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Following on from watching his Motherwell side destroy Dundee 4-0 in the Scottish Cup, Well boss Stuart McCall all but conceded defeat in his quest to keep Mark Reynolds in the amber and claret. Reynolds has long been touted for a move to either the Old Firm, or into the English Championship, but it seems now the player will finally move on. McCall saw his side cruise to victory thanks to a brace from John Sutton, and late goals from Steve Jennings and Jamie Murphy, but now will be looking to reshape his squad as Reynolds looks to leave. The manager said: "The talk prior to this game was a bit unsettling but his attitude was spot on," Sheffield Wednesday are believed to have had a bid for the 23-year-old defender turned down, although it was not thought to be close to the reported £100,000. "From a manager's point of view I wouldn't like to lose him, I know the board are not over-keen to lose him, but if the offer is upped and I can bring someone in, we will wait and see." One player McCall was relieved to see lasting the 90 minutes was Stevie Hammell, who was on the wrong end of a two-footed challenge that earned Leigh Griffiths a late red card. "I thought he was going to be out for a long time, I thought it was a bad one," McCall said. "It was a no-brainer the sending-off. The biggest thing for me was that Hammy could get up and walk away from it." Dundee manager Barry Smith was also disappointed with the tackle from his striker, who hit the bar with a deflected free-kick soon after Sutton had netted his second. "It wasn't acceptable," Smith said. "He has to grow up and grow up quickly. He has let down his team-mates as that looks like he will miss the next three games."

how do you work that out?? at 17.5% a £100 item would cost £117.50 at 20% a £100 item would cost £120 a 2.5% increase on £100 purchase - £2.50 am i missing something?? Just curious??

blackman been back at blacburn last couple of days

Thanks for the feedback flow, once you get the speed thing sorted everything should be just great!!

Seen the press conference there ... already mentioned punching above our weight lol must read these boards!

The former Scotland international will take charge of Motherwell for the first time for this weekend's trip to Hamilton and he is excited at the prospect of the job ahead. "I am excited by the job and will give it my all," said McCall. "I know Motherwell very well as a club and have long respected what they are all about. "They have produced some special talent over the years and done so in an entertaining way. "It's a family club at the heart of the Scottish game and they are doing all the right things to be successful and sustainable. "I have inherited a good squad with a proven system for identifying new and young talent. "I want to build on that starting today to ensure we compete for success in the league, cup and Europe. "

just been fannying about on twitter and found this guy ELITEtheAGENTS seems he was working with brown when he was our boss Papa Agyemang was seeminghly on trial with us http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Agyemang and impressed - but would assume he'll now end up at the sheep shaggers

Sorry I didnt clearly spell it out for you YOUR A COCK

yip ... painfully slow for me

to be fair lasley should have went.... but how they can complain about 'the thug' seeing red is beyond me

COCK Mon the dossers!

Well it was their home game .... why not??? I think it was nice that they recognised the man and also that they covered the well banner so much on the cameras! We really do moan about anything dont we!!!

nice to see the phil banner on show at half time!

Ex-Blackburn No2 Neil McDonald linked with vacant Motherwell hotseat Dec 27 2010 Keith Jackson MOTHERWELL could make a shock managerial announcement in the next 24 hours after Neil McDonald sneaked in under the radar to watch yesterday's defeat by Rangers. Record Sport understands McDonald who was Sam Allardyce's right-hand man at Bolton and Blackburn is in pole position to land the job which was vacated when Craig Brown and Archie Knox headed north to take on the task of keeping Aberdeen in the top flight. And the appointment could be rushed through in time for the Englishman to take charge for the first time at Celtic Park on Wednesday. Well chiefs are desperate to name their new man following a dismal performance from their team in a 4-1 Boxing Day battering. McDonald looks set to get the nod ahead of more high-profile contenders, including former Celtic strikers John Hartson and Chris Sutton as well ex-Ranger Stuart McCall. It's understood McDonald's vast web of contacts within the game down south has given him the edge as Well believe he can use his connections to lure more young talent to the club. McDonald was a journeyman as a player, with st ints at Newcast le, Everton, Oldham and Bolton - the highlight of which was his appearance in the classic Liverpool derby FA Cup Final of 1989. He cut his teeth as a coach at Preston under current Everton boss Davie Moyes before teaming with up with Allardyce at the Reebok in 2000. Five years later he quit his post as first-team coach to become assistant to Ian Dowie at Crystal Palace. In 2006 he became his own man for the first time when he took up the job as manager at Carlisle. But despite leading the club to its highest league placing in 20 years, McDonald was sacked in mysterious circumstances the following summer. A statement on the club's website read: "The board of Carlisle regret to say that they have lost confidence in Neil McDonald and are terminating his contract forthwith." McDonald then headed to Sweden to help Ostersunds stave off relegation before assistant manager stints at Lincoln and Leeds, where he worked under Gary McAllister. He was reunited with Allardyce at Blackburn in December 2008 but the pair were axed controversially by the club's new Indian owners. Well vice-chairman Derek Weir revealed they are convinced the new gaffer will be in place by Wednesday. He said: "If everything works out well, we'll have someone in place for the next game. "We want someone well known in the lower leagues of England because that has worked well for us in terms of finding players we can afford."

Motherwell vice-chairman Derek Weir has just told BBC Scotland's Sportsound programme that there have been 40 applications for their managerial vacancy.

Motherwell On 1 July 2009, he signed for Motherwell in a one-year deal. Stephen scored his first goal for Motherwell in a 3–1 loss to St Johnstone on 26.12.2009 [1] In December 2010 Jennings was found to have got him self sent off in a game against Hearts, where friends and family bet on this outcome. Someone already been changing Wikipedia!!!!

good observation ,...... must be his age ... eh just talks constant pish!!!

oooops. craig better have an early night tonight ... think he has a lot of work to do given they are now 5 down!!!

do you think broon has the motor running and reading out a letter of apology for archie to write down !!!

For those that havent read it! Nail .... hit ...... head. Nice one!! No hard feelings Craig By Tam Cowan on Dec 11, 10 10:08 AM in They've been dubbed the Jack and Victor of Scottish football and it's easy to see why. Not only are Craig Brown and Archie Knox a pair of young-at-heart OAPs but, just like the Still Game duo who famously attended the funerals of total strangers in the hope of hoovering up free plates of steak pie, they're also very sleekit. "I only met Mr Milne out of courtesy," claimed Brown in midweek. Yer maw! And what about some courtesy for the club that plucked you from obscurity 12 months ago? Motherwell's statement following the shock resignation was excellent - particularly the wee dig about loyalty being all too rare in football these days - and, yes, Aberdeen's behaviour has been wholly inappropriate. Ditto Craig and Archie's performance. Imagine sneaking away for meetings with Aberdeen after Motherwell chucked them a lifeline less than a year ago? By the way, Messrs Milne and Miller, the number for Motherwell FC is 01698 333333. Give us a bell the next time you fancy poaching our manager, ok? After publicly announcing he was staying at Fir Park on Wednesday and then agreeing a move to Aberdeen a day later, Craig Brown is like a 21st century Mo Johnston. Talk about a dramatic ewe-turn? I haven't been so stunned and upset by Brown's behaviour since he capped Cockney geezer Matt Elliot. On hearing the news, I understand even Chris Hughton said: "F--- me, that's a shocker!" What is it with Aberdeen? First it was Mark McGhee and now Craig Brown. With crowds dramatically dwindling at Pittodrie, I'm genuinely surprised Stewart Milne hasn't offered yours truly a season-ticket. It's a strange old move for Brown. He's leaving a club that's going for our fourth European campaign on the bounce for a relegation-threatened Aberdeen. How can he even be bothered with a challenge like that at his age? We all know he's a sprightly septugenarian, but a few weeks with that mob at Pittodrie and I reckon he'll look like Davros from Dr Who. It's going to take a long time to turn Aberdeen around and I'm afraid 70-year-old Craig Brown is no Benjamin Button. Mind you, in the eyes of most Aberdeen fans, I suppose he's only 40 as they're still stuck in the 1980s. Brown's managerial career started in the First Division with Clyde so, who knows, maybe he wants to go full circle before retiring. A better chance of winning trophies? Sure, but only if we're talking about the Alba Challenge Cup. Aberdeen apparently made Brown an offer he couldn't refuse (a box of Stewart Milne's old wigs for Craigy boy to give a proper seeing to?) but I reckon the skint Pittodrie club are just trying to get their hands on his heating allowance. Hand on heart, though, I wish Craig all the best and hope Aberdeen enjoy the same level of success they experienced with the last manager they got from Motherwell. If Brown had left Motherwell after the first meeting with Milne, I honestly don't think the vast majority of Fir Park fans would have been too upset. Listen, we all know Aberdeen's a bigger club - witness the crowd of 3300 for a recent St.Johnstone game when we were third in the SPL and looking forward to a Cup semi against Rangers - and that's why I'm delighted we refused to be held to ransom. Brown says he didn't hold a gun to the club's head. That's tosh. At the very least, we got a flesh wound to the leg as a warning. Motherwell are in absolutely no position to chase players and spend beyond our means (remember what happened the last time we tried that tactic?) and I'm delighted we didn't cave in to any of Brown's demands. He says he only wanted the tools to do the job. Well, as recent results most definitely sugges, I'm sure he's got all the tools he wants at Pittodrie. I'm only hacked off by the former Well boss because of all that tosh he subjected us to in midweek when supposedly pledging his future to Motherwell. What a load of insincere, embarrassing, vomit-inducing bollocks. Craig would surely cringe if he flicked through Thursday morning?s papers. I wonder if the hot air spouted by Brown was responsible for the dramatic thaw? Or is that simply down to the number of bridges Craig has now burned in Lanarkshire? "We felt it was appropriate to show loyalty to the Fir Park board of directors as well as the players and the supporters who have been magnificent since we arrived." Aye right. "We are both committed to trying to achieve something here and finishing what we started." Pull the other one. "The fans have backed us since the start and staying at Fir Park was the right thing to do." Please, stop it, you're killing us. "Aberdeen have asked us to reconsider, but we have made a comittment to Motherwell." Liar, liar, pants on fire. Is it really the Aberdeen job you want. old son, or a panto gig as Pinnochio? Then there was all that guff about not wanting to desert his grandkids unless they were all relocated to Aberdeen! I know the weather's been bad recently, but surely the snow and ice wasn't enough to shift the tectonic plates and move Ayrshire to the north-east? You can imagine the reaction to all of this on the Motherwell websites. The fans have been using the sort of language that would even make Radio 4's James Naughtie blush. Still, at least 'Steelboy' on the Steelmenonline forums managed to retain a sense of humour. He reckons Brown's a bit doddery these days and probably thinks he's going up to Pittodrie to manage Leighton, Miller, McLeish and Strachan... What now for Motherwell? Well, with the full backing of the club's loyal fans, we can regain third spot in the SPL by beating Hearts at Fir Park on Tuesday. So I suggest it's time to move on from this sorry episode in the club's history and distance ourselves from events at the foot of the table. However, whoever Motherwell appoint as out next boss - whether it's Jimmy Calderwood, Tommy McLean, Stevie Clarke or Gary McAllister - let's just make sure he signs a contract. That's a no-brainer. Of course, in keeping with the recent trend, the new Fir Park manager will probably be snapped up by the desperate Dons in about a year from now. So, just for sheer badness, might I suggest John Boyle offers the job to Ebbe Skovdahl...? PS. Craig Brown had agreed to take part in a fans' forum for the Motherwell Supporters' Trust at Fir Park next Thursday, but I don't think that will happen now. After all, it was only a gentleman's agreement.

Steve Clarke has emerged as an early contender for the Motherwell job vacated by Craig Brown. (The Sun) Thoughts??

fair play yir...... was pooor at times but looked like you had fun

Get In !!!!!!!!!!

shit they have one back sounds as if against run of play as well

as an aside seven nil to sellic. lets all laugh at mutley!!