Motherwell v Hearts 09/5/2026

[wellup83]

11 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said:

I've been critical of Steve McLean in the past but thought he withstood the pressure to give Hearts their penalty admirably

Agreed. Fair play to him for having the spine to stick to his own decision.

[smiddy]

4 minutes ago, wellup83 said:

A good point for us. Hearts were pretty dominant in terms of possession for about an hour but carved out very little. Sometimes that's the way it goes, we were in the trenches at times and defended like warriors. Well done to Gordon who I thought was brilliant despite his lack of game time.

Gordon brilliant !

naw only slightly better than his normal shite 

back to st j next season with hendry 👍

[steelman1991]

What an atmosphere tonight - the whole place was bouncing. Loved it, thought it was a decent game and Gordon had a good game too.

[Spit_It_Out]

Aye Gordon was one of our better players tonight got involved alot Priestman however he was missing all game honestly felt like i heard his name mentioned twice at most.

 

[twistandshout1983]

Absolutely great game , happy with a draw but could have definitely got 3 points today

[joewarkfanclub]

Wow! Tough crowd!

Thoroughly enjoyed the game tonight. Big crowd, great atmosphere, end to end stuff and thought we were well worthy of our point.

Not the best football we have played this season, but that was mostly due to Hearts not allowing us to by going man for man and pressing us hard all over the park.

They forced us into playing the type of game they wanted to play, but we stood up to it and battled hard for our point.

Overall, pretty pleased with our nights work. Would have been nice to have won but that point could be very important.

Looking forward to Wednesday. Hopefully McGinn is fit and Fadinger is back.

 

 

[grizzlyg]

Thought draw was right result, atmosphere bouncing and 7800 well fans there which is awesome.  SOD immense tonight and we missed Fadinger.     Maybe being controversial but I feel Ward could have done better for goal but 4th almost certain now

[smiddy]

7 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

Thought draw was right result, atmosphere bouncing and 7800 well fans there which is awesome.  SOD immense tonight and we missed Fadinger.     Maybe being controversial but I feel Ward could have done better for goal but 4th almost certain now

  now now grizz i wouldnt like to go to ER 

Needing anything except beach balls ⛱️⛱️☀️☀️

[Lobey_Dosser]

I seen someone use the word ‘absorbing’ elsewhere and that perfectly describes last night for me. What a treat this season has been with the general quality and tempo of football, complemented by electric atmospheres. 

We may have been under par in possession last night and more broadly, getting a little unstuck with our no.9 options in the last two months, but we coped admirably well with a Hearts team that threw the kitchen sink at us.

SoDs our motm by a distance and huge credit to Gordon for being so solid. It’s no coincidence though that we aren’t as effective on the ball with McGinn and Fadinger missing.

One more memorable night at Fir Park required before we inevitably say farewell to key members of this very special group. 

[Happy Dosser]

Surprised to hear Faddy say in his post-match comments on MurdochVision that Hearts should definitely have had a penalty in the Kyziridis incident. I can't see it clearly even on watching several replays. Obviously, Boyd agreed  ("Derek will be raging", etc.) and  made it worse by claiming  the penalty in the previous game at Tynecastle was correctly given too.

Maybe if K. hadn't rolled about so much it would have looked more convincing but I agree with JBA that it was surprising  it wasn't given in the circs. I thought McInnes was going to have a cardiac arrest at one point.

[gilmour]

38 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said:

Surprised to hear Faddy say in his post-match comments on MurdochVision that Hearts should definitely have had a penalty in the Kyziridis incident. I can't see it clearly even on watching several replays. Obviously, Boyd agreed  ("Derek will be raging", etc.) and  made it worse by claiming  the penalty in the previous game at Tynecastle was correctly given too.

Maybe if K. hadn't rolled about so much it would have looked more convincing but I agree with JBA that it was surprising  it wasn't given in the circs. I thought McInnes was going to have a cardiac arrest at one point.

As JBA said. Potential Penalty!
 

 

 

[wellsince75]

Delighted to get a point - ever closer to cementing 4th. 

We played quite well first half.  Massive credit to SODs for his goal line clearance and was great to get our noses in front. 

Our lack of squad depth is an ongoing challenge.  I notice it more against the top teams who can bring on fresh legs and take control of the last 30 mins of games.   

Massive point in the scheme of things and I do enjoy the disruption we cause to the top 3. 

[mfc88]

47 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said:

Surprised to hear Faddy say in his post-match comments on MurdochVision that Hearts should definitely have had a penalty in the Kyziridis incident. I can't see it clearly even on watching several replays. Obviously, Boyd agreed  ("Derek will be raging", etc.) and  made it worse by claiming  the penalty in the previous game at Tynecastle was correctly given too.

Maybe if K. hadn't rolled about so much it would have looked more convincing but I agree with JBA that it was surprising  it wasn't given in the circs. I thought McInnes was going to have a cardiac arrest at one point.

I can't understand the viewpoint either. Unless there is other angles I've not seen. But from the VAR replays on sportscene what can really be concluded? Does he trip him? Might do, but angle is head on so can't really tell. Does he stand on his foot? Might do, but camera is far away and grainy AF so can't really tell.

All you can conclude is maswanhise steps across kyziridis and his legs vanish from beneath him when he easily could have stayed on his feet - exactly as it seemed in the moment.

Granted the camera angle is shite and looks like its filmed on a nokia camera phone, but thats the poundshop VAR we pay for.

If they overturn, there can be no guesswork, why is that such a difficult notion 🤷‍♂️ well done to mclean for sticking, would have been easy to cave in there. 

[wellfan]

Thoroughly enjoyed that game last night and, all things considered, a point feels like a decent result. I’ve given Gordon stick before so it’s only fair I give him some praise after that performance. I thought he showed up really well and has clearly been listening to the coaching. He looked a much improved footballer last night, so credit where it’s due. He should be pleased with his efforts.

[mio]

I did think they should have had that penalty. Looking at it again I thought Maswanhise looked so guilty, it wasn’t intentional but he did stand on his foot and there was a foul. Imo…. I’d have been wanting it.
I did also feel we had a legitimate one too when Watts shot was blocked by a hand. That ball was fizzing towards the goal and the hearts player’s hand was not in a natural position. I’ve seen these given plenty of times this season.

 

[wellfan]

10 minutes ago, mio said:

I did think they should have had that penalty. Looking at it again I thought Maswanhise looked so guilty, it wasn’t intentional but he did stand on his foot and there was a foul. Imo…. I’d have been wanting it.

Not all contact in football is a foul though. Kyziridis clearly threw himself to the ground and McInnes is an odious prick. The ref got that one right and clearly thought he went down too easily, so disagreed with VAR.

[Happy Dosser]

41 minutes ago, mfc88 said:

I can't understand the viewpoint either. Unless there is other angles I've not seen. But from the VAR replays on sportscene what can really be concluded? Does he trip him? Might do, but angle is head on so can't really tell. Does he stand on his foot? Might do, but camera is far away and grainy AF so can't really tell.

All you can conclude is maswanhise steps across kyziridis and his legs vanish from beneath him when he easily could have stayed on his feet - exactly as it seemed in the moment.

Granted the camera angle is shite and looks like its filmed on a nokia camera phone, but thats the poundshop VAR we pay for.

If they overturn, there can be no guesswork, why is that such a difficult notion 🤷‍♂️ well done to mclean for sticking, would have been easy to cave in there. 

Yes and if that pen had been given, so should Maswanhise's, since there was contact on his shin, though not much. We also had a claim for a hand ball from Watt's shot, though I can't understand why Longelo's arm ball in the first half wan't looked at by VAR (or spotted by the linesman and referee).

Overall I think a draw was fair but Treacle Tan Man is rather annoying with his fake outrage.

"If they overturn, there can be no guesswork, why is that such a difficult notion 🤷‍♂️ well done to mclean for sticking, would have been easy to cave in there. " Spot-on, mfc88.

 

[Welly Machine]

I thought we weren't at our best but definitely deserved a point, great crowd and atmosphere.

On the penalty claims I think we were lucky to get away with the Longelo one but Kyziridis takes a dive when he can easily take a touch on the ball instead. The rolling about obviously just to make sure VAR take a look.

For ours on Maswanhise it would have been soft but looks like there was slight contact from both Hearts players.

Hopefully get a win on Wednesday to put 4th beyond doubt.

[Richie]

If you watch it back the Hearts fans barely even claim for the Pen.

[thewelllfan]

12 minutes ago, Welly Machine said:

I thought we weren't at our best but definitely deserved a point, great crowd and atmosphere.

On the penalty claims I think we were lucky to get away with the Longelo one but Kyziridis takes a dive when he can easily take a touch on the ball instead. The rolling about obviously just to make sure VAR take a look.

For ours on Maswanhise it would have been soft but looks like there was slight contact from both Hearts players.

Hopefully get a win on Wednesday to put 4th beyond doubt.

Longelo one the guy behind him is offside and tries to play the ball.

[numpty]

3 hours ago, Happy Dosser said:

Surprised to hear Faddy say in his post-match comments on MurdochVision that Hearts should definitely have had a penalty.

Keep up grandad, Murdoch sold Sky years ago. It's ComcastVision these days.

[twistandshout1983]

Superb crowd last night once again 👏 

Absolutely fantastic.   Stand up and Sing for Motherwell 

[Benson]

As another poster said mcinnes set up his to team to force us into playing their way of football,thought we deserved the draw,on the disputed penalty even on slow mo its not 100% there is enough contact to justify pen,therefore no penalty,hearts are a strong physical and fit team we are a better footballing team,good game,intense and competitive,our replacements did ok but we missed fadinger and mcginn.

[Orinoco]

How many times have we seen a defender collapse with the slightest touch from an attacker and referee gives foul. Yet a shove from Shankland on Welsh goes unpunished. No mention from Hearts about that when moaning about contact at their non penalty. Should it be only a foul on contact when it goes in Hearts favour? Contact but not type of contact eh? ie JT gets fouled, not enough in it and move on.

Their handball claim. The Hearts attacker was in an offside position. Again no mention of our hand ball claim. 

A draw was a fair enough result but their greeting aided by media trying to stir the pot is desperate and very funny.

[santheman]

4 hours ago, Happy Dosser said:

Surprised to hear Faddy say in his post-match comments on MurdochVision that Hearts should definitely have had a penalty in the Kyziridis incident. I can't see it clearly even on watching several replays. Obviously, Boyd agreed  ("Derek will be raging", etc.) and  made it worse by claiming  the penalty in the previous game at Tynecastle was correctly given too.

Maybe if K. hadn't rolled about so much it would have looked more convincing but I agree with JBA that it was surprising  it wasn't given in the circs. I thought McInnes was going to have a cardiac arrest at one point.

Thats it exactly.

Happened right in front of us in the disabled shelter and although there was contact it was minimal and the diving wee runt tried to make the most of it.

If someone is standing on your foot you cant jump 2 feet into the air.The couple of dramatic  rolls around the pitch afterwards probably influenced McLean and the VAR team.

If he had just simply gone down without all the amateur dramatics he might have got the decision.