Motherwell v St Mirren 31/10/2026

[FirParkCornerExile]

1 hour ago, El Grew said:

Not a lot to warm the cockles today but we take the points and importantly a clean sheet and move. It takes some of the pressure off the players and importantly the manager who I thought got the balance of the starting line-up wrong but recognised it needed changed and made the right changes at the right time.

For me St Mirren came for a point. They defended very deep and in numbers and posed very little attacking threat but we didn’t have the nous to take advantage. We huffed and we puffed but the final pass just wouldn’t come.

On a side note I can’t see why Palmer-Houlden gets into the side ahead of Bjorgolfsson who caused St. Mirren’s giant defensive orks more trouble in 15 minutes than Palmer-Houlden did in 75 minutes and was unlucky not to score from nothing.

Really? I thought that is as well as we've played all season (finishing apart). Still room for improvement but I enjoyed the way we played today.

[weeyin]

5 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

Really? I thought that is as well as we've played all season (finishing apart). Still room for improvement but I enjoyed the way we played today.

Aye, when I read the "turgid" comments I thought I must have been watching a different game.

[Spiderpig]

1 hour ago, El Grew said:

Not a lot to warm the cockles today but we take the points and importantly a clean sheet and move. It takes some of the pressure off the players and importantly the manager who I thought got the balance of the starting line-up wrong but recognised it needed changed and made the right changes at the right time.

For me St Mirren came for a point. They defended very deep and in numbers and posed very little attacking threat but we didn’t have the nous to take advantage. We huffed and we puffed but the final pass just wouldn’t come.

On a side note I can’t see why Palmer-Houlden gets into the side ahead of Bjorgolfsson who caused St. Mirren’s giant defensive orks more trouble in 15 minutes than Palmer-Houlden did in 75 minutes and was unlucky not to score from nothing.

We were all over them for most of the game, a poor 15 min spell in the 1st half but in all reallity we should have been 2 maybe 3 goals up at half time, we played great football and dominated them.

St Midden offered feck all for the whole game , kick and chase hoofball, falling down at every opportunity, and constantly fouling and breaking up the play. We were the only team trying to win the game today and we got a well deserved 3 points, so all in all there was a lot to warm the cockles, a great performance, 3 points, and some key players back from injury.

[twistandshout1983]

Delighted with those 3 points , should really be 6 this week.  Well deserved and could have been a few more

Nice to hear Stand up and Sing for Motherwell again , met Stevie Kirk as well in the club shop so happy days today

 

[El Grew]

34 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:

We were all over them for most of the game, a poor 15 min spell in the 1st half but in all reallity we should have been 2 maybe 3 goals up at half time, we played great football and dominated them.

St Midden offered feck all for the whole game , kick and chase hoofball, falling down at every opportunity, and constantly fouling and breaking up the play. We were the only team trying to win the game today and we got a well deserved 3 points, so all in all there was a lot to warm the cockles, a great performance, 3 points, and some key players back from injury.

Football is all about opinions.

[El Grew]

44 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

Really? I thought that is as well as we've played all season (finishing apart). Still room for improvement but I enjoyed the way we played today.

That’s football for you - all about opinions.😉

[Welly Machine]

Relieved to get the 3 points, maybe a break with the penalty? Haven't seen it back but fully deserved all the same.

Thought we played well an there were signs of improvement again besides finishing.

Great to see Priestman back, pretty much improved us immediately.

[Scarecrow]

Today was our best performance since the first half an hour in Paisley in August.

Game should have been put to bed by 3.15pm. Credit to all for keeping going and getting the result 

Had VAR not intervened and today had ended up a draw, or even worse, then the manager would have been copping some amount of flak on here tonight. But he can't be blamed for strikers who can't hit a horses erse with a banjo.

Let's just take it and move forward 

[texanwellfan]

8 minutes ago, Welly Machine said:

Relieved to get the 3 points, maybe a break with the penalty? Haven't seen it back but fully deserved all the same.

Thought we played well an there were signs of improvement again besides finishing.

Great to see Priestman back, pretty much improved us immediately.

It was a stick on penalty. Not sure why the St Mirren player done that but definitely on purpose. 

[Welly Machine]

2 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

It was a stick on penalty. Not sure why the St Mirren player done that but definitely on purpose. 

Just seen back on Sportscene and agreed. Also funny seeing the guy trying to hide his arm after it.🤣

[Motherwell Daft]

Great result today, 3pts well deserved as St Midden offered nothing, we should have been 3-0 up by 25minutes and that wouldn’t have flattered us, lost a bit of steam towards the middle of the second half but a stick on penalty for me from the Cooper.

What is our fascination for attacking down the right when the best attacking player bus country mile stands all on his own on the left, the time we use him we get chances created…forget trying to get Mas to try n best players just get it to Longo and then Mas might get a cross box ball…simples Alfred please take note!

ksnga offered nothing today which was disappointing and I agree with some posters that Thor deserves a run of starts to see his true potential, Seb reminds me at times of Big Ryan Bowman, ran about like a looney n offered nothing other than a lot, gotta give Thor a chance, he almost got the second with the header from 12inches off the ground.

A decent performance, chances created but powder puff up front, the rot is stopped let’s use that confidence now to go on a mazy run of games!

[grizzlyg]

4 hours ago, El Grew said:

Palmer-Houlden is as mobile as the QE2 in a boating pond.

If you are going to be critical at least get the name right...........its calmer-folding! 🤣🤣

[grizzlyg]

Celllllllllllebrate good times....COME ONNNNNN !

Just back from post match pint and that was massive today.  Yes was a very nervous stadium but for me 3pts was the main thing. 4 out of last 6 ( yes should have been 6) but I dont see a team there not working together.  Priestman has been missed so much and I thought fadinger dine well.   Moormann is an absolute nervous wreck but hey!! Clean sheet and 3 pts.

Buddies i thought had changed style but usual antics and play acting. 

Ahhhh happy forum. Hey I might tell some jokes but I don't want to kill the mood! , enjoy yer night folks 😁😁😁

[joewarkfanclub]

By miles the better team today. Played some really nice stuff and should have been 3 or 4 up by half time.

The longer it went, I was worried it wouldnt go our way, so nice to get the break with the penalty. No idea what the St Mirren boy was thinking.

If I have any criticism, the defence are still way too slow/negative with their passing. Hoping that will change as confidence improves, but too many times they dilly dally on the ball when an incisive pass would have opened St Mirren up.

Longelo, Palmer -Houlden and Maswanhise were repeatedly ignored when fairly straight forward passes would have had them in. They also have to trust the midfield more with the bounce pass, as the little triangles we relied on last season were there today, but we didnt play them enough.

That said, we did defend much better today. St Mirren only had 10 touches in our box and an xG of 0.2, so they did get that bit right.

Great to see Oscar, Hendry & McGinn all get minutes. 

Overall, a good days work and should take a bitnof pressure of the squad and the manager.

[grizzlyg]

1 minute ago, joewarkfanclub said:

By miles the better team today. Played some really nice stuff and should have been 3 or 4 up by half time.

The longer it went, I was worried it wouldnt go our way, so nice to get the break with the penalty. No idea what the St Mirren boy was thinking.

If I have any criticism, the defence are still way too slow/negative with their passing. Hoping that will change as confidence improves, but too many times they dilly dally on the ball when an incisive pass would have opened St Mirren up.

Longelo, Palmer -Houlden and Maswanhise were repeatedly ignored when fairly straight forward passes would have had them in. They also have to trust the midfield more with the bounce pass, as the little triangles we relied on last season were there today, but we didnt play them enough.

That said, we did defend much better today. St Mirren only had 10 touches in our box and an xG of 0.2, so they did get that bit right.

Great to see Oscar, Hendry & McGinn all get minutes. 

Overall, a good days work and should take a bitnof pressure of the squad and the manager.

As i said to my mate,  you now realise how massive Watt was last season as he was link man between defence and midfield 

[star sail]

Really delighted with the result today. I thought it wasn't going to happen as the game went on but as others have said we were the better team l. If JT, Said and Kanga can find their shooting boots we will have little to worry about from a relegation perspective I feel.

4 from 6 was the target and it could so easily be 6 from 6. Dundee Utd will be a very interesting game because it will be a step up in calibre I think but we did turn them over at FP so we should go into the game with renewed optimism.

One question for the more tactically astute on the forum,. Can Lowry, Priestman and Fadinger play in the same midfield and have they played together yet this season?

[Mootherwell86]

MJC must not have signal yet on the way back to Govan from Hampden he’s very quiet.

[grizzlyg]

5 minutes ago, Mootherwell86 said:

MJC must not have signal yet on the way back to Govan from Hampden he’s very quiet.

Been waiting for a signal to post 'papers over the cracks' 🤣🤣,  just kiddin MJC

[grizzlyg]

15 minutes ago, star sail said:

Really delighted with the result today. I thought it wasn't going to happen as the game went on but as others have said we were the better team l. If JT, Said and Kanga can find their shooting boots we will have little to worry about from a relegation perspective I feel.

4 from 6 was the target and it could so easily be 6 from 6. Dundee Utd will be a very interesting game because it will be a step up in calibre I think but we did turn them over at FP so we should go into the game with renewed optimism.

One question for the more tactically astute on the forum,. Can Lowry, Priestman and Fadinger play in the same midfield and have they played together yet this season?

They played a few times before Hodge signed.  Defo played at easter road

[star sail]

4 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

They played a few times before Hodge signed.  Defo played at easter road

Thank you. Yes. I remember now. Lowry and Priestman involved for Said goal. 

Hopefully more to come in that regard.

[joewarkfanclub]

1 hour ago, star sail said:

Really delighted with the result today. I thought it wasn't going to happen as the game went on but as others have said we were the better team l. If JT, Said and Kanga can find their shooting boots we will have little to worry about from a relegation perspective I feel.

4 from 6 was the target and it could so easily be 6 from 6. Dundee Utd will be a very interesting game because it will be a step up in calibre I think but we did turn them over at FP so we should go into the game with renewed optimism.

One question for the more tactically astute on the forum,. Can Lowry, Priestman and Fadinger play in the same midfield and have they played together yet this season?

I think Oscar, Fadinger and Lowry are probably our strongest midfield 3.

I think the problem you then have is who plays alongside them and what formation you are going to play.

Its going to be interesting to see what Alfred does going forward and who he trusts.