Toxteth O'Grady 215 Report post Posted March 22 https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2021/03/22/2020-21-post-split-fixtures-announced/ MOTHERWELL 2020/21 POST-SPLIT FIXTURES Date Opponent Kick-off Sat 10 April St Mirren (H) 3pm Wed 21 April Hamilton (A) 7.45pm Sat 1 May Kilmarnock (H) 3pm Wed 12 May Dundee United (A) 7.45pm Sun 16 May Ross County (H) 12pm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiderpig 782 Report post Posted March 22 12 minutes ago, Toxteth O'Grady said: https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2021/03/22/2020-21-post-split-fixtures-announced/ MOTHERWELL 2020/21 POST-SPLIT FIXTURES Date Opponent Kick-off Sat 10 April St Mirren (H) 3pm Wed 21 April Hamilton (A) 7.45pm Sat 1 May Kilmarnock (H) 3pm Wed 12 May Dundee United (A) 7.45pm Sun 16 May Ross County (H) 12pm Accies are at home to Dundee untd 1st game so if they lose and we win, we could be going to NDP ( or whatever its called these days) knowing a win could see us safe and potentially relegate them as a bonus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobbybingo 191 Report post Posted March 22 Killie v Ross County in the first round of games. We beat St Mirren and surely to god that must be about it, even if it's not arithmetically finished. Don't fancy going into the Accies game on the back of a defeat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelboy 1,052 Report post Posted March 22 St Mirren at home was the game I wanted first. It's amazing how quickly they can get the fixtures out when the league title is settled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MJC_mkII 16 Report post Posted March 22 You’ve got to hope that surely to God we can record a win against either or both of St.Mirren and Accies? Apart from the obvious reason of needing to ensure top flight next season, that we haven’t beaten either since 2019 is galling. It might not be comfortable but I think we’ll do just enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weeyin 3,686 Report post Posted March 22 Presumably we need to keep ourselves involved in the Cup to avoid 11 and 12 day playing gaps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weeyin 3,686 Report post Posted March 22 7 minutes ago, MJC_mkII said: You’ve got to hope that surely to God we can record a win against either or both of St.Mirren and Accies? Apart from the obvious reason of needing to ensure top flight next season, that we haven’t beaten either since 2019 is galling. As far as St Mirren are concerned, we've played them 5 times in the league in the last two seasons. Won 2, drawn 2, lost 1. I'm not too galled by that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfc 251 Report post Posted March 22 St mirren fans and the media have wanked themselves into a frenzy making out they've had a great season while playing good football and that goodwin is the new guardiola but yet we can go two points behind them if we beat them,i would love nothing more even will all our troubles this season than for us to finish above them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Motherwell Daft 5 Report post Posted March 22 The first order of the day in my opinion is to get enough points to be safe, then if we can get above St Midden just to prove a point after Covidgate n then if all my Christmas’s come at once the Accies to get relegated right after we have pumped them 5-0 at their shitheap....can but dream eh? Survival first n foremost!!! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MJC_mkII 16 Report post Posted March 22 49 minutes ago, weeyin said: As far as St Mirren are concerned, we've played them 5 times in the league in the last two seasons. Won 2, drawn 2, lost 1. I'm not too galled by that. They’ve beaten us twice in the league in that time. Both times at Fir Park, 2-1 last February just before the lockdown and 1-0 in December this season. And of course they knocked us out of the Scottish Cup on penalties in February ‘20 as well. Our last win against them was in December ‘19. So while we’ve not got the worst of recent records against them on paper (P6, W2, D2, L2) the fact remains we haven’t beaten them for well over a year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yodo 154 Report post Posted March 22 If we can't take 4 points from 3 home games we deserve to go down 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ropy 681 Report post Posted March 22 Draw our way to safety 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
santheman 180 Report post Posted March 22 1 minute ago, ropy said: Draw our way to safety That would do for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fizoxy 526 Report post Posted March 22 2 wins (St Mirren, County), a draw (Utd), and 2 losses (Accies, Killie). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kmcalpin 1,056 Report post Posted March 22 4 hours ago, steelboy said: St Mirren at home was the game I wanted first. It's amazing how quickly they can get the fixtures out when the league title is settled. I suspect that due to the lack of fans at these games, Police Scotland involvement will have been rendered largely unnecessary, thereby removing a significant potential for delay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ya Bezzer! 1,550 Report post Posted March 22 Fixtures are about as good as we could have got them. 3 home matches and 2 of them within the first three matches. Given we probably only need 1 win to be safe that gives us a decent chance to get the points on the board early. I've actually got a feeling St Mirren might flop in the post split matches. They have only won 4 in their last 16 and have only scored 2 goals in open play in the last eight (plus 2 penalties). If all else fails we have Ross County at home on the last day. I'm sure if you asked a lot of posters 'beat Ross County at home on the last day to stay up' they would have taken it but hopefully it'll be academic by that point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ya Bezzer! 1,550 Report post Posted March 22 Based on previous results this season I'm making a point predictions. St Mirren 49 Dundee Utd 46 Motherwell 43 Kilmarnock 34 Hamilton 34 Ross County 32 The only team with a clean sweep this season is Dundee Utd over Ross County. In fact Ross County's record against the bottom 6 teams isn't great, in the last 31 matches they have only beaten bottom 6 teams twice while picking up points against Aberdeen, Hibs, Celtic and St. Johnstone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KirkySuperSub 221 Report post Posted March 23 Ever the optimist... Draw, Draw, Win, Draw, Win Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toxteth O'Grady 215 Report post Posted March 25 Accies away now 6pm https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2021/03/25/hamilton-game-moved-to-6pm-kick-off/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobbybingo 191 Report post Posted March 25 On 3/22/2021 at 11:05 PM, Ya Bezzer! said: If all else fails we have Ross County at home on the last day. I'm sure if you asked a lot of posters 'beat Ross County at home on the last day to stay up' they would have taken it but hopefully it'll be academic by that point. I hope - and believe - it will be academic by then. Because, if we get ourselves into a position where it's not, I wouldn't put any money on our survival. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wellsince75 86 Report post Posted March 25 2 hours ago, Toxteth O'Grady said: Accies away now 6pm https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2021/03/25/hamilton-game-moved-to-6pm-kick-off/ Happy days - we've won a few 6pm games, I'll take this as a good omen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weeyin 3,686 Report post Posted March 25 Presumably the lights from Morrison's car park aren't sufficient, so they need to finish before it gets too dark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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