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St Johnstone V Motherwell 18/01/2025: Scottish Cup


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1 minute ago, grizzlyg said:

Gutted for our away support today.

Ditto. They’ve spent their hard-earned ££ and turned in great numbers only to be served up something you could see in a under-12 game down the local part.

Sorry but IMO he has taken us as far as he can with his lack of coaching ability the board really need to be seriously looking to get him out the door. I still can’t fathom why the guy in the other dugout today couldn’t get a gig with us. Since he arrived at Perth he has got them playing a decent possession and passing game and using the full width of the park. Us?! We are still persisting with a form of football that couldn’t win us a raffle.

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Just now, wellup83 said:

So glad I didn't travel up there. Always 99% sure of disappointment. Absolute garbage. Another season of do enough to stay in the league.

That’s all we strive to do now. And while yes, that is and should be our number one priority, our Cup record and the amount of exits to absolute dross is nothing short of shameful. 
 

It’s all well and good saying “ah but we can focus on the league form now” but the Cups, especially the Scottish Cup is something that can provide some hope, some enthusiasm for the support. Not for Motherwell though. 
 

Another year, another rotten draw, yet still a big travelling support and yet again another let down.

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1 minute ago, El Grew said:

Ditto. They’ve spent their hard-earned ££ and turned in great numbers only to be served up something you could see in an under-12 game down the local part.

Everyone and their dug predicted that performance and result today, and it’s exactly why many of us chose not to waste our money.

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Pathetic performance yet again, I can take getting beat but it's scary how often we come away from games having not even put a glove on the opposition, and even scarier that some of these games have been against some right gash teams.

I actually feel for the fans that travelled. If a big travelling away support can't at least get you hyped up for a game what will.  

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5 minutes ago, pretzel said:

Pathetic performance yet again, I can take getting beat but it's scary how often we come away from games having not even put a glove on the opposition, and even scarier that some of these games have been against some right gash teams.

I actually feel for the fans that travelled. If a big travelling away support can't at least get you hyped up for a game what will.  

Too many players simply not good enough...odonnel, kaleta , davor, moses, balmer, wilson all bang average if that.

Only Nicholson and Slattery today looked like footballers...probably done well to avoid relegation but give it time.

Still we are a fan owned Club with gates of 4000...sleepwalking to relegation. 

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That’s us now played 3 clubs who were at the bottom of the league table and in dire form and we haven’t laid a glove on any of them - Hibs. Hearts, St. Johnstone.

Since we beat St. Johnstone on 9th November we’ve played 12 games- W3, D2, L7, scored 13 goals, conceded 24. And we’ve now only had 1 win in our last 8 games. Anybody that thinks that we’re not in trouble and heading for the bottom 3/4 is sadly deluded.

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15 minutes ago, twistandshout1983 said:

Absolutely gutted , but not surprised at all

The 34 year wait now becomes another year , anyone who thinks finishing in a European position is better than getting to Hampden each to their own , but don’t say it right now 

Anyone who claims that us qualifying for Europe is better than us getting to the latter stages of the Cups is either lying or is more interested in the Tartan Army style jaunt abroad and swally session than the club and football itself. You look at the League Cup Semi Final and the excitement ahead of that and the crowd we took there and you could see what it meant to the support and the club. Nobody is telling me that ‘Europe’ is better than that. 

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12 minutes ago, MJC said:

Anyone who claims that us qualifying for Europe is better than us getting to the latter stages of the Cups is either lying or is more interested in the Tartan Army style jaunt abroad and swally session than the club and football itself. You look at the League Cup Semi Final and the excitement ahead of that and the crowd we took there and you could see what it meant to the support and the club. Nobody is telling me that ‘Europe’ is better than that. 

Disagree completely. Cup wins are very rare. And inevitably old firm will win the cup. Playing teams that have already beat us with much bigger budgets. Times changed since 91. Europe would show we done well in league. Though yet to see this and looking unlikely. Europe can let us access further finances. I would much rather have the 3 points next week. 

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22 minutes ago, MJC said:

Anyone who claims that us qualifying for Europe is better than us getting to the latter stages of the Cups is either lying or is more interested in the Tartan Army style jaunt abroad and swally session than the club and football itself. You look at the League Cup Semi Final and the excitement ahead of that and the crowd we took there and you could see what it meant to the support and the club. Nobody is telling me that ‘Europe’ is better than that. 

I've actually never been to watch Motherwell away in Europe in all my time of being a fan. Surely it can be a bit both? It's gutting to be out of the cup at this stage but getting to Europe does mean a lot to some fans. You could see what it meant to fans of clubs who did get there this season 

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21 minutes ago, Big Wispy Flossy said:

Halliday the master pointer

“Grandmaster” pointer….. get it right. I’m joking I’m joking before any of our funny handshake fans get all testy.

This aside, SK just got interviewed and said we were slow and ponderous ?? So why take off Nicholson who was busy and up for it and keep Halliday on? Baffling!! It’s like “I’ve gave him the captaincy today so I can’t take him off”

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5 minutes ago, robsterwood said:

Disagree completely. Cup wins are very rare. And inevitably old firm will win the cup. Playing teams that have already beat us with much bigger budgets. Times changed since 91. Europe would show we done well in league. Though yet to see this and looking unlikely. Europe can let us access further finances. I would much rather have the 3 points next week. 

Okay, if that’s how you see it.

All I would say is that I see Europe as a little bonus for a good league season, nothing more. That season under Stuart McCall where we were finishing 2nd playing lovely stuff, gubbing Hibs on a Friday night with Faddy running the show, beating Celtic twice and Higdon banging in the goals was brilliant at the time and we got Europe as a result of that. Yet the actual European ‘experience’ was one big anti-climax as we lost 0-3 on aggregate without laying a glove on an unheard of side in Kuban Krasnador. And in that case we actually reported that we lost money rather than the opposite. 

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3 minutes ago, mio said:

“Grandmaster” pointer….. get it right. I’m joking I’m joking before any of our funny handshake fans get all testy.

This aside, SK just got interviewed and said we were slow and ponderous ?? So why take off Nicholson who was busy and up for it and keep Halliday on? Baffling!! It’s like “I’ve gave him the captaincy today so I can’t take him off”

Can only assume nick was goosed because he was easily our best player,  important we keep him fit

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1 minute ago, MJC said:

Okay, if that’s how you see it.

All I would say is that I see Europe as a little bonus for a good league season, nothing more. That season under Stuart McCall where we were finishing 2nd playing lovely stuff, gubbing Hibs on a Friday night with Faddy running the show, beating Celtic twice and Higdon banging in the goals was brilliant at the time and we got Europe as a result of that. Yet the actual European ‘experience’ was one big anti-climax as we lost 0-3 on aggregate without laying a glove on an unheard of side in Kuban Krasnador. And in that case we actually reported that we lost money rather than the opposite. 

Don't disagree with that. Enjoyed that too. Fair point. Maybe get better draw next time than krasnorder.

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