Motherwell v Hibernian 25/11/2025

[andalg]

Brilliant result considering at one point I hadnt a clue who was playing where !   Not sure how many people played left back throughout the game Thats one position we need cover in.  Shame Ewan Wilson is kicking his heels on the bench at Raith Rovers surely he would be better back learning how to play the Motherwell way 

[Spiderpig]

2 hours ago, andalg said:

Brilliant result considering at one point I hadnt a clue who was playing where !   Not sure how many people played left back throughout the game Thats one position we need cover in.  Shame Ewan Wilson is kicking his heels on the bench at Raith Rovers surely he would be better back learning how to play the Motherwell way 

Wilson will be moving on, its clear he is not rated by JBA, hes got no pace and the fact he is not getting a game at Raith would suggest hes not that highly rated there either

[wellon]

14 hours ago, SteelmaninOZ said:

Thanks for that might be a bigger crowd on Saturday 

If hearts bring what's predicted, I'd like to think 9k?

[gaz7]

Same as everyone else in being over the moon with last night. Jens going to a 3 at back with in effect a false 9 is what the big teams in Europe do tactically at times not little Motherwell. I seriously mean this when I say I cannot believe some of the football we are playing. David Gray said we didn't do anything different to what he expected but we changed shape and personnel so his management skills are obviously not fit for purpose. Their 3 defenders did not have a clue what to do as our 3 attackers were dropping into midfield etc etc. Hearts now will be wondering what formation we will play on Saturday and Jens has shown that we can play other ways. I'd have cook at cf on Saturday instead of our recognised centre forwards. He is so mobile and with maswahanise at side and just and slattery behind. Fading er and watt and defense of koutroumbis mcginn welsh longelo. Locking forward to it

[gaz7]

5 minutes ago, wellon said:

If hearts bring what's predicted, I'd like to think 9k?

We had 5100 last night midweek and freezing so if we can get 6000 that's a crowd of nearly 11000

[wellon]

3 hours ago, mio said:

I see the whole Celtic management team were there last night. Surely they must look at their central defence and think it’s criminal to have let go of Welsh. I am a little concerned that they’ll want him back in January even though I think he was meant to be here for the season.

the annoying thing is their fans think he’s hopeless and they will treat him like sh1t if he does go back there. He seems have have gotten a new lease of life at fir park…. We need him to stay.

I must admit when I saw him playing for Celtic,  I didn't think he was that good....been pleasantly surprised with him at fp.

[wellon]

1 minute ago, gaz7 said:

We had 5100 last night midweek and freezing so if we can get 6000 that's a crowd of nearly 11000

Great news, didn't realise hearts had sold as many as that...looking forward to it.

[mio]

Celtic and Rangers aren’t playing until Sunday either. I know quite a number of them from both sides who regularly go along to fir park when their “big team” aren’t playing. Might swell the crowd a bit too.

i actually spoke to an old duffer of a Celtic fan last week who said he’d stopped going to Celtic games altogether and goes to all the Motherwell home games now… said it was a better experience as it’s been poisonous at parkhead….. didn’t want to say to him that it’s been poisonous forever at parkhead.

[wellon]

1 minute ago, mio said:

Celtic and Rangers aren’t playing until Sunday either. I know quite a number of them from both sides who regularly go along to fir park when their “big team” aren’t playing. Might swell the crowd a bit too.

i actually spoke to an old duffer of a Celtic fan last week who said he’d stopped going to Celtic games altogether and goes to all the Motherwell home games now… said it was a better experience as it’s been poisonous at parkhead….. didn’t want to say to him that it’s been poisonous forever at parkhead.

Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn? Probably not but enjoy the ride just now...we will lose a few goals by playing out from back, the fans need to accept that.

[mfc]

38 minutes ago, wellon said:

Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn? Probably not but enjoy the ride just now...we will lose a few goals by playing out from back, the fans need to accept that.

Exactly,and talk about playing out from the back,how good was mcginns pass last night that led to the sending off,he did similar at kilmarnock that got us the penalty.we could get some joy with that type of through ball against hearts as there centre backs aren't the quickest.

[joewarkfanclub]

1 hour ago, wellon said:

If hearts bring what's predicted, I'd like to think 9k?

I think we will be comfortably over 10k.

We had over 5k last night on a freezing cold midweek night with the game live on MFCtv and sandwiched between 2 other big games.

Hitting 6k should be achievable. Add Hearts 4.6k and we should be looking at out biggest attendance in years.

[FirParkCornerExile]

1 hour ago, wellon said:

Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn? Probably not but enjoy the ride just now...we will lose a few goals by playing out from back, the fans need to accept that.

No, for the simple reason when clubs like us are on the verge of something decent it's taken from us. Sportsound last night had already started the chat about Jens being taken from us. So enjoy it while it lasts because it will be fleeting.

[fizoxy]

1 hour ago, mfc said:

Exactly,and talk about playing out from the back,how good was mcginns pass last night that led to the sending off,he did similar at kilmarnock that got us the penalty.we could get some joy with that type of through ball against hearts as there centre backs aren't the quickest.

Didn't realize that was McGinn both times, takes "dangerous pass" to a whole new level. 

[texanwellfan]

2 hours ago, wellon said:

Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn? Probably not but enjoy the ride just now...we will lose a few goals by playing out from back, the fans need to accept that.

Was thinking same thing. There will still be bumps in the road, little set backs here and there, off days, silly goals given up but all those things were happening before and at alarming frequency amd with zero entertainment. At least now we are being treated to more football entertainment than I can remember for a long time. 
Regarding entertainment, Said is one of the most entertaining players we’ve had in who know how long. Quite the character although I think he got a finger wagging from the boss last night 😂

Desperate for him to score for us in a victory so Saturday would be a good day for that ! 
COYW!!!

[claretband]

Quick shout for Calum last night, ok he had little to do bar a couple of punches but his distribution was superb all night; he is integral to our new style of play.

[Happy Dosser]

Very impressed with our swift passing and movement last night, reminiscent of the Ancell Babes at their best by all accounts; only disappointment was not scoring more goals in the second half.

Askou has broken the mould for  the smaller clubs in the Premiership by insisting this kind of football is possible with imagination, good coaching and shrewd recruitment rather than the more  unimaginative, defensive, physical  grind dependent  on set-pieces  so typical of clubs outwith the OF. Perhaps this explains why some football pundits are eager for this great experiment to fail so clubs like us can get back in our box.

I had a look at the btl comments by Hibs fans in the various Hibs videos post-match. Quite a few used the term "outclassed" to describe their team and  while some complained about the penalty award and the sending off,  others said we clearly  deserved to win and congratulated us..

I hope we make amends on Saturday for only  drawing at Tynecastle while up 0-3 but  I think this will be a tremendous tussle worthy of a sell-out crowd.

May The Force be with us.....

[grumpy]

A thoroughly entertaining watch last night with no failures at all right through the team. The last hour was a masterclass in how to play against 10 men, something we have really struggled to do for quite a few seasons now. If I was being really picky, we ended up trying too many fancy flicks and tricks when there were better options available, I did laugh out loud when Said did that jump though.

On another note, the BBC match report claims that the shot handled by Hanley for the Penalty "with Just prodding the ball against the outstretched hand of Hanley from close range."

David Grey claimed " "The shot is clearly going miles wide. Grant hasn't made himself any bigger, he's not even trying to block the shot." A statement later repeated in a different BBC story about the Livingstone non-penalty on Saturday.

It would seem too much to hope the BBC would at least watch the playback of the incident before spouting cack like that, their own highlights show that lie up for what it is,

[Happy Dosser]

22 minutes ago, grumpy said:

A thoroughly entertaining watch last night with no failures at all right through the team. The last hour was a masterclass in how to play against 10 men, something we have really struggled to do for quite a few seasons now. If I was being really picky, we ended up trying too many fancy flicks and tricks when there were better options available, I did laugh out loud when Said did that jump though.

On another note, the BBC match report claims that the shot handled by Hanley for the Penalty "with Just prodding the ball against the outstretched hand of Hanley from close range."

David Grey claimed " "The shot is clearly going miles wide. Grant hasn't made himself any bigger, he's not even trying to block the shot." A statement later repeated in a different BBC story about the Livingstone non-penalty on Saturday.

It would seem too much to hope the BBC would at least watch the playback of the incident before spouting cack like that, their own highlights show that lie up for what it is,

From what I saw on the highlights, Just's shot was on target and was not really  "from close range". Having said that,  the handling in the box law needs to be re-thought because the inconsistences in its interpretation are too common, and not just in Scotland.

[fizoxy]

By the current standards that's a blatant handball. If the ball was going miles wide Hanley must have mr tickle arms. Also, whether its on target is completely irrelevant. 

Gray is really doing his best to deflect from us sussing his team out and ragdolling them. 

As mentioned in the Terrace podcast this morning, we focused on boxing in iredale and Nicky cadden, and gave them a torrid time, leading in them both getting subbed early. Hibs get a lot of joy out of N Cadden's crossing ability, and we totally nullified him.

[stv]

11 hours ago, SteelmaninOZ said:

I agree that’s why I posted this earlier 😇 

Was worth posting it twice then wasn't it. Some of us based in Scotland are sleeping while the rest of the world posts. 🙄