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You could be right, my memory isn't that good. I checked back the fixtures for those seasons and we lost 4-0 to the mankies in both seasons late on. Which game had the scum in the cooper (officially) I have no idea.

I think it was 2002-03, the year we finished bottom and Falkirk's stadium shambles saved us. It was a pre split game played after the split, possibly the game when Cowan got his leg snapped by Lambert but I'm not too sure about the last bit. Oh aye, good decision at last, pity it's three years too late but hey-ho.

Whole hearted agreement from me. I've signed.

Seeing as the poll wasn't up when I first posted I'll add an amendment. I don't really fit into any of the options in the poll, my Dad was from Fife and didn't bother with football. My Mum is from Motherwell but her Mum was from Ayrshire so of my four grandparents, only one was from this area and he died before I was born, so I didn't have any family influencing my choice of team. I went with my brother to games and it didn't occur to me to support anyone other than my local team. We went all over the country following the 'Well in the late seventies and early eighties but after he moved to Manchester with his work for a while, we got out of the habit of going so it became an occasional game rather than an obsession for me. It was only when I had kids of my own and I was determined that they wouldn't be influenced by peer pressure to be old scum fans that I started going back to games with them in tow. The oldest doesn't really bother now, although she is still nominally a 'Well fan, but the younger one loved it so I got us season tickets and we still go every week. She is now old enough to head off to away games without me so she goes to even more games than I do. It reminds me of when my brother and I started going to away games. Ah, the circle of life. Great topic this

First game was a League cup game versus Clyde in about 1967, tagged along with my big brother (I suspect my Mum told him if he didn't take me and keep an eye on me he wasn't going) For years I was convinced it was a nil nil draw till I read 'Well again and it turns out it was a 2-2 cracker I remember just about none of it. I'm still going now but my brother isn't. I got him and his daughter those free season ticket jobs for the Hamilton game, I doubt he'll rush back.

Dixie Deans, until he signed for "them" then it was Keith Mcrae and Joe Wark, couldn't put a rizla paper between them.

Three curses, Ian Brines is refereeing the game.

Wishy Well That was so good I think I'll just come on here every two months and ask that question, it'll save me wading through some of the cack on here to find the interesting bits. Numbers 2 and 10 made me laugh out loud.

Nah, just your bank details so the money can be paid directly into your account.

Went for big Maros as he was prepared to stand up to Scott Brown when the ref wasn't, the wee git was at it from the first whistle when he tried to mix it with Sutton before any Motherwell player had been within ten yards of the ball, obnoxious little toad that he is. No failures today but the Loanee superstar is top dollar for me.

At the time I couldn't understand why Mensing's goal was chopped off but having watched the highlights on the BBC site the handball is quite clear, especially from the camera in the South stand, turns out that Dougie McDonald did make a correct decision on Saturday after all.

The author Quintin Jardine.

I was in the home end for the first half and couldn't see a thing, went out at half time, along the front of the main stand where loads of people were demanding their money back (They had no joy, somethings never change ) and went in the gate at the away end, in those days they opened the gates at half time, and stood on the side of the ash slope where the rest of the main stand should have gone. I could see about a third of the pitch but could at least see Pettigrew's penalty hit the net. Sheer bedlam and as most of us oldies have said the "ahem - official" crowd of 26,000 was at least 5,000 low if not more. By far the biggest crowd I have ever been in at Fir Park.

I was at that game too and KMcAlpine is quite right, Willie McLean just outdid Fergie at his own game. If St. Mirren fans really want to moan about something from that era of their club, I suggest they start with their board for getting rid of Ferguson and allowing Aberdeen to snap him up and see him turn their club into the success that it was, that could easily have been St. Mirrens glory had their board had any balls.

Motherwell awarded a penalty Motherwell score a penalty Get in there!

Good signing, good servant, and if the money quoted is correct then a great deal for the club.

Agree whole heartedly with this, most of the comments re Darren Smith in this thread are exactly the same as those questioning the signing of J O'Brien until he was given a few consecutive starts and started to show some form.

It'll be interesting to see how the referee reacts to Hughes' (justified) criticism of Willie Collum's handling of the Rangers game and his subsequent refusal to wipe out Clegg's red card. As for the game we should have enough to win, but when have we heard that before.

Great seeing that stuff again, especially the ground as it was, shows what we're missing with this all seater nonsense . That first clip when Gregor Stevens knocks the ball out for a throw in and the Rangers guy slides in late, how far would a Hearts centre half roll if that happened today?

Damn thing got stuck in our spam filter, fortunately I've got admin rights so i was able to release it. 'Flow, is it possible to change an e-mail address or is it better just to re-register with my home one?

I stopped reading the Sky sports report when I saw Made up rubbish obviously

On the plus side, if an offer has been received, and I stress the if, and he is on the radar of larger clubs in England then they may feel the need to put in a larger offer, depends how desperate they are for a goalscorer now. If we accept the money for a guy we got for free and who gave us 25 goals then good, if the money isn't right and he stays till the end of the season then that's fine too. One thing I'm pretty sure of is that he won't end up at Tynecastle.

That would then make Ray Farningham a legend for emptying Ibrox in twenty seconds....... Actually that's not a bad shout, give that man a knighthood.

No idea mate, we don't have a game. There used to be some daft rule about rescheduling replays and the police insisting on a weeks notice or some such drivel. Don't know if that still applies or not. Total pisser for me as well, I could maybe have wangled getting there this week but the 21st is impossible.

Aw crap, I was looking forward to this and can't make the 21st even if I could have made it up there in time.