grizzlyg Posted yesterday at 05:36 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:36 PM Get your money on Staggies!! JBA named manager of month for December! 🤪🤪 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago On 1/11/2026 at 5:07 PM, MJC said: As is so often the case with Motherwell we save our worst performances for Cup ties even when we’re on good form. I don’t see next week being any different I’m afraid. 1-1 (3-5 penalties) No team has dominated us this season, absolutely no one. Even the Stephen Robinson masterclass in the Cup was absolute bollocks. We just didn't show up in that one. As bad as we were had we not lost the 3rd goal when we did, we had momentum at that point, we shot ourselves in the foot with the 3rd goal gifting the game to a bog standard St Mirren team. We've only lost 3 games, in which we beat ourselves rather than the opposition turning us over. The kind of stats Motherwell have delivered this season I have never seen before in any of my 50 years watching us in the top flight so if we lose to Ross County it will be an enormous shock. I expect a hard game but we should be too good for them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 4 hours ago, FirParkCornerExile said: No team has dominated us this season, absolutely no one. Even the Stephen Robinson masterclass in the Cup was absolute bollocks. We just didn't show up in that one. As bad as we were had we not lost the 3rd goal when we did, we had momentum at that point, we shot ourselves in the foot with the 3rd goal gifting the game to a bog standard St Mirren team. We've only lost 3 games, in which we beat ourselves rather than the opposition turning us over. The kind of stats Motherwell have delivered this season I have never seen before in any of my 50 years watching us in the top flight so if we lose to Ross County it will be an enormous shock. I expect a hard game but we should be too good for them. Macclesfield is a warning. Best team available must play its a cup game one bad performance and your out til next year. We have a better than normal chance this year with the team we have and a favourable draw we could do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 2 hours ago, stv said: Macclesfield is a warning. Best team available must play its a cup game one bad performance and your out til next year. We have a better than normal chance this year with the team we have and a favourable draw we could do well. Every team is a danger in the Cup but the point remains we should have too much for Ross County with the quality we have and the style we employ. Sure fluke results can happen but I'll be genuinely surprised if Ross County turn us over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago I just don’t trust Motherwell when it comes to Cup ties. We’ve seen it all too often over the years when we’ve had good teams we’ve blown it in the cup against sides we were well capable of beating. The St.Mirren Semi Final this season being prime example. As you said, we just didn’t turn up. I wouldn’t put it past us to not turn up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago It'll be a tough game. County as per usual will take no prisoners with the likes of our old and dear friend Lacovitti turning out for them. They'll sit in and will be difficult to break down. With our injury list, I'm taking nothing for granted. As MJC, points out, our cup record isn't great. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Easiest game of the season!I can't believe what I am reading here we are going to pump them rotten and TJ is going to bag a hat trick! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, Spit_It_Out said: Easiest game of the season!I can't believe what I am reading here we are going to pump them rotten and TJ is going to bag a hat trick! Yeah, but reading stuff like this starts to give me the fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santheman Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago We've got a manager that will set the team up accordingly,send them out with the correct attitude and won't accept our standards dropping so I have no worries that we'll win this one but it will be a hard game but no harder than any other we've had this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago I anticipate a long day of bus parking low blocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Ross County have a game tonight in Perth and I suspect they'll practice a bit of squad rotation. They'll be a tough nut to crack, but are sitting bottom of the Championship for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Its going to be all us. Crazy amounts of possession, id say over 75%. The task is to break through their rear guard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelllfan Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Team v County for me would be Ward JK Mcginn Gordon Longelo Fadinger Preistman Just Slattery Maswanhise Stamatelopoulos AP in so we have a natural ST to occupy their Cbs in the low block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Perhaps we will take some more “risks” up front, as in less Worried about maintaining possession, and take some shots from outside the box or earlier crosses with players in the box. Same as for any team that sets up to defend amd hit us on the break, getting an early goal or two should help force them to change tactics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Starting to think you all fear a Stuart Kettlewell masterclass after his epic 2-0 win against Partick!Come on ladies and gentlemen relax so easy i am looking forward to the next round draW already. The game shall be over by half time we shall be home and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 35 minutes ago, thewelllfan said: Team v County for me would be Ward JK Mcginn Gordon Longelo Fadinger Preistman Just Slattery Maswanhise Stamatelopoulos AP in so we have a natural ST to occupy their Cbs in the low block. Stama hopefully scores a couple to top off a fine week as he is going yo be a dad again in June ( congrats) Mindset under JBA totally different. He wont accept standards slipping and fact Thugovetti is back with them makes me want to thrash them even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 46 minutes ago, thewelllfan said: Team v County for me would be Ward JK Mcginn Gordon Longelo Fadinger Preistman Just Slattery Maswanhise Stamatelopoulos AP in so we have a natural ST to occupy their Cbs in the low block. I think I'd start Sparrow or Said too, to pull them out wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 46 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Stama hopefully scores a couple to top off a fine week as he is going yo be a dad again in June ( congrats) Mindset under JBA totally different. He wont accept standards slipping and fact Thugovetti is back with them makes me want to thrash them even more. At least stama has hit the target once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago I didn't realise they had so many of our former players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago With 10 minutes to go St Johnstone are 2-0 up with 62% possession of the ball. Ross County have had zero shots on target with a front 3 of James Scott, Nicky Clark and Gary Mackay Steven. I get its a different competition and they will see Saturday as more important, but I presume St Johnstone would be the same...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago They seem to have fielded pretty much a reserve team. No surprise there. No Hale or Gallagher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 10 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: They seem to have fielded pretty much a reserve team. No surprise there. No Hale or Gallagher. Keeper aside, they seemed to have started much the same defence as they started against Thistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstone Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago We haven’t conceded a goal at home since October! Calm down folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, well_said said: At least stama has hit the target once. 👏👏👏👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 15 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: They seem to have fielded pretty much a reserve team. No surprise there. No Hale or Gallagher. Hale's apparently handed in a transfer request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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