Dezz Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I was under the impression we couldn't play trialists too. Infact, was the Annan chairman not complaining on the MFC Podcast about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Edit - wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Scott Mullen has just tweeted saying he' signed short term deal so he's eligible to play (same as Thistle keeper I'd think). No idea why we're listing him as a trialist though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Scott Mullen has just tweeted saying he' signed short term deal so he's eligible to play (same as Thistle keeper I'd think). No idea why we're listing him as a trialist though!I guess a short term deal is a trial to get a longer one. Not a trialist in the normal sense though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Is MFC radio covering this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I guess a short term deal is a trial to get a longer one. Not a trialist in the normal sense though. If he's signed a short term deal then he's signed there's no need for the official account to list a (T) against his name. Post the team line and clarify he's signed on a short term deal. The way they've done it there is just wilfully inviting confusion tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Fantastic if we've signed him for a week to get round the trialist thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) You lost any credibility with that statement "Marvin Johnson obviously stands out" Mark McGhee, Motherwell Manager, July, 2016. But naw I've lost all credibility by having the cheek to suggest that I think he's our best player. Sit down. Edited July 23, 2016 by Londonwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiemunster Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Londonwell dishing oot the telts like a menopausal woman whose man doesn't fancy her anymore here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshillWell Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 It makes interesting reading, these outbursts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The African Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Just as an aside. This is an Internet site where we chat about Motherwell FC. Who, if any of us, has any credibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Just as an aside. This is an Internet site where we chat about Motherwell FC. Who, if any of us, has any credibility? Traffic Light, mjc and CMWellfan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LankyMac Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Interesting to see Lee Lucas is playing today, listed as a trialist. He did ok but if we have no budget why do we have a trialist? Come to Motherwell for a trial, but we have no money so we can't sign you?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I've seen the sentiments expressed by LankyMac above a couple of times this week but don't quite get this train of thought. I mean people surely can't genuinely be suggesting we call the recruitment process to a grinding halt because we don't have the budget to sign them at this moment in time? We might have not have money today, tomorrow or Monday but what if an unexpected outgoing transfer does provide them with the budget? If it then turned out we'd missed out on targets because we'd sat on our hands and done nothing because we didn't have the budget then, I rather suspect the pitchforks and burning torches would be getting looked out once more. Much as any club won't stop looking at potential recruits when the transfer window is closed and they can't sign players, neither will it surely stop because because the budget isn't there at a particular period in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 He did ok but if we have no budget why do we have a trialist? Come to Motherwell for a trial, but we have no money so we can't sign you?!? It's called 'planning'. It's the thing some on here think we do not do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 He did ok but if we have no budget why do we have a trialist? Come to Motherwell for a trial, but we have no money so we can't sign you?!? I think you'll find that's because McGhee, like McCall before him, is shitting everyone about his transfer targets and budget. And rightly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 How long is the Lucas short term contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoojy Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 How long is the Lucas short term contract I'm sure I saw on Twitter it's to the last day of the transfer window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Traffic Light, mjc and CMWellfan.You're damn right I do.. Oh wait, as you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I think you'll find that's because McGhee, like McCall before him, is shitting everyone about his transfer targets and budget. And rightly so. Quite. And again, details...what has McGhee been saying? "We won't be adding to the squad, or bringing in other players just now. At the moment it looks like I'm working with what I've got." Lucas has been a part of the squad (albeit unregistered until the other day) for what? 3 weeks now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-1991 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Are the highlights anywhere? Wrong thread please move mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergi4 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 How long is the Lucas short term contractAfter the van vossen like miss today, maybe really short!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 How long is the Lucas short term contract That's too deep for me - how long is short? Head is exploding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgey Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 But, but.... that would mean McGhee was telling porkies when he said no new players and we had exceeded our budget. That would mean he wasn't being truthful about signings. Say it ain't so. Aye, I really don't understand why folk get themselves so knotted up with just how literally they must interpret the words of the team manager or club representatives. I am confident that we will have the much elusive attacking midfielder on our books post deadline day and my undergarments shall remain dry. As outlined above, the club have been given an almost impossible task of keeping momentum, balancing the books and repaying our "kind benefactor". Unfortunately, I suspect we're going to have to get used to things being done this way for the foreseeable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something else Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 The thread makes my eyes sore. First we had folk greeting because we weren't actually signing anyone , now their having hissy fits because we sign a guy on a short term deal to overcome our lack of midfielders . Throw in the fact that we have had the sheer cheek to reject bids for a couple of our best players and the place is in meltdown. I'm off to play Pokemon go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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