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Couple of half-chances for us in the last five minutes, at least.

The game links only appear if you're in the UK (or using a UK proxy).

Cheek or not, if my lawyer thought I was due £25k off somebody, I'd be giving it a go too.

Yup: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2011/05/05/cup-final-ticket-update/

To be honest, in an ideal world, us being nice to them shouldn't influence them either way. They're *supposed* to be journalists who report facts for a living...

Ach, let's not get too carried away here. 125 years isn't really *that* significant a number, in the "big anniversary numbers" scheme of things. If it was our 100th or 150th anniversary, I'd be a bit more miffed that we didn't have a special strip for the year. But 125? Meh. I'd much rather our strip just said "Scottish Cup Winners 2010/11" on it sometime soon

Hope the Puma logo isn't on it; if it is, would probably look a bit more balanced if the "125 years" was midway between the Puma and MFC logos, rather than underneath the MFC. Good stuff, though.

In the Herald today: http://www.heraldscotland.com/blogs/stramash/michael-grant-on-monday-eddie-turnbull-1.1098911

Would agree with the first part -- of all our top six games, this was really the only one in which taking a point or three could have had a positive effect on the outcome of our season, so there was no excuse for not playing for a win. I don't agree with the second part though. Even if there are people in our team playing for a move, today was the ideal day to put themselves in the shop window, but I doubt any of the scouts there today would've been impressed.

On the plus side, at least nobody can accuse of making it too easy for Celtic to win the league to guarantee us a euro spot...

2-0. Despite our antics last week, that's probably that.

Thought that as well. Would've had to be a red too, as he's already been booked.

Half time. Lucky it's only 1-0, no composure from us anywhere on the park so far.

"Just when you thought the royal wedding was over, it appears that Rangers captain David Weir has a 'congratulations to William & Kate' message embroidered on his shirt." Classy.

Good timing, as the French one has just gone down as well.

Have had two disappear on me already -- resorting to this French one currently: http://www.vipfast.fr/ch1.html

Defence is all over the place today.

Decent effort from Jones there... tipped round the post, wasn't going in anyway.

1-0 Rangers.

Seeing a wee bit more of the ball now... FK right on the edge of the box here. Straight into the wall, though. EDIT: TV replays showing the offence happened on the line -> should've been a penalty.

Five minutes gone and we've barely touched the ball, so far. Rangers have had two decent chances.

Teams (cos I missed them on the telly): Motherwell: Randolph, Ross, Craigan, Gunning, Hammell, Jones, Lasley, Jennings, Murphy, Jeffers, Sutton. Subs: Hollis, Hateley, Humphrey, McHugh, Forbes, Hutchinson, Casagolda. Rangers: McGregor, Whittaker, Bougherra, Weir, Papac, Naismith, Davis, Edu, Wylde, Jelavic, Lafferty. Subs: Alexander, Fleck, Foster, Healy, Diouf, Kerkar, Hutton.

Some comedy defending there, Edu should've poked that one away really...

Too early to say, depends what's at stake for both teams by then. If the title is still to be won, or a higher league position for us, then we'll obviously have to approach it differently than if it turns out to be a meaningless game for both of us.

If you mean Kenny Black, then this is the article -- but being some Edinburgh Paper, bear in mind how much spin is likely to have been applied to what Kenny Black may or may not have actually said. http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Black-Hearts-would-be-good.6758048.jp