Spiderpig

Brilliant draw for Motherwell, home tie against Aberdeen probably, but QOS might surprise the sheep Sh***ers in Dumfries, so who knows. Either way a very winnable tie and a great chance to make the Semi's.

Has this thread run its course - Yes Should it have ever been started - No Is SMC'c time up - ( Top 3 all season apart from a couple of weeks, Cup final last year, on course for Europe this year, brought in players who have improved the team, Law, Higdon, Ojaama.) - No its just beginning So in the words of Daryll Broadfoot F**K off and gies peace....End OF.

Have to agree with this, we don't need wasters like Riordan at Motherwell, he has had more clubs than Tiger Woods recently, so they all can't be wrong, he is a Pr**k and should be avoided at all costs

Morton will be a step up in class from Queens park but they are Mid table in Div 1, nearer the bottom than the Top, so we should be too strong for them. Given that there were only 2 teams in the draw with a lower league position than morton, it is a great draw for Motherwell. This is a great chance to get into the last 8, then it starts to get interesting.

A true Motherwell fan who will be sadly missed, he worked very hard for the club over the years, especially with the ground improvements and the new South and cooper stands. I only spoke to him on a few occasions but he was a true gentleman. Condolences to all the family, A sad loss to scottish football.

We cant afford the luxury of having a "cup team " and a " league team" i hope McCall picks his first choice starting 11 or as near to it as he can. Bring the fringe players on for a runout after the job has been done but not before. These games are about building confidence and getting back into the goal scoring habit, so there is no point in starting with players who wont be regulars week in week out in the league.

Have some faith in the team we will pump Queens park, they will do well to keep it below 5 or 6, they are in the 3rd division for a reason... ie they are pish. This game is just what we need for a confidence booster to get the team back into winning habits for the business end of the league campaign. After the season we have had so far anything less than 3rd or 4th will be a big disappointment, hopefully 3rd and a guaranteed return to Europe. A good Scottish cup run will be a bonus, a return to Hampden would be great, so we have an easy starter on Saturday, mon the well

voting for Craggs...best goal of the 3..the way he took the ball 1st time was excellent

These "safe standing areas" wont be as straightforward to implement as some people think, its not a return to the terracing of years ago, see the quote from SPL cheif exec below, "When revealing the rule change, SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster was at pains to stress the plans do not signal a return to old-style terracing. He pointing instead to modern systems used in Europe like 'rail' - where there is a safety barrier and a seat on every row which can be locked for domestic games and unfolded for other competitions or events." This would involve considerable changes to existing infrastructure to implement, which implies a lot of cash the club can not afford. The plan is attractive to both of the ugly sisters as they can squeeze more fans into the ground, charge them the same as the seated areas and make more cash. When you look at Fir Park there is no suitable area to convert, the old enclosure under the POD is a possibillity but would probably not be allowed as it would block emergency exits etc. So the main question is will Motherwell FC consider spending significant sums of money to implement a safe standing zone,to be a good investment...In my opinion i think they wont. Perhaps if the club finally decide on moving to a new stadium at the Craig, the safe standing zone could be incorporated in to the design, but as it stands Fir park needs a lot more urgent work than safe standing areas, they struggle to spend money cleaning the seats etc in the POD so what chance is there with major reconstruction work !!

Now that the SPL in their wisdom have decided to allow clubs to set up safe standing areas, and see how it goes, where do you think it will be set up at Fir Park and do the fans want it. Personally i am quite happy with my seat in the POD, but this may encourage a few more people back to Fir Park. The only worry i have is that clubs may be forced to spend money we dont have to set these areas up, and they will not prove popular. The only people i see standing are the guys at the end of the East Stand, but is it worth the expense to set it up for them. Also will away fans be allowed in to these areas, and if so how will the segregation work. This has all the makings of another rushed and ill thought out proposal, comments please ?

I think a 2nd place finish qualifys for a champions league spot this season, could we handle the likes of Barcelona and Chelsea at Fir park ?

If you are a committed wellfan i dont think it matters what night the games are played, you will want to go and see the match. Every night of the week will be a problem for somebody if you get through a season without any games clashing with work or personal commitments then you are very lucky indeed. I think the main factor however in attracting people back to games is price,on a freezing cold and wet night you might be tempted out the door for £10 but at £20 and above you wont bother. Why cant we do what they do in france, get advertising for every spare bit of kit, front back , socks shorts etc and use the extra revenue to keep ticket costs low, then the extra punters generate more income from catering, replica kit sales etc. Look at how cheap the tickets were for the AS Nancy game in France two seasons back, so it can work.

while i totally agree that generating enough income to keep a decent and winning team together on the park should be the priority, public saftey cannot be ignored. The PA system at Fir Park is a joke, you struggle to hear and make out any announcement. If Friday nights incident had been a serious one then there may have been problems. The board may be considering moving to a new ground, which i think is a great idea, but they need to be spending money meantime to make the ground safe for fans, so why not start with the PA system.

Instead of whining about stopping powers that the police and courts already have why not go to football, support your team , act like a sensible human being, dont shout abuse or make racist, sectarian comments etc, and generally enjoy the match....then the police or stewards will have no need to bother you...simples

Saturday is a normal working day for a lot of people now, so Friday night football might suit them to get back to watching the well, we need to try something to get the crowds back, so why not this, i hope it works out. Just think you can go to the game and then have all day Saturday for christmas shopping with the wife or girlfriend

Discussing the important topics, what form the mascot will take and how much the pies will cost, FFS !!!! they are not the committee they are very naughty boys.

The following is taken from the Fans Charter as published on the official website... Matchday The club will endeavour to provide a safe, trouble free environment for all spectators and provide a quality service through our turnstile staff, catering outlets, stewards, and all other staff employed on match days. In return, the club expects spectators to refrain from using foul and abusive language, taunts or gestures of a racist or obscene nature and to inform members of the security staff regarding anyone engaging in such activity. For security and safety reasons, under the terms of our Ground Regulations, standing is forbidden in seated viewing areas, whilst the match is under way. The club is obliged to advise any spectators in breach of this requirement to desist and failure to comply with this request may result in the person, or persons, being removed from the ground. From what i and the other well fans around me had to put up with last Sunday the club is failing to uphold this charter miserably. 1. no access to toilets or catering, 2. Standing Celtic fans ignoring the stewards ( they eventually sat down to be fair) 3. Bigoted, sectarian, foul language, taunts and gestures, yes they were all coming from the Celtic support The club needs to sort this out before the next ugly sisters visit to FP, the POD is not designed for segregation, when the south stand was built the club stated it was for away fans only, thats all they should get. Its time the club started to treat its owm supporters fairly instead of chasing every penny from the old firm arseholes.

Totally agree with this we have to sit accross the Aisle from these arseholes and listen to the sectarian bile for 90 mins, on Sunday they were constantly standing up, smoking in the toilets, and generally being arrogant knobs. What did the stewards do... Feck all !! We had them all singing "f****n army", " up the RA" "Fields of athenry" and many other "old Irish folk tunes". which if any one of us had uttered a single one of those words we would have been lifted immediately, but they get away with it week after week. The situation in the POD for these games is becoming dangerous, i know its revenue for the club but if that is at the expense of the long term season book holders then its not worth it, give the feckers the south stand and tell them thats all they are getting. The police, and stewards do feck all when either of the ugly sisters are at Fir park, but more particularly when Celtic are here, they are shit scared to upset them in case they run bleating to the SFA, Newspapers, Parliment, that they are being discriminated against, its time the authorities grew a set and stood up to them. But when you get an arrogant ginger haired W**K in charge and celebrating like he did on Sunday after the 2nd goal then what can we expect, if he gets away with it then the fans think that they are untouchable. Its time The supporters trust started discussions with the club to get this sorted before there is a serious incident in the POD, but the club only see revenue so i wont be holding my breath.

We have been here before going up against one of the ugly sisters in crisis, worst team in years etc and usually we end up getting pumped big time. But we are playing well just now and if we can get the mental attitude right on Sunday then we are more than capable of getting a result. This is a big test for us if we have realistic ambitions to be best of the rest or possibly runners up who knows, but the team needs to believe that they can win, as recently against the ugly sisters we have not turned up. Even in November this may be a champions league 6 pointer, mon the well

The usual boring " the world is full of proddies out to get us" conspiracy pish. Rise above it and let them drown in their own bile. HOTD for this please, it has no place on a football forum

We have a good record up there, so i think it will be another 3 points to the total to keep us in the Champions league spot, to set us up nicely for the Celtic game. Will be up Friday and saturday night so it should be a good one.

Can anybody confirm if the MFC TV content is or will be available on mobiles, and if it is does it work ?

I will probably be doing the same, investing in football is never a sensible and rational move but people will do it because they love the club and want to see it do well. The Steel option is the one i will go for, apart from the initial £300 the annual £50 you will probably get back on other things, ie 5% on season book (£19 in my case for a POD ticket) and any items you buy from the club shop. so even if i dont buy anything else the yearly cost for me is only £31, less than 10p a day for the club you love is not a bad deal.

so its still a Motherwell win, a 0-0 draw or a Celtic victory prediction from you then you dont leave much to chance do you.

I hope the word murky refers to his behaviour and not his ethnic background