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Bigirimana blanked Griffiths on the way off the pitch. Usually you would expect a shake of the hand or the like. No major issue, just found it a bit off.

Just watched the game on Alba. First and foremost, the performance wasn't as bad as some are making it out to be. I thought Andy Rose was out motm although I'm not sure what his best position is. I'm yet to be convinced by Bigirimana - ineffective on the pitch and I didn't like his failure to acknowledge Griffiths at the substitution. The poor decision making for the first two goals appears to be engrained in Motherwell fullbacks. Unfortunately, with Bowman upfront we don't have the required quality to make amends for the inevitable defensive lapses. Shame, as St Johnstone and Rangers have been there for the taking. Regarding the sendings off, the tv coverage for Carson is inconclusive but I can understand the ref making the decision he did. Dunne looks like a very harsh call. McHugh, stonewall sending off, another disappointing week for the captain we all wanted. Regarding the squad, we really need to address the limited options up front. Character will only take you so far, we need a bit of quality to replace McDonald and Ainsworth, O'Halloran would have been ideal imo. Presumably we have someone lined up but the delay in signing a pacy forward has probably cost us at least 2 points.

Moult should also have been off last week.

Cast your mind back a few months prior to McGhee getting the bullet.

The Ross County win gives us a bit of breathing space from a confidence perspective but given the run of home games, we'll need to pick up points soon. Can't comment too much as I'm only listening but the lineup looked unbalanced and devoid of creativity from the off. No surprise to see O'Halloran score a couple, very good signing for St Johnstone.

No sure how our left side will shape up, I thought Plummer would start today.

Paul Quinn joins Skippy at Tannadice on a short term deal until January.

Ojamaa just released from Go Ahead Eagles...

Didn't have the chance to follow game but good to hear we squeezed through. Well done Motherwell, wee bit of glory for MacLean a bonus. Aberdeen game should be a nice little earner.

Bigi's illness that reportedly prevented him playing under SFA rules would have nothing to do with dodgy Ashley deals.

When Bigirimana was at Rangers, there was talk of a mystery illness which prevented him from playing in Scotland despite getting the all-clear to play in England.

Burrows reiterating on twitter that a few could still come in. Interested to see who will go. Wrexham fans seem confident of getting Bowman. Today was probably the biggest shop window for our players. Cadden and Heneghan may well spark interest on the back of today.

If Ross County are up for it, I think Wednesday will be a tougher assignment today. They will be far more comfortable than Rangers at dealing with our crosses into the box. If Bigi is still absent, hopefully Campbell gets the nod ahead of Rose. Although maybe both will play if Frear is injured, with Tanner playing from the left. Could do with Fisher getting off the mark.

Did neither the BBC or Sky ask Robinson pre-match about the absence of our highest profile signing?

Cadden, Kipre and Heneghan impressed the most. Would give Cedric the nod for motm given how exposed he was by the Tait tactic. Coped admirably.

After a car crash of an opening 20 minutes we went on to put in a very good performance despite McHugh and Moult being under par. Plenty to be encouraged by. We need to find a decent forward though or we'll go on to have a season of near misses.

We have been very good to watch since we settled down, could easily be 3-3. However the Tait tactic is batshit crazy, please address at ht.

The Tait tactic baffled me against Queens Park. Can't believe we are sticking with it in the league, nevermind against Rangers. Suicidal.

This could be 5 or 6 if we don't settle down.

Yes. Twitter has been busy with Rangers fans appealing for tickets the last couple of weeks.

I'd expect a fair sprinkling of Rangers fans in our end tomorrow given the demand. Certainly know of a couple from my work. I'd be trying the same if I supported a big team.

Surely the success rate of motorpoint ball style challenges will decrease dramatically now.

No surprise there. I'm not sure how true this is but I read somewhere that applying spfl rules, 1 game at murrayfield should equate to a whole round of games at that ground In the interest of fairness. The suggestion was the other clubs agreed to ignore that rule. Hearts seem to be getting off lightly, as a number of clubs will now have an unbalanced fixture list while a trip to Murrayfield is arguably less daunting than Tynecastle. Looking at our own fixtures, we have 2 home games between Halloween and Christmas.

Not sure about that. Over the years, many young Motherwell players in the very early stages of their career have had excellent games against good Rangers and Celtic teams. Most recently, Ross MacLean last December.

So they aren't a bookmakers?