[SCO] Scottish Premier league (26 Viewers)

[Maher]

all goals in scottish league are from corners or sit peices headers, i hope to see one goal from open play .

 

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[Bozi]

all goals in scottish league are from corners or sit peices headers, i hope to see one goal from open play .

............i aint even gonna bother

 

[Red]

so i have taken to watching hearts play through gaps in my fingers, the horror show that is our play this season is just getting worse. all areas of play on the pitch need a massive improvement and we need it quick. its no use saying we have the players, that is not questionable, however these players attitudes are awful.
we need a new goalie, that is a given but Tall be leaving so we ened at least one new CB, a new RB(sorry Robbie heart and effort do not make up for your inablity to pass the ball 3 yards) a new RM and a new CF.
bednar is away and scoring goals for fun, showing what we all knew he had but he does not want to come back(who can blame him?)

all in all these players are the ones i want to see shown the door-
Basso,Kurskis,Nielson,Goncalves,Zaliukas,Mikoliunas,Ivaskevicous,Pinilla,Nade,Elliot,Makela(why keep him if we refuse to play him)

bring back Bednar(though he wont come) and Beslijia. bring in Hleb(not that one, his bro) buy new Wb or start playing the youngsters.

most of all though can we please sack Korobochka and his team, bring in a MANAGER and let him do his job, pick the team and live or die by his own decisions.

How many games do you think whoever you have in charge (I use the term 'in charge' loosely) to turn it around? Can't be more than a game or two now.

all goals in scottish league are from corners or sit peices headers, i hope to see one goal from open play .

Don't speak about things you don't understand.

 

[Bozi]

How many games do you think whoever you have in charge (I use the term 'in charge' loosely) to turn it around? Can't be more than a game or two now.



Don't speak about things you don't understand.

i will be surprised if tehya re still in charge after todays game...........win or not

 

[The Arif]

all goals in scottish league are from corners or sit peices headers, i hope to see one goal from open play .

Maher. I think it's enough that we have to read your posts at Spanish Primera Divison thread.

 

[Red]

Late winner for Aberdeen, while Hearts snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Bad luck Bozi. Don't worry though, you're due to win the CL next year according to Mad Vlad.

 

[Red]

Clydesdale Bank Premier League Table
29 December 2007 17:08
P GD PTS
1 Celtic 20 34 43
2 Rangers 18 27 41
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3 Motherwell 20 5 35
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4 Dundee Utd 20 1 29
5 Aberdeen 20 -2 29
6 Hibernian 20 2 28
7 Falkirk 20 -2 28
8 Inverness CT 20 -6 28
9 Kilmarnock 20 -8 21
10 Hearts 20 -5 20
11 St Mirren 19 -19 19
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12 Gretna 19 -27 10

 

[AngelaL]

Hearts are tenth! They need to pick up the pace and win some games.

Mark McGhee's Motherwell are doing well.

 

[Bozi]

Late winner for Aberdeen, while Hearts snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Bad luck Bozi. Don't worry though, you're due to win the CL next year according to Mad Vlad.

Hearts are tenth! They need to pick up the pace and win some games.

Mark McGhee's Motherwell are doing well.

ahve been at the home games and was already saying i cannot see where the win will come from! tried hard today but we need some creative players and a leader at the top, korobochka must go NOW and we need to get in a proper manager.

before todays game we were 10 points off the bottom but only 12 points off 3rd, with a few additions, some trimming of the deadwood and a manager i could see us go on a run, with the nature of the league this year 3rd place is unbelievabely still within our grasp but we do not deserve it at the moment

 

[Boksic]

ahve been at the home games and was already saying i cannot see where the win will come from! tried hard today but we need some creative players and a leader at the top, korobochka must go NOW and we need to get in a proper manager.

before todays game we were 10 points off the bottom but only 12 points off 3rd, with a few additions, some trimming of the deadwood and a manager i could see us go on a run, with the nature of the league this year 3rd place is unbelievabely still within our grasp but we do not deserve it at the moment

yeah i can't believe that Hearts are 10th, its unbelievable how much the table has changed since i looked at it last. When you consider that ICT and Falkirk are only a point off 4th after the start that they had, you do think Hearts could come back and force their way to 3rd spot. But something really needs to change, the football they were playing at times was great and beating rangers & celic shows that they can compete with anyone in the league, but the club just seems like its in a complete mess.

 

[Red]

Motherwell captain O'Donnell dies

Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell has died after collapsing towards the end of his side's Scottish Premier League game against Dundee United.
The 35-year-old midfielder fell to the ground just as he was about to be replaced with Marc Fitzpatrick near the end of Motherwell's 5-3 victory.

O'Donnell was treated for around five minutes on the field before being taken to a waiting ambulance.

But his death was later confirmed by Well chairman Bill Dickie.

 

[JRulez]

Sad, sad news about Phil O'Donnell, a great player and instrumental in Motherwell 1991 Scottish Cup victory. A terrible loss for Motherwell, All my thoughts go to his wife and family. RIP Phil :depressed

 

[Alltagsheld]

RIP, what a sad incident.

 

[Fred]

RIP

 

[Salvatore]

RIP

 

[Boksic]

RIP

really sad news about Phil O'Donnell, he was a great player for Motherwell and could have been so for Scotland had injury not intervened a few too many times.

i wonder how he died, if this is the same as the Marc-Vivien Foe death? really sad that these sportsmen should just collapse without warning, was there not a young italian referee who died in similar circumstances recently!?just terrible!

One of my friends is a very promising scottish rugby player, and i know that the scottish rugby union have done extensive testing on his heart to help prevent such events occuring. i wonder if in football similar tests are carried out?

 

[Bozi]

such sad news about phil o'donnell, my thoughts aer with his family

yeah i can't believe that Hearts are 10th, its unbelievable how much the table has changed since i looked at it last. When you consider that ICT and Falkirk are only a point off 4th after the start that they had, you do think Hearts could come back and force their way to 3rd spot. But something really needs to change, the football they were playing at times was great and beating rangers & celic shows that they can compete with anyone in the league, but the club just seems like its in a complete mess.

i still think with how tight the league is we could still pinch a euro spot but with every confidence sapping loss it gets less and less likely. we need a MANAGER on board and get rid of the coaching team(though i absolve frail from the blame completely) yesterday we needed to amke changes 10 minutes before they were made, by the time they got ot together we ahd lost 2 goals and the game

 

[Esteban]

Rest in peace, Phil O'Donnell.

 

[AngelaL]

MOTHERWELL ACE O`DONNELL DEAD

The death of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell left British football in a state of shock.

O'Donnell died shortly after suffering a suspected seizure during a league match against Dundee United.

Tributes poured in as Scottish football remembered a player described tonight by former Scotland boss Craig Brown as "a perfect gentleman" and "an ideal role model".

O'Donnell, who was 35, was taken off the pitch at Fir Park on a stretcher in the closing stages of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League match.

He was about to be substituted in a match Motherwell won 5-3, but fell to the pitch as the change was taking place.

After being treated for around five minutes on the field, the former Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder was carried off on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance and taken to Wishaw General hospital.

He died at 5.18pm, the club announced.

O'Donnell's nephew, striker David Clarkson, was also playing in today's match, and was substituted after being alarmed by the incident.

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee said: "I don't want to say anything more than how devastated everyone at the club is for his wife and his young children.

"That's what we are all feeling tonight, nothing else matters.

"Obviously from the club's point of view we'll gather round to give his family as much support as they need."

Motherwell owner John Boyle said: "This is an unspeakable tragedy for Phil's family.

"Everyone at Motherwell is shocked to the core and we are sure that everyone involved in Scottish football will feel the same. Phil was not only an inspirational player for Motherwell and club captain, but was an inspirational person.

"All of us at Motherwell are thinking of his wife Eileen and their four children."

O'Donnell began his career with Motherwell and rejoined the club in 2004 following spells with Celtic, who he joined in a £1.75million deal in 1994, and Sheffield Wednesday.

He was a hugely popular figure at the club, and chairman Bill Dickie, announcing O'Donnell's death, added: "This is a tragic happening."

Motherwell striker Chris Porter paid an emotional tribute to his team-mate.

Porter had only known O'Donnell since joining from Oldham in the summer.

"It's a massive loss to Motherwell, he was just a great player and a great person. Everyone will miss him," Porter told Sky Sports News.

Porter described the scenes towards the end of the game when he thought his captain had just fainted.

"I've never experienced anything like it," he said. "It's a massive shock and a massive loss to Motherwell.

"He went down and no-one really knew what had happened. Doctors and physios ran on, he was unconscious on the floor and it was clear he was in a bad way, but personally I never thought anything would happen.

"I'm just really shocked about it all.

"Everyone thought he would be okay and he had just fainted so it was a real shock to find out he had passed away."

O'Donnell made his Motherwell debut as a 17-year-old and went on to score, as a 19-year-old, in the 4-3 victory over Dundee United in the 1991 Scottish Cup final.

His one Scotland cap came against Switzerland, with injuries affecting his spells with Celtic and Wednesday.

He returned to Motherwell after being released by Wednesday in 2003, and made his second debut for the club in January 2004.

He played for 'Well in the 2005 Scottish League Cup final and was appointed captain in 2006, after former skipper Scott Leitch left the club.

Former Scotland manager Brown knew O'Donnell well, having handed him his senior cap and also coached him during his time as Scotland Under-21 boss.

Brown said: "But for injury, I'm sure he would have had many, many more caps.

"It's very, very sad news, I just can't get over it.

Brown described O'Donnell as "a perfect gentleman".

He added: "You would not get a more ideal role model for a young footballer than Phil O'Donnell.

"I think in his first spell at Motherwell he was probably the best box-to-box midfield player - maybe not just in Scotland but in the UK.

"He was a Steven Gerrard-type of player, and he went to Celtic and that was no surprise.

"He was a Celtic fan as well as a Motherwell fan."

Brown urged the whole of Scottish football to pay a tribute to O'Donnell with a minute's applause at every ground in the next round of games.

The Scottish Premier League have postponed Motherwell's match against Hibernian next Wednesday, January 2, but the remaining five games, including Celtic's home match against Rangers, are expected to go ahead.

Gordon Smith, chief executive of the Scottish Football Association, said: "This is absolutely devastating news.

"Phil was not just a wonderful footballer, he was a great human being. My thoughts are with his family at this tragic time."

O'Donnell's former Motherwell team-mate John Philliben paid tribute.

The pair were together at Fir Park in the early 1990s.

"Phil was a really nice guy who came into Motherwell when a youngster and worked really hard," said Philliben.

"I watched him make his debut against St Mirren and play in the cup final for Motherwell before his move to Celtic.

"It will be a sad loss for his family and the club and I'm still in shock trying to take it all in."

Motherwell have had to deal with tragedy in the past.

Legendary winger Davie Cooper died at the age of 39 in 1995 after suffering a brain haemorrhage when filming a training video for young players.

Cooper had moved on to Clydebank from Motherwell shortly before his death, and had been a Motherwell team-mate of O'Donnell for several years.

In 1998, Motherwell reserve player Andy Thomson died of a heart problem at his own 19th birthday party.

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawell expressed the club's sadness at the death of O'Donnell, their former player.

He said: "Obviously our thoughts are with his family to whom we offer extreme condolences for a tragic loss of a young life.

"Everyone at Celtic Park will mourn him."

Motherwell chief executive Ian Stillie asked all media to respect the O'Donnell family's privacy, and added: "We would also like to thank the ambulance crew, the doctors and the nurses at Wishaw General."

source: - football365.com

So many heartfelt tributes to this popular player. On TV last night, you could hear it in the voices and see it in the faces of everyone who paid tribute to him.

May Phil RIP, and my condolences to all his family.

 

[Red]

Motherwell's next 2 games have been postponed and Gretna v St Mirren at Fir Park is off as well.

All other games go ahead on Wednesday.