faddythedaddy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Think you might be on the right lines there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I'd love to say good luck to McDonald but I'm afraid you're like turncoat MCGee. You can fuck off you badge kissing wee cunt. Take you're attitude and fuck off. No longer s well player so can say what I feel and you're bad for the dressing room so fuck off. Â There that feels better. Next on the list the over rated washes thief McMannus. He's for the same whe he goes. That's if he doesn't go to the press first. Â Haha...fuck sake. Â McDonalds time with Motherwell came to a natural conclusion this year as far as I'm concerned, clearly his performances were on the wain, and he obviously didnt see eye-to-eye with the gaffer. Great player for us in 2 spells, decent goalscoring record, and I hate to think where we'd have ended up if he wasnt in our squad for the past 3 seasons. Â Yes, he clearly has his down sides, the very public moaning on the pitch and fannying about each season over contract renewals, as well as the rumours of him being an unsettling influence in the dressing room, and I'm not at all upset that hes gone BUT, I'll not be booing him if/when he returns to face us at Fir Park. Â As for McManus, hes harshly treated by the Motherwell fans in my book...if he is injury-free and can get his fitness up, I reckon he has another year in him. Â McGhee is a different kettle of fish entirely 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Â As for McManus, hes harshly treated by the Motherwell fans in my book...if he is injury-free and can get his fitness up, I reckon he has another year in him. Â You wouldn't have been saying that if you had been there last night - a f....n centre half that thinks he's half Pirlo and half Alonso, sadly he isn't close to being either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzie Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 McManus is one of my least-liked Motherwell players of all time. An overpaid, under-performing non-trier for the vast majority of his time here. If he gets a contract extension I'll be livid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 McManus is one of my least-liked Motherwell players of all time. An overpaid, under-performing non-trier for the vast majority of his time here. If he gets a contract extension I'll be livid. What's he paid? Just out of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dossertillidie Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017  Haha...fuck sake.  McDonalds time with Motherwell came to a natural conclusion this year as far as I'm concerned, clearly his performances were on the wain, and he obviously didnt see eye-to-eye with the gaffer. Great player for us in 2 spells, decent goalscoring record, and I hate to think where we'd have ended up if he wasnt in our squad for the past 3 seasons.  Yes, he clearly has his down sides, the very public moaning on the pitch and fannying about each season over contract renewals, as well as the rumours of him being an unsettling influence in the dressing room, and I'm not at all upset that hes gone BUT, I'll not be booing him if/when he returns to face us at Fir Park.  As for McManus, hes harshly treated by the Motherwell fans in my book...if he is injury-free and can get his fitness up, I reckon he has another year in him.  McGhee is a different kettle of fish entirely  This for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Agree with most of the Skippy comments. Never seemed to give less than 100% when he was playing, and made a significant contribution. Â Like Pearson (and McFadden), his time came to a natural end. I think he has his ideal gig now for this stage in his career - decent Championship team + media work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I thought McDonald's form when off a cliff near the end of the season but the effort he put in in the Accies and Killie games which were must win for us was immense. Â He's a difficult character but we should all appreciate the contributions he has made. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wispy Flossy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I thought McDonald's form when off a cliff near the end of the season but the effort he put in in the Accies and Killie games which were must win for us was immense. Â He's a difficult character but we should all appreciate the contributions he has made. Spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Â You wouldn't have been saying that if you had been there last night - a f....n centre half that thinks he's half Pirlo and half Alonso, sadly he isn't close to being either. Â I don't think we've ever had a centre-back that hasnt made mistakes. Â I think part of the problem with McManus and how he is viewed by a portion of the support is where he has been in his career prior to coming to us. He played for Celtic, winning leagues and playing in Europe regularly, captained Scotland, played at a decent level down south...but for me, that type of exposure was probably always beyond him...he was playing above his level I reckon for most of his career, but for us he is more than adequate I'd have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Skippy is a Motherwell legend in my opinion those 2 goals he scored to get it right up Celtic and spoil their title party are up there with my best moments watching Motherwell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeboy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Â I don't think we've ever had a centre-back that hasnt made mistakes. Â I think part of the problem with McManus and how he is viewed by a portion of the support is where he has been in his career prior to coming to us. He played for Celtic, winning leagues and playing in Europe regularly, captained Scotland, played at a decent level down south...but for me, that type of exposure was probably always beyond him...he was playing above his level I reckon for most of his career, but for us he is more than adequate I'd have thought. Â That's the thing for me too with McManus. As critical as I have been of him over his time here, if you judge him on his supposed pedigree of Scotland caps, Champion's League appearances, titles and seven figure transfer fees then he's probably came up a bit short. However, if you judge him as a Motherwell centre back in his 30s, then he's probably the done the job expected of that bracket reasonably well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 He's a poor mans Joe Carson..... I jest, McManus is a decent fit for us, watched a hell of a lot worse than him in my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faddythedaddy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Not a fan of folk calling him Big Mick tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshillWell Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 McManus is one player I wish Hibs had signed, instead of us all those years ago. Â The extensions to his contract, anger me more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Not a fan of folk calling him Big Mick tbh Rightly or wrongly, thats how Mark McGhee referred to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I always assumed "Big Mick" nickname was as a nod to this guy   rather than his religious affiliation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 It's nothing to do with his religion. Been discussed on here before. He's been called Mick since school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Religion?? Â I am glad I don't know anything about these things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Religion?? Â I am glad I don't know anything about these things. It never even crossed my mind until a couple of years ago when someone on here mentioned it seemed like an offensive nickname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I thought it was cos of the wrestler too, but wrestling is my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkySuperSub Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I thought Mick McManus was Taggart...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebsbarmyarmy Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 It is to do with Mick McManus the wrestler, anyone thinking it's religion is off their heid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I thought Mick McManus was Taggart...!! That was Mark McManus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coop91 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I always thought it was mick because of the Mc at the start of the surname. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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