bobbybingo

You'd need to ask those in charge exactly what inspired them to bring back an overweight has-been. Forget 'inspiring', it was a bollocks choice of word. And forget this window, it was always gonnae be difficult to pick any quality up. What depresses me is our inability (or unwillingness) to pick up guys who are on the way up/had decent careers but moving down a step or two/currently in form, or even playing on a regular basis. We're bringing in players who are surplus to requirements at clubs who are at - or below - our level, and players who've wandered around the country, impressing nowhere and hoping for an occasional surprise. Too big a squad, with very limited ability. That's our reality now unless there are some young boys waiting to break through. I don't know enough about our youths to comment on the likelihood of that. I'm yelling at clouds, I know that.

Would've been nice to get even one inspiring signing, but good luck to them all. Got to wonder how many of them are gonnae be an immediate option, given their apparent lack of game time this season. Hopefully one or two can provide better options from the bench until they get up to speed.

I'm willing to give the guy a chance, but could you tell me where it has worked out for him?

The Chase is Better Than The Catch just came on my mp3. Spooky.

Tit for tat. Or vice versa.

This is what happens when you sign forwards who can't score.

Are they spinning a wheel with names on it? I get we're no signing from the top table, but it's looking really haphazard now.

Robbie Neilson.

Dunne's contract extended till the end of the season.

I see Turnbull's refusing to agree with Lennon that the players have let him down, says that's his opinion. Headline doesn't tell the story, as ever. But aye, guaranteed he'll score against us.

Aye, time to let it go. He's had his say, so I assume we'll be hearing no more about our playing staff from him and we'll all live happily ever after.

If you listened to it you would be able to give an honest opinion on what he said. Probably still be different from mine, but that's what makes horse races.

I don't blame him for talking himself up, if he's on about cup finals, 3rd place, Europe. But he's getting into stuff regarding players and the club that's purely designed to deflect any hint of criticism from himself. I've heard more about the inner workings of Motherwell from him in the past 7 days than I have from the last 7 managers combined. You're ok with that, I'm not, and I'm reasonably sure there will be folk at the club who would rather he'd keep certain stuff to himself, at least for more than a month.

Aye, they're imploding, so leave them to it. Our only concern is the points.

In the case of Robinson, he's chosen to turn up everywhere talking about his time at the club. If he wants to talk about staff who are still at the club, that's up to him, but do you doubt for a second this is all being said to suit his own agenda? As for current players going on telly to give opinions on teams, players and managers they're due to face, it's gonnae be a case of they say nothing, or something, and that something will piss somebody off, whether it's at Motherwell or elsewhere. They want the money, that's the trade off.

He did say he hoped the gap could get closer for the sake of entertainment in Scottish football, because it's disappointing to see Rangers so far ahead. No really bothered about that. Asking for his opinions on whether Lennon should go and why Shane Duffy's so shit highlights the problem with guys who are still playing going on these shows. Glad he soft soaped them, given we're heading there in 7 days.

Funny how they spent years failing in Europe cos the rest of us were shite.

Take it he didnae enlighten us on his future, or was he even asked?

I think it would be fair to say that, whatever their current defensive state, the signing of Gallagher - or O'Donnell - would do hee haw to pacify Celtic fans. Probably true then.

I doubt we could encourage him with a cattle prod.

If he gets the Killie job, fingers crossed he doesn't raid us for players in the summer.

Getting players from clubs deemed to be at a lower level has always been part of our recruitment process. How many great signings came from the juniors, even up to Dougie Arnott? Going down the leagues in England, if these guys are stand outs, surely they're a risk worth taking? If they're surplus to requirements at their previous clubs, somebody's got to be sure they see something others don't.

Yeah, I was under the impression he had blamed O'Donnell at the time, which made what he said last night even more pointless. He didn't blame him directly, but anyone listening who doesn't follow us as closely as we do, would certainly have got the impression the young guy was somehow responsible. Could be down to a poor choice of words, but I think some of the stuff he's getting into would be better left till the summer at least. The big question for me is how he got his heid oot the door?

Not much cop at training then?

"....we end up losing a goal in the last minute after bringing a young player on" If you were Dean Cornelius, how would you feel about that statement? Robinson's made plenty comments about more senior guys not wanting to be at Fir Park, but he never names them. 'Throwing them under the bus' was his own description of publicly criticising players.