MelvinBragg

Personally I'd be going Kelly O'Donnell Mugabi Solholm Carroll Slattery (if available) Maguire Goss Spittal Van Veen Tierney If Slattery is unavailable, I'd be moving Tierney back to midfield and playing Shields up top. If Spittal is a creator of chances as his Ross County stats last season suggest, let's get him where he can do damage. Tierney is one of the few fearless players in the squad who will run at players and not just take a touch and toss a hopeful cross in or play a safe pass. Rest of the team picks itself due to lack of options. Morris can sell the pies. Not anywhere near good enough...

Contradicting yourself slightly there. If you feel the new man has to have the right to move people on and needs to bring in 5 or 6 players then I'd argue there is a bit of urgency in appointing someone given how long is left in the transfer window. Personally I'm more in favour of us taking our time and getting the right man. I reckon 2 signings will be enough to make a difference...

Which bookie offering odds?

One could argue that experience in the EPL is like driving a Ferrari and we're needing a taxi driver...

Who knew glue sniffing was back in fashion..?

Had a look at the fixtures you're talking about. No way should we be writing off Hibs or Dundee United away or Aberdeen at home. All very beatable...

I wouldn't worry. Even if the club were tempted, I suspect Hammell might realise himself that it's too early...

Cheers..

Link? Can't seem to find any on there that are working...

Interesting that we have a 16yo striker on the bench. Hammell showing tha players he thinks can make the step up or a sad indictment on our squad options..?

Top of the league currently in Finland...

Guessing not. Pretty unusual situation for any club, I reckon. Be interesting to see the names that get suggested by the media. It won't be any of them, but it'll be interesting...

Glad it's not my job to appoint our next manager as there's no obvious name popping into my head. Given the timing, we can't really afford to take weeks over it but at the same time, an appointment we need to get right. Tricky balancing act...

I tend to agree that O'Donnell wasn't fantastic last season but there is a pattern developing where Alexander falls out with senior pros. Watt last season, O'Donnell this season. Have heard various other stories that hint at poor man management. At Motherwell, we're unlikely to get the best players in the world. So we need everyone pulling in the same direction. Requires leadership. Doesn't seem like people want to follow our current leader.. And it does have a knock on effect. Falling out with your senior right back meaning you have to go and get another right back eats into your budget if you wanted to replace the two substandard left backs...

Morris clearly slow as a week in the jail preventing him from getting down the line and putting crosses in...

I don't disagree. Just telling you what I think needs to happen for us to have anything resembling a functioning team. Sacking Alexander may seem a slight improvement in player's morale and a slight bump in performances but it won't solve the major problems....

I just think the vast majority of the players are not good enough...

I'm not saying don't sack him. I'm saying simply sacking him won't save us. I'm suggesting we need to sack him and sign 5 or 6 players. Far from easy at this stage of the season but that's what is required...

These players are making basic errors in defence, in attack the crosses are dreadful. I'm not defending Alexander. For me, he's responsible for a group of players who simply aren't good enough...

Could another manager get more out of this squad? On the basis of tonight, I'm not so sure. The club have allowed Alexander to assemble a squad incapable of creating chances or defending properly. In midfield, not sure Spittal for O'Hara is an upgrade. Is Maguire better than Donnelly? Morris looks as slow as me. He has to go but frankly whoever comes in is inheriting a dreadful squad...

Huge issue is that sacking the manager doesn't solve the issue. The club have allowed him to assemble a squad with no reliable central defenders, no wingers and no reliable centre forward. Doesn't bode well for the goals for or against columns. He has to go but we've allowed him to decimate the squad already. ..

Nowhere near good enough...

They have missed a good few chances...

Outplayed. Outfought. Outthought.. Very easy to blame two individual errors but ignores the fact they could have scored on a number of other occasions. Something that can't be said of us...

People rating Shankland as a striker really baffles me, I think he's bang average. People rating McInnes as a manager equally confusing. The expectation that Hibs will be comfortably top six is another one that has me scratching my head...