Stuwell2 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 10 hours ago, Mad Dog said: I think that we normally get it right in that respect but I would like to mention Nicky Cadden as one that got away. My mate who knew them as players was shocked at us only keeping Chris as he believed Nicky was as good if not better but it has taken Nicky longer to get to where he is now. Tough decisions for the coaching staff when budgets are tight and I sometimes wonder who they put before him on their list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Butland injured so baptism of fire for Kelly tomorrow . Certainly don't wish him any bad will. He was not great last season but was a good servant to us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 49 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Butland injured so baptism of fire for Kelly tomorrow . Certainly don't wish him any bad will. He was not great last season but was a good servant to us He played last week against Dundee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 47 minutes ago, ropy said: He played last week against Dundee Yup, I just meant a big game for him thrown into old firm match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 Kelly doing Kelly things against Hibs... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, Orinoco said: Kelly doing Kelly things against Hibs... Butland did Kelly things against us too - just had the Rangers VAR to save him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 Aye but Butland got to touch the ball. Kelly as usual nowhere to be seen at a cross ball. How he makes a living as a goalkeeper is a mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 17 minutes ago, Orinoco said: Aye but Butland got to touch the ball. Kelly as usual nowhere to be seen at a cross ball. How he makes a living as a goalkeeper is a mystery. I think there's a bit of revisionism going on because during his first loan spell, and during his early performances after we signed him, he was an excellent performer (and even won the players' Player of the Year). He was certainly poor when everyone else in the team was poor too, but his overall contribution to the team during his spell was a net positive. I was never a fan of having him as a captain, and I always felt his form dipped after that. I've seen plenty of good keepers over the years that don't do crosses - it wasn't a problem for them, because they had central defenders that took care of them. Jim Leighton made a career out of never leaving his 6 yard box, but had guys like Big Eck to mop up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 Kelly became a bombscare and cost us a lot of goals, absolutely no denying that especially after he became captain. As been said previously he was very good on loan to us and initially after permanently signing but he just got worse and worse , every other team and even his own defenders knew he couldn't be relied on at cross balls. That being said the Ox seems to be heading in the same direction. Hopefully he can recapture his prowess In the air he's a lot bigger and has more presence than LK ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, stv said: That being said the Ox seems to be heading in the same direction. Hopefully he can recapture his prowess In the air he's a lot bigger and has more presence than LK ever had. Ox was decent today, making at least one goal-stopping save. His distribution and urgency were, however, honking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Dean Cornelius live on the BBC today, playing at Elland Road in the English FA cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 18 hours ago, Mad Dog said: Dean Cornelius live on the BBC today, playing at Elland Road in the English FA cup. Was he any good? And hows his barnet looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 3 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said: Was he any good? And hows his barnet looking? He was OK, but got skinned for Leeds first goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothman Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Mika Biereth has just been sold to AS Monaco for a reported fee of around £10.8million plus add-ons. His stats are brilliant, was a joy to watch when we had him..! https://www.asmonaco.com/en/mika-biereth-joins-as-monaco/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 11 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said: Was he any good? And hows his barnet looking? The barnet's looking lush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 15 hours ago, mothman said: Mika Biereth has just been sold to AS Monaco for a reported fee of around £10.8million plus add-ons. His stats are brilliant, was a joy to watch when we had him..! https://www.asmonaco.com/en/mika-biereth-joins-as-monaco/ It's just a shame that Charles "not that kind of player" Dunne reduced the number of games we got to see him play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 Doesn’t look like Theo is setting the Heather on fire at Auxerre. From what I can tell 1 goal in 16 games?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 2 minutes ago, texanwellfan said: Doesn’t look like Theo is setting the Heather on fire at Auxerre. From what I can tell 1 goal in 16 games?? Send him back home to ML1, s’il vous plaît. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 5 hours ago, wellfan said: Send him back home to ML1, s’il vous plaît. We'd crock him in under cinq jours. EDIT: Gutted, I missed the obvious croque monsieur joke there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 5 hours ago, texanwellfan said: Doesn’t look like Theo is setting the Heather on fire at Auxerre. From what I can tell 1 goal in 16 games?? Thats about what he had scored this time last year. He should do double digits in the second half of the season! 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted Sunday at 02:22 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:22 PM https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/19/paul-lambert-interview-dortmund-motherwell-celtic-zidane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted Sunday at 07:35 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:35 PM Bailey Rice got 30 mins for the rangers this afternoon. His only notable contribution to the game was to have the ball blootered off his face. What a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Dosser Posted Sunday at 08:11 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:11 PM 25 minutes ago, wellfan said: Bailey Rice got 30 mins for the rangers this afternoon. His only notable contribution to the game was to have the ball blootered off his face. What a waste. Yes, I was talking to a Rangers fan of my acquaintance about Lennon Miller and what would be his best move when he leaves Motherwell and he contrasted LM's development via his number of games with us with Bailey, who was supposed to be as promising but has just warmed the bench for a couple of years and whose career has stagnated. I think Lennon's best move may be to the continent, like Lewis Ferguson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted Sunday at 11:43 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:43 PM 3 hours ago, Happy Dosser said: I think Lennon's best move may be to the continent, like Lewis Ferguson. If the offers are there, that has to be the way to go. I reckon Turnbull should have gone that direction too. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted yesterday at 11:00 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:00 AM Good article about max Johnson Johnston's rapid rise from Cove to Champions League - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c3d5k83ml25o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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