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Agree with all of that Lukemfc1. Also went against my better judgement and also left in a rage, but having time to cool off there were many more positives than negatives. We are clearly miss Louis and with his goals back in the team we'll be ok this season in my opinion.

I picked up on that also! To be honest they were a cert for a soft pen tonight after the air time their moaning was given at the weekend! On the bright side at least it didn't decide the match.

To get beat 4,5,6 zip without having a single player booked is a disgrace! 28 shots they've had, why because we've hardly put a tackle in.

Someone please hold onto the bloody ball! Game is over, hold it and try and stop it from getting more embarrassing. Have we had a single player booked? Soft, respectful, easy to play against, yes all of these....

Exactly this, we'd have pens being given at nearly every corner! In saying that we've been awful and deserve to be more than 2 down! Midfield, what midfield?!

This could ruin what has been a good season. Disgraceful attitude.......should be throughly ashamed of themselves.

Spot on! Without Las in midfield teams just pour right through us!

Disgraceful performance.............should be ashamed....

Unfortunately Watt out his depth.........more goals to come from our right side unless we make changes..........

Spot on, still our best midfield player!

Anyone know what date the final will take place at Hampden?

Skippy and Moult both great yesterday. Went for Skippy though, hardly wasted a ball, gave 100% as ever, the way he battles centre halfs nearly a foot taller than him has to admired!

Close one between Las and Skippy. Went for Las as he set the tone with his drive, energy and enthusiasm, not to mention great running to win the pen.

Thats the team I'd pick also.

Completely disagree about Pearson, he's be awful for weeks and it came as no surprise to me that in recent weeks the only game we've won he was missing. For some reason we have a support (on here at least) that would rather criticise Lasley. Las has had a poor season by his standards but part of the reason he makes mistakes is that he's in the game 90-95% of the time, unlike Pearson who plays when he feels like it, which in the middle of the park we really can't afford. To be honest his style of play hasn't changed much since he was with us first time round i.e disappears for 20/25 mins and then does something eye catching, then disappears again, we can't afford that in a relegation battle. For that reason he'd be taking a seat on the bench if it was up to me!

With my limited knowledge he seems to do a good job. Certainly works exceptionally hard and without doubt has the clubs best interests at heart and as fans that's all we can ask. He seems to be forward thinking and deffo makes an effort to understand fans point of view (I know this from personal experience)

Was also at all of those games and fully agree with all of this, particularly the team selections in the Hearts and ICT games and the criticism of players in public. Suppose you could put both the Thistle and Hamilton games down the bad luck but the late subs he made certainly didn't help! Heres hoping for an improvement in team selection and result today!

This is the team I would play as well, although possibly given Ainsworth a start on the right rather than Johnson.

What a stubborn, pig headed, arrogant manager we have. From blaming Ainsworth in public during the week to coming up with a tactical disaster today, that he then refused to change until 15 or so mins to go. Not often mad after our games (disappointed a lot), today there is one man to blame for our defeat and he's the one that makes (or doesn't) the big decisions. Not quite demanding his head but he really needs to take some responsibility for that shambles. The set piece goal (which to be fare may have come from him) should not deflect how bad that was today. Not a Pearson fan to be honest but much of his poor performance today was down to where the manager deployed him. Cadden tried hard but should not have lasted the whole game and Lasley had his poorest game for a long long time, again due to the system.

Another terrible first half performance. Pearson looks lost where he's been asked to play, McDonald isolated and there's nothing for defenders to hit when playing long balls. Get Moult on at HT for Cadden or Pearson and at least give it a go. Bet he waits until it's 2-0 before he changes it though.... Rapidly going off McGhee and his arrogant style.

Whoever voted for Pearson was either not at the game or blink drunk.......just when we needed him to step up and be the main man in midfield he did a disappearing act. Moult and McDonald the only two coming anywhere close to pass marks.

Interesting how we all see things differently! I thought McDonald had a good first half, but very poor in the second half. Laing had a good game? Maybe in the first half, in the second half I counted three major mistakes, stopped the ball going out for a corner and instead put it back in the 6 yard box, then one came off his thigh and fortunately landed on McManus' head (again in the 6 yard box) then he scored the OG! I think he will turn out to be a good signing for us but not his best game yesterday in my opinion. Thought Las was outstanding again and our best player by some way. Was impressed by Ripley and Fletcher. Deserved at least a draw but having 3 strikers and 2 wingers on the pitch at the end was always going to make it likely that one of the teams would go on and win it. Thought Leitch had a poor game, however when Clarky came on for him I thought we lost all shape with Las being the only midfielder on the pitch for us! Ah well onwards to Wednesday, wonder if Chalmers could play a holding midfielder role with Ainsworth coming in for Leitch.

Season ticket holders should have got first dibs today and tomorrow and they would most likely have bought them all, if not they could have gone on sale to others on the database Wed & Thu. Seriously considering chucking it over this whole episode, clubs wanting empty seats rather than selling them to fans who want to see their team allied to not looking after season ticket holders first (the lifeblood of the club after all). A terrible season heading all over the country watching us play poorly ends with me missing the biggest game of the season because I didn't happen to be close to Fir Park at 3:30pm on a bank holiday Monday afternoon? WTF..........Scottish football again a bloody shambles (admittedly not all Motherwell's fault) but a bloody shambles all the same, yet I'm expect to come back with 6/7 hundred quid next season for my season ticket and away games? I'd need to be a mug..........yet to be seen if I am!

I see this a bit differently! Have the club stood up to Rangers? Why then if we have a smaller ground are they getting more tickets for FP than we are for Ibrox? Should have given them 2% of FP the same as we are getting at Ibrox. And why the hell were the Ibrox tickets not sold to season ticket holders first?

Someone in our coaching staff made a great call at half time on Saturday. We stopped challenging McGennis and Miller for the first ball as they were playing for free kicks (and getting them) every time we challenged them in the 1st half. In the 2nd we layed off them and challenged the 2nd ball and it worked a treat, not normally something I would think a good idea but their lack of pace through the middle up front meant we could get away with it. Horrible mistake by Long and looked suspect all day, however he was fouled 3 times by Miller in the 1st half without a card being produce, there's just no precedent for that now a days, you're lucky to get away with it once without a card now a days, never mind 3 times. I wouldn't change the keeper at this stage, not convinced Dan is any better and just as likely to make a mistake. It will hopefully give Long some confidence to know the manager is still backing him.