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Louis Moult. Outstanding!

Brilliant result against they bottle merchants. I absolutely love Louis Moult. Delighted to have taken advantage of the very generous 4/1 on offer.

Just about stripped myself off the ceiling after returning from Cheltenham. 3-2 Motherwell. Skippy, Moult and Ainsworth. Nae bother.

Just returned from a few days down south. I've kept an eye on here but has there been any word on a meeting with the fans? I thought something should have been announced in conjunction with the club statement on Tuesday evening. As I've said I've little interest in fan control. I am however interested in holding those in control to account. If that means joining up in order to have a say, then so be it.

In principle, I am open to fans having a share in a club. Primarily to prevent a rogue chairman running riot. My stance stems from being a numbers man. While I have no interest in Motherwell fans being the majority shareholder, If I seen any sign of strategy or feasible financial projections that could offer a glimpse of potential success, I'd put my heart before my head and invest.

I don't think many top clubs in Scotland are self-sustainable in the true sense of the word. We certainly haven't been. For such a plan to get off the ground you need a suitable buffer to cover lean times. Les, the club and WS all signalled this over a year ago. If we want to be truly self-sustainable and operate at the corresponding level, then that's another debate.

Still a no from me. 1. Motherwell does not have the fan base to be self-sustainable, particularly in the current climate. 2. The WS has not been ran in a competent manner and does little to engage fans in key decisions. 3. Given the departures in recent years, it's highly debatable whether we have a sufficiently experienced Board to run a football club. 4. We have not accumulated the working capital that was deemed necessary in the eye of an optimist to make fan ownership plausible. 5. I'm a fan, I support club to the hilt and over the course of 27 years my family and I have spent a serious amount of money to support my hobby. And it's been money well spent. However, I have no interest in our club setting a precedent for fan ownership when 99% of British clubs have been owned by Businessmen and women for 100+ years.

Writing has been on the wall for some time. Precarious times ahead unfortunately.

Win this and we are well on our way to top 6. Regardless of how much of a patched up team we need to put out, hopefully we can feed off the pressure on Aberdeen and go toe to toe with them. If Skippy is available I'd play him in midfield, it's what should have happened at Tynecastle. Looking forward to this game and expect Aberdeen to maybe bring down 3000+. Personally, I hope I return in decent enough nick from Cheltenham in order to enjoy this.

I'm not into anti-Motherwell vibes in the slightest but it's hard to understand why Sportscene picked up on this while glossing over the elbow from the Hibs boy in the final. I understand Bartley got a yellow so there can't be retrospective action but such a blatant incident was surely worth discussion. I personally think it may be down to the profile of the player involved. Had Cummings thrown the elbow in the final and it was Josh Law in our game, you would probably see a role reversal.

Losing Pearson for 6 weeks is a sore one, fair play to him for trying to play on with such an injury. It took McGhee a long time to carve out a fluid 433 formation and I fear with Pearson out for some time, we may struggle to formulate such a balanced team. If he isn't suspended, we'll probably have to depend on Skippy doing a job this week and/or draft Leitch in. On the subject of quality midfielders, Jackson Irvine was terrific again today. Wonder if we did come close to signing him in the summer.

Didn't realise Jackson had went bankrupt. Explains why he looked an absolute tink on sportscene the other week. Thought he'd have creamed a few quid out of United.

Glad Accies beat Inverness. It's all about the top 6 so Dundee and Inverness losing today suits us perfectly. Hopefully we have sufficient players available in order to have a right good go at Aberdeen next week.

Marvin and Moult compliment each other very well. The willingness to run in behind and excellent hold-up play just edged the class of Johnson.

Definitely onside. Really poor defending from Hammell.

Really enjoyed that tonight. Right good battle and we managed to play some good football at times while keeping our bottle throughout. Credit to Skippy, Cadden and Thomas for their contributions when Lasley when off. Moult ran himself into the ground as usual while Marvin's quality made the difference. Big 3 points but it could obviously be costly. McDonald is like to get a ban but hopefully Pearson and Lasley are ok. That was a helluva hit Lasley took, his attempt to get up epitomises the sheet steel of the man.

Hopefully Fletcher gets a chance to prove himself in the coming weeks. Moult is on a different level in terms of potential but I reckon Fletcher would score a good few if he could get a run of games.

There's no doubt McManus will be offered a new deal. Our last 3 managers have spoke very highly of him. As has been discussed there are few defenders in the league significantly better than him. I think we all just expected more of a leader given his Celtic and Scotland record and as a result he takes more than his fair share of criticism.

Shame for Lain after an impressive return to the team. Wonder if we'll go with Law or Kennedy.

I think we were talking about Allan Campbell who has been playing the holding role in midfield this season. From what I've seen he seems to be a natural at reading the game. Yet to see Turnbull.

Yeah I agree. Sense that Craigan/Lasley are really keen on him.

I considered this too but without wanting to overplay the occasion, this is a significant opportunity on a number of fronts. A win would boost the morale throughout the club, aid the confidence of our top prospects and possible raise the club's profile in terms of youth player recruitment. Under Johansson we had some good players playing nice football with a defined shape about us. Since the arrival of Craigan, the good football has been underpinned by a desire to build a winning mentality. For that reason alone, I think the club will rightly want to select the strongest team eligible and utilise the players that have been key to the squads progression in the last 2 years. Personally, the prospect of Cadden and Thomas lining up on either wing at Hampden is one to look forward too with some excitement.

Really pleased for Craigan, Lasley and the boys. Just from watching highlights and the odd visit to Airdrie, I've been really impressed this season. Wee trip to Hampden will round off the season nicely. Hopefully it falls on a date that allows Cadden and Hall to feature.

We don't often beat United at Fir Park and this will be a tough encounter. Outwith the defeat to us they have been in fairly good form of late and will come with a spring in their step after Anier inspired them to a fine cup win. They still look pretty poor at the back though so hopefully our front three will have too much for them. Enjoy a rare Friday night game, looking forward to it. A wee win here puts us in good shape.

Don't think anyone stood out in particular. Marvin was in and out the game but carried a threat. McDonald and Moult worked tirelessly as usual with a fair amount of quality. Thought Pearson had a quietly effective game and was pivotal to us seeing the game out. He gets my vote.