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Aye very good, I didnae want to go anyway...

I don't know what sort of odds the bookies are giving us to progress over the 2 legs but i'd put us about 20/1 so maybe 'miracle' is too strong but I think it's extremely unlikely. Don't get me wrong, I really hope it happens and if we even get a win at Fir Park I'll no doubt be nursing a serious hangover at work on Wednesday but I just can't see it.

Surely rather than setting up a fixed direct debit people can just use the donate link on the website every month to give what they can? Or am I missing something here?

Aye if we're the only non-seeds to go through (by some miracle) then it'll be pretty much the same options as before... Braga, Spartak, Fenerbahce, Kiev and Copenhagen. This is the only downside of getting through but I could live with it in the knowledge that we're guaranteed group stages of one competition! That being said Feyenoord and Club Brugge must be in with a good shout of going through so could be an interesting bunch of teams.

That's true but just think of the shift Gordon would put in trying to secure the #1 jersey! He'd be unreal!

Aye Gordon would be a decent back-up for Randolph, although Hollis would maybe be a bit annoyed...

Couldn't believe it when he went to centre half! Surely Bily Reid was just having a laugh at that point?! He could only have been about 14 and that experience will have set him back big time! One of the most bizarre things I've ever seen at the football.

First friendly I've seen this pre-season and my take on it so far is: Hetherington looks decent. Cummins doesnt look ready to step up yet. Angol should be trained as a left winger rather than a left back. Daley is still never a fitba player. All in a fairly routine performance so far without too much bothering us but a couple of cracking saves from Randolph.

I think the point is you started by saying Celtic and Rangers are maybe top end League 1 standard and the rest are League 2 standard then tried to justify that absolute nonsense by looking at European results. Unfortunately this is what happens due to a serious lack of any ins and / or outs but thankfully it appears that you are the only person on the planet who believes these ramblings.

I really really hate it when people talk about League 1 being a 'better standard of football' because it's just not true. Some teams with bigger crowds and more money doesn't automatically mean better players and a better standard of football. Some of the teams kicking about the Championship are torture never mind League 1! The difference though, is that the media talk up the football down there and people just seem to believe it, where as up here the media / players / managers take every opportunity to tell us how bad Scottish football is!

The visa involves giving them an english tenner when you land in Turkey...

As far as centre mid goes I'd probably have Hateley way down the list behind Lasley, Law, Carswell and even Page. Can't believe anyone who's seen him play in the middle still believes he can do a job there.

Aye but since I won't know what days I need until the 20th July I'd have needed to book 7 or 8 days holiday to guarantee I had the time off (days I'll need for the group stages of some competition hopefully!). Had the 2 weeks down as provisional at my current job and was just gonna let them know what days I needed when the draw was made.

As it stands why not go with: Randolph Saunders Hutchison Page Hammell Hateley Law Lasley Murphy Ojamaa Higdon Still hopeful we'd add a centre half and centre mid to that though.

Was planning on going regardless but starting a new job 30th July so doubt I'll get time off in my first 2 weeks, although if it does transpire that it's Brugge I'll certainly try my hardest to be there. I better be able to make the Europa League or I'll be gutted!

It's a bit strange that McCall is describing Saunders as a right-back yet he's looking at signing this Ramsden guy who's natural position is apparently right-back!

The only word to describe this is... nonsense

Aye god knows we wouldn't want to be seen to be supporting our club!

If true then the next move for Green could be to buy the soon to be defunct Kilmarnock, change the name and move them along to Ibrox ala Clydebank / Airdrie...

At £30 / £15 we'll probably get our usual average attendance, at £15 / £10 we'd probably double it... I know which one I'd prefer. The ideal situation of course is we charge £30 / £15 and get 14,000 adults turning up and leaving the weans at home!

That article does raise some good points which highlight how rushed and ill-though-out the whole document is. How stupid do they think Scottish football fans are?!

I don't buy into this patter of "this is about the future of Motherwell" because in my opinion it's about the future of Scottish football. The reason we find ourselves in this mess where the SPL is built on greed and many clubs run on unsustainable business models is because too many teams have taken decisions based on what they believe are their "best interests". As much as I hate both the Ex Firm, this stopped being about Rangers or any other club a while ago and is now about fans uniting to try to preserve some sort of fairness and equality in our national sport.

And the thought of Hateley in the middle gives me a similar feeling. Law moving into the centre works as a stop-gap type solution but wouldn't want it being a permanent thing.

I really, really, really, really, really hope not! Maybe there's an imminent bid from a top Premiership team for Hateley?

If everyone adopts your attitude then no... If people try to portray the club in a positive light and encourage (force ) friends / family along then why can't we see a modest increase?