St Mirren V Motherwell 21/02/2026

[weeyin]

On 2/19/2026 at 5:24 AM, wellfan said:

Gordon shouldn’t even be on the bench, let alone in the starting eleven again. He can’t play our style of football and is a complete liability, as last night showed.

I'm surprised he wasn't one of the ones out the door in the summer or January. Didn't have much confidence in him in the old system, never mind the new one.

I don't think he'll start, but I imagine Eythor might get some extended game time in this one to give his regards to the St Mirren defence..

[Ya Bezzer!]

St Mirren's away form is catastrophic and has put them in relegation danger but their recent home form is actually pretty good, only 1 defeat in 6 in the league.

St Mirren have kept 5 clean sheets in those 6 matches and we've failed to score in 4 of our last 6 away matches if you include the midweek cup match.  We also failed to score there earlier in the season.

I think this will be a very tough match for us and very much a potential banana skin.

It's important we don't lose two in a row as once you start to lose matches it can start a more serious rot.

 

[texanwellfan]

26 minutes ago, Ya Bezzer! said:

St Mirren's away form is catastrophic and has put them in relegation danger but their recent home form is actually pretty good, only 1 defeat in 6 in the league.

St Mirren have kept 5 clean sheets in those 6 matches and we've failed to score in 4 of our last 6 away matches if you include the midweek cup match.  We also failed to score there earlier in the season.

I think this will be a very tough match for us and very much a potential banana skin.

It's important we don't lose two in a row as once you start to lose matches it can start a more serious rot.

 

Yes, once you start to dig into stats games can appear much harder than you originally thought. We are obviously capable of getting 3 points but coming away with a draw might be a decent result. I think O’Hara is back playing first them again so I’m sure that’s a big plus for them. May come down to us being a bit more clinical in front of goal. 

[Spit_It_Out]

1 hour ago, weeyin said:

I'm surprised he wasn't one of the ones out the door in the summer or January. Didn't have much confidence in him in the old system, never mind the new one.

I don't think he'll start, but I imagine Eythor might get some extended game time in this one to give his regards to the St Mirren defence..

Gordon for me looks like he is buffering on the ball and immediately wants to hoof it right up the park as soon as he gets.

Should be only used in a last of last resorts.

[steelman1991]

8 minutes ago, Spit_It_Out said:

Gordon for me looks like he is buffering on the ball and immediately wants to hoof it right up the park as soon as he gets.

Should be only used in a last of last resorts.

If only he had done that on Wednesday night.

[SteelmaninOZ]

The gaffer 

 

[weeyin]

"Team news?"

"At least Oscar is fresh"

[Andy H]

Time to give them an utter scudding

[SteelmaninOZ]

 

[wellfan]

On 2/19/2026 at 8:56 AM, grizzlyg said:

Ward

SOD.    MCGINN.  WELSH.   LONGELO 

WATT.    PRIESTMAN 

SLATTERY.  JUST.   SAID

MASWANHISE 

COYW!!

This is probably our strongest available starting eleven, and I fully expect JBA to go with it tonight. I’ll be disappointed if he thinks otherwise.

[grizzlyg]

20 minutes ago, wellfan said:

This is probably our strongest available starting eleven, and I fully expect JBA to go with it tonight. I’ll be disappointed if he thinks otherwise.

I think he will bud,  all our focus is fully on league now.  The only change he might do is Cooke for Said but I hope not.  Cooke just hasn't impressed me so far but I am not giving up on him

[Kmcalpin]

35 minutes ago, wellfan said:

This is probably our strongest available starting eleven, and I fully expect JBA to go with it tonight. I’ll be disappointed if he thinks otherwise.

I agree.

However, it would be a very tough encounter at the best of times, but I do fear tonight due to tiredness and exhaustion. JT and McGinn, for example, have played almost 3 full games each since a week past Wednesday. Other players like Cooke haven't impressed; Thor is still getting up to speed; and the likes of McGhee and Nicholson aren't fully match fit yet.  I guess thats when the manager earns his corn in situations like today. 

We do have to stop giving up early chances; this is a worrying habit thats developed recently. The midfield also has to get itself sorted out. Due to injuries and suspensions continuity has been affected.  Up until the Aberdeen games it seemed to be relatively solid, but then began to look vulnerable. 

St Mirren aren't a great side but they can grind out results, especially in Paisley.   

Our away form has been solid but not exceptional. Given that, I think a 1-1 or 0-0 scoreline would be a most acceptable result. Still, the team, but more especially the matchday officials, owe the fans one after Wednesday so who knows? 

[wellfan]

21 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

I think he will bud,  all our focus is fully on league now.  The only change he might do is Cooke for Said but I hope not.  Cooke just hasn't impressed me so far but I am not giving up on him

9 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

I agree.

However, it would be a very tough encounter at the best of times, but I do fear tonight due to tiredness and exhaustion. JT and McGinn, for example, have played almost 3 full games each since a week past Wednesday. Other players like Cooke haven't impressed; Thor is still getting up to speed; and the likes of McGhee and Nicholson aren't fully match fit yet.  I guess thats when the manager earns his corn in situations like today. 

We do have to stop giving up early chances; this is a worrying habit thats developed recently. The midfield also has to get itself sorted out. Due to injuries and suspensions continuity has been affected.  Up until the Aberdeen games it seemed to be relatively solid, but then began to look vulnerable. 

St Mirren aren't a great side but they can grind out results, especially in Paisley.   

Our away form has been solid but not exceptional. Given that, I think a 1-1 or 0-0 scoreline would be a most acceptable result. Still, the team, but more especially the matchday officials, owe the fans one after Wednesday so who knows? 

It’s the kind of game where we should be able to bring on Sam, Thor and RCC and expect them to make a positive impact up top if needed.

[joewarkfanclub]

28 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:

I agree.

However, it would be a very tough encounter at the best of times, but I do fear tonight due to tiredness and exhaustion. JT and McGinn, for example, have played almost 3 full games each since a week past Wednesday. Other players like Cooke haven't impressed; Thor is still getting up to speed; and the likes of McGhee and Nicholson aren't fully match fit yet.  I guess thats when the manager earns his corn in situations like today. 

We do have to stop giving up early chances; this is a worrying habit thats developed recently. The midfield also has to get itself sorted out. Due to injuries and suspensions continuity has been affected.  Up until the Aberdeen games it seemed to be relatively solid, but then began to look vulnerable. 

St Mirren aren't a great side but they can grind out results, especially in Paisley.   

Our away form has been solid but not exceptional. Given that, I think a 1-1 or 0-0 scoreline would be a most acceptable result. Still, the team, but more especially the matchday officials, owe the fans one after Wednesday so who knows? 

The early chances thing is definitely a concern. Me and my mate discussed the very same thing on Sunday.

It happened v Kilmarnock, Rangers and Aberdeen. The cup game was slightly different as that was self inflicted.

Not sure if its anything to do with our set up / mentality, or if its us trying to get our heads around the different ways teams set up to counter act what we are doing?

But its definitely a thing.

The good thing is, that afrer the first 10-15 minutes we do seem to settle down and take control of the game.

It would be nice not to have to worry about that tonight though!

[joewarkfanclub]

On 2/19/2026 at 8:56 AM, grizzlyg said:

Back to league business and perfect response would be to get a massive 3pts and have a right go at finishing as high up league as we can, no squad rotation, put the big guns out as we are now a game a week as Dundee away now sat 7th March.

Ward

SOD.    MCGINN.  WELSH.   LONGELO 

WATT.    PRIESTMAN 

SLATTERY.  JUST.   SAID

MASWANHISE 

COYW!!

Definitely the team I would go with.

But I havent got our starting line up right all season!

Thankfully this is the last game of the tough run and we are back to 1 game a week now until the end of the season.

If we can get thru this one without any injuries, load management shouldnt be an issue for the remainder and we will see this line up more often (or more likely with Fadinger in it!)

[bobbybingo]

Looking close to a sell out for our allocation.

[johnstone]

How do you buy tickets for this game? 

[bobbybingo]

1 minute ago, johnstone said:

How do you buy tickets for this game? 

There's a post on our Facebook page that has a link to St Mirren, who are now selling 'additional' digital tickets to Motherwell fans.

Mibbe 40 or so remaining.

[thewelllfan]

On 2/20/2026 at 10:15 AM, joewarkfanclub said:

After a very disappointing cup exit, important to hit the ground running with a victory going in to our last 12 league games. Dont want any negative momentum gathering.....

                        Ward

SOD      McGinn   Welsh    Longelo

               Priestman Watt

              Slattery Just Said

                    Maswanhise

I think this is what he'll go with. I don't know what to think of Slattery in the left sided midfield role he keeps playing him in he picks up some good areas but his pass selection baffles me at times. I kind of hope to see Nicholson get a run in that role but from the right side as I feel from the very limited amount we've seen of him he looks a very good player it's a shame he's been injured so much.

[texanwellfan]

Game being shown live in the states on paramount+

[star sail]

What do we want from Hearts v Falkirk. Stick or twist? 

I am going all in for a Falkirk win. The potential of being 7 points behind Hearts with a game in hand would be pretty exciting.

Away victories for both Falkirk and Motherwell is a very tough ask right enough. 

 

[texanwellfan]

3 minutes ago, star sail said:

What do we want from Hearts v Falkirk. Stick or twist? 

I am going all in for a Falkirk win. The potential of being 7 points behind Hearts with a game in hand would be pretty exciting.

Away victories for both Falkirk and Motherwell is a very tough ask right enough. 

 

I agree

[mio]

Some of the absolute sh1te on social media from st Mirren fans (also registered blue tick club page) is utterly pathetic. Such a weirdo club.

i hope we go out there and absolutely fkn hump them…. Cmon the Well

 

 

[bobbybingo]

13 minutes ago, star sail said:

What do we want from Hearts v Falkirk. Stick or twist? 

I am going all in for a Falkirk win. The potential of being 7 points behind Hearts with a game in hand would be pretty exciting.

 

Definitely. Better to dream of catching than worry about being caught.

[Kmcalpin]

My ambitions are more modest. A Hearts win. 

We won't finish in the top 3.