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  1. Albania

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    Albania here we come, after club's U-turn gives fans green light to go

     

     

     

     

     

     

    « Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 11 July 2009 By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN IT IS a diplomatic gaffe that will ensure a daunting match becomes even more competitive. Motherwell FC were last night forced to retract a warning that urged the club's supporters not to travel to Albania for a Europa Cup fixture.The Scottish Premier League side said it had taken the advice of the Foreign Office and Strathclyde Police in recommending fans stay away from their away tie against KS Flamurtari.

     

    However, both organisations denied the Lanarkshire club's claims, revealing that no-one had spoken to them.

     

    The notice, posted on Motherwell's website, also provoked angry responses from fans eager to follow their side's European adventure.

     

    The statement read: "Fans should be aware that, in the interests of safety and security, both the Foreign Office and Strathclyde Police have advised fans not to travel to Albania at all next week. As a result, the club will not be chartering a flight and would ask fans currently considering making the journey to seriously reconsider."

     

    However, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said that, although there were areas of high crime in Albania, Motherwell's concerns surrounding the former communist nation appeared to be the result of "miscommunication".

     

    She said: "Motherwell didn't contact us. I understand someone at the club just looked at our website and took certain information. There are some areas of Albania where there are concerns, but we do not have any kind of blanket ban against travelling. I think there has been a bit of miscommunication."

     

    A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said it was not aware of any such advice having been offered.

     

    The fixture makes tough demands of Motherwell, with the club's new manager looking to bed in new players ahead of the domestic season. The first leg of the Europa League qualifying tie will be held next Thursday at Flamurtari's 9,500-seater stadium in the south-western city of Vlorë.

     

    The Albanian Superliga side have a solid pedigree, once playing against Barcelona in the former UEFA Cup.

     

    Last night, a spokesman for Motherwell sought to reassure fans that they were not being banned from travelling. He said: "I think we've scared a few people. What the club are doing is advising people not to travel to the game; we're not stopping anyone. There are risks involved. The club are not chartering a flight and won't be able to guide people from point A to B."

     

    He added: "Unfortunately, we misquoted the Foreign Office's advice, but fans' safety is paramount. The statement was probably not worded in the best way, but it was done with the best of intentions."

     

    Motherwell are expected to receive about 400 tickets for the game, but the club have yet to decide how they will allocate their share of the briefs.

     

    "We're stuck between a rock and a hard place," the spokesman explained.

     

    "We are advising people not to travel, but, then again, we don't want fans travelling to Albania and trying to buy tickets over there."

     

    The Motherwell players will fly to Albania, via London, with British Airways and have reservations at an upmarket hotel in the capital, Tirana.

     

    MOTHERWELL

     

    LOCATED off the M74, the town is surrounded by industrial parks, whisky distillers and call centres.

     

    Plans are under way to find a new tenant for the recently closed Pound Shop on Brandon Parade, one of Motherwell's main shopping thoroughfares.

     

    Buckfast, a traditional grape-based alcoholic drink of Scotland, is considered especially good in Motherwell.

     

    Its history dates back to 1865. The climate is typical of the west of Scotland, with changeable summers and long, dreich winters.

     

    Motherwell was a haunt of Susan Boyle, who once performed at the Fir Park social club.

     

    VLORË

     

    LOCATED on the Bay of Vlorë, the city is surrounded by gardens and olive groves.

     

    Plans are under way to build a marina resort on Vlorë's shoreline, featuring an Imax theatre and shopping malls.

     

    Raki, a traditional grape-based alcoholic drink of Albania, is considered especially good in Vlorë.

     

    Vlorë's history dates from 600BC. The climate is typical of the Mediterranean, with cool wet winters and hot, dry summers – temperatures rise to 40C in June, July, August and September.

     

    Vlorë was a stronghold of Enver Hoxha, the former Albanian prime minister

  6. Paul Quinn

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    Good Luck Coach, thanks for your effort and all the best for the future.

     

    Once again this close season we're losing a key player, lets hope that Jimbo has some signings of our own in the pipeline.

  12. David Clarkson

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    Good Luck DC and the best for the future.

     

    Hope we get you see in C&A again in the future.

     

    Gutted that we've lost him but can't grudge him his move. He has been through every emotion possible while with the Club and i am glad to see he got a move to somewhere he can start afresh and progress his career.

  14. Ticket Office Hours

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    You can have them posted mate... 99% of phone orders are posted! If you ordered it today I coulda brought it to you in person tomorrow as I am drving to Bradford then Manchester tomorrow :O

     

    'Flow

     

     

    I am putting my journalist head on.

     

    Media Officer from Motherwell travelling to Bradford and Manchester on a Sunday.

     

    Must be doing an interview with our new signing Steven Ireland in Manchester and going to Bradford to get a decent curry?

     

    :lol:

  15. In's And Out's

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    I am slowly getting my head around the idea of selling the crown jewels.

     

    I still don't like it but if we are getting £700k+ for DC, I'd like t think that Burnley if true have offered us a similiar or better figure and whatever we get for Quinn we could be looking at anywhere up to £2million hopefully coming in with the majority of it being given to the manager.

     

    I've seen posts on here saying that we should've been looking at bidding for Leigh Griffiths and a few others that Dundee have bought. If these sort of players are good enough then we should be able to buy about 8 or 9 players if £125k as spent on Griffiths is anything to go by.

     

    We have known since the start of the pitch fiasco that McGhee's budget would'e been dealt a severe blow this season. However since then we have a good chance of getting through 2 qualifying rounds of the Europa League. (Well slim chance of geeting past the 2nd). If we can do that and draw a bigger team (maybe Roma) then we can supplement the coffers as well.

     

    Obviously we also need to wait and see what happens with the tv rights before any manager would gte his hands on all that is brought in but it should hopefully be enough to give him a decent wage budget, especially with the others that have left freeing up wages as well.

  17. Llanelli Ticket Information

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    there was more but i edited it for reasons of politeness.

     

    seriously, hoping we draw 1-1 against a welsh league team at home, what's that all about? if you want to be petty use your flight down to wales to go and put a dug shite through their letterbox but don't root against the 'well.

     

    This time next week we might be happy to take a 1-1 draw against the Welsh "minnows". Especially if Coach and DC are off.

     

    I would hope that Sutton and A.N. Other can grab a couple of goals but can we garauntee keeping them out at the other end?

  18. In's And Out's

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    The Express are carrying the DC to Bristol C as well. Worried that they're only mentioning £600K though.

     

    EXCLUSIVE; CITY TARGET CLARKSON IN CUT PRICE SWOOP

     

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    TARGET; David Clarkson could go to Bristol City

     

    Thursday June 25,2009

     

    By Scott Burns

     

    SCOTLAND striker David Clarkson is a £600,000 summer target for Bristol City.

     

    Express Sport understands that talks have already taken place between the Championship outfit and Motherwell over the possible move.

     

    City have still to table an offer but they know what Well want for their star asset and last season s top scorer.

     

    Robins boss Gary Johnson has to decide whether to match their terms, knowing he could pick up Clarkson on freedom of contract this time next year.

     

    Cardiff City are also interested in the Well star but they don t have the same financial muscle and manager Dave Jones has to sell before he can buy.

     

    Motherwell are still searching for a new manager but are keen to sell Clarkson rather than lose him for nothing.

     

    The Fir Park outfit are also in the same boat with Paul Quinn and Mark Reynolds in the last year of their deals.

     

    Any money coming in would also allow Mark McGhee s successor to bring in his own new faces and to stamp his own authority on the squad.

     

    Fir Park chairman John Boyle is still in the process of appointing his new manager.

     

    The club have already interviewed Steve Staunton and Lawrie Sanchez and held talks with former Middlesbrough No. 2 Malcolm Crosby and ex-Stockport boss Jim Gannon.

     

    Gannon is expected to be at Fir Park over the next 24 hours to hold face-to-face talks with Boyle.

    Club captain Stephen Craigan is also likely to be involved in any new set-up.

     

    Well hope to have their new boss in place before they kick off their European campaign next Thursday against Welsh side Llanelli.

     

    If DC is off, I wish the bst of luck to the lad and thanks for the great service he has given our club.

     

    That doesn't mean that I ain't going to be gutted though.

     

    Looks like we may need the likes of McCart or Nijholt involved yet.

  20. New Manager-who Would We Get?

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    No riddle.

     

    Look at the edit stating wrong thread and a smile next to it.

     

    My brother is waiting to hear about a mangers role in a shop in Edinburgh. This thread is about managers that we'd get.

     

    So I thought I'd lighten the mood of the thread as the last couple of posts before it were basically decrying posters for having opinions.

  21. New Manager-who Would We Get?

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    Posted · Edited by Well-Made
    Oops wrong thread :o)

    New manager will be announced tomorrow.

     

    Have stayed pretty quiet on this as my brother is on the shortlist of people to get the position.

     

    He says he is hopeful of getting the role and can't wait to get working with his assistant manager.

     

    Apparently the shop has a nice outlook with Edinburgh Castle in the background.

  25. In's And Out's

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    The Sun is reporting that Cardiff have sounded Motherwell out for a move for DC if McCormack leaves them for the Premiership.

     

    No quotes in article but says DC is valued at £500K with one year remaining on his current contract.

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