MelvinBragg Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 U20s just got drawn against Airdrie at home. Needle. Might need to open the east stand for that one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregyScotland Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Would love to see a return of our real derby. Accies is a feeble derby compared to the old Motherwell v Airdrieonians. Would be good to see the support get behind this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Good draw. Didn't think I would but really taken to this competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellowell Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yea another game to go to sure they will bring a few as big game for them and maybe we will have a few more as a derby hope it's at Fir Park would make sense wonder if it would still be main stand only if that's the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Is Motherwell vs Clydebank a derby these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yea another game to go to sure they will bring a few as big game for them and maybe we will have a few more as a derby hope it's at Fir Park would make sense wonder if it would still be main stand only if that's the caseIt's Motherwell fans that make the Lanarkshire Derbies. We are the only fans who travel to these games in numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Only the Stirling Albion v Hearts match attracted a bigger crowd than Motherwell this week. 476 to our 409. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Playing Airdrie or Hamilton makes no difference to me. Just does not feel like a derby. Maybe because since I started going in early 90/91 ish we haven't regularly played them. Not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregyScotland Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Playing Airdrie or Hamilton makes no difference to me. Just does not feel like a derby. Maybe because since I started going in early 90/91 ish we haven't regularly played them. Not sure. Surely that Scottish Cup tie back in 2007 when Kenny Black was Airdrie manager felt like a derby? If I recall it had a substantial crowd. We filled two stands and I'm sure Airdrie almost filled their main stand which I think is around 3,500, which is a bumper crowd considering their average attendance is below 1k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Surely that Scottish Cup tie back in 2007 when Kenny Black was Airdrie manager felt like a derby? If I recall it had a substantial crowd. We filled two stands and I'm sure Airdrie almost filled their main stand which I think is around 3,500, which is a bumper crowd considering their average attendance is below 1k! It just never felt like a derby. Felt like a busy game but it never really gets me going like a derby should I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 The Accies game meant something to me only because I lived in Hamilton and had a lot of Accies supporting mates. So bragging rights were important, especially at school. Games against teams like Hearts, however, always felt more derby-ish, just because of the history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 This is an intriguing draw on a few levels. There have been games against Accies in recent times where perhaps we haven't been favourites, even if there has still been a high level of expectation on us to get a result, but It will be a little odd going into a Lanarkshire derby where the the pressure is all on the opposition. A full-time team with half a dozen games behind them against our U20's, with our range of ages down as far as fifteen year olds and with just one or two games behind them. When viewed in that context they really should be strong favourites. But the underdogs tag I think will suit us nicely in this one. We've nothing at all to lose. Even if we're beaten it'll be a great experience for our 20's team. I'm sure if the tie is played at Fir Park there will a decent Motherwell support keen to back them hopefully that will inspire the youngsters in much the same way the larger backing they had at Hampden did. And personally with a number of good mates who are Airdrie fans if our U20's were to turn over their first team? Oh I could dine out on that one for years!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregyScotland Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 It just never felt like a derby. Felt like a busy game but it never really gets me going like a derby should I think! I can see where your coming from, I suppose a fair chunk of the support now will not have even seen the club play a "derby" other than Accies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Surely that Scottish Cup tie back in 2007 when Kenny Black was Airdrie manager felt like a derby? If I recall it had a substantial crowd. We filled two stands and I'm sure Airdrie almost filled their main stand which I think is around 3,500, which is a bumper crowd considering their average attendance is below 1k! I remember Jimmy Boyle scoring in the 120th minute to put us out the League Cup at Fir Park in about 93/94ish. Definitely felt like we'd lost a derby in the last minute of injury time! And if I remember correctly Airdries last ever top tier match was a beating off Motherwell when Ally Graham scored what I think where his only goals for Motherwell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I remember Jimmy Boyle scoring in the 120th minute to put us out the League Cup at Fir Park in about 93/94ish. Definitely felt like we'd lost a derby in the last minute of injury time! That and the Lasley OG in the League Cup in 2001 were sore ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 If we're bearing our souls the 3-0 loss at Fir Park in 1992 is the one I regret most. In those days I would never, ever, leave a game early regardless of the result but that one was just too much to stomach and I began to storm out in disgust after their third. I regretted it almost immediately as I knew my Airdrie mates behind the goals would be watching with increasing glee with every step up the stairs. As I have been reminded on countless occasions since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellarmy Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Cannot wait for this, I hate this lot whether it's Onians/United/Clydebank. Remember my dad telling about the semi final in the mid seventies where we were robbed and that always sticks with me. If our unders beat them I don't think we'll never let them live it down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faddythedaddy Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 If a grown man cannot wait for an u20 football match then I suggest something amiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 South stand open for the away fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 If a grown man cannot wait for an u20 football match then I suggest something amiss Maybe he's just a diehard Well fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faddythedaddy Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Ok Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm thinking of popping along to this tonight as I missed Saturday's game. I enjoyed the under 20's cup final but expect this to be too much of a step up. Of course that depends if Airdrie take this as a chance to try some of their own youth players or go with the full team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm not at all clued up on the cut off dates that determine whether someone is eligible for this season U20's or this competition but if they were eligible this would seem a decent opportunity both to give the likes of David Ferguson and Dom Thomas some game time whilst adding to the "small" squad that Craggs referred to in his interview on MFC TV yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellowell Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Date is born after 1st Jan 1997 so both are too old 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickle Pickle Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Cadds has to play, surely!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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