Toxteth O'Grady

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No idea if this will work, but does anyone have a funded bet365 account? http://www.watchfooty.co.uk/football/watch-live/premier-league/hibernian-vs-motherwell?some=var2

Motherwell: Carson, Tait, Grimshaw, McHugh, Main, Rose, Dunne, Aldred, Kipré, Campbell, Tanner Motherwell subs: Griffiths, Hendrie, Bigirimana, Hartley, Cadden, Petravicius, Çiftçi

Dundee take the lead in their replay against ICT.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42872223 Trevor Carson: Motherwell value goalkeeper higher than Celtic's £200,000 bid 15 minutes ago Motherwell value goalkeeper Trevor Carson at significantly higher than the £200,000 bid from Celtic that the Fir Park club rejected. The 29-year-old arrived at Fir Park on a three-year contract in the summer in a £10,000 move from Hartlepool United. Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson said it would be a "nightmare scenario" to lose his goalkeeper with one day left of the transfer window. "It would have to be a very good bid to let Trevor go," Robinson said. "It would certainly make things very difficult for me. "Player's valuations go up and down depending on what point in the window you're at because the closer you are to the end then the timescale to replace them becomes very difficult." Celtic made the move after Scotland number one Craig Gordon was ruled out for up to 12 weeks through injury. They are seeking competition for understudy Dorus de Vries - who replaced Gordon at half-time in Saturday's 1-0 win over Hibernian - with third-choice Conor Hazard loaned out for the season to Championship club Falkirk. Northern Irishman Carson, who started his career with Sunderland, has made 28 appearances this season for Well. Celtic goalkeeper Dorus de Vries Celtic goalkeeper Dorus de Vries, 37, made his second appearance of the season as a substitute against Hibernian "I spoke to Brendan yesterday after he had the courtesy to ring me. We then passed it over to the money men, [Motherwell chief executive] Alan Burrows and [Celtic chief executive] Peter Lawwell," Robinson said. "They had a chat but realised our valuations were miles away from one another. That's as far as it has gone. "Trevor is a Motherwell player and will stay a Motherwell player until our valuations are met. "He is very much committed to Motherwell. He has two-and-a-half years left on his contract and it's 24 hours left until the close of the window. "So people will be sold from this football club at the right price when we decide, not when others decide."

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2018/01/30/robinson-we-face-hibs-with-confidence/

Just heard a rumour that Celtic are in for Carson???

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2018/01/26/alex-fisher-leaves-for-yeovil-town/ Alex Fisher leaves for Yeovil TownFriday, January 26, 2018 Alex Fisher has left Motherwell Football Club to join Yeovil Town on a permanent deal. The English striker, who joined in the summer from Inverness CT, will go straight into the League Two side’s squad for the FA Cup tie with Manchester United on tonight. Fisher made 19 appearances for the Steelmen and was part of the squad who made it to this season’s Betfred Cup final. However, he has found regular football difficult to come by. “I just want to say thanks to everyone at Motherwell for making me feel so welcome,” the 27-year-old said of his departure. “Although I only spent a short time with you all, it was a memorable time to be involved with the club. “I leave with a heavy heart but also relishing the opportunity to play in England again, and potentially make my debut against Manchester United. “Thanks to everyone involved with Motherwell. I wish you all the very best for the future.” Manager Stephen Robinson said of the player’s departure: “We wish Alex all the best at Yeovil. “He was someone we signed based on his performances in the Scottish Premiership last season, but unfortunately it hasn’t happened for him here due to the form of others. “That can happen sometimes in football. Sometimes things don’t just work for boys at certain clubs. “This move will give Alex the chance of a fresh start. Around this club, he has been the model professional and his attitude is first class. “We wish him well for the future. We will now look to replace him before the window closes.”

Motherwell: Carson, Cadden, McHugh, Main, Rose, Dunne, Aldred, Kipré, Campbell, Çiftçi, Tanner Motherwell subs: Griffiths, Hammell, Grimshaw, Bigirimana, Petravicius, MacLean, Livingstone

Good first half. Bit of a return to the pressing game. Aldred off with what looked like a hamstring injury. Hammell replaced him. Tanner pulling the strings just behind the front two. Main looks good in the air and Ciftci has had some lovely touches. One brilliant save from Carson, but otherwise he hasn't had a lot to do.

3 at the back according to Motherwell live Facebook page.

Motherwell: Carson, Tait, McHugh, Main, Rose, Dunne, Aldred, Kipré, Campbell, Ciftci, Tanner Subs: Griffiths, Hammell, Grimshaw, Bigirimana, Fisher, Newell, MacLean

The Sun have obviously been keeping an eye on this thread. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2093108/motherwell-stephen-robinson-inverness-blackpool-tom-aldred/ WELL SWOOP Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson lines up move for former Inverness and Blackpool defender Tom Aldred The 27-year-old has represented Scotland at youth level and made four appearances for the Highland side during Terry Butcher's time in charge EXCLUSIVE By Kenny MacDonald 14th January 2018, 11:38 pm MOTHERWELL want to bring former Scotland youth international Tom Aldred back north. The 6ft 2in central defender will be allowed to leave League One Bury just six months after joining them from Blackpool. GETTY IMAGES - GETTY 1 Aldred during his time at BlackpoolAldred previously came north from Watford in 2011 for a proposed six-month loan deal at Inverness Caley Thistle. But he lasted just four games under Caley boss Terry Butcher, who cut short the arrangement after a month after Aldred conceded a penalty in a 2-0 home defeat against Rangers. He was dropped and sent to play for a Caley second string side in a North of Scotland Cup tie. Aldred, 27, went on to make more than 100 appearances for both Accrington Stanley and Blackpool.

Here's the link to the story: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2076771/ben-heneghan-motherwell-sheffield-united-loan-deal-fir-park/ HEN..AGAIN? Motherwell want to take Ben Heneghan back to Fir Park in a loan deal from Sheffield United The 24-year-old, who cost £400,000, has become frustrated and manager Chris Wilder is ready to let him go out on loan EXCLUSIVE By Derek McGregor 10th January 2018, 10:32 pm Updated: 10th January 2018, 10:35 pm MOTHERWELL boss Stephen Robinson wants to take Ben Heneghan back to Fir Park. Robinson has confirmed to SunSport he is seeking a loan deal for the defender, who quit Well for Sheffield United on deadline day last August but has yet to play a game. Ben Heneghan KEITH CAMPBELL - THE SUN GLASGOW Heneghan is a loan target for Stephen Robinson The 24-year-old, who cost £400,000, has become frustrated and manager Chris Wilder is ready to let him go on loan. And Robinson has made his pitch for the defender, who played 50 games in his 14 months with the Steelmen. The Northern Irishman has already landed strikers Curtis Main and Nadir Ciftci this month. He has targeted at least two more signings, including Heneghan, before Well return from their winter camp in Tenerife to play Hamilton in the Scottish Cup on January 20. Ciftci has joined on loan from Celtic Robinson, whose side face Ostersunds in a bounce game on Saturday, said: “I’m in constant touch with Ben. But he’s got a lot of options and other places he could go. “Ben hasn’t played at Sheffield United and he’s someone we’ve enquired about and spoken to. Our priority is another defender, especially a right-sided one, who can provide competition for Cedric Kipre and give us another right-back option. “Ben’s aware of our interest and he’s one of a few defenders we’ve had discussions about and are looking at. We’d love to have him back. “Realistically, it may be difficult for us. But I’ve not ruled it out.” Robbo confirmed to SunSport he is seeking a loan deal for defender Robinson has no concerns over loan capture Ciftci despite the Turk flopping in his last two loan moves from Celtic at Pogoń Szczecin and Plymouth. He added: “I’m very friendly with Darren Jackson while we have Craig Hinchcliffe on our staff here. Both worked with Nadir at Dundee United and speak very highly of him. I’ve also spoken to his mentor, Pierre van Hooijdonk. I’ve heard nothing but positives and I’ve been impressed with him in training. “He can be a big player for us. I’m also very happy we’ve got Curtis in.”

Murphy's loan move to Sevco confirmed... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42595600

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15801495.There_s_more_to_Motherwell_s_slide_than_missing_Louis_Moult/?ref=appshr There's more to Motherwell's slide than missing Louis Moult Graeme McGarry Motherwell supporters will be concerned what life after Louis Moult will look like for their club. 0 comments The most obvious conclusion to draw when assessing Motherwells recent downward spiral from the high of reaching the Betfred Cup final as recently as late November, to Saturdays dismal defeat to Hamilton - their ninth game on the spin without a win - is that the Louis Moult-shaped hole in their sides attack has simply proven too big for anyone else at the club to fill. But there is more to the alarming slump in form than the simple fact that top scorer Moult has been missing for seven of the games since the Steelmen went down to that defeat to Celtic at Hampden. There is no denying that the number of goals they are scoring has tailed off. In the nine games prior to the League Cup final, they netted 15 times, with Moult getting six of those. The entire side has bagged just six goals in the same amount of matches since, so it is clear that finding the net regularly has become a problem. But is it all down to Moults absence? It could be argued that the injury to Chris Cadden, one of the teams main creative forces, has had just as big an impact. Without his penetrating runs and the sheer volume of chances that the youngster creates, the strikers who have stepped into the void are working with far less opportunities coming their way. Motherwell legend, Willie Pettigrew, a man who knew a thing or two about carrying the burden of responsibility for goalscoring down Fir Park way in his day, agrees that the hamstring injury suffered by Cadden is a major contributory factor to the blunting of his beloved sides attacking threat. I was at the game on Saturday and Stephen Robinson must have a plan to cope with life after Louis Moult, said Pettigrew. Hes known for a while that Moult wasnt going to be here after January, so hell be chasing targets down and he does have to be replaced. But the other thing he has had to contend with is the lad Cadden getting injured as well, because he is one of the bigger players. Hes the main supplier of balls into the box, and I think weve missed that. One thing that Moults departure has brought into stark focus, is how thinly spread the goals are in this Motherwell side. Ryan Bowman has tried to carry the fight up front, scoring five in the league, while Craig Tanner has bagged the same amount from his position just off the strikers. Alex Fisher has yet to score and looks to be fighting for his future at the club after some thinly-veiled criticisms of late from his manager, while young George Newell has only just returned from injury. In particular though, it is stark how few goals come from the centre of the park for Motherwell. Andy Rose has scored two and Elliott Frear has a single goal on league duty. Cadden, despite his creative input and four goals in the League Cup, has yet to score in the league, and not one of Carl McHugh, Allan Campbell, Liam Grimshaw or Gael Bigirimana have scored in the Premiership in a combined total of 41 starts between the four of them. The manager has asked the strikers that are there to man up and take the lead, but Ive always been a great believer that goals can come from anywhere, said Pettigrew. Of course, the manager will want more from the likes of Bowman and Fisher, but games arent only won by strikers, they are won by goals from midfield as well, and I think a few of them have to look at themselves as well and start scoring goals. Anybody playing Motherwell up to now has known that if they take Louis Moult out of the equation, then who else was going to score? The number of goals going in at the other end is also a cause for concern, something that cannot be pinned on Moults absence, and again the contrast prior and post-League Cup final is stark. They had lost just 19 goals in the entire league season to that point from 20 fixtures, while 18 have flown into their net in the last nine. That suggests that the high-pressing game that was the hallmark of their early season success has tailed off, and they are easier to play against now than they were at the start of the campaign. Fatigue, of course, could be the major factor behind that, with so much physical effort expended to this point, particularly in a gruelling six-day period when they faced Celtic on three occasions among some other tough fixtures. Thats a huge effort, said Pettigrew. You are playing the best team in the league and you want to do well, so you push yourself that bit harder. That will have taken a fair amount out of them. I think that once this spell is over they will regroup and come back stronger again. Were not reaching for the panic button yet. The good work has been done. The club is now fan-owned, the board are fans as well and theyve backed Stephen Robinson, and he has done really well. If the season ended now, youd be saying weve got to the League Cup final, theyre eighth in the table, thats decent. But they have to push it over the line now.

Played quite well in the first half. Hammell looking assured at left back. Accies hardly in it until the penalty. I'm up the other end of the East Stand but it looked like a handball to me, although Accies got away with a similar incident a few mins previous.

Motherwell: Carson, Tait, Hammell, Bigirimana, Hartley, Bowman, Rose, Kipre, Campbell, Newell, Tanner Xenodochov, Grimshaw, Fisher, MacLean, Livingstone, Turnbull, Maguire

Any plans to mark this? http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/12/29/remembering-phil-odonnell-2/

It's not just you.

No links?

Reasonable prospect of a stream for this one?

Down to 8th after Killie's win over Sevco

Thanks for the post, Andy. Just wondering if anything specific was mentioned in relation to the fall-out from the recent Celtic games, in particular: - the decision to allocate Celtic fans the upper tier of the South Stand at Hampden - the coin throwing incidents at Fir Park - the decision to release a statement following the game at Fir Park.

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