MelvinBragg

I think the fact that there seems to be a wee bit more stability in the manager's chair there might mean it's not the place to avoid that it was two years ago...

I tend to agree with you on this one. And because we're in a bit of a transitional phase this year, we may find ourselves battling at the bottom (don't think we'll go down but could be in amongst it for a bit) and he's not really the man you want next to you if it's sleeves rolled up time...

Anyone heard anything new about the possibility of a new face before Wednesday? Given we have the possibility of adding someone to the European squad on Wednesday night, I'd have thought we'd have been looking to do at least one deal before then...

Point taken but would you believe a word that comes out of a football agent's mouth?? His public hints that he wasn't keen to move all the way up to Aberdeen won't have done any harm...

According to one of the papers this morning, Stephen Hughes will be signing for Hearts. No real surprise, I suspected that his "my wife and kid are settled" was a hint to Hearts that he wanted to stay in the central belt...

To be fair, Dailly probably would do a job for a few sides in the SPL. But although he's one of the experienced guys who has looked after himself, I still don't think he would come into the category of mobile players that Gannon says he is looking for. Does fit the versatile category though...

The stuff quoted in the Sunday Mail was in the NOTW as well, along with him speaking about how important the fans are at any club. He was basically saying how he feels a responsibility with transfers not to waste the fans' money. The suggestion that any signings will be reasonably short term until he can get our young players ready for regular first team action might explain the fact that Jennings is on a one year deal...

I wasn't necessarily saying that Craigan should be shipped out, just saying that if Gannon is looking at players he can improve, there is only one first team centre back that realistically falls into that category...

I'm sure the quote from the UEFA website has been posted a couple of times on this forum somewhere (I'm sure Wellfan1984 has posted it at least twice) that Friday was the deadline. I would be glad to be wrong. On the subject of Craigan, I tend to agree that he is the stronger of our two centre backs at the moment. But Reynolds will (or certainly should) improve over time whereas it could be argued that Craigan is as good as he will ever be and, at his age, his ability could be about to wane. Just playing devil's advocate. On the subject of applauding the full Motherwell support on Thursday, could it be argued that he was applauding the Motherwell support given the fact that they had made a very long journey to get there and he personally felt they deserved a bit of thanks? Particularly given the previous game? Perhaps he was aware of the support that he personally had had among Motherwell supporters following the previous week's criticism and wanted to say thanks? I just think it's a bad day when applauding the support is seen as ominous. Not like he threw his shirt into the crowd... EDIT On the point about the deadline, I rooted around and found what WF1984 posted on July 6th

I take it no-one came in today then? Have to say, I'm a bit disappointed as I thought we might have got one, maybe two, to bolster the squad for Albania. Looks like it'll be as you were with Jennings and potentially someone's name being added on Wednesday night...

As the day goes on (and I know we have til 11 tonight), it looks like you might be right...

The thought of the SFA closing at 5 had occurred to me as well. I would imagine that we could fax the registration to the SFA even if their offices were closed and UEFA might accept a copy of the fax as evidence...

I'd settle for a couple in today and maybe another we can add as our wild card could be signed before Wednesday. Along with Jennings, that would give us 4 new faces to frshen up the squad...

Can only echo the sentiments of everyone else on this thread. Disgraceful behaviour, and I only hope the victims didn't suffer too much...

Mentioned in several other threads, the deadline for registering the squad for the next round is 2300 tonight. Can be a completely different 25 players, no limits on the changes you can make. Also scope for a last minute "wildcard" signing registered on Wednesday night...

Sounds positive. Anyone confirm? EDIT Confirmed that you will be able to see the game in Daniels. Spoke to someone there about 5 minutes ago...

So what you're saying is that his kid isn't settled enough at school that he'll turn down an extra grand a week? There were those that were saying that they could see Hughes staying at Fir Park. Naive at best, and I wouldn't be stunned if the rumour you heard turned out to be true. And I know I'm banging on about this one, but it's less than 48 hours til the deadline for signings for the next round. At this rate, we'd be better going out tonight. If we go through, unless we sign 5 or 6 players tomorrow, the players we select against the Albanians will be nothing like our first team for the first game of the season. Not ideal preparation if these games are to be our warm up for the SPL...

Paterson, though I liked him, doesn't strike me as the most mobile of players. Which is a quality that Gannon has stated he's looking for in players. So it seems unlikely. He's from Bellshill so it's possible that a move to Motherwell would suit him more than a move to Aberdeen, but Sturrock's comments that he's waiting on hearing from us strike me as trying to help JP move back to the central belt by highlighting his availablity to all clubs in the area. Kind of like Stephen Hughes telling everyone how settled his kid and wife are in the area...

Issue is that should we get through on Thursday the games against the Albanians become our preseason games and you want your new signings playing in them...

Issue is that should we get through on Thursday the games against the Albanians become our preseason games and you want your new signings playing in them...

Manager has to be Malpas (I'm of the age that before wee Tommy, all I knew were the players, the manager didn't matter). John Gardiner Alan Sneddon Bob Maaskaant Alex Jones Jim Gardiner Gordon (the night)Mair John Davies Tony Shepherd Paul (Fu)Kinnaird Richard Offiong Paul Baker Subs Tony Vaughan Paul Shepstone Andy Roddie John Hendry Joe McLeod It tells you how many rank rotten players we've seen over the years that John Hendry and Andy Roddie only make my bench...

Obviously don't remember us winning with 10 men at Love Street with the centre half combo of Alex Jones and Nick Cusack. The cries "CUSACK FOR ENGLAND!!" rang out that day...

Was the 93/94 team featuring O'Donnell not the real deal? I have to say that during one discussion in the pub, it was felt that if you put a 28 year old George Burley in that team we'd have won the league. Perhaps a bit unfair on Rab Shannon, but no real shame in being the weak link in that team...

Sorry but to those who say their favourite team was the cup winners of 91, are they trying to tell me that Iain Ferguson was more of a favourite to them than Tommy Coyne or McFadden???

I'll need to go for a lie down. A post of Frazzle's I agree with every word of...