Lobey_Dosser

'There was a real danger of ownership of the club being lost to the local community for the first time'. So who's in charge of surrendering ownership of the club? Surely if the potential takeover doesn't match due diligence, the offer would be rejected by Board/Boyle?

Would Boyle sell to someone that wasn't in the best interests of Motherwell? Have details of the potential buyer been revealed to the Well Society? For months there's been a growing consensus that something is going in ebbing the sense as so it appears. While not an excuse, is the extent of our troubles putting a strain on the management and players? Probably so...

Thanks for share Andy. It would appear we are officially fucked. Rather than pursuing the Well Society in the manner we have, raising significant investment (not loans) from wealthy fans and local businessmen and forming a consortium should have been the focus from the outset.

Does this mean the previously discussed soft loans for the Well Society have fallen through then, or are we seeking an additional £1mil? I'd be interested to hear what a potential buyer has to say.

Bit late for a push to the tune of £1million surely.

If this is the case, administration can't be far away from being inevitable. Either way, it's time to take the hit and live within our means.

Steven McLean actually said at HT that while their organised, the way to beat them is through pace and crosses. Hopefully McCall was watching.

Tonight was another example of how bad the game is just now. St Johnstone were organised as usual but couldn't create much for Graham, who will no doubt score against us. Will be interesting to see how fitness levels compare on Friday.

Erwin, McHugh and the returning Moore all drafted into the under 20s tonight so just maybe, Sutton will get dropped on Friday. Leitch and Carswell also getting a chance to impress although sounds like the former has just picked up an injury.

I'd definitely opt for this shape but go with Reid at right back with Ramsden possibly in the middle. Given that McCall has alluded to Kerr and O'Brien not being good with the ball at their feet, I doubt he would pair them. 4231 is surely the way to go though with a midfield duo primarily duty bound to screen the defence and get possession. That would leave plenty of scope for Vigurs to make the most of a mobile front 3.

We don't have a particularly small squad. We have 8 defenders, 5 central midfielders, a winger, 5 forwards and Josh Law. Looking at the team from Friday, Cadden and Thomas couldn't get on the bench despite the Ross County pair missing. Quality is the issue.

On the face of it, I viewed Clarkson as a decent squad option until Moore returned from injury, with a view to McHugh going out on loan to facilitate the wage. As it turns out, he looks far sharper than I imagined but that will be partly down to Hartley's methods. Good luck to him. I wouldn't be surprised though if the Clarkson situation, on top of Faddy's release, annoyed a few of our senior players. McManus, the first to resign before Faddy left, was relatively vocal in the summer about needing a couple of quality additions.

I think that's a big part of the problem. There were a number of occasions last night where players opted not to pass to him despite being in space.

Meanwhile, Accies knock back an offer from a consortium and a couple of their highly rated kids, including Ali Crawford, sign contracts to 2018.

We did get a wee bit of time on Sportsound during this week so you never know, particularly with 3 televised games in a row. The concern for me MJC is that if the club is as rudderless as it looks from the outside, candidates may not want the job. Appreciate a lot is hopefully going on in the background at the moment but any decent candidate needs to have confidence in where we are heading. There appears to be a distinct lack of leadership in the absence of Dempster.

This is the first time I've voted Josh. Amidst talk of increasing ticket prices to maintain the budget, the pish has been ripped out the fans by giving this boy a professional contract.

Will be interesting to see how much attention the media give us. Worst start to a season in over 2 decades, in the worst premier league we've seen during that time. Change required although as I've said repeatedly, the issues run much deeper than McCall. Time to bring forward this announcement regarding failure of Well Society and future investment model.

I hate Halloween and love Faddy so might pop up to this. Given that they are at Ibrox on Tuesday, you would fancy a motivated and competent Motherwell team to win this.

Under the current regime, we possibly/probably wouldn't survive bottom 6 without a cup run.

Vigurs has swollen glands. Ainsworth has his flaws but McCall new what they were before he resigned him. With the technical ability he has, it must be difficult watching clowns that can't do the very basics.

Aye, fair play to anybody who went up there tonight. Above and beyond the call of duty. Josh motm. An inspiration to pub players up and down the country.

Given that McCall made noises about having the lineup nailed at 5.30 last Saturday, that was an absolutely abysmal performance devoid of tactics, desire and quality. Folk talk about budget and lack of numbers but when you look at who didn't make the bench tonight, we have depth but the quality has been sacrificed. There are boys in this team who won't be full time professionals 3/4 years from now. And at the other end of the scale, there is a couple of well paid experienced individuals who are unwilling to dig and lead, despite being picked week after week. 2 more weeks for the players to save McCall.

Ojamaa off rather than Sutton. I'd be asking for a return to Warsaw.

For two experienced pro's, Sutton and McManus are an embarrassment.

We're playing much of the shite that we played last season. Get Erwin, Ainsworth and a midfielder on.