Spit_It_Out Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 15 minutes ago, AllyMax said: You tell me what he has done to replace Spittial since he knew he was going to leave months before the season finished? Tell me the player he has brought in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Aye seriously. He's signed about 15 players and none of them are that number 10 type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 2 minutes ago, Spit_It_Out said: You tell me what he has done to replace Spittial since he knew he was going to leave months before the season finished? Tell me the player he has brought in? Not wanting to and not being able to are 2 different things though. It maybe that he has tried and the players dont want to come, or we cant afford them. What I would say is that if we cant, we should look at a different way of playing. I mean, we didnt replace KVVs goals with one player. We spread them around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 10 minutes ago, Spit_It_Out said: You tell me what he has done to replace Spittial since he knew he was going to leave months before the season finished? Tell me the player he has brought in? You're assuming that he was going to do a straight swap, but that's not how it works when you lose 7 or 8 first team players. Under those circumstances you need to rebuild and adjust to the styes of the new players. Stuperavic is, apparently, a number 10 and was one of the signings intended to add to our creativity. If you cast your mind back to when Spittal joined the club, he was roundly slagged off by a large number of fans as being useless. He obviously wasn't, but he became the player he was partly through coaching. Any replacement is going to go through the same coaching process. Fans tend to forget that one of the key jobs of the coaching staff is to develop players. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 8 minutes ago, weeyin said: Under those circumstances you need to rebuild and adjust to the styes of the new players. The level of the early signings is battling against Accies at the bottom of the Championship. Unless we want to make that adjustment we need another two midfielders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 43 minutes ago, weeyin said: Stuperavic is, apparently, a number 10 and was one of the signings intended to add to our creativity. Not quite. A previous manager of his said that he "can play" as a number 10, which isn't quite the same thing. That suggests that its a secondary role. From the little I've seen of him, he's not especially creative, although he's an attacking player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 4 hours ago, wellfan said: I'd love for us to move to a 433 with the players we have, but I don't think Kettlewell will deviate from what we've come accustomed to seeing. I was going to say, with the players we have, we'd be more suited to 4-3-3 or 3-5-2 depending on who we are playing but we could still play a formation with one up top if we play attacking midfielders and don’t leave the one guy isolated. Like a 4-2-3-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 48 minutes ago, texanwellfan said: I was going to say, with the players we have, we'd be more suited to 4-3-3 or 3-5-2 depending on who we are playing but we could still play a formation with one up top if we play attacking midfielders and don’t leave the one guy isolated. Like a 4-2-3-1 Playing 1 up is hopeless, we were toothless yesterday, Robinson tries hard but his positional awareness needs a lot of work. We need to be playing a straightforward 4-4-2, or my preference a 3-5-2 as we saw how effective we were when Maswanhise came on yesterday and got down the wings, hopefully SK gets a settled formation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSR Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 6 hours ago, grizzlyg said: If it comes down to a choice then I'd rather Jack.......than Fleetwood Mac!!. Ba boom. Doubt if many Well fans remember the Reynolds Girls and their one hit from the 80’s, but I appreciated it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 2 hours ago, Spiderpig said: Playing 1 up is hopeless, we were toothless yesterday, Robinson tries hard but his positional awareness needs a lot of work. We need to be playing a straightforward 4-4-2, or my preference a 3-5-2 as we saw how effective we were when Maswanhise came on yesterday and got down the wings, hopefully SK gets a settled formation. 1 up top would certainly be my last choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergie79 Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 I think this is our best starting 11 given our fit squad Ox McGinn Gordon O'Donnel Seddon Zdravkovksi Miller Sparrow Watt TJ Moses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casagolda Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Kettlewell isn't going to shift from a back 5. Especially after filling half the squad with defenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 12 minutes ago, Casagolda said: Kettlewell isn't going to shift from a back 5. Especially after filling half the squad with defenders. At least they look like they can defend , thats an improvement on last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 20 Author Report Share Posted August 20 21 hours ago, Kmcalpin said: Not quite. A previous manager of his said that he "can play" as a number 10, which isn't quite the same thing. That suggests that its a secondary role. From the little I've seen of him, he's not especially creative, although he's an attacking player. This might be what has made him appealing. Much like regular double-digit goalscorers, clubs of our size and budget will struggle to sign an established "number 10", as creative players with that kind of ability generally don't have Motherwell high on their list of destinations. However, what we can do is bring in someone who has previously flirted with that kind of role and whom the coaching staff believe can be converted to playing there in the future, while also playing as a forward if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 16 hours ago, Fergie79 said: I think this is our best starting 11 given our fit squad Ox McGinn Gordon O'Donnel Seddon Zdravkovksi Miller Sparrow Watt TJ Moses Who is TJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 43 minutes ago, Mad Dog said: Who is TJ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMax Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 See the daily rectum have managed to turn Maswanhise into a story about Celtic........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 1 minute ago, AllyMax said: See the daily rectum have managed to turn Maswanhise into a story about Celtic........ And Rangers! Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers reunion on cards for Motherwell new boy who sought out ex-Rangers man before joining Steelmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMax Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 12 minutes ago, weeyin said: And Rangers! Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers reunion on cards for Motherwell new boy who sought out ex-Rangers man before joining Steelmen I'm sure celtic will be 'on the brink of signing ex Rodgers starlet' the week before we play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, AllyMax said: See the daily rectum have managed to turn Maswanhise into a story about Celtic........ Every football article in that rag has to have some connection however tenuous it is to the ugly sisters, it's best ignored completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 20 hours ago, JSR said: Doubt if many Well fans remember the Reynolds Girls and their one hit from the 80’s, but I appreciated it Phew!!, glad someone did 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 29 minutes ago, Spiderpig said: Every football article in that rag has to have some connection however tenuous it is to the ugly sisters, it's best ignored completely. It's their business model. If they mention the Old Firm it'll get promoted by social media algorithms and push notifications. It's all about clicks and advertising. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, AllyMax said: I'm sure celtic will be 'on the brink of signing ex Rodgers starlet' the week before we play them. Yup and after 1 game will be rated at £20,000,000!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 52 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Yup and after 1 game will be rated at £20,000,000!! Their deluded support believe All that garbage as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergie79 Posted August 20 Report Share Posted August 20 12 hours ago, Mad Dog said: Who is TJ? The new African forward, Kettlewell referred to him as TJ during an interview after the match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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