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Exciting times ahead. Games pretty much as expected.
Saturday 19 April Celtic at Fir Park
Saturday 26 April Dundee United at Tannadice
Saturday 3 May St Johnstone at Fir Park
Wednesday 7 may Inverness at Fir Park
Sunday 11 May Aberdeen at - view external link
I think that's ok. We'll get some money in by playing celtic at home and the other two games against inverness and st j at home are very winnable. The only thing that is we play our two closest rivals away, saying that we seem to fair better against those sides away from home.
as well as we could have hoped for I think? Top 3 gets into Europe 100%, we probably need a max of 3 wins from the last 6 to stay ahead of DU, who still have Celtic twice...Saturday plus St J and ICT would get us there. Would love to finish 2nd though to stick it up the Sheep, as well as an extra 250k in prize money according to media reports this week
Hope we get extra money cos I've just watched the goals from last night and all I can say is holy fpuck ... we badly need a goalkeeper even just an average one.Quote:
Originally Posted by FirParkCapeTown
Totally agree always thought he was a bomb scare at cross balls but a good shot stopper but know he can't even get down quick enough to a long distance shot I'm sure Hollis who I think good 2nd keeper will have to go as Nielsen still under contract so as he's still their we need a good no 1 and Hollis not good enough IMO
Both not good enough...have a look at the league table, some people are never pleased!
The goalkeepers are poor and these are the small differences between winning stuff and merely making up the numbers... its not a difficult observation. Sure we should be pleased where we sit and don't know of any Motherwell fan who isn't but those type of gift goals will be the difference between achieving or merely making up the numbers. But hey if you think our goalkeepers are of a good standard who don't undermine the ability of the rest of the team I'm pleased I'm equally happy you ain't the manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by firparkloony
We have to be more analytical about this. Have the keepers played their part in getting us to second spot?Quote:
Originally Posted by firparkloony
If he follows your logic, Stuart McCall would conclude that as the team finished 2/3/4 in the league then it doesn't require strengthening. However I hope he takes a more proactive view, as we are paying him to do, and looks to strengthen the weakest areas of the squad for next season. Right now the goalkeeping department looks one of the weakest to me.
What worries me most is the goals against statistic. This is against the whole league, i'd like to work out what the stats are against top six opposition. I fret they will not be good reading.
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Motherwell
Dundee United
Inverness CT
St Johnstone
Aberdeen
Celtic
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47
38
34
33
30
16
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By far the weakest part of the team. I reckon we could be 4 or 5 points better off if we had a decent keeper.