Scottish football in General is in a bad way, we as a club have to recognise this change and adapt to survive. Ya Beezer has spoken about us now being a sub 4,000 crowd, unfortunately this is something I don't see changing.
Football in Scotland has been pulverised, but it's hard to say exactly what's pulverising it. But one thing I'm 100% on is the marketing and movement of the English Leagues. Even down to the advertisements of betting firms such as Ladbrokes, William Hill, Bet Fred etc, everything that gets put through our screens up here is England-centric. Which makes the average football fan up here eat from the English football trough.
Most folk in this forum are diehard Motherwell enthusiasts, that's why we take the time to register, read and post. But the 1000's of others who don't are more likely to venture away from Scottish football. Going by some posts on this thread, even some of us are feeling a bit miffed about the whole venture that is Scottish football.
Let's be honest, from our boring commentators, even the radio voices, it's put across as if Scottish football is a chore (Hugh Keevins), or a bland pastime (Jim Delahunt). Nothing has changed in Scottish football for years, we've had Chick Young, Derek Johnstone, Richard Gordon and the rest of them talking down the game, with the exception of Rangers and Celtic, since I was 10 and probably before that. The whole package is marketed in such a shambolic way, there is no brand.
So in terms of Motherwell, the only way I see us surviving is to freshen everything up. Starting from the stadium. Fir Park is now a building that's from a distant era. The toilets, the PA, the seating (main stand) the view (the East Stand), the structure. Is there no way we could create a multi-sports facility with the prime function being the home of Motherwell football club. No doubt we missed the boat on this when Ravenscraig Sports facility was developed.
In the meantime, I reckon the best thing Motherwell can do is look to be a club who support youngsters from larger English clubs ie make a partnership or two and see how we can secure loan players and give them somewhere to get first team experience until we sort out our own shambles. Starting with our youth development. As has been mentioned, what's happened to our youth system! We've produced very little in the last 15 years to shout about. Having said this, probably only Hibs and Dundee United have managed to produce talent. Again - is it a Scottish wide issue. The whole thing beats me.
Oh and for the record, I'm a big fan of what McCall has achieved and also is commitment, which we needed after McGhee and Brown.
