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Motherwell v Falkirk 18/10/2025


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I just wonder what kind of state our squad will be in come Saturday morning. Certainly, Stephen Welsh should be a welcome returnee. Will Sparrow, Hendry, Just and Slattery be fit enough to feature even from the bench? How fit will TJ and RCC be after their international travels. Hopefully too, no more training injuries. 

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Per JBA interview sounds like we should have a stronger squad for this game with Sparrow, Just and Hendry in full training all this week. I think Slattery probably still missing but hopefully back for game after this. 
Falkirk are no mugs but I’d love to see us hammer them but more than happy to win by a single goal, hopefully maintaining our entertaining football. 

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For all the plaudits we are getting we need to start getting some wins. Got a decent run coming up so need to turn the good play into points.

I have no doubt Ward will start tomorrow but I wonder if defence will trust him as much to give him the ball,  will also be nervousness from crowd every time he has ball plus I am sure Falkirk will try and exploit this.

Though let Falkirk worry about us and hopefully we can get a fine victory 

COYW

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It’s to be expected that Falkirk and every other side we face for that matter will look to pressure Ward as they will believe there is that error in him. And I don’t see us not conceding tomorrow so we need to help ourselves out by doing the business up the other end.

These are 100% the type of games that we need to be winning and make home advantage and our good play count.

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Ironically I think teams being encouraged to press us theoretically helps.

If we get through the press and turned then they are exposed to danger.

Had Ward executed the pass v Celtic we would have eliminated 5 of their players who were all in a high press.

I think we struggle a bit when, like Aberdeen, there is a 'lazy press' where they're relatively high, but sitting off, so less easy to play through.

 

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There are very few teams in Scotland  that will be able to press us as high as Celtic did and get away with it.

Thats pretty much why teams like Aberdeen, St Mirren and Hearts (second half) have backed off a bit.

I hope Falkirk do go high. We have the better players, so we will play around them.

If they sit off us, it could be a longer afternoon.

Fingers crossed we can remain error free this week as we really need to start putting some points on the board!

Has all the makings of an entertaining game!

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6 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

For all the plaudits we are getting we need to start getting some wins. Got a decent run coming up so need to turn the good play into points.

I have no doubt Ward will start tomorrow but I wonder if defence will trust him as much to give him the ball,  will also be nervousness from crowd every time he has ball plus I am sure Falkirk will try and exploit this.

Though let Falkirk worry about us and hopefully we can get a fine victory 

COYW

The defence have had another 2 weeks training with Ward to repair any confidence issues. I expect they will have his back. Its what good team mates do!

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4 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said:

The defence have had another 2 weeks training with Ward to repair any confidence issues. I expect they will have his back. Its what good team mates do!

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The team spirit is awesome,  can't dispute that.  Ward's 25 birthday today, don't drop that cake!!!! ( just kidding Callum)

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