Toxteth O'Grady

Flow on Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/Alan_Burrows/status/1228634049507405825 Alan Burrows @Alan_Burrows The pitch is wet, but playable as it stands. It has been spiked during the week & lying open to try & mitigate the volume of rain. However, the forecast is for very heavy wind/rain, which could make things difficult. No inspection planned atm, but if that changes, I’ll update...

The winners of the Motherwell v St Mirren replay will be playing at 7.20pm on the Saturday... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51507049 Scottish Cup: BBC to show Hibs v Inverness and all-Premiership tie in last eight 25 minutes ago From the sectionScottish Cup Sharethis page Goals: BSC Glasgow 1-4 Hibernian BBC Scotland will show live television coverage of Hibernian v Inverness CT and St Mirren or Motherwell v Aberdeen or Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup. Championship Inverness travel to take on top-flight Hibs in the last eight on Friday, 28 February at 19:45 GMT. The replay between Motherwell and St Mirren takes place on Tuesday, with Kilmarnock and Aberdeen's replay the following night. And the meeting of the winners will be on Saturday, 29 February at 19:20. There will also BBC Radio Scotland coverage of Hearts v Rangers at 17:30 and holders Celtic's tie away St Johnstone at 15:00 on Sunday, 1 March. Hibs, who beat Inverness at the quarter-final stage en route to winning the tournament in 2016, defeated BSC Glasgow in the fifth round while Caley Thistle shocked Premiership Livingston. St Mirren drew 1-1 with Motherwell and Aberdeen were held to a 0-0 draw against Kilmarnock on Saturday. Inverness CT win at Celtic 20 years ago is 'a JFK moment for Invernesians' Scottish Cup quarter-finals Friday, 28 February Hibernian v Inverness CT (19:45) - live on BBC Scotland Saturday, 29 February Hearts v Rangers (17:30) St Mirren/Motherwell v Aberdeen/Kilmarnock (19:20) - live on BBC Scotland Sunday, 1 March St Johnstone v Celtic (15:00)

We are. Not seeing any sign of this...

https://mobile.twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/1226929000989196288

So we can sit in any seat we like today, right?

Not a former player, but Stuart McCall is back for a third spell in charge of Bradford City.

He had a rest yesterday.

I will be astonished if anyone other than Gillespie gets a single vote.

Just home. I know football fans are prone to exaggeration, but that is up there with the worst performances I have ever seen. Completely outplayed and outfought in all areas of the park. Scoreline doesn't even come close to accurately reflecting how the game panned out, such was Livingston's dominance. Felt sorry for Mark Gillespie playing in that team.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/51303997

Confirmed as sold out on Motherwell twitter.

Over 1000 tickets sold https://mobile.twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/1222248227090518016

https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2020/01/27/st-mirren-cup-tickets-on-sale/ ST MIRREN CUP TICKETS ON SALE 12:55 Tickets for our William Hill Scottish Cup match at St Mirren are now on sale. The match will be played on Saturday, 8 February with a 3pm kick-off. Tickets are available to buy online now for season ticket holders only. Each season ticket holder is entitled to buy one ticket. Well Society members are also entitled to one ticket per membership. Please call on 01698 333333 or visit the ticket office to get your ticket. Collection and in-person sales are available at Fir Park, or you can choose delivery at the online checkout. Adults £20 13-17 year olds/Over 65s/Disabled/Unemployed £10 Age 12 and under £5 Fans will be housed in the north stand behind the goal. We have been given an allocation of 1,600. Please note that although tickets will have a printed seat number on them, this will not be enforced on the day and supporters will be free to sit in any vacant seat. A general sale will be started on Monday, 3 February if required. We asked St Mirren to consider the possibility of opening further sections to away supporters, but were informed that this would not be possible. There will be no additional tickets made available. BOOK A BUS TO THE GAME We’re also offering a bus direct from Fir Park to the stadium for the game. Priced at £7.50, you can also book your place online now or call 01698 333333. The Cooper Bar will be open beforehand for food and drink from 12pm, with an expected departure time of 2pm. I WANT TO BUY FOR MY FAMILY OR FRIENDS It’s easy to buy multiple tickets using our online system. All you need to have to hand is the season ticket details of the other people you want to buy for. Our guide on how to set up your network can be found here.

Aberdeen are at Ibrox on Saturday. Big opportunity for us at Livingston.

MacIver and Ilic both start https://twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/1221066440016445440?s=20

We haven't done this for a while, but I wonder if they will be put on sale to season ticket holders first?

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/donsnews/aberdeen-use-curtis-main-as-makeweight-in-attempt-to-land-st-johnstones-matty-kennedy-in-january/

I had no idea how bad Sportscene was. The Livi guy is particularly dreadful tonight Edit - draw starting now.

It's on during Sportscene, which starts at 7.15pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51157251 Sadly no mention of him signing a new contract

I think you had to purchase before last Friday to receive the discount.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51066728 Chris Cadden: Motherwell graduate on Columbus, Oxford & Irn-Bru By Scott Mullen BBC Sport Scotland 4 hours ago From the sectionScottish Sharethis page Chris Cadden has spent the first half of the season on loan at Oxford United Around 528 years ago, Christopher Columbus opened the door to the New World. Setting sail across the Atlantic in the Santa Maria, the Italian explorer eventually spotted landed after 10 choppy weeks at sea, fortuitously stumbling across the Americas by accident. Over half a millennia on, a different Chris will also embark on a journey west into the unknown, this time destined for the city that now bears his namesake's surname. Last summer, Scotland international Chris Cadden left Motherwell to take the plunge in MLS, with the right-back now preparing to leave home for his maiden season with Columbus Crew. With his American Dream beginning this week, he talks to BBC Scotland about the hardest decision of his life, the financial saga enshrouding his departure, mindset coaching and bottles of Irn-Bru. 'It's a monumental decision' In four days, Cadden knows life may not be the same again. With his family and girlfriend in Scotland, the 23-year-old will step on to a plane to a new country, all in the name of furthering his career. Given he has spent most of his life living and playing in his hometown, he acknowledges the stark new dawn that awaits him and the dilemma that led him to it. "I was at Motherwell since I was nine so it was a monumental decision to leave and something I was annoying everyone from my girlfriend to my dad to my mum about," he said. "It's probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I loved going in every day and I didn't lose the buzz. It was an honour and a privilege. I just felt I needed a different challenge." Oxford sign Cadden on loan Cadden move could cost Motherwell That challenge came in the form of Columbus and also Oxford United, a club that had previously shown an interest in signing him. In the end, the English League One side eventually took Cadden on loan from Columbus until the start of the MLS season. Cadden's departure from Motherwell has, through no fault of his, been anything but smooth. Due to a loophole whereby MLS sides have yet to be categorised for training compensation, the Scottish Premiership club face missing out on around 280,000 euros for their academy graduate. "It's not ideal or the way I wanted it to happen. There's nothing I can do about it," said Cadden of an issue that will likely have to be resolved by Fifa. "It was an opportunity I wanted to take and someone told me about the loophole. I know Motherwell haven't been happy but I can only thank them for the support they have given me. It's nobody's fault." 'I don't mind a wee square sausage' Despite just being 23, Cadden shows a maturity beyond his years, perhaps no surprise given he has played 162 games since making his Motherwell debut at 17. James McFadden, his former team-mate, coach and mentor, often praised his work ethic during his teenage years, but the player says it is help with the mental side of the game that has benefitted him most. For the last two years, Cadden has worked with John Johnstone of Football Mindset, who has helped him - as well as the likes of Hearts' John Souttar and Rangers' Greg Docherty - deal with everything from relegation threats, playing in cup finals, fan abuse to his potentially career-defining move. "I've always been interested in the mental side of the game," said the two-time Scotland cap. "It really helps me and it's a big part of my preparation for games. He helped me with my decision to go. "If it's going to get you one percent better than why not do it?" Once Cadden steps off the plane on Thursday, there will be little time to acclimatise. Three days will be spent in the capital of Ohio, before a training camp in California, with his side's first away trip in March being seven hours away in Seattle. He has yet to visit Columbus, with his only trip to America being a three-hour stop off at Houston Airport en route to facing Mexico and Peru with Scotland. Despite that, the American lifestyle is one he is relishing, despite missing the odd taste from home. "I don't mind a wee square sausage, I missed them in England. And I might take a couple of bottles of Irn-Bru to just get me through," he said. "I'm a bit nervous about leaving my family and friends. At Oxford, I had to get used to living away from home for the first time and making sure I could actually do it, learning to cook and do washing. "You can look at it that you are travelling six hours or you can look at it that it's a flight to California. You have to look forward to it."