The Cup Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Another big, and tough game. Motherwell look to be in a good run of form so we need to up for it. Hearts are away to St Mirren and Ross County away to Aberdeen so we have a chance to pull away even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglemon Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Another big, and tough game. Motherwell look to be in a good run of form so we need to up for it. Hearts are away to St Mirren and Ross County away to Aberdeen so we have a chance to pull away even more. I'm away until Sunday night so gutted to miss this as the goals at home have got to arrive soon. We will pump someone someday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'd take another point tbh. Realise tho' that the longer we go on without a home win can't be good for morale both on and off the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Hopefully a good crowd. Been a few years since the well fans have been at firhill so hopefully they will bring a decent crowd through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Edmonds Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Home win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I'd take another point tbh. Realise tho' that the longer we go on without a home win can't be good for morale both on and off the pitch. I feel a little bit differently. Between the Celtic game and Hibs away, I think there was a danger that we would be blown away in this league. However, performances vs Hibs, Killie and yesterday have been pretty good and I think the players should take real confidence. Easier said than done, but we just need to match Ross County results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 A win on Sunday and the whole league will look a lot better. But it's Thistle after all so I expect a defeat and a County win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Anyone know if this is on Alba later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhs Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Anyone know if this is on Alba later? Yes, delayed transmission starts after the game. 5:30 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yes, delayed transmission starts after the game. 5:30 or something. Cheers, mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I see this as very much in the mold of the Caley game i.e. a game against a half decent team, but if Archie get's his tactics right definetly winable. Confident that if we play similarly to the way we've done in the last three games, that we'll get that long overdue first home win of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yes, delayed transmission starts after the game. 5:30 or something. that means we should get a live feed (probably with no commentary) somewhere on t'internet just like Hibs away recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I can't go, really expect us to get our first home win of the season, The performance against ICT was a step up from the past couple of months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow & Redneck Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Going to be a very tough game for us, but in our first meeting at Fir Park this season, we should have taken at least a point given the second hand performance. Not sure if there are any injury updates, and as we have more or less three games in just over a week, I expect a few players will be rested. I'd like to see Muirhead start ahead of Balatoni, and SOD ahead of McMillan. I doubt it, but I feel Craigen needs a rest and would give Forbes a chance, only for his ability to strike from range. Hopefully the ICT game stopped the rot, but I can guarantee this much: we will not be given half the number of chances as we got against ICT, so when the chances come we had better be finding the net this time. Don't expect us to get a thing from the Celtic game, so a point is the bare minimum we should be challenging for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hopefully the ICT game stopped the rot, but I can guarantee this much: we will not be given half the number of chances as we got against ICT, so when the chances come we had better be finding the net this time. Not sure about the logic in that. Inverness have lost 15 goals this season. Motherwell have lost 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Stephen McManus is a Jags man. Watch for a deliberate mistake for Dools to score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Not sure about the logic in that. Inverness have lost 15 goals this season. Motherwell have lost 24. The fact that Motherwell are further up the league than both Aberdeen & Dundee Utd is all we need to know about the difficulty of winning this match. But I agree I don't see how we should be fearing 'Well any more than ICT. For a bit of confidence it wouldn't be misleading to say we were fairly rank in the first 45 mins at Fir Pk yet only a goal down. For most of the 2nd half we had them on the back foot (albeit defending well), which is not exactly what you'd expect of a team of superior pedigree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Stephen McManus is a Jags man. Watch for a deliberate mistake for Dools to score. I think he is suspended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryHell Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I think he is suspended Coincidence? You decide ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 McManus has been injured but he might play. I reckon he power through and score a cheeky OG. An interest fact is that Motherwell haven't won at Firhill for almost 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow & Redneck Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Not sure about the logic in that. Inverness have lost 15 goals this season. Motherwell have lost 24. With the exception of a grubbing to Celtic, Motherwell have conceded just once in their last three games, as well as an impressive victory over Aberdeen on Boxing Day. We are up against an in form team, and with us always playing a lone striker we don't create a hell of a lot of chances at the best of times anyway. That's why we can't pass up the sitters we missed at both Rugby Park and against ICT. Despite this, I have a niggling feeling we could take maximum points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I think It's Shaun Hutchison who is suspended. let's face it we will need to score 2 at least to win here cos Sutton will score, it'll be a free header from a corner or a cross just like Boyd did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/motherwell-pay-price-after-fans-2874895 http://news.stv.tv/west-central/239708-st-mirren-v-motherwell-spfl-arrests-after-smoke-bombs-set-off/ 2 serious incidents so far involving Motherwell fans away from home. So I suppose it begs the question, why are the Motherwell fans in the main stand for this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 McManus has been injured but he might play. I reckon he power through and score a cheeky OG. An interest fact is that Motherwell haven't won at Firhill for almost 20 years. I am not a great fan of this type of statistic. How many times have we played Motherwell in the last 20 years ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/motherwell-pay-price-after-fans-2874895 http://news.stv.tv/west-central/239708-st-mirren-v-motherwell-spfl-arrests-after-smoke-bombs-set-off/ 2 serious incidents so far involving Motherwell fans away from home. So I suppose it begs the question, why are the Motherwell fans in the main stand for this one? No profit financially to be made sticking them in the North Stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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