Former Motherwell Fc Players Thread

[grumpy]

1 hour ago, weeyin said:

Bobby Graham and Wullie Pettigrew were the first strikers I remember from when I started watching Motherwell. So I grew up thinking the way they played was normal, and all the strikers I would see at Fir Park would the the same.

If only I knew...

I had John Goldthorpe and Jumbo Muir, plus, on at least one occasion, Keith MacRae. Good but not what was to come. 

[grizzlyg]

Started going in 1977-78 season just after bobby left but my dad said him and pettigrew were just immense

So sad

[steelman1991]

One of the most "cultured" players to don the C&A. A wonderful player and a deserved member of the Hall of Fame. RIP Bobby.

[Joe Wark The Legend]

RIP Bobby.

Well Legend

[Yabba's Turd]

6 hours ago, mio said:

managers were mental back then.

Brendan Rodgers still is.

[El Grew]

Very sad to hear that Bobby Graham has passed away.

A truly fantastic player and the partnership that he had with Willie Pettigrew was just legendary.

I began watching the ‘Well about 1967 and Bobby was without any doubt the best centre-forward I ever saw.

Sincere condolences to Bobby’s family at a sad time.

RIP Bobby.

[Pettywulliegrew-2]

Sad to here the news of Bobby passing……Motherwell born and bred 

Was very unfortunate to be at Liverpool at the time when Anfield was awash with great strikers, including St John, who signed him when he was our manager …..Bobby still managed to be included in  the poll The 100 Players who shook the Kop (2013)“

He played all 54 games in the 1969/70 season. After a promising start to the 1970/71 season, he fell awkwardly on the Anfield turf when Chelsea were the visitors early in October and was carried off with a broken leg……. John Toshak was signed to replace him

 

Still think he could have done a job for us but sadly moved across the M74 where he continued to score 

R.I.P

[Jym Bob]

As a young boy I was privileged to  play with Bobby at our primary school. He was some player. My hero was St John, so I was very interested in everything Liverpool, and followed Bobby's career. I was so pleased when he signed for the 'Well and what joy he brought with his partnership with Willie Pettigrew.

Condolences to Bobby's family and friends.

A true' Well legend. 

RIP Bobby 🙏

 

 

[grizzlyg]

Biereth starts for Denmark, easy street for him as that clown has picked Hanley

[Mad Dog]

46 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

Biereth starts for Denmark, easy street for him as that clown has picked Hanley

I honestly don't know what pictures Hanley has on his phone but someone needs to steal it before we have to endure another campaign with him in the team 

[mio]

https://x.com/snsgroup/status/1964028463154663557?s=46&t=8C9VuM5V_21MGVj9jGzzoA
 

If we had these two and we remained injury free we’d win the league this year.

[weeyin]

2 hours ago, Mad Dog said:

I honestly don't know what pictures Hanley has on his phone but someone needs to steal it before we have to endure another campaign with him in the team 

And Dykes must be keeping the body in his freezer.

[wellgirl]

3 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

Biereth starts for Denmark, easy street for him as that clown has picked Hanley

Not really, nil nil - well done Scotland 

[Mad Dog]

Callan Elliot earned another cap for NZ this evening.

[grizzlyg]

11 hours ago, wellgirl said:

Not really, nil nil - well done Scotland 

Hanley actually was excellent last night, however Dykes and Christie.....

[Mad Dog]

2 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

Hanley actually was excellent last night, however Dykes and Christie.....

Dykes won every header and could have scored if he'd been a bit sharper. Overall, a good performance considering he's just back from a lengthy injury. Christie, though, the BBC said he put in a MotM performance - I thought he was very average. Biereth did nothing, apart from try to get Max sent off.

[mio]

3 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

Hanley actually was excellent last night, however Dykes and Christie.....

Hanley did ok tbf Dykes is a carthorse and should not be in the squad never mind playing. The boy Conway has been exceptional for Boro for about a year and should be playing.
Anyway, I was disappointed with Biereth last night, I thought he was poor but I thought that Danish side were poor irrespective of their FIFA ranking.

[weeyin]

Christian Eriksen is the man makes that Denmark team tick. It was a bonus he wasn't playing last night.

[twistandshout1983]

Not an ex Motherwell player though Rab Douglas was a good listen on Off the Ball today with Tam Cowan 

Plenty of Well chat , had no idea Rab grew up a big Well fan . Sounded like he still likes us 

Ironic he was in goals the day McDonald scored twice in 2005 😆

[texanwellfan]

3 hours ago, mio said:

Hanley did ok tbf Dykes is a carthorse and should not be in the squad never mind playing. The boy Conway has been exceptional for Boro for about a year and should be playing.
Anyway, I was disappointed with Biereth last night, I thought he was poor but I thought that Danish side were poor irrespective of their FIFA ranking.

I thought Denmark’s tactics lacked a bit of imagination and didn’t give Beireth the ball on the ground enough and no balls in behind the defence to run onto. They pretty much just put in cross after cross which we dealt with pretty easily. 

[weeyin]

45 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

I thought Denmark’s tactics lacked a bit of imagination and didn’t give Beireth the ball on the ground enough and no balls in behind the defence to run onto. They pretty much just put in cross after cross which we dealt with pretty easily. 

Turns out Biereth's better off with Slattery or Spittal in his team.