Optimus Prime

I see our Ladies team has signed a new striker in the form of Colette Fleming. As team building for their new season gets underway they will be optimistic of consolidating their position in the first Division.

I agree with your general point about marketing calls. However am I right in thinking that the Society and MFC are 2 separate entities and the club simply couldn't hand over personal details without breaching data protection laws? Maybe an IT expert can clarify.

I thought Dennyc's account was comprehensive and a reasonable summing up of the proceedings although I don't agree with all of it, mainly his/her account of the panel but would concur that the panel could have been more effective in handling some questions. Credit to Jim McMahon though for showing great patience in answering a persistent questioner in relation to a point about Jamie Murphy's transfer. The guy must have asked the exact same question about 3 times and the original answer was as clear and as plain as the nose on your face, but still he persisted. Some Chairs I know would not have been so understanding and would have cut him off brusquely after the first reply. I'll be emailing the Society in the morning to ask for clarification on renewals/monthly contributions and also to request that emailed questions be answered, if they have not already been dealt with (I didn't submit any myself). That said, I can quite understand why "live" questions were taken first.

For better or for worse thats the truth of the matter.

Suzanne Grant, a top striker, according to the Official Site. A bit of a coup for our ladies team.

I've now seen Craig Moore play behind a lone striker 2 or maybe 3 times and on each occasion he's looked like a fish out of water and was completely ineffective. Being kind to him that could be down to those around him, the tactics, ground conditions whatever. However how many more chances do we give him in that position?

A good informative post from Charlie Bennett. So, it seems like there is indeed a well thought out plan in place to develop a successful Ladies set up at Fir Park. All Well fans should get behind it.

1,000 fans paying a tenner a month would generate £120k per year. Over 5 years that amounts to an additional £600k - does that not meet the Society's target. Agree about our core support.

Partick are not safe at all. They have some very tough games coming up and will lose ground before the split.

I'm not convinced by Stuart Carswell although he has the odd very good game and odd very poor one. I reckon he's a bit like Mark Fitzpatrick - a hard working journeyman no more no less. Maybe Championship standard. Agree about Stuart McCall.

A poor all round performance especially from midfield, which looks totally unbalanced. Carswell dithered and hesitated at Thistle's 3rd goal, and Vigurs was caught out for their first. McCall really needs to deploy his formation and tactics to suit the players he has at his disposal not the other way around. Vigurs is not suited to a 4-4-2 formation; I'm not convinced of Carswell; Keith Lasley is past it; and I'm not sure what Josh Law brings to the team. Something needs to be done urgently to stop this slide.

He should stay at home and sort things out here. The club pays his wages.

£20 on its way from me by cheque and £15 from Kmcalpin

I can only pledge £10 as I no longer work. Will pay through my brother. Can we send a cheque? If so to whom?

Does anyone know if there's any truth in the rumor if you book a seat on one of the buses leaving Jack Daniels you'll be guaranteed a ticket or is it just a rumor?

With you on this mate. Its the Keith Lasley cult thing again. Don't get me wrong though he wasn't the worst player on the park, but equally he wasn't anywhere near the best either. Too unambitious and lacking in pace to get up and down the park and very one footed. He also gave away two or three bad balls which could have cost us big time. To be fair though he wasn't match fit and was playing alongside one and latterly two other holding midfielders.

Midfield was very poor last night. At times our Icelandic opponents strolled through them. Complete lack of pace part from Humphries. Sutton was out of position, Forbes and Lasley very one footed. Combination was all wrong.

A bit hard on poor Flow.

Basically I consider myself to be a Well fan and thats it. I like watching live footie as opposed to watching the big guns from an armchair or in the pub. TV doesn't need my custom - there are millions more happy to watch on TV. I'd rather give my hard earned cash to smaller clubs like ourselves and Brechin and put something back into Scots football. There have been some good games in South Africa but by the same token some poor and boring fare too. International football is not what it was and the Big Boys Club (top European sides) have become way too powerful to the detriment of international sides.

There are all kinds of Well fans with all shades of opinions. Some like World Cup football like you and some don't, like me. Live and let live I say. I don't think it at all strange that some would rather stay in tonight and watch Uruguay V Holland but all I ask is that you understand that some fans would rather watch the friendly at Brechin. Nothing at all odd in that.

Errr helloo.....we're Well supporters. Why wouldn't Well supporters go to watch a Well game? I've heard it all now.

How do you explain the 6 Days War, the Crusades, the 30 Years War, the French Wars of Reigion, the Iran V Iraq war, The Scots wars of Independence, the American Civil War, the Korean war? The reason for War, if you're looking for one is human nature. Outside of the human world, even Chimps conduct wars between rival tribes. Anyways back on topic. Lets remember the brave soldiers who fought and lost their lives at the Somme, and those who were badly injured both mentally and physically.

Even Dundee managed to secure a new 6 figure sponsorship deal this close season. They're not competing in Europe this season and when I think on it they're not even in the SPL.

Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra has blamed the mix of grass and synthetic fibre on the pitch in South Africa for goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi's blunder that led to Algeria's 1-0 defeat by Slovenia at the World Cup finals. (the Sun) If thats all he's got to worry about he must live in a near perfect world. In Scotland I'd guess over 95% of pitches use synthetic rootzone. Probably only the OF can afford topsoil. If its good enough for the World Cup its good enough for us. At that level, players should be able to perform on any surface. I'm sure he's come across far worse on his travels.

It depends on the contract wording. Options can work in 1 of 2 ways A) The club has an option to extend or B) the player has an option to extend. In Giles Coke's case the option obviously favoured him and not MFC.