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I was sorry to learn that John Boyle took unwell and collapsed at Fir Park this afternoon. Hopefully he's ok. Its great that he still takes an interest in us and I still have a lot of time for him. I met him on several occasions and he was always pleasant and approachable. Yes he made huge mistakes, but his heart was in the right place. Hopefully he'll be attending games again in the near future. As I say, I hope he's recovering and its nothing serious.

Can't think of many things worse than a flat-pack effort of a stadium at that desolate Ravenscraig

Nice internet debating technique. Don't want a substandard stadium build then you are a luddite. It's possible to hold two (or more) thoughts at once. I don't want a substandard new build and don't like the substandard facilities we have now. Maybe there are other options that are better, and that's why we have invested in reviewing options.

I very rarely post but have posted on this a few times in the distant past. I love Fir Park dearly and believe we must preserve our history and stay / redevelop if at all possible. If we leave Fir Park we will lose something we will never get back. Realistically, we would not get anything special or architecturally interesting, it would be Almondvale with different colours and a bigger away end. That is the economics. I don't know the ins and outs of course, but surely rebuilding the POD from scratch would provide a platform to modernise the stadium / facilities while addressing the worst of the problems, and though expensive would be a more manageable project than a complete move to RC?

Rebuild and refurb please.

You just stick to going to the theatre and restaurants that are safe from earthquakes and tsunamis then . I will still be taking the risk and going to the football hopefully at Fir Park. Oh and pigeons will still shite on the seats in a new stand just as much as an old one.

I wouldn’t suggest those against are luddites as such, perhaps overly sentimental? personally I’ve been going for well over 40 years with season tickets in East stand and now PO’D. I wasn’t born in Motherwell, have never lived there and so have no real connection to the place other than the ground itself. I was a Well fan in EK in late 70’s / 80’s while most around me were Old Firm because my dad took me to Fir Park after visiting friends in his home town, Wishaw. Maybe my lack of direct connection to the town but also having had an uncle who worked at the Craig explains why I wouldn’t be adverse to moving to the old site of the steelworks as a reasonable alternative. However I will also be perfectly happy to stay where we are and while improved facilities of all kinds would be ideal it’s not a deal breaker for me to keep being a supporter.

I see the luddites are out in force tonight, we have two srands at Fir park that are not fit for purpose by todays standards and expectations from the paying public, bolting seats to old terracing and having people pay to sit on seats in the pod stained with pigeon crap, every 2nd or 3rd one broken, turnstyles that were modern the last time we won the league, unsafe congestion in public areas etc and people are getting teary eyed and sentimental about it, aye ok then. Would you accept sub standard and or potentially unsafe conditions in a theatre, restaurant etc, football grounds are no different.

Seems simple to me . Move to a soulless new stadium like all the other horrible new stadiums built in the last 30 years . Ruining the history and wiping out the legacy of our home Fir Park. Or keep the three existing new refurbished stands ,knock down the main stand and rebuild it from scratch as a modern base for a modern club to our required specifications. We have a great playing surface and three modern sides to the stadium 75% of a good stadium already in place . Obviously a lot of disruption ,planning and organisation required for this but the best one . Nowadays history and tradition seem to go for nothing in the corporate world and the sporting world.. Surely its a matter of pride that we have been at the same site for over 100 years and worth presrving. So what if you need to park in a street n walk to the ground on match day ,its all part of the matchday tradition . Everything has got to be so new , sanitised and shinny these days . You could have a stadium in the middle of no where with a carpark right next to it costing £10 to £20 park every home game and an hour to get out of after the game ,no thanks Redevelope the Main Stand for me.

Bryan Gunn, knowing each other from Norwich days. On Jens, why would he want to go there?? Needs a total rebuild, board apathetic and sections of the fans are professional victims who demand to run the club. Not a harmonious place.

Rebuild, remain. It's home.

Rebuild POD stand for me. New stadium in ravenscraig a no for me, no infrastructure at all and no transport links

As soon as someone starts a thread on that, the wheels will probably fall off the bus, best left well alone mate.

Their run is OK, but only one win in their last 6 games. (1 win, 3 draws, 2 defeats). It's going to be another tough one, but our mean defensive record gives me hope in all these matches. (We have conceded 42 fewer goals than Killie!)

We should send him on loan to one of the lesser clubs in the Premier league, such as St Mirren to see if he can cut it in our league

Stephen Welsh definitely too good for that Celtic defence.

Yes, that was quite an atmosphere which I haven't experienced in the POD for many years.

The POD joining in with "Stand up & Sing For Motherwell", songs being started in the Cooper and North end of the Hunter, were just a few of my favourite things about yesterday. Said absolutely "bodying" their giant centre half, when he tried to bully him was another. Glad Watt had a quick word in his ear afterwards, but absolutely love how Ibi doesnt take any shit!

MaraDonnell! The re-birth is quite something!

Very few teams score against us these days, especially at fortress Fir park, we are the clean sheet kings 💪

Olly Whyte scored again for Stenhousemuir yesterday. Surely he'll make the step up next season?

Welsh's pass to set up what should have been JT's hat trick was sublime.

Would that album be Grizzlyg’s Greatest Jokes? 😇🧐

Not according to United fans. Cheating plain and simple.

Trying not to be too greedy but the way things are now I want to overtake at least one of the Glasgow teams , but both that would be sensational

Davie Cooper would have been 70 today. Tragically taken from us far too young. Still one of best players I ever saw in a well jersey