joewarkfanclub

Have pm'd you mate.

No news as yet but we should at least open the bottom tier as a pay at the gate option. Give fans every opportunity to attend at the last minute and increase revenue to the club.

You need to drive 1 hour to the Ayrshire Riviera to sample our wonderfull beaches! Unfortunately the temperature has dropped to around 20'C this week so I wouldnt recommend swimming in the sea! You will also get a warm welcome from the many Motherwell fans that have chosen to live in these wonderful holiday resorts!

Ok mate. Hopefully one or two of us may have progressed things by your return!

Would seem the logical choice for our inaurgural meeting! The Portman is always good! Will keep you posted mate!

Tried sending you another PM mate. Still not working. If you want to email me we can try and sort something for Thursday. joewarkfanclub@yahoo.co.uk Believe it or not I have NEVER been in the Electric Bar! Always used to go to JD's or the Social Club. Been going to the Cooper of late to try and give as much to the club as possible. However this seems like a good opportunity to try something new!

Well Rabbie WAS fond of a wee pint in Carnwath! Im sure if he had been around he would have had a soft spot for the Pride of Lanarkshire!

Faddy will be great. He is Faddy after all. I dont know if folks realise yet how good Vigurs is. I was happy to get Lawson, but to get Vigurs as well is a real coup for the club. Good things are going to happen.

cheers MJ sure sbx will be able to stick a couple on when he gets back from his waddin' then we are good to go.

I predict that Iain Vigurs will be our player of the year and that this time next year we will be saying Nicky who?

No probs Jaggy. You could still join the club and come on our supporters bus to this years Cup Final!

Just seen this Andy. Aye, wouldve nipped over. Never mind, thanks for the thought. Appreciated.

I sense a Land Of Burns Steelmen in the offing? Are you guys heading up to the game on Thursday? Was thinking bout getting away from work sharp and heading to the Electric Bar to see if any of the Kuban fans were up for some banter. Now that there is a march on it would seem like the thing to do? We could make arrangements to meet and see where this takes us. PS any of the mods able to give the lads access to the PM system so we can swap contact numbers?

UEFA are killing football. If its not bad enough the obscene amounts of money being bandied about the Champions League whilst our club makes a loss as a reward for qualifying for THEIR tournament, its crap like this. I know the club has to follow the rules, but what kind of rules make a game LESS of a spectacle, LESS entertaining and LESS fun? Its like booking players for celebrating goals. Rips ma knittin!

Sent you a PM mate.

I live in Irvine mate. Only been a semi-regular attender in recent years due to a young family but they are growing up now so not the same pressure on my free time. Looking forward to getting up to as many games as possible this year so would definitely be interested. Might not be enough for a bus, but if we got organised, could definitely car pool and take turns at the driving!

As long as we put in a performance (eg Pana and Odense at home) I'll happily accept whatever result comes our way. On our budget we have no right to expect to go far in Europe especially now that the competitions are rigged, but it is nice to dream, and if we play well and get a few breaks who knows. COYW!

We had two on trial at the weekend. Clearly they couldnt have impressed enough to earn a deal. I agree getting a winger in with pace would be desirable but they are hard to find on the money we can pay. So, how does that reflect on McCall exactly? He identified it as a position needing filling but hasnt managed to get someone of the right quality in. I suppose we could have just signed someone to fill a jersey, but wait, he did that last year and was slaughtered for it........ Go figure.

I think we could potentially play the same system as last year with the players we currently have. My preferred line up at present would be this: Nielsen Ramsden, Hutchinson, McManus, Hammell Lawson, Lasley McFadden, Vigurs, Angol Sutton However, you could easily be more attacking or more defensive with just one or two changes, ie. Add Carswell or Anier (if we get him on loan)/McHugh. I would like to see us sign a pacey winger, to give us options, however, you then have the problem of where to fit them into the team. We have some flexibility with Kerr/Ramsden able to play a number of positions and McFadden can play pretty much anywhere across the front. I would agree with Stu though. McFadden is our best player. You play him wherever he can cost most damage and fit the rest around him. Really looking forward to the season ahead, think it has the potential to be great, but the fact we really dont know how its going to pan out has made it the most interesting pre-season in years.

I asked earlier when I phoned to book my home leg ticket. They are still finalising details but expect to offer limited spaces for around £1200. They have had difficulties because no-one flies direct to Krasnador and they have had to charter a smaller plane due to the costs. Sounds like a nightmare for the club and dont expect too many takers at that price.

£25 for a Euro game is just about right and the concessions for kids/OAPs and family tickets are sensible. If folks are put off coming to this game at those prices given that most folks have NO chance of getting to Russia, you would have to question if they are REALLY that interested in attending. I appreciate money is tight for a lot of folks but as mentioned already would £2/3 really change folks minds? Given that this will be our first competive home game of the season Id be disappointed if we dont get at least 6000/7000 in for this.

Well 4 Europe is on the money for me. Im happy with the squad. The 2 signings the manager has highlighted would be the icing on the cake and should see us do well this season imo. But then Im a glass half full sort of guy....

This is what I love about football. This time yesterday Im pretty sure fans from either club could not have pointed to the other on a map and now you have the beginnings of bonds between the two clubs that could last a lifetime. Cant make this trip but would really love to do it. The ones to far off remote places are always the best! Welcome fans of FC Kuban!

Stalker. Motherwell used to be a steeltown, then they took away the steel........