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I see that users of the official site that don't want skinned out of more money for utter crap, now get a 2 line summary of a story and a link to the tv crap.
Stroke of genius, that. Stopped using it, even BBC have the news quicker, and (identity crisis apart) are better written, by actual journalists.
Which story? The top 2 stories have about as much verbiage as the pre-TV days. Or are you just on another fishing expedition?
Motherwell have today re-signed 29-year old former midfielder Stephen Hughes on a short-term contract.Hughes, a former Scotland International, was previously at Fir Park during the Mark McGhee era at the club, playing over 70 times in Claret and Amber.
He left in the summer of 2009 to join Norwich City and although he enjoyed back-to-back promotions with the Canaries, his second season was dogged by injuries.
He joined up with the squad last month in an attempt to get fit but his performances in training and during bounce games have convinced ‘Well boss Stuart McCall to sign him up, initially until 3rd January 2012.
The team are doing really well just now so the challenge is there for me and the other boys in the fringes to push them, keep them on their toes, and try and win a spot in the starting eleven.”
Motherwell-born Hughes began his career with Rangers and has also had spells with Leicester City and Milton Keynes Dons.
Speaking exclusively to MFC TV, Hughes said, “I am delighted; the manager was good enough to let me come in and train with the boys and it is great for me to get something sorted even though it is short-term.
“The team are doing really well just now so the challenge is there for me and the other boys in the fringes to push them, keep them on their toes, and try and win a spot in the starting eleven.”
And more than 2 lines on the reserve game:
Home / News / TV: Reserves win seven-goal thrillerTV: Reserves win seven-goal thriller
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
TV: Reserves win seven-goal thriller
Motherwell Reserves came from behind to beat St Mirren 4-3 at Dalziel Park this afternoon.
Saints took the lead early on when Jon McShane swivelled to rifle home a twenty-yard shot low into the far corner. The visitors doubled their advantage shortly after, David Barron’s low effort deflecting off Jonathan Page and into the net.
However, Motherwell hit back midway through the half; Gary Smith sprung the offside trap, latching on to a lovely Jamie Pollock pass over the top of the defence, before drilling home from close range.
The Steelmen drew level when the attacking trailist, one of three playing for ‘Well, got on the end of a terrific Jordan Halsman cross from the right to bullet home a header from about eight yards out. Incredibly, within sixty seconds, Motherwell got their noses in front and what a sublime goal it was.
It was created by Ross Forbes, the midfielder dinking an exquisite sixty-yard ball over the top of the Saints’ backline into the path of Stuart Carswell. The youngster cut inside his marker before lashing an unstoppable drive into the top left hand corner, leaving Graeme Smith absolutely helpless.
In an enthralling first-half, St Mirren, shocked at throwing away a two goal advantage, managed to get themselves level before the break and again it came from another wicked deflection. Barron and Nigel Hasselbaink combined just inside the area before eventually cutting the ball back for Joe McKee. The on-loan Burnley midfielder had taken up a good position and he was rewarded when his low shot spun off the unlucky Page and into the net.
The second half was less eventful in terms of goals, yielding just one, which would prove the winner for ‘Well. Ross Forbes released substitute Adam Cummins down the right flank and his tantalising cross to the far post was gobbled up by Gary Smith who rose above Barron to head past Smith.
Motherwell: Trialist, Halsman, Page, Trialist, McKinnon, Forbes, Pollock, Hughes, Carswell, Trialist, Smith
Subs: Howarth, Lawless, Cummins
I missed the reserves game report on the BBC site. Can you post the link?
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Nah, it was just the mindset at the time. You typically had to play in England or for the OF before you were deemed worthy of a cap.
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I don't think McLair and McAllister were quite ready for a cap during their time at Fir Park, and there were a number of fans (not me) who'd claim McCulloch shouldn't even have been in our first team, far less the international squad
Wullie P and Joe Wark at their peak should have won many more caps, and Keith McRae could have if he hadn't moved south.
Lambert and Martin were also definitely worth a shout.
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I'm a fleece wearing prick & so's my wife.
This thread is dying quicker than a guest at a Michael Barrymore pool party.
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Joe Wark by a country mile.
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Threads like this totally undermine everything that the supporters trusts are trying to achieve. You all deserve a stoning!
I'd had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was, 'That post from the MST was good enough for Jehovah'.
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poor Nicky Law too - I've never heard of an injured twitter - but it sounds right sair
He'll be fine. Just needs some tweetment.
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Where's Max Clifford when you need him?
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Well that was embarrassing.
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Not that it makes me feel old, but it is weird seeing folk playing for Motherwell who are younger than me now!
Wait until the managers are younger than you! Gannon was 3 years my junior. Thankfully, McCall is a few months older.
I knew I was getting old when not only was the entire team younger than me, but I started seeing their kids breaking through.
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This thread just confirms my suspicions that the Supporters Advisory Committee is a waste of fucking time.
Who honestly gives a flying fuck about the mascots?
Well some people further up the thread have said their kids care about the mascots.
I'm not saying this should be a top priority, but unless we have a couple of big stuffed bears in the area that were raised in the woods as Motherwell fans, then somebody needs to organize them.
For me, it's better the Advisory Committee takes care of these things and let the Board get on with the bigger issues.
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it works fine though.
the problem is at their end, this is the equivalent of buying a pint then spilling it before you get back to the table.
Rally? So maybe you can enlighten us on the details of the problem.
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i dont understand the rational
Quoted for truth
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In an ideal world, yes, but money talks and the club won't be willing to give up that revenue, even if it does inconvenience our own fans.
I'd be interested to see the figures on that. Loss in revenue from the OF fans would be somewhat offset by, presumably, less policing (and maybe even a slight increase in 'Well fans attending).
I'm sure it would still mean a loss of revenue, but sometimes you have to suck it up for the benefit of your own. Just curious to see the loss quantified.
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anybody any idea how I go about cancelling the subscription for this?
If you go to the Motherwell FC TV home page you can click on the "My Account" button on the top right of the screen. In the Account Summary list on the left, there is a Cancel Subscription option.
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The fact that it's still being debated after review of the footage shows just what a useless rule it is. How do they expect a linesman to instantly assess all these factors?
It was difficult enough having to keep one eye on the passer and one eye on the position of the recipient as the ball was played - especially if there was 20 or 30 yards between the two.
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Did you ask him how we managed to win 11-2 on corners with all those people behind the ball all the time?
Are you implying Steve Diggle = Craig Broon? It's all starting to make sense now.
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So you'd be happy with a 6th spot finish?
I didn't say that - I said we need to refocus on finishing top 6. That is the first step towards getting into European football. The sooner we secure top 6 the more likely we are to finish higher up the league.
Bollocks to that after this start.
You're reading something I didn't say
Not suggesting splitting Old Firm is realistic
So you agree with exactly what I said, then.
As a club, our first aim is to be top 6. Nowhere did I say it should be our only aim. You need to work on those hand reading skills
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I have those random issues too. All week it had been on Firefox. Yesterday the McCall and Higdon vids were victims of the spinning wheel/no load. Tried them on Chrome and they worked.
And the audio commentary piece wasn't available on Firefox, Chrome or Explorer earlier in the day.
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I completely agree, but at that point the proof will be in the pudding, so to speak.
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Please don't introduce the American style slaughtering of the English language on here!!
The proof is not in the pudding. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
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There are a couple of sports talk guys on my local radio station that say that all the time. Drives me nuts.
I like Higgy, btw
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The deal is that they are fatalists.
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But Celtic weren't that good. As I said I think Celtic probably deserved the narrow win today but they are not some footballing juggernaut.
If we hadn't conceded so soon after we took the lead, a goal that came from a simple error, it's quite easy to speculate we would have won, or at least not lost.
If Celtic gave that level of performance for the rest of the season they would lose 5 or 6 more matches. They are not that good.
They were still good enough to beat the team in second place, and good enough to have a player come off the bench who would be in our first team every week.
For the sake of argument, if we say Celtic and Motherwell first teams are equal right now, Celtic still have sufficient resources to have equally strong replacements for their first 11. We don't - and unless we are really lucky with injuries and suspensions, it will catch up with us.
If we can do what Dundee Utd. did when they won the league using only 14 players, perhaps it's still possible, but games like today are something we really need to take points from.
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Hopefully, that result will kill all the talk about 'splitting the old firm' and refocus on finishing top 6.
When you play a team who can afford to keep McCourt on the bench, it demonstrates exactly what we are up against. The depth of squad the OF can call on will ensure they win out over the long haul of a season. They might greet about financial issues, but they can still afford to spend more on one player than we spend on an entire squad.
Hammell, Is He The Best Ever?!
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He started off as a sweeper, and did a great job in that position as he could really read the game. However, he moved to LB later in his 'Well career (and gained about 2 yards in speed when he did).