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Which I don’t. I try to forget the fact he actually came back here. I assume it must have been contractual. Up there with Ross McCormack for pointless signings. But that is what happens when you don’t have a pot to piss in. In fact he may well be here next season….

So they did . Still Dundee looked fairly competent tonight and not like the team we faced for the last 15 minutes a couple of weeks back. Hope they pip St Mirren to 5th. Also Curtis Main came on. Still to score for them iirc. I assume Ketts was talking about him when he mentioned Dundee outbidding us for players. One wonders if we would have got Theo if we had managed to get Main ? Not sure which order that all happened.

Just as well Oli Shaw is absolutely feckless. Or tonight would have been a very frustrating watch / game. Dundee were pretty decent and show they probably deserve top 6.

Last time we played Aberdeen away were we not 3-0 up……and only just ended up getting a point. You are correct however and going behind 2 in every 3 games is annoying even if it means we are the best team in the entire world at gaining points from a losing position. Aberdeen being behind us shows what a crock of shit their season has been. But their inability to beat other teams does not seem to apply to us sadly. Even if the last defeat was referee assisted. Would take another draw at Pittodrie. Then hopefully 3 points over Livi and that ought to be enough to see us safe for another season.

One thing is for sure Cormack is throwing money around like Floyd Mayweather. All these Managers and subsequent pay offs. The cost to appoint Thelin and 2 x Assistant/s staff and keep on Peter Leven. I would imagine to persuade him to come they have pushed the boat out. Probably wrong but I suspect this may work out well. Christ knows if it doesn’t…..Maybe Aberdeen are just cursed..

To be fair after his 1st few appearances I think all Well fans would have agreed…. He still needs a good few chances to score a goal. And as often is the case he scores from the more difficult opportunities and misses the easier chances.

I would be even more concerned if I were a St Johnstone fan. County look a more capable team certainly in terms of scoring goals. Our GD effectively works as an extra point v teams below. I think 1 more win and 40 points would do the job. We should be capable of at least 1 win or 3 draws post split.

Dundee fans are generally sound compared to St Mirren fans (on this Board) but tbh that would not be difficult. A couple have thanked us for helping them get top 6 yesterday. One with a clearly tongue in cheek post. So not sure I get the fuss. If it was not us then I am quite happy Dundee made the top 6. Busta is right in that I think everyone was baffled we were even in with a chance. On the face of it - it has been a poor season, but I say again if someone had said at the start of the season that after 33 games we would only have lost 12 games I would have bitten your hand off for that. Clearly would have wished for less draws. Hopefully we can kick on and finish 7th or 8th and above Aberdeen. I saw Barmak before the game at the ticket office heading to the main stand with what looked like a very full claret plastic bag. If nothing else we will have made a few £ profit from his shop purchases….

And relax…

For many on here criticising Davor is akin to herecy. He is a bang average midfielder. Genuinely no better than Maguire. Just a wee bit shorter. Typical game in many ways. We seem to b triggered by the opposition scoring. The only mistake made was that a Hibs were not 2 or 3-0 up. Then we would have won. Kelly had a very good game. 6 words I did not think I would type anytime soon. Apart from that Gent is a baller. No chance we can keep him sadly. Casey in that second half was almost comedic. He legitimately tried to give the opposition several goals. That pass across our box just being one moment of ineptitude of many. The weather did not help but we need a total overhaul of the defence and GK. As in move everyone on in the CB and GK position. Glad we did not lose obvs. And to see that out of 33 games we have only lost a dozen in such an apparently poor season is somewhat surprising..

Fire a few crosses into our box near that Kelly keeper. Job done. As I said I think we will fall short of staying in the race for top 6. If there was nothing in this game I would be more confident of a positive outcome. But Hibs know they need to avoid defeat. Might help them with their focus. As I said previously our defence and goalie will have to have the game of their season for us to prevail. But I fully expect to be sitting there in the 1st 10/20/30 minutes saying to my pal how did Hibs score that goal…..Why did we not make any attempt to defend etc etc probably with their 1st effort on target also.

Thanks for the heads up. Will leave a little earlier this Saturday. This has all the hallmarks of the 6-6 game. I suspect most neutral fans would agree that Hibs have the better players / squad especially since their January additions. Their front line ought to be amongst the best outside the old firm. So I don’t doubt they will score and probably a minimum of 2 goals, probably before we get going as per the norm this season. In the unlikely event our defence and goalkeeper can all play to their very best then we may well win this. But genuinely I feel we will give ourselves another mountain to climb and that will be one step too far. Certainly will look at the odds for a high scoring game. I will say 2-2 or 3-2 Hibs. Hope I am wrong .

I will gladly get back to the football. But still stand by my view that you cannot judge the value of an individual or specifically what they can offer Motherwell FC based on their political leanings. Anyone trying to back that up and justify that particular point is wrong imho. Last words from me. It does not affect me as I tried to cover in one of my entirely rational posts, but to go out of one’s way and make anyone who votes or favours Tory feel unwelcome on this Message Board or supporting MFC is not a good look. Not very inclusive and I doubt that is the community ethos Motherwell so closely encapsulates. I would say exactly the same thing if said person mentioned any other political party in a similar way.

Not aimed at you at all. Not had a bad morning at all. Just saying what I feel is correct. Judging individuals on political persuasion rather than what they can actually offer Motherwell FC / Well Society seems rather narrow minded.

Nobody was debating anyone’s gender or sexuality. I correctly pointed out that would and should not be tolerated, so why should the other stuff be allowed especially naming actual individuals. Should you not take a dim view on that ?

I 100% agree this is a football forum. That is why I am here. But if I may suggest that you want to remove political posts, perhaps (just a thought) you should remove the post/s a couple of pages back that started all this sh1t ?

A bit like John Boyle. The novelty of losing millions of £s must wear off after a while. At least Boyle supported Motherwell. Mark Ogren at United. No idea. I think the club debt to him is now circa £15m of thereabouts. Exactly what I would not want from an Investor in Motherwell as discussed above. As for Dundee. £6m projected losses for this season and next. Tim Keyes has an Investement firm in the US with his brother but not sure how deep his pockets are. Another bizarre scenario. I mean does he and they have the financial clout to cover these losses. The latest statement says they do but honestly they look like bigger basket cases than we do. At least we spent £1.5m to £2m on pitch and stadium improvements. Unless Netflix guy can show he will do things a lot differently than either Dundee club then I am not at all interested.

As everyone agrees top 6 would actually be rather funny all things considered. Then if we went on to pip St Mirren for a European place this season would go from one of the worst to one of the best in short order. But I am not too bothered at all. Financially it would be a good thing obviously, but it could get messy in terms of playing one of the Old Firm at home with the title race so close. Would rather do without all that hassle tbh. That said I would rather not lose to Hibs at home. So Dundee getting the 1 point they require would be the least painful option if we do miss out. Especially as it will be a tall order us coming back from being 1-0,2-0,3-0 or 4-0* down next weekend and win. If I was Hibs at every dead ball into the box I would just place a player in front of Kelly and watch the chaos ensue. * Delete as appropriate

Why did he need to leave you ? The same guy that is ripping up the league. All in honesty not a dig but I cannot remember another player that has had such a conversion. Still I would rather have two cup wins in one year. A quite phenomenal achievement

Well done guys on a fantastic win. BUT…..is the fact you let Theo go akin to the guy who did not sign Elvis..

You are hard to please Busta. Sorry mate. But you are the kind of fan that could find us winning the Champions League a negative. Kettlewell is no saviour but he has worked miracles with the lowest budget we have had in years. Let it go and accept you are a negative ninny whatever the circumstances.

Don’t want to cause a ruckus but I watched the Sportscene highlights. When we went 2-2 look I looked at the responses of the players behind the goal. Totally unemotional. I may be doing him a disservice but it looks like Sam Nicholson could not even be bothered to have any positive emotion. I am sorry but that is fuckin weird. Your teammates have come from 2-0 to 2–2 and you stand there like you are waiting for a DPD delivery. Not for me. F off…l

I want to salute our brave players for playing in such terrible conditions. What with the home side, the SPFL, the SFA, NATO, Red Cross conspiring against us. Sometimes football is just the best. At 79 mins I hate it. At 93 mins I absolutely love it. I wish I could bottle this high. And as for Moses……he parted the water on the Dens Park pitch to score. Truly inspiring…