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Someone with connections with the club ?

Most important aspect of this is for the referee to do a professional job on Sunday and if employed, not to allow hammerthrower tactics to prosper. As for further punishment, I'll settle for us leaving Fir Park with 3 points.

We've had a great start but we need to close out this first phase of the season that'll end next Sunday. The most important matter (for around 10M different reasons) is getting into the group stages. That would be a tangible and notable achievement. Thereafter, it's unfortunate that the OF game comes on the back of a long trip to Russia and mainly because of that, I'd take a draw, if offered.

Man Utd had many years of success under Sir Alex Ferguson but it seems as though their board are determined to give others a chance now through three bad managerial appointments. 1. Ferguson nomination but Moyes wasn't backed by a less convinced board and what happened was inevitable. 2. Van Gaal is yesterdays man and his chartacter made for media confrontation and ridicule. Was backed and wasted a lot of money doing little better than Moyes. 3. Mourinho, 10 years earlier and maybe but The Miserable One is now past his sell-by date and causes trouble in proportion with his salary. It's not as if it's anything new, it happened at Real Madrid and Chelsea. Loads of money wasted. That isn't hindsight. I said the same as the appointments were made on historic threads on here. To me their board need to have a word with themselves and look to own some of the responsibility.

Rod Stewart ?

Maybe he's going by GMT (GonzoMeanTime) and he lives in Jo'burg.

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Yes................If everyone is fit for 2nd Sept., it'll be Jack, Coulibaly and Arfield in the middle. Subject to a 'curveball' arriving in what is left of the transfer window.

What is vital is that we are in as best possible shape for a game in Russia that has an approximate prize of 10M ....IF we get the result we need. I'm sure SG&Co will do what's best.

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Taking goals out of your team is an option that managers often find the most difficult. I'd try and play further up the pitch, play the two up front, ask Lafferty to do most of the 'donkey work' and tell Morelos to spend more time near the penalty spot.

One other thing is to impress upon the players this weekend and in no uncertain terms, is the need not to take the bait and get themselves sent off. Not only would it numerically disadvantage us on the day but they'd be suspended for the Celtic game.

Priority has to be the game in Russia,....it's worth up to an 8 figure sum to revenue. Any 'experiment' has to be Motherwell. Lack of time to drill players in it makes it less likely.

McCrorie is suspended.

McGregor Flanagan........Goldson...........Katic Tav......Halliday.....Arfield....Ejaria....Barasic Morelos........Lafferty I'd rest Jack, Candeis and Kent and try something a little different to see if it can spark up front and take some of the load off Alfie.

Jealousy is oozing oot o ye ! Top Tip: Take a break from the Internet and go get yir hole.

A lot of FARE's conflcted links have been known about for years but if UEFA have their backs, it makes it more difficult to expose them and probably the reason they still operate with impunity wrt to 'offensive' against Rangers.

Relieved to see him in training gear again. Maybe he will make the 2nd of September.

I'd rest Jack on Sunday. We badly need him to be at full throttle for Russia.

I reckon he'll open his account on Sunday.

A duck to water The media are genuinely 'scared' of him.......in that they know he'll swat them aside with ease if they come out with cr@p but at the sametime he is very approachable and open. It's like watching a game of chess where one player is 2 or 3 moves ahead of his opponent. ---------------------- Sounds like we won't see Coulibaly until after the International break.

And confidence. He is young and a winger. Inconsistency is inevitable. He'll need a kick up the erchie on ocassion, ie. dropped/rotated.

McCrorie has played in various positions, including RB, CH and DM. As he develops all options are open.

Team for Motherwell McGregor McCrorie... Flanagan........Goldson...........Katic Tav......Halliday.....Arfield....Ejaria....Barasic Morelos........Lafferty #rotate edit I think McCrorie is suspended for this game insert Flanagan

One plus is that Chris McLaughlin wouldn't have been able to take a seat beside the FARE inspector. McLaughlin has in the past often been in close proximity to match delegates and fourth officials, who have went on to be involved in 'exclusives'.