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Actually thought Scott was unlucky with Penalty. Yes it was a good height but he fairly leathered it and on seeing the highlights it was a fantastic save by Lewis rather than a poor penalty. You could criticise if he trundled it along the ground or missed the target but it was not a bad effort imho. The second goal was a hospital pass From Gallagher but again watching the highlights straight away he realises this and tells / points to Campbell to pass back to Gillespie. That Campbell decided to fart about was more of a contributing factor. Post above nails it for me. We have a bottom 6 budget and so to expect us to win 6 games from 7 is maybe asking too much. Expected a better performance but not to be. Barring a miracle Killie will probably be above us when we play them midweek shortly. That would be an even bigger game than yesterday.....

You cannot stop players from representing their country unless they are injured. For one thing the player themselves would not thank you for it and for another Alan Campbell is a young lad so should be able to cope with several games over 2 weeks. For whatever reason all players bar central defence (Mugabe and Gallacher) were so far off their game it was unreal. Maybe that is down to a more experienced and streetwise Aberdeen but that was by far the worst performance of the season. The missed penalty and our captain going off contributed but generally poor all round.

Pretty much this. Every player to a man chose to have their worst game of the season in the same game. That takes some doing. Add to that the fact that unlike St Johnstone, St Mirren and Hibs Aberdeen have players who can score when given the opportunity. Actually though big Bevis did OK when he came on. I actually wanted Long to start ahead of Cole but on that performance ? Seedorf is a luxury player but not sure we can afford such luxury. only Rangers away next. Couple b a cricket score if we play the same way. Not writing off the season on the basis of that performance but hopefully the kick up the backside the players needed. Robbo has done a good job but even he has to stop with the Polworth and Campbell for Scotland chat. Clearly going to their heads..... Decent home crowd and same old outcome sadly.

Absolutely this. Was a fan of Clarke getting the gig, but if anything we have gone from bad to worse. Embarrassing...

It apparently has....... A couple of posts above really does show how tough it is to be Manager of Motherwell Get to two cup finals - probably finish around or above budget in the league, but still in the eyes of many he is nothing special and has underperformed in many ways. As Sir Alex Ferguson proved it takes more than one or two season to build a successful team. Not many Managers get that luxury and now that Robbo has we are sitting in 3rd. Sure we will probably slide down the table but even we’re we to finish top 6 that would be a Big success. Important games v Killie and Dons coming up that will give us a better picture of where we are at and expectations for the season ahead.

Just read a couple of (probably spurious) articles stating that Millwall have joined Barnsley in being interested in Robinson. Probably putting 2+2 together and coming up with 5 but.... This was inevitable after his overall recorded in charge and more so this season. 3rd top on a bottom 6 budget is bound to make several suitors take note. Especially the longer it goes on. If he does go I would prefer it was down south and not to Hearts or Aberdeen and also that we have a sizeable compensation clause in his contract to protect us. Time will tell...

Pretty much this... Great performance 1st half and some excellent football. Polworth passing is just a joy to watch. Such a clever player. All the team (bar maybe Seedorf and definitely Cole who was very poor) played well. Hartley definitely had a few scares, but just got away with it. Tait got skinned a few times again. Fine against St Mirren but a bit of a worry for likes of Aberdeen, Rangers and Killie up next. Hopefully Carroll slots back in. You want to be positive after another win, but Cole was not great. Yes we keep reading how they will be inconsistent. Well for me Long has shown more and deserves his start in our next game. All in all a good way to sign off for the International break.

In fairness to Steelboy and I have not had cause to say that often... The board did talk to Robinson over poor results and involving more young players in starting line up. In fact you would question the Board had they not done so. That then happened but I would hazard a guess there was no ultimatum as such. Anyways it seems to have worked even if events meant introducing Hastie and Turnbull rather than a conscious choice as such.

In some ways I am a little annoyed especially for Gallagher In others I am happy as not playing 2 games inc one away in Russia with Aberdeen at home after the break. Also will hopefully spur him on to prove he merited a call up. Plus less chance of exposure and interested parties sniffing around.

Thanks for your input as it clearly demonstrates that he is adaptable. One of the most important traits in football management. Another tick for Robbo

Excellent interview and sadly one that confirms he will be in big demand in a very short space of time. Every time I have listened to him I have been impressed. Yes we stuttered at the beginning of last season but thankfully the board (unlike certain fans) had faith. I urge all Well fans to listen to the podcast. A great listen and enlightening about Turnbull, Long, Gallagher etc

Lets face it if he played for Kilmarnock he WOUlD have been in a squad by now. Every bit as good as Devin if not better in fact. We are just not fashionable or Clark does not like us. Example calls up Shankland but not Turnbull !!!

Probably why it is worth appealing. Lets face it if it was Morelos it would be rescinded midweek for sure. Did not manage to get to the game but 3 points in Perth is a big result. St Johnstone May b struggling but I think they actually have a decent squad. That and our woeful record meant when we scored I fully expected a FT scoreline of 2-1. Thanks Christ we managed to hold on for a valuable 3 away points. That penalty though. Softest I have seen for years. Of course Davidson version of Swan Lake probably made up the refs mind. Justice done and kudos to Gillespie. As good a keeper as Carson is / was he did not have a great record at saving penalties. With Gillespie it is probably 50/50. Lets hope we can kick on and win at home next week. St Mirren don’t concede a lot but score even less. If we can score 1st then I would be confident of 3 points.

Plus he is on reportedly £3500 per week. How many sides in the Premiership could pay those wages outside Old firm and Edinburgh / Aberdeen.....

Inverness fans said he would split opinion. Most believed he was their best player and the one they would miss the most. The problem is that a lot of fans like or notice a more combative midfielder like Campbell. Blood and guts and body on the line over more creative player. He led the assists in the Championship for last 2 seasons if I recall. Right now the team that beat Hibs assuming all are fit should start v Hearts. O’Hara and Mugabe etc are for cover although in time they may well stake a claim for a starting position also dependant on opponents etc.

Read an article from Motherwell Times suggesting 11 players in and 27 out this summer transfer window. Obviously the 27 will I include youths let go and I assume misses out on those promoted to 1st team but even if that is close to being true our wage bill must be down a fair bit on last season ? Yet for all that starting to look like we have amassed a stronger squad !

Actually in all of this you have to ask why Rangers signed Hastie in the 1st place. Yes he hit a purple patch but was still firmly in the raw potential category. Still he will earn a few bob and there is an outside chance he may make it at Rangers in time but probably unlikely if they are going to start spending £7m on players once again.

Possibly no -one A 3-0 home win v Hibs suggests we have a reasonably strong squad. With Hartley settling back in do we need another centre back. It looks as if we were talking to Celtic about Hendry but he looks to be off to Killie as part of a deal for Taylor. We also have Turnbull and possibly Tanner to come in and who knows we may even see Sloth at some point. Up front maybe but again I thought Cole looked fairly decent in his short stint on the park. Got a couple of shots off on target and looked quite assured. Long missed a few yesterday but on another day could have had a couple of goals.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions on certain players and to be fair most are fairly accurate. But it is also glaringly obvious to all with a modicum of common sense that Motherwell FC can not afford to buy players who are the finished article or who do not have deficiencies in their game. That will always be the way most probably and certainly as a fan owned club. So I find it amusing when this and that player is criticised for missing chances or not defending well or any other aspects of their game. Take Polworth - almost all ICT fans said he was their best and most creative player but did not defend all that well. If he could do everything well he would be worth many millions and not be at MFC. Seedorf, Hylton, Cole etc. They are again only with us because they are showing promise. Hopefully they will develop like a Moult or Kipre but not all will. Players do take time to get up to speed with the pace of our game and settle into unfamiliar surroundings. I am not saying don’t criticise players but give them a chance and remember why they are at our club and not Liverpool or Man City. Great game and please to see Hartley marshalling defence. Maybe a bit slower than a year or so ago but he is ideal Captain material. His instructions and chat with Cole b4 he came on the pitch was great to see. Also loved Robbo going nuts on the sidelines at one point even when we were winning. I have always felt he was a good Manager for Motherwell and fear if he gets us going this season he will ultimately become a target and a greater loss potentially than any player.

Saw a report saying that Hastie turned down a move back to us to go down south. Firstly that is probably horse manure. But he would not be welcome back by the majority of fans imho. So even if it were true you could understand why he would not want to come back. Like most on here it would be good to know what is happening re compensation. Have we got it ? If not I assume it is going to a tribunal ? Normally the retort would be none of our interest but as a fan owned club I believe it is. I think it mainly stems from the fact it is Sevco that is involved as the other party.....

Were we ever even in for him ? I have not seen anything to suggest we were and quite frankly I am relieved. Some players suit a club and so he may turn it on at St Johnstone but he was rank at Aberdeen.

You would think we lost judging by the usual ghouls. I would take a 3-1 away win v Accies every day if the week...but ...but ...but He was shite they were shite we are shite. It was just Accies blah blah blah If I could exterminate the negative ninnies on this thread I would press the button every time. It would be cathartic. Mon the WELL.

They don’t seem to make it up as it goes along. It seems to be based entirely on sportscene highlights package and pundits picking out certain incidents to highlight. Frankly I am amazed nothing more is said or done about this. I honestly wonder whether Jake Carolls foul and yellow card would have been looked at had Sportscene not highlighted the incident in slowmo and given their views on it being a straight red. Which it was by the way.. But it is almost VAR in reverse. Not seen or not highlighted = not reviewed. Not a conspiracy against Motherwell just a very questionable process that lacks any kind of transparency

We will know soon enough whether his public criticism backfires or not. You can also debate the merits of doing so which we have been. But what I like about Robinson is he feels the same way as the fans do or did after Friday night. If you have so called luxury players not being prepared to do the basics which in turn leads to us losing goals and games they need to know this will not be tolerated. If it is down to fitness then they need to get fitter. If it is down to laziness then they had better learn now he will not tolerate this. Truth is if the players brought in fail to make the grade with us then the likelihood of them going on to have a decent career in football is very much in the balance. Not saying they cannot have an acceptable career, but they all probably want to be playing at a bigger club and earning more money. There are not many I can think of that have failed at Motherwell that have achieved greater success in the game.

It could have been but there is not much we could do with the draw. I knew we would get Hearts the minute they were unseeded. Reverse psychology of course but surprised me not one bit when we were paired with them . I have calmed down since last night or my post early this morning but still was a very poor performance. Watched some of the game back and certain players were well below par or maybe that is their level. Todays results so far show that many top sides have struggled against lower league sides. Not sure what to make of Polworth. Much like Caley fans said he will split opinion. A very talented player and has been the source of most of our creative moves. Hylton I expected to be a shrewd signing but clearly a bit of a work ethic issue based on last nights game. Next week is huge. We need a good performance and result to kick start the season, but it looks as if Accies will be usual stubborn selves. I will not be there so that should give a better chance of a positive result :-)