[Motherwell v St Mirren 03/01/2026]

11 hours ago, AllyMax said:

I think he only did a job on us because of that first goal they got (which they shouldn;t have because the free kick that led to it wasn't a free kick and was also taken from the wrong place). After their opener, we had to chase and that gave him the chance to do stuff he couldn't have done if it was still 0-0 and we had to leave ourselves a bit more exposed in search of the equaliser, which kinda made it easy for them. I think people give too much credit for their 'tactics' in that game. Their tactics are just what they normally are, batter the ball up at two big guys and hope it sticks or you win a second ball. If the dubious opener hadn't been allowed, his tactics would never have been discussed. Cunts ! I will never give them credit for anything ! 

100% correct. Robbos such a master tactician if we win on Saturday they are 18 points behind us. 

[Motherwell v St Mirren 03/01/2026]

9 hours ago, Lobey_Dosser said:

I wonder if the home gate could touch 7k on Saturday. Aside from all the warranted euphoria around the performance against Celtic, it was so refreshing walking up to Fir Park and not feeling outnumbered by that lot.

I can't see our home support actually hitting 7000 not even this season but anything North of 6000 is still good going. 

[Motherwell v St Mirren 03/01/2026]

12 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

This is going to be a difficult game as Robbo will set them up to be difficult to play against.  He done a job on us for the semi final so we will hopefully get revenge

I don't buy into the "he done a job on us or a Robbo masterclass" St Mirren were as predictable as rain and as they've been in every game. We just didn't turn up. Had we played anything like we have in the other games we'd have taken them. Christ almighty as piss poor as we were and we were rank rotten we got right back in it from two nil down with 8 mins to go and extra time . We shot ourselves in the foot otherwise St Mirren would have been panicking with 8 mins to go and injury time. 

[Motherwell v St Mirren 03/01/2026]

I have a real bitterness towards these fuckers. 

I hope we pump them and would love them to be in a relegation struggle, sadly I don't think they will be. A perennial shower of pedestrian fuckers and they've won three trophies in my lifetime and not one of those teams has been better than our best teams in that period. Am I jealous ? too bloody right I am, let's stick it to them. 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said:

I hope the Board is working behind the scenes to improve JBA's deal. They will be well aware of circling buzzards or red kites. 

All that does is ensure better compensation doesn't stop or delay any potential departure. That's why I never get too wound up by contracts. I'm not saying we shouldn't protect the club financially though. 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

9 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said:

The buzzards seem now to be circling Mr Askou following his tactical masterclass against Celtic.

The received wisdom, as Tam Cowan has amplified, is that our manager will soon  be tempted by a large  salary and budget at a bigger club but Jens does not strike me as a man who is very materialistic. He seems more of a visionary with a lot of new ideas and technical/tactical know-how who senses he is free at Fir Park to develop/experiment with  them without the instant pressures which moving to a "larger club" might entail, where big-time players' egos and fan expectation might compromise/derail  his project.

I'm hoping he'll be here  for at least  this season to see where his experiment takes him, sensing that he has pretty much carte blanche  at the club to do what he wants at the moment.

Or am I being hopelessly naïve?

 

Afraid you are being naive. 

That is just not how football operates, rarely if ever can I think of a manager who chooses to stay at a smaller club when the big guys come calling. If we continue as we are until seasons end I fully expect to start next season with a different manager. 

So let's enjoy it while we can and leave the worrying about JBAs departure until it happens.

 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

28 minutes ago, mio said:

At the game I thought we fell away a little in the second half. This must have been my general nervous panic because watching it again I feel we were in total control. That’s an absolutely incredible performance.
Players like Priestman and Said were unreal. I’m just getting used to how good fadinger, slattery and watt are so I don’t even need to say how well they play.

we just need to enjoy this while we can.

Correct, success for us will always be fleeting, sadly, so enjoy it all.

Had we been sharper with our final ball we could have embarrassed Celtic. That's not a criticism its a frustration and takes nothing away from a stunning performance. 

Mindset is enormous against the OF and too often over decades we always had an inferiority complex, not helped by most managers getting their excuses in before a ball is kicked. There is absolutely none of that under the new manager, none of the punching above our weight stuff , just complete belief in himself , his players and how they play and its rubbing off on the players. When you remember how some of our previous manager spent the lead up to the OF games pretty much saying we should just be grateful to be on the same pitch as the OF no wonder we did fuck all. 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

50 minutes ago, mio said:

Just watching the full game again just now on premier sports. My god Michael Stewart loves us. 
and it’s just as good watching it for a second time.

Doing likewise. Michael Stewart I'm told has had connections with Motherwell over the years through friends and colleagues. He definitely has a soft spot for us even before this seasons impressive stuff. He couldnt give enough superlatives about us throughout this game.

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

1 hour ago, numpty said:

Quite. The only thing I was surprised about was hearing it's 10 years since we last beat them, really didn't feel that long.

Seriously???? I've lived every bloody day of those 10 years, 35 games , 30 losses, thinking Id never live long enough to ever see us beat them again. For me its felt like an eternity , like a never ending prison sentence.

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

5 minutes ago, star sail said:

Forgetting about budgets and history and the odd dodgy decision, could Motherwell actually win the league this season?

They have matched Hearts, Rangers and Celtic in terms of performance this season and have shown they can get results rotating the squad. 

Based on that performance tonight it must surely be a possibility?

Any time an outsider wins any league is when 3 or 4 teams are in the mix cos they all take points off one another. I seriously don't think we have a chance but if the miracle was to happen the structure of the league is exactly how you'd want it as an outsider.

 

How good was it to see Celtic replicate the fuck up we gave them at Celtic Park. It's a strange old game.

My biggest frustration will always been the League Cup should have been in the Fir Park trophy room. 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

56 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

Amazing result and performance. A long overdue win against Celtic and we did it in style. A healthy crowd too. 

Now  we need fo focus on St Mirren. 

A home crowd nearer 7000 than 6000 is incredible for a midweek game against one of the OF where historically our fans stay away. 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

58 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:

It was only two goals, should have been at least 4 dominated them from start to finish, make no mistake that was a pumping of epic proportions.

So a great nights work to end the year, bring on St Mirren.

The only slight issue was the final ball or we'd have pumped them. However I in no way detract from an absolutely fabulous performance. 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

On 12/29/2025 at 6:38 PM, FirParkCornerExile said:

I could be tempted to say we will never have a better chance to beat them because they are one of the poorest Celtic teams in years. That said I've seen us fall to beat this mob in any incarnation in 11 years so I have zero confidence that we can beat them tomorrow. The last game at Celtic Park completely encapsulates our efforts against Celtic over the years. Different day same capitulation when we had them. A sore one tomorrow definately on the cards. There will be plenty plaudits and empty positives but we will still get the same points as we'd get from a horsing

I've never been so delighted to be a mile out. As fine a performance I've ever seen us play against Celtic. 

[Motherwell v Celtic 30/12/25]

On 12/27/2025 at 6:12 PM, MJC said:

So, the optimists will see this a chance of bouncing back and ending a run of eleven(?) losses in as many of our last home games against Celtic.

But this won’t be any different.

Either 0-4 or 2-3 with them scoring the winner in stoppage time. 
 

Either way we just don’t have what it takes to win this one. 

I could be tempted to say we will never have a better chance to beat them because they are one of the poorest Celtic teams in years. That said I've seen us fall to beat this mob in any incarnation in 11 years so I have zero confidence that we can beat them tomorrow. The last game at Celtic Park completely encapsulates our efforts against Celtic over the years. Different day same capitulation when we had them. A sore one tomorrow definately on the cards. There will be plenty plaudits and empty positives but we will still get the same points as we'd get from a horsing

[Rangers v Motherwell 27/12/2025]

11 hours ago, BigManTam said:

Can't believe you can't buy a ticket online or PATG for celtic game. Everyone who doesn't have a season ticket will need to go through that tiny wee office...

They are probably trying to deter the scum / animals who destroy fir park every time they visit. However easier said than done. 

[Rangers v Motherwell 27/12/2025]

12 hours ago, well_said said:

The law of averages means you could get one right eventually. 

That was exact strategy sign dozens in the hope of getting one or two decent ones. 

[Rangers v Motherwell 27/12/2025]

9 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

The fact we are talking about outside chance of title shows the progress under JBA. Could all go pear shaped next 2 games but if we could come away with say 3 or 4 pts it would be great.

No way are we winning league and imo 4th is our aim.  However we have all that Miller money so no reason why we cant try and get a few gems in January or some clever loan deals especially players needing game time for world cup chances 

There every reason to suspect JBA has an eye for a player unlike Kettlewells scatter gun approach so we could see some decent transfer activity and with Jordan McGhee on the verge of selection we could end January with the strongest squad we've had in many a year.

[Motherwell v Dundee 20/12/2025]

3 hours ago, Ya Bezzer! said:

OK, everyone knows we are 6 clean sheets in a row.

But I was looking at our home record and we've only conceded against Falkirk in the last seven home matches going back all the way to September.

Aberdeen 2-0

Falkirk 1-2

Dundee United 2-0

Hibernian 2-0

Hearts 0-0

Livingston 3-0

Dundee 1-0.

 

 

The defence tightening at the right time for our league challenge 😉

[Motherwell v Dundee 20/12/2025]

17 minutes ago, wellfan said:

Our final ball and finishing were crap for large spells today, but that’s nothing new. Overall though, it was a professional performance and we got the job done. If we can hold onto our key players and sign a striker who knows where the goal is in January, we’re winning the league.

Correct, I'm surprised to hear some Motherwell fans saying we were poor yesterday. I think it's just our expectations have risen so much. We played well today but Dundee set out to frustrate, not to match us and yeah the final ball was poor at times however had we played like that last season we'd all be saying how good we were. 

[Motherwell v Dundee 20/12/2025]

Made it hard for ourselves today. A bit of frustration in the stand but I think that's because our expectations have risen. Our final ball was poor but we still dominated and thoroughly deserved the win. McGinn and Welsh were outstanding. I know he scored but I really dint know how Slattery got man of the match. He's was consistently poor today. However thats small beer in and otherwise decent day and result. 

[2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion]

4 hours ago, weeyin said:

Depends who JBA's replacement wants to keep 

I did laugh at that but you know it would be such a Motherwell thing that he gets poached off us before we even get started 🫣

[Block E Behaviour]

1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said:

🤣

I was sitting at the back of the stand chatting to our group before kick off, when a steward approached and eyeballed me. In an aggressive fashion he said standing was not permitted at games. I replied that I knew and that was why I wasn't standing. I also pointed out politely that 80% of the crowd was standing and he should address that. He then kicked off and threatened to have me ejected for disruptive behaviour. A totally manuactured problem. 

Over the years the stewards at Tannadice and Dens have earned a reputation for being unjustifiably troublesome. Given that and my experience I'm always sceptical of accepting accounts at face value. Yes the behaviour of some in Block E can be OTT at times, but in my admittedly limited dealings with them they've always been perfectly fine.    

Yes they do and as I said in my post the stewards aren't blameless but the Well Bois in front of us in the Q going into Tannadice were foul mouthed abusive and generally being obnoxious and entitled this in turn was met by the same reaction from the stewards. It was a situation that was easily avoidable. I find it utterly amazing that how some of our fans can attend every match home and away for 50 odds years, myself included , and have never been ejected from the ground or had any confrontation with the police or stewards. I guess we must just be lucky.

      

[Block E Behaviour]

On 12/15/2025 at 6:42 PM, grizzlyg said:

I thought things had been improving and then we had the pyro show at Falkirk.   They do a lot of good but they really need to weed out the bad element that is tarring them all with the same brush 

They were acting like arseholes at Tannadice. Their sense of entitlement saw them locked out the game because they because abusive to Stewards . Doesn't matter a fuck what you think of stewarding had they not acted like entitled arseholes they'd have got into the game. No doubt we'll get the persecution response of "heavy hands empty stands" 

[Dundee United v Motherwell 13/12/2025]

3 hours ago, Stuwell2 said:

only 80% is shocking, the teams slacking and need a kick up the arse - we had 93% the other week!  
 

On a serious note another point and another clean sheet away from home ain’t that bad. 

Said in jest I know but 80% is low for us we are generally 84/85%.

[Dundee United v Motherwell 13/12/2025]

3 hours ago, mio said:

Poorest game of the season outwith the semi final.

i would have been happy with point at the start and im ok with that now. Conditions were bad.

Ward and MgGinn again were excellent. 

I'm in two minds , sort of happy with the point but by fuck Utd are utter shite that's two points dropped.