Gianfranco Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/motherwell-boss-graham-alexander-hopes-24600291.ampFrom steelmen but GA expects us to make two “brilliant” signings. I suspect most of us will still have never of heard of them. I hope they’re brilliant b*****ds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, Desp said: @capt_oats must be busy this morning. Was expecting a list of every available Finnish centre half, with accompanying You Tube highlight reels. Aye. I was busy with my actual job yesterday morning so I've missed all the post-Airdrie fall out. I doubt I've much to add other than we were always running this risk by taking our time with the signings and having massive fucking gaps in our defence and midfield not to mention actively treating these group games as pre-season. Say what you like about Robinson's signing policy but we never lost a LC group game under him (in fact prior to Wednesday the only group game we'd lost was the very first one against Rangers in 2016). 1 hour ago, Neil86 said: Noticed Burrows on twitter saying some new faces very shortly, a CAM and CB please. As others have mentioned, wouldn't mind seeing Tony Watt as the 10 either. In addition to this, Ben Banks reporting we expect to make two brilliant additions before Hibs, probably taken from Alexander's press conference. Dean Cornelius out injured as well. Here's the quote from The Record: Quote He said: "Before next week we hope to have at least two more players in, which will certainly strengthen us, the players in mind that we're talking about. "They will be brilliant additions to the squad, they will improve us, and we just need to get them in as soon as possible, really, to give us that full week before the big kick off in the league. "Hopefully they will be with us ASAP and then we'll have to see if they're ready to play games. "I don't think at the moment they've played any pre-season games at their other clubs, so we'll see how we go with that." Link "at their other clubs"? Hmmmm...so they're not free-agents then? I mean, calling them "brilliant" additions is setting us up for a fall. The Thread will be the judge of whether they're "brilliant" or not thank you very much. Edited July 23, 2021 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil86 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, capt_oats said: Aye. I was busy with my actual job yesterday morning so I've missed all the post-Airdrie fall out. I doubt I've much to add other than we were always running this risk by taking our time with the signings and having massive fucking gaps in our defence and midfield not to mention actively treating these group games as pre-season. Say what you like about Robinson's signing policy but we never lost a LC group game under him (in fact prior to Wednesday the only group game we'd lost was the very first one against Rangers in 2016). Here's the quote from The Record. "at their other clubs"? Hmmmm...so they're not free-agents then? I mean, calling them "brilliant" additions is setting us up for a fall. The Thread will be the judge of whether they're "brilliant" or not thank you very much. possibly a premier league loan, or championship even? Based on nothing more than the English teams not being long back and probably not many games under there belts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I liked it more when he was calling Mich'el shite two minutes after signing him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superward Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 If we scrape through the League cup group, get a couple of 'brilliant' players, then some players back from injury/up to fitness, and a couple of wins in August.....I'll be happy. Let's go GA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/motherwell-boss-graham-alexander-hopes-24600291 Confirms that we are starting tomorrow with both Maguire & Crawford in midfield then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Have I missed anything or has there been any word about attendance etc for the Hibs game yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Manhattan Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 18 minutes ago, capt_oats said: I mean, calling them "brilliant" additions is setting us up for a fall. The Thread will be the judge of whether they're "brilliant" or not thank you very much. I have a hopefully-unfounded fear that he means they are currently "brilliant" decorators, or "brilliant" plumbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest superward Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Have I missed anything or has there been any word about attendance etc for the Hibs game yet? Nowt yet officially. We've submitted a request to increase it from 2000 though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, well fan for life said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/motherwell-boss-graham-alexander-hopes-24600291 Confirms that we are starting tomorrow with both Maguire & Crawford in midfield then. I say this having not read much about any other injuries etc but rather than dropping Crawford in there to replace Cornelius is there not an argument that we'd be more likely to go: Lawleff Donnelly Maguire Woolery VanVeen Watt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, capt_oats said: I say this having not read much about any other injuries etc but rather than dropping Crawford in there to replace Cornelius is there not an argument that we'd be more likely to go: Lawleff Donnelly Maguire Woolery VanVeen Watt Christ I hope so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I'm free on Saturday and a better DM than Crawford. Plus I love cementing folk. I await the call. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, Mr. Brightside said: Plus I love cementing folk. #AnnounceBrightside 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Yorky said: I doubt many would agree with you. I agree with him...just not necessarily the Tait just now but the one a few years ago. Always thought he was comfortably better than this dumpling with all the Scotland caps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Gianfranco said: My guess is moving the ball lets you fire in an out-swinging cross with less chance of the ball going out for a goal kick. Statistically the attacking team will win the first header more times when it’s an in-swinging cross compared to an out-swinging cross but it’s more likely to be a goal scoring chance from an out-swinger. Or at least it was the case about ten years ago when I googled it during a pub fitba argument/debate. Surely if you move the ball infield then it is virtually impossible to play an outswinger? Or am I missing something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Neils40yarder Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 A centre back has definitely signed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, 0Neils40yarder said: A centre back has definitely signed 30 minutes ago, thisGRAEME said: #AnnounceBrightside Can't be a coincidence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobby Dossar Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 14 hours ago, Jim McLean's Ghost said: Kelly can kick it long from the 6 yard line whothout someone needing to tap it to him. Using 3 players to take a goal kick is like having 2 men taking a corner on steroids. Get the centre backs up the park. Push the opposition midfield back. Stop fucking about deep in our own half. Don’t mind the goal kick routine or the short corners either What gets my goat is 4 - 3 - 3 it just doesn’t work with the players that we have at our disposal The quicker we get it to f**k the better for all concerned 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Just read it’s Amy Winehouse’s 10th anniversary today, which means it’s 10 years since we opened the 2011/12 season with a 3-0 win over Inverness - a cracker from Las and a collectors item from Hammell among them. Randolph; Hateley, Craigan, Hutchinson, Hammell; Humphrey, Lasley, Jennings, Law; Higdon, Murphy. What we would give for an XI of that quality now! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said: Just read it’s Amy Winehouse’s 10th anniversary today, which means it’s 10 years since we opened the 2011/12 season with a 3-0 win over Inverness - a cracker from Las and a collectors item from Hammell among them. Randolph; Hateley, Craigan, Hutchinson, Hammell; Humphrey, Lasley, Jennings, Law; Higdon, Murphy. What we would give for an XI of that quality now! Genuinely one of the best 'Well teams ever that one - Ojamma still to be added too. That midfield actually makes me sad. Edited July 23, 2021 by Swello 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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