David Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I know he left the club over 20 years ago, but having listened to his interview on the Motherwell podcast, it's still a subject that bothers him by the sounds of it. On top of that, it doesn't sound as though he really got the chance to celebrate the cup final win properly due to his injury, and he's a real Motherwell fan by all accounts. Is it too late now to finally give him the recognition that he deserves? You tend to find that such recognition is usually eventually given when it's too late and the person is no longer here to accept it in person, which is kind of sad. I think the club could and should do something to recognise his service to the club, and to give him a chance to be recognised by more of the support than was able to this past week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 If his wife plays at centre-half, I'll go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Haven't listened to the podcast yet, but wasn't he only at the club for 8 years (if you don't count being in the FP Boys Club, which I didn't think you usually did for testimonial purposes)? Either way, from what I hear about his dad from my dad, I suspect it's probably him who wants the testimonial more than Ally does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 He claims he was at the club for 11 years, and seems quite pissed off at anyone suggesting it was any less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Did he not leave on bad terms and get loaned out before ending up at Ibrox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something else Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 According to 'well again-a history of the steelmen'..his first season was 82/83 and left in 1991. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 According to the man himself he signed in '81 and left in 1992 (he was frozen out for almost a year but still with the club) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something else Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Did he not leave on bad terms and get loaned out before ending up at Ibrox? Pretty sure him and Craig Paterson weren't happy with financial terms on offer. Maxwell left, Paterson ended up agreeing a new deal. I think anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilyboy60 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Wanted more money to resign if my memory serves me right though he was bigger than the club 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something else Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 though he was bigger than the club Don't believe that for a minute. We probably offered him a pittance compared to what he should have got. He had just won us the Scottish cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 He mentioned £300 per week on the podcast, and refutes the idea that he wanted to be the highest paid player at the club. He asked if anyone seriously believes he had a chance of being paid more than Davie Cooper. Regardless, it's all water under the bridge and I think a guy who played as big a part in us winning the cup and the games we did during that era deserves the recognition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilyboy60 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Wouldn't have thought be on much of a difference from the other players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Wouldn't have thought be on much of a difference from the other players? I'm sure Maxwell said that most of the players were on the same kind of money and that he didn't want anything different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 A couple of years later and he would have been able to go on a Bosman. The rules were unfair at the time but he landed on his feet at Ibrox so I don't expect a whip round will have too many takers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 A couple of years later and he would have been able to go on a Bosman. The rules were unfair at the time but he landed on his feet at Ibrox so I don't expect a whip round will have too many takers. I'm more thinking about the recognition from the fans, as it seems like he was kind of robbed of that after the cup win, and then he left under a cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 What was the crowd for Lasley's testimonial? About 2000? That was for the current Motherwell captain. I very much doubt a crowd would come out for a guy who a full generation of Motherwell fans will have never seen play at any club, never mind Motherwell. Ally got plenty of recognition from the fans over the last week at the nights held by the club. His contributiton to the club won't be forgotten, but it's a long time ago now. Time to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 What was the crowd for Lasley's testimonial? About 2000? That was for the current Motherwell captain. I very doubt a crowd would come out for a guy who a full generation of Motherwell fans will have never seen play at any club, never mind Motherwell. Ally got plenty of recognition from the fans over the last week at the nights held by the club. His contributiton to the club won't be forgotten, but it's a long time ago now. Time to move on. Pretty much this. The team as a whole have gone down as legends and we'll remember all of them, maybe Maxwell more than any of them, all as long as we have our faculties. Maybe the club could have dealt with Ally a bit better at the time, maybe it couldn't, but I don't think any one of them deserves any more or less recognition than any of the others 25 years on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Wanted more money to resign if my memory serves me right though he was bigger than the club He was on the verge of the international team, had had a brilliant season and had just helped us win the cup with serious internal injuries. Probably deserved a pay rise. In the more than 30 years I've been going I'd still put him in my Top 3 goalkeepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergi4 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Did maxwell not get a trial with Liverpool after the cup final season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistandshout1983 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Did maxwell not get a trial with Liverpool after the cup final season? According to soccerbase.com Ally Maxwell was on loan at Liverpool between October 91 and March 92 though never made an appearance. Great servant to our club though dont think he should be getting a testimonial after all this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I'm not a fan of testimonials in general, though they have their place in terms of players that have suffered career ending injuries. Ally Maxwell is a legendary name in our history though based on his performance in the Cup Final alone and we really should have dedicated a lounge or box, or something in his honour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEWELL Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Ally Maxwell didn't win us the Scottish cup in fact he was at fault for 2 of Dundee Utd goals. Then he wanted a massive pay rise for the following season. I know Clark clobbered him in the final but did we not have a sub keeper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Ally Maxwell didn't win us the Scottish cup in fact he was at fault for 2 of Dundee Utd goals. Then he wanted a massive pay rise for the following season. I know Clark clobbered him in the final but did we not have a sub keeper. You mean the 2 goals he let in because he had double vision, cracked ribs and a ruptured spleen? I don't think he should have a testimonial, and I believe his save at the end of extra time was huge. Blaming him for 2 goals, however, is a little bizarre. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 Ally Maxwell didn't win us the Scottish cup in fact he was at fault for 2 of Dundee Utd goals. Then he wanted a massive pay rise for the following season. I know Clark clobbered him in the final but did we not have a sub keeper. Have you listened to his interview from last week on the podcast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 You mean the 2 goals he let in because he had double vision, cracked ribs and a ruptured spleen? I don't think he should have a testimonial, and I believe his save at the end of extra time was huge. Blaming him for 2 goals, however, is a little bizarre. And we didn't have a sub keeper. In fact, if Maxwell hadn't played on, Stevie Kirk would've gone in goals and history would be rewritten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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