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  1. I'm going to write to the 'Well Society today on this. They did a half-arsed consultation very late in the day (about 3 days actually) before the vote - but there was never a sense that anything would change based on that. In our "fan owned" setup, we bizarrely have minority voting rights on the club board despite the 71% shareholding so in reality it was already decided, which still fucking annoys me honestly. For those that want to see the "consultation" text: And for those that *really* want to see it, my response at the time (it's longer than a normal email as they asked for it ) In terms of practical steps - Sponsors aside, the SFA listen to no-one other than themselves and the SPFL only act when practically all the top-flight clubs (and two in particular) are in agreement and tell them to. The only way to get clubs to listen is to threaten season ticket income as other stuff doesn't really affect them and will be brushed off easily (and it gives me no pleasure to say that). I'm not sure the strength of feeling is enough presently that folk will give up season tickets (and hurt their own clubs in doing so) over VAR. I think the best/most realistic option is to first build consensus for a "Sunset Clause" to be added to VAR. This means that there would be an agreed point where VAR is formally reviewed and clubs vote on whether it continues or not. This is something that is (a) a reasonable request and (b) should have been there in the first place and it would give supporters something to campaign against and give everyone a chance to get out of the current fucking mess without losing too much face. The sunset clause would be timed for the point where the initial investment in the VAR assets is covered/contracts are up for review so that no-one feels like money has been "chucked away". The only practical shortcut to this is that the league is decided this season on a bad VAR call - it would be dumped by mid-june.
  2. This. Neither were close to being fouls in any normal interpretation - but this is what we're reduced to with the current handball rule with added VAR.
  3. I actually thought Aberdeen were decent today - they were sharper than us and seemed to want it a bit more - and they basically looked like a team that has the budget they do. That out the way - it was still a close enough game and a point each wouldn't have had too many folk complaining. I think our main problem wasn't formations or anything that exciting - it was just that players who have been brilliant for us recently, weren't. Bair was like St Johnstone guy, Spittal was out of sorts and no-one really had a decent game. VAR continues to be a Saturday ruiner - in the olden days of two years ago, no-one would even have mentioned a "handball" in that situation. Not really a day to be pressing the panic button, even if our super slim hopes of making a fight of the Top 6 are down the toilet.
  4. Apart from the hilarity of a NEW FIRM playoff, or Utd losing to Morton in the semi final - Raith, as a team with similar/less money than us would be a welcome replacement for Livi - Utd would be outspending us as soon as they were back. Also - watched/enjoyed the game last night and Moult still looks like he can't really run any more just as he did when he was last with us. Not sure he would have been the answer at the top level. Also big gun to the heid was absolutely shite, which was nice.
  5. He did it twice I think - I'm sure that's what put us ahead in the Stevie Woods Game.
  6. Normally I'd agree - but making chances and scoring goals has never been a problem for us this season, regardless of who we've had up front - instead we've been treated to the classic sight of Motherwell forward with hands on hips looking back angrily at the defence and goalkeeper on a weekly basis. However we end up this season - this has been a good attacking Motherwell team (with the most infuriating defence for about 20 years)
  7. Given where we've been this season and everything that's gone on - any of us would have been massively fucking delighted with 7th place a couple of weeks back but now that we're more or less in touch with 6th - it might feel a bit anti-climatic when we don't make it. Both Hibs and Dundee are picking up points at a decent rate and seem in reasonable form - so it would need to be a pretty unbelievable run from us (which we haven't looked capable of this season) to do it. I'll stick with being happy with 7th if we can do that...
  8. Apart from the cash - having Motherwell players at successive Euro's would be brilliant - so I hope he gets in. Having a good game at Ibrox probably came at a good time for him too.
  9. The chances of actually using your 3rd choice keeper at a tournament must be astronomically low - even for teams that routinely get to semi's/finals - so taking Gordon may be as much about his presence in the squad/non footballing reasons (although Clarke never strikes me as particularly sentimental for stuff like that).
  10. I've become convinced that's actually Obika's full name.
  11. Can't really imagine the Toronto Globe and Mail going with the "He used to be shite and now he isn't!" angle that's being used here.
  12. In an ideal Scottish Football world where petty self interest wasn't the norm, all other non-OF clubs would come out today and echo what Hibs have done as it's not really enough for one club to stick their head above the parapet. St Mirren, Hearts and Motherwell have all lowered the OF away allocation in recent years (at a financial cost in Motherwell's case) but in linking it implicitly to the sort of sectarian shite that we're all subjected to whenever the forces of darkness visit, Hibs have gone a step further and really deserve to be supported in that. I think the experience at Hearts and Saints (and soon Hibs) will mirror ours - reducing OF allocation is overwhelmingly popular with the core support of the club and is taken as the club acting in their own supporters' best interests.
  13. Never apologise for mentioning Pakora on this thread. Is that Broughton as in the Broughton between Biggar and Peebles?
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