El Grew

Ansolutely right.

The Ben Heneghan deal is Tommy McLeanesque. He was quite astute at bringing in players for small fees, getting decent performances from them and then convincing other clubs to buy them for decent money. Smudger Smith comes to mind - couldn't believe it when Dunfermline stumped up £60K for him.

I've always hated Hearts - even more than the bigot bros - so its really sweet to beat them. Terrific result and well-deserved. Great to see big Ryan Bowman getting on the scoresheet too as it will do wonders for his confidence now he's getting a decent run in the side. Onwards and upwards. COYW.

Good to see Bowman getting some credit for once. Probably never going to be a prolific goalscorer but everytime he plays he gives his all and as a fan, you can't ask for more than that. As I said last week he needs a run in the team to build his confidence. Agree with most of what's been said and I did say after last week at Perth that we play worse and win - and we did that in spades today. Criticism of Fisher is a bit unfair. Robinson obviously asked him to play a particular way (don't know why) today but when he was at ICT he was an out and out penalty box striker. Fans sometimes unfairly criticise players when the players are really trying their best in an unfamiliar role which the manager has asked them to play. The manager cocked it up first half and it looked as though the players were totally lost with all the tinkering that went on. The time for experimenting was during the pre-season not when the season is under way. I recall the year we won the Cup seeing Ian Ferguson being asked by Tommy McLean to play wide right to prevent the Falkirk right back from getting forward. It worked a treat first half but Fergie duly got pelters from the fans. Second half he followed the instructions for about 5 minutes then decided "f*ck this" and moved further forward abandoning his "defensive" role. Well soon after a signal came from the bench for Fergie to get back, but he was having none of it and signalled back with the two fingered salute. Tommy McLean went ape and shortly thereafter Fergie was subbed.

Absolutely superb.

Watched whole game on BBC Alba and I thought we played really well. We dominated possession but failed tp capitalise on this and too many times our final pass was poor. For their first goal their player handled the ball on halfway line and ref gave them a free kick from which they scored a really poxy goal. Second goal down to poor defending by Tait I'm afraid. But even at that I still thought we were the better team and after we scored we looked a good bet to get at least a point. At no time were we outplayed or carved open. Craig Thomson has previous, and not just with us as I think most clubs have been on the end of his ineptitude. I think Carson did handle just outside the box though I doubt it merited a red card. McHugh's first booking was nonsense but I'm afraid his second should've been a straight red. As for Dunne's red card, words fail me. It was the same as the one ICT got against Celtic last season. For that alone Thomson should be drummed off the grade 1 list. I saw nothing to be down hearted about though and we'll play a lot worse and win games. But if we keep playing like this (and avoid Craig Thomson!!) then the breaks should come and we'll have decent season. Not top 6 but out of relegation danger.

On another subject, I cannot believe Cedric Kipre is only 20. What a find! Where has he been hiding? If he keeps playing like this it won't be long before other bigger clubs take an interest. Hope we can persuade him to stay for another season.

Don't understand the bad feelings ditected at Ryan Bowman. The guy has given his all every time he plays and is a real good honest hard worker. Okay he may not be a prolific goal scorer but he does make some great runs and drags defenders about and never gives them any respite. If he can just get a decent run in the team and score couple of goals then his confidence will rise. He's a worker that plays for the jersey and that will do for me.

Aye just like he did in the cup match at Ibrox!!

Ditto.

Hibs announed today that they have already sold over 11,000 season tickets for new season. Assuming an average price of £400 that equates to more than £4.5M. We just can't compete with that.

Given the size of re-build job and bearing in mind it will take time for players to settle in I'd be happy if we managed to finish safely in the top 8.

Absolutely priceless!

Oh no? Remember its Motherwell.

We are not running an old crocks home so McManus, Hammell, Lasley, McFadden and Lasley, in the parlance of the US President, need to be terminated. Great club servants sure but no room for any sentiment when the club are on a tight budget. Robinson only needs one assistant manager and he should be allowed to decide who that is and not have 'Well old boys forced on them.

I think Robinson feels the likes of Hammell and McManus may be better off with more off field roles as they certainly don't contribute as much as they used to on it, but a lot of that will determine what kind of players we recruit this summer. If we are seriously strapped in the playing budget then we should not be considering adding ex-players to the wage bill in the coaching department.

Time for a couple of small glasses of the aptly named amber nectar to celebrate - Jura Superstition. Lovely.

I'm with you on that one Gilmour. I think some fans have neen on his back for no good reason. Personally I think he has been one of our best players since the split and was one of the few that showed some fight against Dundee and Ross County. Needs to be given more games in his proper position. He is a potential match winner when on song as he seemed to be tonight.

Aye, right.

Gilmour thanks for a great running commentary.

Petsonally I thought along with Moult he's been our best forward over last 4 games.

Ainsworth sounds as though he's on fire tonight.

Yessssss. Come on the 'Well. See it out now.

Sounds like real nerve jangling stuff. We always do things the hard way.

Absolutely massive result for us in a real pressure game for the players. Performance didn't matter only getting the win. Not pretty to watch but for once the team battled and stood their ground and gave the fans (what a great support by the way) something to cheer. First Saturday in yonks that we've gone home happy. Well done guys. Now just beat Killie on Tuesday and we should be safe.