bobbybingo

Whoever comes in as manager is gonnae have to rocket us to glory with the same level of player that currently provides the dross that passes for football in this country. There are no guarantees with anything, but if someone said the next guy will have us finishing 5th, 6th, 7th for the next 4 or 5 years and provide a cup win, how many folk would say no to that?

Aye, mentioning the clause is pretty much a dead giveaway to me. No doubt the fact he's an established Scottish internationalist will be the big selling point, which'll be conveniently ignored when we refuse to make his dream come true for 2 bob and a Mars bar.

True. And he could quite easily tell us it's bollocks. IF he wants to. We'll see soon enough.

If the source close to Gallagher is a journalist just stirring it, you'd wonder how they knew the details of that clause in his contract. If it doesn't actually exist, mibbe he'd feel the need to say something about it. If.

What I know by now is that clubs, players, agents all use newspapers etc to further their agendas. And say what you like about the rags, when it comes to fitba, more often than not, they know what's happening before we do. If it's a deal that's worked well for both parties, why does it look like he might get a move to his dream club while we're left up shit creek without a captain? Fair enough, his main concern is Declan Gallagher, so good luck to him. Mine is Motherwell FC. Respect is earned, so we'll just need to let this play out and see what happens.

OK, no more baseball cracks. But a captain desperate to leave a sinking ship is pure class. Is that what you call an intentional walk?

Claiming Gallagher feels like he has a gun to his head. Is that better or worse than a baseball bat to the head?

We've a dog's dinner of a squad. Guys like Seedorf who play, disappear, then reappear for 5 minutes before we remember just how poor they are. Cole being brought back smacks of laziness and an obsession with familiarity, while Long only did us the honour of returning because he'd hee haw offers elsewhere. Unfinished business my arse. Any decent players are marking time till they're off and the well looks dry for youngsters. The quick turnover obviously doesn't help, but how many of our current squad do you give a toss about? Or vice versa? Robinson and Lasley have both alluded to players who have a problem with their attitude and it's plain to see there's a malaise or discontent about the place right now. Someone knows who they are. Any new guy's first order of business should be getting them to fuck, even before he attempts clearing the purely substandard out. I'm no sure about Ross either.

I cannae get excited at the thought of Tommy Wright taking over, but he's got what most of us would accept is a good league record for a provincial club and realised a cup final isn't just a good day out. God knows why he'd be interested in us.

I thought Lionel Blair was deid. Wouldn't have changed the validity of your point, right enough.

Only hole that lot could get out of.

You will be visited by the ghosts of 3 ex managers - the ghost of ex manager past, the ghost of ex manager present and the ghost of ex manager by the end of the season.

Not a good end to it either.

They need to get the right man in, in haste.

Even if they are, 2 out injured, 3 could easily be gone this month. And 8 players out of our squad are good enough for this league?

No player or member of the coaching staff should be allowed near a microphone tonight. Burrows might want to explain what the fuck is going on though.

Oh, Jesus.

No surprised, but you can always hope. 45 minutes in, it's obvious how hopeless the situation currently is. Where do you start and where do you stop with this pile of shite?

What a team, seeing off 2 managers in 3 days? Somebody dig up Norris McWhirter.

Aye, watching this lot, I know what you mean.

Who's his bookie, Bruce Grobbelaar?

Fair enough, just no heard or read him saying anything about it yet. Not every caretaker wants the job.

Keith Lasley taking over: best case scenario, Davie Hay, worst, Maurice Malpas. Does anyone on here know how much input he had in signings, team selection, tactics? Or if he's interested?

If Stephen Robinson wasn't the problem and we have a good quality squad, can someone please explain exactly how we ended up where we are?

I don't see much gloating, just folk who are being proved right, game after game. As for Robinson's signings, one look at that park and bench tonight should fill us with fear, not optimism.