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Chucking your laptop and/or phone on the park.

Moot point but who got the armband when O'Donnell got sent off?

Forget yer 52 yarders, if Cole's Cruyff turn had resulted in a goal that's yer winner right there. Oh aye and as a ref myself I'm trying to figure out how that challenge on McGinley is not a penalty. Fur Fuch's sake, wonder if he'd a given a foul if it was the middle of the park? I know it's the same laws but Law 18 of the game says there needs to be a higher bar of evidence for foul play in the box.

What happened to the erstwhile Jim Gannon? Don't mention the mini bus

Not sure if anyone posted last week but Chick Young on the Sportsound last Thursday was on one. I actually quite like him and what he has to say normally but he was in full rant mode saying he would be "astonished and stunned" if those 0-3 scorelines were upheld, the presenter had to tell him to go away and calm down. Unwritten laws of Scottish football means anything that might just affect Celtic\Rangers needs to be treated with kid gloves. Personally expecting games ordered to be played and that suspended fine to remain, so in other words, no sanction at all for St.Mirren & Killie.

I ken we're all waiting but are we expecting an announcement today? Any big fancy cars been spotted swooping into Fir Park Street?

Mind that game as I bought my first Well scarf afore the game and it lasted easily into the 2000’s when someone in the family mistakenly washed it for the first time, ah wiz raging as it had carefully collected Irn Bru and then later lager stains on it. We were winning the First Division at the time and Dumbarton were in the process of being relegated. I’m sure it was a midweek game so must have been called off

He certainly was. Reading recently about a Motherwell squad from the early 70's and pretty much every player came through the Junior ranks, even from teams like Douglas Water Thistle (amateur team?)

I work in Dumbarton and can get a good 2.5 mile walk in if I go down and around the ground then back. From A814 main road turn left at Victoria St which leads on to Castle Rd and the ground is right in front of you. Looks like on street parking anywhere there shouldn’t be an issue.

Big Shirley certainly did, 1989 old firm cup final. Don't remember much fuss being made about it.

They have appealed Candeia’s red card (second yellow). Supposedly you can only appeal a yellow card if it’s mistaken identity and the team then has to name who should have received the yellow or wrongful simulation. No, me neither.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45835735 Chris Humphrey: Motherwell thanked by winger as he retires because of injury Winger Chris Humphrey says will "never forget" the support Motherwell gave him, after announcing his retirement from football because of injury. Humphrey, 31, lost his unborn son during his four-year spell at Fir Park - a time in which he played 163 games. The 31-year-old last played for Barrow on loan from Bury in February, having had a brief spell at Hibernian in 2017. "I've been playing for the last year or so with a lot of pain and I can't play through that anymore," he said. "Massive thank you to all the Motherwell fans. Everyone at the football club was great and I will never forget that." Wishing him and his family all the very best.

Bowman boo-ya 1-0

That is indeed the problem. So the laws of the game are for everyone, is it just Scotland interpreting it this way? I referee Sat morning youths and I will now make a point to say to teams and coaches....do NOT go out kicking players just because you see them doing it on Sportscene. In my opinion the law needs to be amended and there is a process to do that. I would say kicking a player should be a red card, end of. The current process for review means it will either be a red card or nothing at all, cannot retrospectively yellow card a player.

Less is more. Love it.

Danny Johnson 1-0

Is it the same lassie that aye dis the Queen of the South games? She will say "goal" then waiting for next 5 mins for her to tell us which team has scored. Dreadful.

From BBC website: Want-away Bigirimana goes close for Well Motherwell v Hamilton John Barnes BBC Scotland at Fir Park Football has finally broken out a keenly-contested and physical opening quarter. Motherwell have had the best chance so fa with a Gael Bigirimana header from a Chris Cadden cross superbly saved by Accies ‘keeper Gary Woods down low to his left. Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson thought Bigirimana was heading back to England before the transfer window closed on Thursday but the fact it didn’t materialise means he started today. Robinson said: “Gael wanted to go back down south but he hasn’t gone. He’s come back in with a great attitude and he deserves his opportunity.”

LINE UPS MOTHERWELL Trevor Carson Richard Tait Carl McHugh Tom Aldred Peter Hartley Chris Cadden Allan Campbell Curtis Main Andy Rose Gael Bigirimana Conor Sammon HAMILTON ACADEMICAL Gary Woods Aaron McGowan Scott McMann Ziggy Gordon Rakish Bingham Mickel Miller Tom Taiwo Alex Penny Darian MacKinnon Shaun Want Sam Kelly SUBS Mark Gillespie Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Elliott Frear Alex Rodriguez Gorrin Danny Johnson Barry Maguire James Scott Ryan Fulton Delphin Tshiembe Adam Phillips Dougie Imrie Ross Cunningham Mason Bloomfield Steven Boyd

No, I've never seen one. Bearing in mind Maxwell was taken to hospital right after that picture was taken on the pitch. Think he had a ruptured/damaged spleen if not cracked ribs. Did he ever play for us again? New contract talks for him broke down and he left. Think him and Tommy fell out perhaps. Aye remember front page of next day's Sunday Mail with him in hospital bed with headline "MY HERO" with his Mrs there. Such was the distance from the terracing behind the goal where I was when Malpas hit that shot at the end of extra time, I had no idea if it hit the bar or did Maxwell save it!

Take a bow lads, take a bow.

From Helicopter Sunday to Wheelbarrow Saturday

Laws of the game say if a keeper is touching the ball with any part of his hand he is deemed to be "in control" and you cannot kick ball away from him. I personally think they should re-write the wording to say "touching the ball", would read better.

I think McLaren, Millar, McVie, Wark & Stevens might take care of the Hearts front line I dare say.

Different Scotland managers played McGrain and Jardine ahead of Joe even though both of them were right backs weren't they? Can't remember if was McGrain or Jardine who always switched to left back for Scotland instead of selecting Joe.