MP_MFC Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Looking at departures, do we presume Cornelius is offski? Bit odd to bring him on with 30 seconds left to play otherwise IMO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 How nice is the Fir Park pitch by the way. Jealous. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 The job that Kettlewell has done has been nothing short of remarkable. When he took over we were joint bottom with Dundee United. We finished the season 19 points ahead of them. He's only lost two games out of fourteen and has a win rate of over 70%. If we had this form over the full season (I know we never would, but for context) we would only be about 10 points behind Rangers. All without bringing his own players in, Paton aside. I know this summer in the transfer market, particularly with Van Veen offski, will be a big challenge but you have to say so far he's done quite an incredible job. I'm glad we left Holloway to chat brexit with Farage. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnderooMFC Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Renewed the season tickets last night (early bird has been extended till 2nd of June I believe). Looking forward to see what Ketts has got for us next season with a full window behind him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnderooMFC Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 6 hours ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Any hints? Maguire has two ahead of him even in the picture... Butcher looking like he's still gonna slide into someone with a cast on McGinley looking unreasonably happy - does he get a Ketts redemption arc too? 6 hours ago, ropy said: No sign of Thommo Danzaki's there though, so Thommo has to be around somewhere. Whether he still needs a translator fitness coach idk, but I assume you have to have at least two Japanese nationals around the place or they get lonely and depressed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsome_Devil Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 There will no doubt be time for more sober reflections but the three months of SK have been incredibly enjoyable - and the development from being solid and winning to actually playing a bit of football occasionally, if not all the time. It's worth pointing out we usually manage to build on strong Jan-May spells the next season and the last time we had to replace a 25-league-goal striker we actually finished second... Bizarrely I'm very calm about losing KVV and much more concerned about keeping Casey, Butcher not being out long-term and us being able to shuffle some in contract guys out the door to make space on the wage bill. If those three things fall well for us we'll be fine next season (midtable - no promises of more!). If not, we're potentially in for another long haul as much - similar to KVV - I suspect SK has stumbled across a career spell and this magic simply can't go on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 12 hours ago, ropy said: No sign of Thommo This is concerning news. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in Motherwell Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 No Shields/Bevis/McGinley at the POTY last night although I doubt we can read into that too much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casinobay Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Anyone know if Hammell was at the game yesterday? I know his managerial record is poor, to say the least, but it seems a shame if he wasn't part of the final home game frolics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayWell Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Kevin van Veen is a Motherwell legend, I'd love for him to stay but fully expect him to get one last move, and he's absolutely earned it. Special mention for Blair Spittal, cannot believe how badly he was utilised during the first half of the season, what a turnaround and what an important player he has become for us. Will be interesting to see who stays and who goes, crucial that we keep Casey. The clown car defending yesterday was a timely reminder of why the some of the defenders we started the season with probably won't do. Said it before, but what an incredible job Kettlewell has done. Genuinely really enjoyed watching us from mid-February onwards this season. Looking forward to seeing how he approaches next season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weemac Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 1 hour ago, one m in Motherwell said: No Shields/Bevis/McGinley at the POTY last night although I doubt we can read into that too much. Who won, been on tenterhooks all morning? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 (edited) Women’s POTY - Lucy Ronald Top Goalscorer - Kevin Van Veen Goal of The Season - Callum Slattery (vs. Kilmarnock) Coaches’ POTY - Calum Butcher Players POTY - Kevin Van Veen Young POTY - Max Johnston Player Of The Year - Kevin Van Veen Edited June 19, 2023 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceiling Granny Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Put me in the “can’t believe how good Spittal has been since Kettlewell came in” column. I thought he wasn’t the right fit for us, and that it was just one of those things. Happy to be wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Saw a tweet earlier (that now I can’t find) from someone who was at the POYT awards saying that Bazooka Joe confirmed he’s signed on for another year. If true, given it’s the full year extension, I’m guessing it’s not us simply ‘doing the right thing’ by an injured player. If he can rekindle that wee patch he had under Hammell he can still be a useful player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 1 hour ago, MurrayWell said: Will be interesting to see who stays and who goes, crucial that we keep Casey. The clown car defending yesterday was a timely reminder of why the some of the defenders we started the season with probably won't do. I don't disagree re: Casey but to me yesterday really amplified how important Butcher is in making the defence work. Needs must and everything with Butcher on crutches and Lamie having had surgery but we were asking Bevis to do stuff he's just not comfortable with. Ironic, given Kettlewell's whole blueprint recently has been getting players to focus on what they're actually good at.. It showed - he looked fucking terrified every time he got the ball and the indecision had a knock on across the back line. 31 minutes ago, dezz said: Saw a tweet earlier (that now I can’t find) from someone who was at the POYT awards saying that Bazooka Joe confirmed he’s signed on for another year. If true, given it’s the full year extension, I’m guessing it’s not us simply ‘doing the right thing’ by an injured player. If he can rekindle that wee patch he had under Hammell he can still be a useful player. Is this it? https://twitter.com/Mon_The_Well22/status/1662898644427722752?s=20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayWell Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 1 minute ago, capt_oats said: I don't disagree re: Casey but to me yesterday really amplified how important Butcher is in making the defence work. Absolutely, I was more looking at it from the perspective that Butcher is under contract and Casey isn't. That partnership has been massive in us staying up, hopefully Butcher's injury isn't too bad and he'll be ready for pre-season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, MurrayWell said: Absolutely, I was more looking at it from the perspective that Butcher is under contract and Casey isn't. That partnership has been massive in us staying up, hopefully Butcher's injury isn't too bad and he'll be ready for pre-season. Another hangover from the ridiculous world cup scheduling is that close-season for the players is effectively 3 weeks - so Butcher on crutches at the end of May is a legitimate concern for pre-season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casagolda Posted May 29, 2023 Author Share Posted May 29, 2023 We didn’t concede a goal in the 3 and a bit games Butcher played post split. The game and a half he missed we conceded 3 goals, I think that says it all. On contracts, McGinn was in the media this morning talking about coming back for the pre-season training camp in Holland. So I can only assume he’s got something sorted as well. As a general rule of thumb though, if the seasons ended and the contract remains unsigned then to my mind that means they’re basically away. So I’m already counting Casey, Goss, Cornelius and Johnston as all gone. With Kev almost certain to be sold as well, that’s a lot of quality leaving in the summer. Basically half of Kettlewell’s regular first picks out the door. Meanwhile the likes of Shields, Morris, Maguire, McGinley etc are all still contracted for another season. I don’t envy Kettlewell, he’s going to have some amount of wheeling and dealing to do this summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 23 minutes ago, MurrayWell said: Absolutely, I was more looking at it from the perspective that Butcher is under contract and Casey isn't. That partnership has been massive in us staying up, hopefully Butcher's injury isn't too bad and he'll be ready for pre-season. The media piece said Butcher's injury wasn't as bad as first feared and should be ready for the new season. Obviously, what "new season" means is up for debate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one m in Motherwell Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 He said last night he needed an op on it but would hopefully be back early into the season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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