldn't be down to the manager, it should be from the board. I posted way back when that we should have a director of football in place or something equivalent rather than being at the whims of individual managers. It was clear that we fully bought in Alexander's particular brand of eye bleeding shite and Mcmahon's statement proves it - we have completely lost control within our management. The identity of the club should never be down to the manager, the manager should be there to execute, tweak and optimise - that's why companies have managers, directors and CEO and boards. In no other business model (or many clubs these days) would a manager decide the direction of the club. With the greatest respect to Hammell, how can it be possible for him to run what McMahon states to be the biggest department in the club as the academy and then for him to surprise you in the interview? Surely if the guy has been there for 5 years in that role and 20 odd before that as a player then you would have a very solid idea of his beliefs and you could have given him the role either prior to Alexander or wouldn't have bothered with the interviews if you were so impressed. I hope Hammell succeeds, I really do but he was not what we needed. We needed new ideas, a change in structure and fresh faces in the squad. As a club, Motherwell have asked the support to back the club again and again which they have. Record Season Ticket Sales, jersey sales, well society and all the rest but the support are having the wool pulled over their eyes by a board and CEO who's time is up.

Hiya Sean, hiya pal

———————Kelly ——McGinn—-Mugabe—-Solholm O’Donnell——Maguire———Carroll ———-Cornelius——-Slattery ———————-Spittal ——————-Van Veen Putting together any form of attacking threat with our starting line up is close to impossible. We NEED another striker, left back, centre half and central midfielder

Fuck off alexander

Shambles

Unfortunately, I can’t see anything other than a bottom 3 finish on the horizon. We are extremely devoid of quality, confidence, strikers, competent centre halves and a plan. All in all, this is going to be a pretty dire season.

Utterly embarrassing in the cold/warm light of day. Loosing to largely weaker sides early on in European competition isn’t the issue - it has happened to nearly all Scottish teams. The core issue is the management and board. We have been staring at a weak frontline since January and Watt’s departure and done nothing to address it. We have known we needed a centre half but allowed Lamie back into the fold (fair enough but if he was deemed surplus to requirements, why is he the best we have to offer now?). We have known left full back is an issue but have done nothing to fix it. We have know the formation didn’t work for 5 months at the start of the year but have done nothing to fix it. We have known that the style of football didn’t work for 5 months but have done nothing to fix it. The result isn’t a surprise and neither is the utter stubbornness shown by the manager. Get him out. Win next week or not - we’re a fan owned club and the fans are being short changed by all invovled.