Haggischomper

What they areally mean is he doesn't play for Celtic or Rangers therefore they haven't heard of him.

Shoddy. He should get himslef sorted out with list of hundred and hundreds of possible player options for every eventuality like OUR manager does.

The real reaosn we are replacing the pitch is cos Davie wore out the old one with his constant running. Been rare to see a player work so hard for the team. All the best to him, and thanks for everything (including the tidy wee transfer fee).

Sad day but all the best to you, Clarkie, and thanks for the 100% effort and hard work you gave through good games and bad games. Your first start (against Partick?) at Fir Park is one I'll remember. You've been a great ambassador for the club and I hope you go on to hit further heights in your career. Cheers!

Cos Pele's about 70 fuckin' years old

More interesting to me is the formation we are likely to play. I read somewhere that Gannon likes to play the 4-2-3-1 set up (or maybe it was 4-3-2-1?) Doesn anyone think John Sutton is cut out to play the lone striker role?

don't think there is any chance of us paying those sorts of sums any more.

Hopefully none of them remind us of Molloy, Keegan and Murphy.

That, and our perpetually flooded pitch.

According to our website he is 6 foot 3....

He'll be looking forward to working with big Sutton then - he can show him how to curl one.

Fucking hell, having read charliettogood's post on P&B, I'm starting to wonder if maybe I am Jim Gannon. 'Mon sticking to yer principles, 'mon good discipline and good fitba'. And 'mon the (good) youngsters.

Same with the guy at Hearts whose name I have forgotten. Also, looks like Hughes could badly use a pre-season in that pic....

Killie starting to offload already too then? Is Bryson the one that came from Clyde? I am sure we were in for him before.

Plus, at the same time, yer selling off half the team.... AND arranging a Euro tie.

I presume he is in limbo or something. Out of contract (or shortly will be) and isn't training with us as far as I know and hasn't signed with anyone else.

The Nijholt talk was before news came in that Quinn, Clarkie and Reynolds were offski and, hence, most folks were presuming we would have ZERO transfer budget - which may actually still be the case...who knows?

Time to move on from this now, I think.

Loved it. Was pish at it, but loved it.

I think there will be quite a few fire-sales at other clubs before the season starts, to be honest. And at least we are in the enviable position of having players other teams are actually willing to pay money for - good luck Killie and St Mirren cos you could be fecked. Kudos to the Motherwell board for cashing in now and not hiding their head in the sand over this.

Totally agree with you there, Melv. Of the 4 on the shortlist it has to be Gannon or Boothroyd for me.

People talk about how Bosman ruined fitba', or how TV money ruined fitba' but the agents played their part too, for sure.

And, of course, the shorter a player's contract is then the more contracts he will get to sign over the course of his career - and, thusly, the more 10% commission bonuses "earned" by afore-mentioned slimy agents.

I don't recall him as a Jambo.

Did someone not link the King of Pop to the job on this thread? Whoever it was, please stop naming names - yer the kiss of feckin' death!