Chris

If you think his arm was in an unnatural position or that it was deliberate then you need your eyes checked. I'd be fucking raging if that was given against us.

That was not a penalty.

Aye cos I'm sure Brown was shiting it for sunday.

Danish football. Wow. No doubt at all they are a superior side to us but attractive opposition?

What people? The 3 or so thousand that attend SPL matches against Inverness? I'm pretty confident that the majority of folk with little/moderate interest in Motherwell who went to the last two ties will not fork out £20 a head to come to a tie against non-descript opposition.

Yep- but stupid c***s like the majority of us on here will still pay the prices. A high profile match such as this is the perfect opportunity to try and entice some new fans through the gates. Fleece the core support or try and expand that support by making ticket costs a bit of an incentive. It's obvious which decision the club has made. What I dont get though, is there any reason WHY prices have to rise?

You can kiss goodbye to your 'Fairweather' fans with those prices. Stupid, stupid decision.

Rare Pokemon.

Aalesund hit the bar!

I think that goes without saying. They aren't part-timers.

Ok fuck that idea. Google Maps shows that it's 1 day 10 hours via London and 1 day 16 hours via the ferry to Denmark.

I have no idea how long a bus ride + ferry would take, but if the price was right I'd think it could attract a lot of interest- whether that could be organised by the club or not.

We're turning this round. 3-2 to the 'Well after they get a rocket up their arse.

Right let's no do a St Mirren.

Aye, it's a bit of a myth.

Sadly Scottish football is in terminal decline. It's not just the cost that is putting people off, it's too simplistic to argue that- People will pay the money if the quality is good enough- which it isn't. Coupled with regular high quality Premiership/La Liga/Serie A matches on Sky, there is simply no pull factor. Throw Old Firm dominance and the monotony of the SPL league structure into the mix then we shouldn't expect rising attendances at matches. Solution? Heavy investment, but that simply isn't rational. We're a small country which generates little revenue. It's no coincidence the best leagues have large populations. We could perhaps improve the situation through more efforts in youth development, but would that really solve anything other than the national side's fortunes? Look at Ajax. Excellent youth system but they've been fucked time and time again with larger sides from the bigger leagues pinching their talent. There's a fair chance that the future of Scottish football is entirely dependent on the 'Hardcore' fanbase and it's ability to take their kids to matches, but whether or not the next generation sticks with it is another matter- I know I wouldn't bother with Scottish football if I didn't support Motherwell.

Jose Gonclaves is a dirty bastard.

I absolutley hate playing St Mirren. 1-0 defeat

Revisionism.

Sweet . Well taken.

We're long due a defeat.... won't be on saturday though I'm going for a narrow 2-1 win.

Eh? He's a very, very good SPL standard defender.

I'm also going to throw it out there. I think the pitch gives us an unfair advantage. There. I said it.

Bad weather + driving a tractor over new grass= Bad pitch.

It's barely playable- thats why it's being investigated.