Toxteth O'Grady

http://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/sport/football/motherwell-fc/motherwell-s-andy-rose-is-doubt-to-face-partick-thistle-after-wife-goes-into-labour-1-4572936 Motherwell's Andy Rose is doubt to face Partick Thistle after wife goes into labour Motherwell ace Andy Rose's wife went into labour on Thursday CRAIG GOLDTHORP Published: 16:08 Thursday 28 September 2017 Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has revealed that family matters could keep midfielder Andy Rose out of this Saturday's home Scottish Premiership game against Partick Thistle. Ex-Coventry ace Rose missed last Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Aberdeen due to a hamstring strain and - although he is recovering from this injury - he is doubtful to face Thistle for other reasons. Robinson said on Thursday: "Andy actually trained yesterday again. But his wife's actually gone into labour as we speak so family are priorities. "Hopefully everything's ok with him and his wife so we just have to play that one by ear." Elsewhere in the Motherwell squad, goalkeeper Trevor Carson is doubtful with a slight knock but sixth placed Motherwell otherwise have a fully fit squad to face the second bottom Jags. And Robinson and his boys are desperate to bag three points at Fir Park. He said: "With the international break coming up everyone's desperate to get three points and go away for two weeks or 10 days. "You go away with a lot of belief, happiness and spirit in the camp. "So it's an important game for us in getting back on track in the league. Hopefully we end up looking upwards instead of down on people. "I think Partick have had a tough start to the season because they've played a lot of the top opposition in the league. "I've watched them three times already this season live and they're a good side, with good players. "And Archie (Thistle manager Alan Archibald) has done well consistently. "I'm expecting them not to be down the bottom of the table so it'll be a tough game. "We know every time we play them there's not a lot in the game as well. "We've looked at them, we've studied them and we know what we have to do to win the game."

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/09/28/semi-final-bus-and-hospitality/ Semi-final bus and hospitalityThursday, September 28, 2017 ‘Well fans who will be travelling to Hampden to support the Steelmen in the Betfred Cup Semi Final can book their hospitality and travel for the big game now! And those who book through the club will have access to official parking at Hampden as well as food on arrival at Fir Park and on return to the stadium post-match too with our Centenary Suite offer. All of our offers are outlined below: Centenary Suite Hospitality – £70 11am arrival £30 main stand ticket Pay Bar Facility Hot Breakfast Roll Match Day Programme Official Coach to and from Hampden with official parking (leaving Fir Park at 1pm) Glass of sparkling wine on return to Centenary Suite Hot Buffet Served 8pm Close (or subject to demand) Cooper Bar Bus – £8 11am Open Bar & food options available to purchase 1pm Coach to and from Hampden with official parking 8pm Close (or subject to demand)

Owen Coyle in the frame for the Ross County job http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41418673

Owen Coyle in the frame for the Ross County job http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41418673 Edit - wrong thread.

Agreed. The atmosphere at the 2011 Cup Final was terrible. Too many day trippers. The score didn't help of course.

http://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/sport/football/motherwell-fc/birmingham-city-and-preston-north-end-linked-with-january-bids-for-motherwell-ace-louis-moult-1-4571447 Sorry, tricky to copy and paste the article on my phone.

FPC have a wee pic of the areas allocated http://www.footymad.com/motherwell/news/tmnw/hampden_prices_announced_911696/index.shtml

Ticket details... http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/09/25/betfred-cup-semi-final-prices/

Sunday 22nd at 2.30pm https://twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/911243819353505792

Date for the game?

Yup. Fiver for concessions.

Motherwell: Carson, Tait, Hammell, Hartley, Cadden, McHugh, Moult, Bowman, Rose, Kipré, Campbell Motherwell subs: Griffiths, Grimshaw, Bigirimana, Frear, Plummer, Fisher, Tanner

Would take a point right now.

New queuing system in operation at the East Stand turnstiles! http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/09/07/information-john-hunter-stand/

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/09/01/update-from-the-chairman/ Update from the ChairmanFriday, September 1, 2017 It has been hectic at Fir Park over the last few months, with the management team extremely busy reshaping the squad for the 2017/18 campaign. We have seen a significant turnover of players, which isn’t exactly the way we want to do things, but was necessary in this instance to refresh the club and give us a renewed look and feel. I want to praise the efforts of manager Stephen Robinson, Head of Recruitment Martin Foyle and COO Alan Burrows, who have worked tirelessly to move players on and recruit players in. Early signs are extremely encouraging, with the club having won seven of the opening nine matches, and with a Betfred Cup Quarter Final against Aberdeen to look forward to later this month. Away from the pitch, the Board has also been faced with some decisions around players potentially exiting the club. Since late May, we have received eight separate bids for three different players, Ben Heneghan, Chris Cadden and Louis Moult, all of which the Board has rejected until we sold Ben to English Championship side Sheffield United yesterday afternoon. The primary reason for the bids being rejected is that they haven’t came close to matching our value for the player. When we assess value, which is always subjective, you look at the timing of the bid, the impact on the team on the pitch, the morale of the squad and supporters as well as our ability to source adequate replacements against the financial terms on offer. With the exception of Sheffield Utd’s yesterday, each bid failed that test. We have gone on record as saying this club will not just accept any bid placed, that we will be far more aggressive in trying to retain proper value and will only sell if we believe it’s in the best interests of Motherwell Football Club. Only then do we believe we can get proper value for players, both now and in the future. There is a good feeling around the club at present. That doesn’t just happen, it needs to be worked at and we have a team who are prepared to do that. To continue this good work, we will need your support as fans and ‘Well Society members, effectively owners of the club. Over the next few weeks, you will see a number of initiatives launched by the Society designed to help continue with this policy, which I strongly believe is essential for the club to prosper in the long term. Together, the club, its fans and its players can continue to grow and ensure a healthy, sustainable future. The future is bright, the future is Claret and Amber! Best, Jim McMahon Chairman

Possibly one of the Sheffield teams.

I'm hearing... - Heneghan will leave today, probably to Blackburn - we'll bring two players in, one of which is Liam Grimshaw

Truly dreadful first half. The kind of game that would get football stopped. Conditions not helping. Their goalkeeper has been a spectator.

Motherwell: Griffiths, Tait, Heneghan, Bigirimana, Cadden, Moult, Rose, Fisher, Dunne, Kipré, Tanner Motherwell subs: Morrison, Bowman, Plummer, Campbell, Newell, McMillan, MacLean

Date/time confirmed... https://twitter.com/MotherwellFC/status/898482793164009472

https://stv.tv/sport/football/1395940-louis-moult-will-not-sign-new-motherwell-contract/ Louis Moult will not sign new contract with Motherwell STV 25 mins ago The striker has rejected an offer and has less than a year left on his current deal. The striker has said he will not sign a new deal at Fir Park. The club had made an offer to extend the player's stay which would have made him the highest-paid player in manager Stephen Robinson's squad. Moult's existing contract runs out at the end of the season and the player will be free to talk to other clubs in January unless Motherwell decide to sell the player rather than lose him for free next summer. Rangers and Aberdeen were both interested in the forward, with the Dons being unsuccessful in a move to take Moult to Pittodrie earlier this summer. The 25-year old has been an important figure for the Steelmen, scoring 30 goals for the club in the last two seasons.

Anyone thinking of going?

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/08/17/judicial-panel-appeal-outcomes/ Motherwell FC’s trio of appeals were heard at Hampden Park this morning in front of the Judicial Panel. The appeals against Charles Dunne’s red card at Ross County and Trevor Carson’s dismissal at St Johnstone were both rejected. However, the appeal against Charles Dunne’s red card against St Johnstone was upheld. Trevor Carson, alongside skipper Carl McHugh, will now be suspended for Saturday’s match against Ross County. Charles Dunne will serve his one-match ban in the Betfred Cup Quarter Final against Aberdeen next month.

Club 100 (old Fir Park Club) are running a bus, leaving at 1.15pm.

The Aberdeen game will be 19-21 September according to https://spfl.co.uk/key-dates/