johnstone Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Noticed john fleck in the list? that would be an awful good loan signing Is this from the same Rangers side that need every player they can get their hands on. We will soon be loaning them our players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Noticed john fleck in the list? that would be an awful good loan signing Nope. Nowhere as good as he thinks he is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParks finest Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Heard Andy Little was our potential loan signing from rangers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Heard Andy Little was our potential loan signing from rangers... I was never a fan of taking players on loan from other SPL clubs. You can't play them in league or cup games against their club. Maybe not a major problem but I would prefer we stuck to loan players outwith the SPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 JOB was not great, but.............. JOB could do what the majority of our team can't. He can get the ball, run at defenders beating men and he could open the game up. We haven't lost the best player Motherwell has ever seen thats for sure. But without him or a Slane or a McCormack or even a Faddy before them all, we have lost that little bit extra which can separate you from being a middle of the road spl team, to one who can take the game to the opposition and push for europe. IMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 JOB was not great, but.............. JOB could do what the majority of our team can't. He can get the ball, run at defenders beating men and he could open the game up. We haven't lost the best player Motherwell has ever seen thats for sure. But without him or a Slane or a McCormack or even a Faddy before them all, we have lost that little bit extra which can separate you from being a middle of the road spl team, to one who can take the game to the opposition and push for europe. Hits the nail on the head for me. We've been very fortunate in that for the last few years we've normally had at least one player with that kind of exciting spark about them. Other teams have survived in the SPL without one but it's all been about hard work and grinding (Kilmarnock and St Mirren are two teams that spring to mind). Should we not replace Jim O'Brien, it's not certain we'll be relegated but survival will be a whole lot uglier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 ... it's not certain we'll be relegated but survival will be a whole lot uglier...Your pre-season pessimism training is going well I see, Melvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerse Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 We will miss him as he created chances for us, but he was never as brilliant as some are making out on here. Anyway water under the bridge. Lets just find someone to replace him cos Humphrey isn't up to the job yet. Like the pun - if you meant it. The thing is - some on here would have you believe that Humphrey is more than enough to replace JOB and we need no-one else in!! Fact remains - no-one in our team can ghost past a player even once in a match. O 'brien might not have got a goal-making final ball in every time but he mast have got attacked the last man 7 or 8 times a match. NO-ONE can do that in our team. Not our 'square ball' centre mid trio of Las, Jenno and Forbes. Or Jamie 'Cut Back' Murphy - no-body. Every team needs that outlet, the 'give and go' guy. We now don't have it. We need to get it. End of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Your pre-season pessimism training is going well I see, Melvin. When I wrote that part I was actually trying to avoid saying "We won't go down" because that's just asking for trouble. And I'm not talking about it being close for us to go down (I think we'll survive easily), I just don't think it's going to be easy on the eye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Not sure if this has been mentioned but Everton have knocked back Coventry’s attempt to get Lukas on loan. Everton reject Coventry loan bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Not sure if this has been mentioned but Everton have knocked back Coventry's attempt to get Lukas on loan.Everton reject Coventry loan bid Am I the only one to think "Aw, naw, I thought we had put this one to bed..". Now people will get their hopes built up again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Aw naw I thought we'd put this one to bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Aw naw I thought we'd put this one to bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Looks like Everton seeking out a 'sale' and Coventry weighing up an offer (or Boothroyd going to the board to see if they'll stump up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 I still think O'Brien is a shitebag, good skills, but not sure where this willingness to run back myth has come from. Lost the ball up the park regularly and sat down and moaned rather than getting back. Decent player, but not the end of the world that he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 I still think O'Brien is a shitebag, good skills, but not sure where this willingness to run back myth has come from. Lost the ball up the park regularly and sat down and moaned rather than getting back. Untrue - he did moan a bit though, give you that Decent player, but not the end of the world that he left. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Fair enough, the celtic game pre-split just sticks in my mind, Jutkiewicz absolutely ruined himself making runs while O'Brien attempted too much again and again in a game we could've won with more direct play. Or John Ruddy. *tin hat on* Probably being a bit unfair though, O'Brien just frustrated me a fair bit. He'd beat the fullback in the first five minutes then avoid him for the next 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_Special Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 RIGHT! Slane and O'Brien bashing aside, is today the deadline for signing players for Thursdays match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 it looks like the duke will be signing for coventry on a permanet basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyslappy Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Think you can sign up to 48 hours or something prior to the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadywellToi Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Duke updated to show his move to Coventry along with Darren Smith. Jim Gannon Mem updated and some named and shamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherwell89 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Gareth Williams!? (free agent) Midfielder Marlon Harewood? (free agent) Striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 We need to be looking at young fringe players who are talented but not quite ready for the Premiership. A Villa mate, told me that their young Austrian U21 striker has good potential but could do with some first team experience. It might well depend on how well CB gets on with Martin O’Neil, or does his best mate Neil Lennon get first pick? Andreas Weimann Possible loan deal, similar to Lukas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmo Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 We need to be looking at young fringe players who are talented but not quite ready for the Premiership. A Villa mate, told me that their young Austrian U21 striker has good potential but could do with some first team experience. It might well depend on how well CB gets on with Martin O'Neil, or does his best mate Neil Lennon get first pick?Andreas_Weimann Possible loan deal, similar to Lukas? Agreed that this is the kind of player we should be looking into. Buying a player is obviosly preferable (not saying Weimann as he has just signed a new contract) over a loan signing but don't know if this would be possible in our current situation. Premiership reserve teams is the place to look for quality loan signings though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_Special Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Do you think UEFA's new "Spend what you earn" rule due in 3 years time could lead to clubs like ourselves gaining alot more loan deals from the top flight all over Europe? Also this 20'odd man maximum for the EPL looks that way too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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