trafficlight Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Hardcore fans out there, show yourselves. How many of you guys go along to watch the reserves or perhaps even the under 19s etc ? This is for the real obsessives, I've never seen a reserve game in my life. Just wondering which, if any, saddos committed types do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 27years or so ago, when I still lived in the town, I used to go watch them training down the Ashy and/or the Gresham. Participated in many a game of head tennis with Bruce Cleland, Willie Irvine, Stuart Rafferty, Brian McLaughlan, and a very young Gary McAllister, etc., Buggarz used to spunge a lift back up to Fir Park afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazamfc Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 i've been to an under 19 game a few years ago against celtic they won the league that day SCUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I've been to one reseve game, against hearts at Tynecastle. Mio was there and he bought me a bar of chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLip69 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I used to watch them im the '70's as I had to work on a Saturday morning it was hopeless trying to get to away games, and with the pubs shut in the afternoon it was a case of going home to watch the wrestling on telly or traipsing up to Fir Park and watching the reserves. Then in the '80's my mates dad, who would stop to watch a game of football in the street, a Motherwell fan who's son turned to the dark side (Rangers) used to give me a call if he was going to watch the reserves and at that time Gary McAllister was just making the breakthrough and he was tremendous to watch. Then in the '90's when I stayed in Cleland I tried to watch as many matches as possible and often I would just jump on the 93 and nip into Fir Park and watch the reserves. I wouldn't knock it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trafficlight Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 What kind of admission price, if any, would you be looking at to watch Motherwell reserves in 2009, and how many watch the game on average ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav212 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Iv been to quite a few under 19's and reserve games and have taken photos at some which have been on the official site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East_Stand_Al Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Have watched loads of the pro youth games and traveled about a fair bit when my mates laddie played for the under 15s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakes Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I haven't seen a reserve game since 1991 (maybe '92, not 100% certain - it was one of the two). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggins Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Used to go to a few reserve games when I wa\s a wee! Season tickets got you in free mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishyWell Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 When we have time, I go to the under-19s games, and take my older boy, who is pro-youth with the club. It's good to see the boys one level below the senior squad, and my son really looks up to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Silver Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I made a few reserve games back in the late 90s. The Main Stand on a Monday night (was it Monday nights?) must be one of the coldest stands in Scottish fitba when it's mostly empty.... Was good fun spotting the managers from other teams checking out the players. I also remember when we took reserve games to Airdrie for a spell - and the general manager at the time being pretty nasty to some boy in front of me as he couldn't get in for free with his season ticket. "It's not my stadium" he kept telling the boy - even though this boy had been telt on the phone by a club employee he'd get in for free. One big regret - missing Faddy's goal in a reserve game at Fir Park when he waltzed past about 4 (or was it 40?) players and scored a peach. My mate was there though - sod.....! Aye - so once I was a diehardish fan - but life, wife and all the weans have knocked that out of me for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav212 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Old Silver, aye that was the game against St Johnstone, absolute cracker of a goal. I believe there was a video of it floating around, it was definitely recorded. Could some kind soul upload it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Been to a few reserve/U-19 matches but didn't make to one for two seasons I think. I think I'm right in saying they don't play them at Fir Park anymore which is one of the reasons I've not seen one lately. I remember once against Dunfermline, Sean Fagan went in pretty hard on the then unknown Nicky Phinn. Phinn's parents were sitting just behind me and his mum went mental at the tackle. "Who was that!?" she said and consulted the team sheet "I'll Sean Fagan him!". She then proceeded down to the front of the stand screaming "Don't you hit my wee boy, you listening Fagan!" style patter down on to the pitch. Must have been a beamer for the guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan09 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Are they not played in Shotts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabba's Turd Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Used to go quite a lot. I remember Bart Verhuel getting sent off against Dundee Utd one night, fair clattered the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MearnsWell Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Was fortunate enough to be on a break for a few months a couple of years back so used to go free with the old season vouchers. Good stuff, managed to talk the guy at the turnstile into letting me take a flask into the game, first and only time I've had decent coffee at FP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I use to go regularly to the reserve game when they were played at fir park (those were the days) but the last few seasons I've only been to a hand full of games mainly down to the location of where they were being played. I really enjoy watching the reserves, as I can plug myself into my ipod and see the next crop of talent developing. Normally it doesn't cost anything or I've used the voucher in the back of my season book but I have been charged when I went to see a game against Hamilton (only a couple of quid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethertonwellfan Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I remember going to a reserve game against Dunfermline. It finished 0-0 was a shocking game, but a certain Roy Essandoh played for Motherwell and ma mate said "he looks like a great prospect" . Aye and John Davies was under rated......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 For about probably 8 or 9 years in my youth reserve games and BP Youth Cup games at Fir Park with my Dad were an essential part of supporting the 'Well. These days I think I have to go back a couple of seasons to my last game that being an U19 game against Rangers at Bellshill. Lots of good memories from them. Seeing a goalkeeper score against us when we played Airdrie at Broomfield - then Sieb almost doing the same in the 2nd half.......seeing the youths beat Dalbeattie Star 10-1.........the year they entered the Reserve League West and hammered everyone about 9-0.........We went to Stirling one Thursday and drew 2-2, played them again a fortnight later, again at Stirling and I couldn't go and we won something like 14-0.......and just about every midweek game being rounded off with a hamburger supper from Sals in Carfin on the way back to Chapelhall! Perhaps the best reserve I've seen was in between the two semis against Celtic in 1991 when we played Rangers at Fir Park. Very strong wind behind Rangers saw them go something like 4-1 up at one point which we turned around in the second half to win 6-5 with McGrillen scoring four and Cusack playing at centre-half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain7_mfc Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Not been to a reserve game in quite a while. Think one of the last one's i was at was when they were played at FP on a Monday night. Bathgate and Shotts are quite difficult places to get to, especially on a Tuesday afternoon due to work commitments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy Soutar Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Used to go regularley years ago when games were at fir park. Was at M/Well College at the time and was mates with Burkie ( John Burke ) who played with the reserves, never really made it into the first team. Used to go over to Fir Park with him after the College when he had training or a game and played pool to pass the time. He manage to obtain a pair of Gordon Soutars shorts for me, hence the name, Happy Days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big tache Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Used to go regularly when the games were midweek and at FP. Saw some cracking games and it was great for getting to know who was coming through the ranks etc... Unfortunately with these games now being played here, there and everywhere, usually with a lunchtime KO i don't get to any at all. It's a real pity. I remember running about the main stand, sitting in the posh seats and there was never a queue at the pie stall. Ah, they were the days ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Used to like going back in the 70's when team was playing away. Wasn't so easy to get to away games in those days. As Tashe says, was good to have FP almost to yerself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Silver Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Just read this in the Scotsman: "Scottish Premier League clubs will be allowed to opt out of having a reserve side next season after governing laws were changed. It was decided at the SPL's agm at Hampden that participation in the SPL Reserve League for 2009/10 would be optional, with many sides expected to opt out. An SPL spokesman said: "We are currently in discussions with the clubs about who will be entering a team for the coming season and a fixture list will follow in due course."" Wonder if we'll stay in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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