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Referee for the Steelmen’s trip to Dingwall to face Ross County is Euan Anderson.

Anderson, 34, will be handling his first Motherwell match of the season as Stephen Robinson’s men aim to bounce back from the 1-0 loss against Hibs.

The official took charge of three ‘Well matches last term, including the 1-0 loss away to Aberdeen in March, the 2-1 loss against St Johnstone at Fir Park back in August and the dramatic Lanarkshire derby draw on Hogmanay.

A solitary, late strike from Niall McGinn was enough to snatch all three points for Derek McInnes’ men at Pittodrie in the last ‘Well outing for Euan Anderson. 

Prior to that, a last minute Louis Moult header snatched a point for the ten-man Fir Parkers at the SuperSeal stadium.

A goal from Chris Cadden gave the Steelmen the lead in Anderson’s first ‘Well fixture of the 2016/17 campaign, but just after half time St Johnstone responded through Danny Swanson to draw level before Steven McLean snatched the win with 15 minutes remaining.

The Dumbarton-based whistler was promoted to category one in the summer of 2011 and has taken charge of a number of Motherwell matches in the past, his first coming in the Scottish Cup fourth round defeat to Albion Rovers at New Douglas Park on November 2013 where a first goal of the season for Albion’s Gary Phillips ensured the Coatbridge outfit’s qualification to the next round of the cup.

He was also in charge of Motherwell’s 2-1 win away to Kilmarnock in 2014/15 season where goals from Stephen Pearson and Lee Erwin secured three points for Well’ on this occasion with an Anthony Straker own-goal being the only blotch to the copybook on that day.

The win was part of a three match win streak that Well’ put together on the backend of the 14/15 season, commencing with a 4-0 victory over Hamilton and a 5-0 victory over St Mirren to bookend the Kilmarnock fixture.

Euan will be assisted by Douglas Ross and David Doig, with Kevin Graham on fourth official duties.  

The best of the action from tonight’s goalless draw with St Johnstone in the Development League.

Under-20s boss Stephen Craigan admitted his side were lacking composure as they drew 0-0 with St Johnstone in the Development League.

Following Sunday’s 9-0 victory in the Scottish Youth Cup, the Northern Irishman admitted his players looked a bit tired and didn’t hit their usual standards.

Speaking to MFC TV at full time, Craigan reflected on his side’s draw with the Saints. 

[pullquote]We didn’t get about the pitch the way we’d like to, we didn’t pass the ball the way we’d like to and we lacked composure.[/pullquote]

He said: “I don’t stand here very often and be critical of my players but I just thought that tonight the younger St Johnstone side wanted it more. 

Motherwell’s Under 20s failed to notch three points for just the third time this season. 

The Fir Parkers drew 0-0 with St Johnstone on a chilly November night at Forthbank Stadium in Stirling, just three days after bagging nine goals in the Scottish Youth Cup.

Stephen Craigan named five changes to his starting eleven, replacing Shaun Bowers, Kyle MacDonald, Dylan Falconer, James Scott and Alfie Agyeman with Liam Grimshaw, Stevie Hammell, Ross MacLean, Alex Fisher and Deimantas Petravičius. 

The visitors enjoyed the brighter start, going close inside the first minute of the game when Denny Johnstone’s header flashed narrowly wide of Peter Morrison’s goal.

Six minutes later, Saints threatened again as Craigan’s youngsters struggled to find a foothold in the game.

A whipped corner kick was flicked crucially away from danger by Barry Maguire, but, after a rocky start, the Steelmen eventually grew into the game after 15 minutes or so.

Liam Grimshaw and Ross MacLean linked up neatly down the right flank, with the former’s first time ball allowing the latter to send in a terrific cross, which Petravičius headed narrowly over the crossbar.

Ten minutes later, the Steelmen had the ball in the back of the net – only to be denied by the linesman’s flag.

Again, Grimshaw worked the ball neatly down the right, twisting beyond his man before sending a fizzing ball in to the feet of Fisher, who did well to take a touch and finish beyond MacKenzie, before having any form of celebration cut short.

Stephen Craigan was forced in to an early substitution five minutes from half time, when Liam Brown went down following a collision and limped off the park to be replaced by Shaun Bowers.

Much like in the first half, St Johnstone started the second period brightly and nearly took the lead.

A low cross found Sean Struthers just inside the box, who sent a low effort narrowly wide of the far post.

MacLean worked himself some space on the left flank, affording the youngster a yard to send in a pinpoint cross, but it narrowly evaded Petravičius in the box.

Davie Turnbull went closest to finding the breakthrough when his strike from 20 yards was tipped brilliantly over the bar by MacKenzie, resulting in a corner for the ‘Well.

From the following set piece, Hammell’s pin-point delivery was nodded on to the bar by Fisher as Craigan’s side started to gain some momentum in the Development League clash.

In the 73^rd minute though, Motherwell should have taken the lead.

Bowers burst positively beyond his marker in the box before cutting back for Petravičius, but the Lithuanin struck his effort off target from ten yards.

Two minutes later, the duo linked up again. This time it was the substitute who got on the end of the forward’s cross. Unfortunately though, Bowers’ header flashed narrowly wide of the target.

With just five minutes remaining, the visitors should have snatched the lead when a glorious opportunity fell at the feet of Kyle McClean. But from six yards and with just Morrison to beat, the midfielder miscued his effort past the post and the Steelmen were spared.

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Motherwell FC is delighted to announce the appointment of Grant Russell as the club’s new Communications Manager.

Grant will be responsible for managing our club media output, PR and communications and marketing.

He joins from STV, where he has spent the last eight years working on their sport channels in digital media and TV. He helped establish STV Sport as one of the country’s leading websites, before crossing to STV News to be their Sports News Correspondent. Previously he worked with Livingston FC.

Grant, who started his new role this week, said: “I’m delighted to be joining Motherwell at such an exciting time for the club.

[pullquote]This is one of Scotland’s most innovative and creative clubs and I’m looking forward to working with the team to create an even better offering for our supporters.[/pullquote]

“I want to bring fans even closer to the club by improving our communications with you, come up with new ways to excite you about what is going on at Fir Park, and give you as much access and insight as possible into what it’s like to be part of this club.

“What makes Motherwell a fantastic place to be is its strong links with its supporters and the local community, and the hard-working mentality and desire to be the best that you see both on and off the pitch. It’s great to be here.”

Chief Operating Officer Alan Burrows added: “I’m delighted Grant has joined us and he will certainly add considerably to the off-field team we have at Motherwell.

“The position around Communications and PR hasn’t been filled since 2014, but Grant will also assist in a much wider remit that also covers club media, marketing and fan communication.

“His valuable experience of working for a club and also with a news broadcaster will hopefully improve our links with the Scottish media and enhance our club communication across various channels.”

You can follow Grant on Twitter @grantrussell_

‘Well duo Allan Campbell and Chris Cadden have been called up to the Scotland squad for the upcoming under-21 UEFA Championship Qualifiers. 

The pair have impressed in claret and amber this season, meriting a place in Scot Gemmill’s squad for the recent clashes with Latvia. 

Sadly, despite a goal for Cadden, the Scot’s lost 3-1 at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium.

Allan Campbell, wearing his familiar number 22 shirt, lined up in the middle of the park for the very first time.

And Cadden, who has been a regular feature for the U21s over the last year, grabbed his first Scotland goal in the 79th minute, picking up the ball after good work from Swansea’s Oli McBurnie and slotting home from ten yards out.

England were two to the good by that point, thanks to goals from Spurs’ Josh Onomah, and Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham, but when Cadden’s strike reduced the arrears, there was hope of a leveller.

Those were dashed within seconds when Liverpool’s Dominic Solanke tapped in a third from close range to ensure the points stayed in England.

It was a fantastic experience for the two young ‘Well lads, with a third academy graduate, Kilmarnock’s Dom Thomas, making it a hat-trick of starters for the Braidhurst Campus.

That was followed by victory over Latvia, when the Steelmen started again and impressed on the international stage. Cadden fired against the bar, going close to securing his second goal in a Scotland jersey, as Scot Gemmill’s youngsters won 2-0. 

The Latvian’s are up next on Friday, November 10, before a clash four days later with Ukraine on the 14th – both home fixtures for the Scot’s.

Motherwell under-20s return to Development League action on Wednesday night with a clash against St Johnstone. 

The youngsters head in to the match in fine form on the back of two consecutive 1-0 wins on the road in the league, over Falkirk and Kilmarnock.

But now the Fir Parkers are back at Forthbank Stadium and, following Sunday’s comprehensive 9-0 victory over Burntisland Shipyard in the Scottish Youth Cup, are on the hunt for a fourth straight victory in all competitions.

One point and one place separates Stephen Craigan’s side from league leaders Dundee, whilst St Johnstone come in to the match eleventh in the table on 7 points. 

The Fir Parkers have lost just once in the league this season, and are searching for a sixth victory in their eighth game of the campaign.

If you’re going to the match entry is free.

If you’re not making it, you can follow all of the action with live updates on twitter, as well as catch the report, match highlights and reaction online.

Kick off is at 6pm.

Highlights from Excelsior Stadium as Stephen Craigan’s youngsters win 9-0 against Burntisland Shipyard under-20s.

Under-20s boss Stephen Craigan hopes his players can take confidence from their third round SFA Youth Cup win over Burntisland Shipyard.

And despite the visiting side knocking out Livingston on their way to the third round, the youngsters cruised through the encounter to win 9-0.

Craigan admitted his side were rarely tested defensively but hopes his forwards can take confidence from the convincing victory.

[pullquote]Is it a little bit greedy at times? Yes. Is it a bit ruthless at times? Yes it is as well, but that’s the mind set we want them in, go and get goals, so if it gives them confidence then great.[/pullquote]

Speaking to MFC TV at full time, he said: “When you’re playing against a team and you’re dominating possession and there’s crosses coming in to the box, go and fill the box and go and get your opportunities to score goals.

“So if today can build their confidence, fine, because it’s something we’ve always spoke about in training, continually try to give them shooting drills and finishing drills and encourage them to shoot more often.”

He added: “You see young Cole Starrs come on and the only thing in his mind is to get goals. Is it a little bit greedy at times? Yes. Is it a bit ruthless at times? Yes it is as well, but that’s the mind set we want them in, go and get goals, so if it gives them confidence then great.”