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  • First team

    Allan Campbell glad to be out of cold storage

  • Club

    We’re putting Christmas lights up in Motherwell and Wishaw

  • First team

    Callum Lang looks ahead to Hibernian

  • First team

    ‘We’ve an opportunity to build’

  • Club

    Contribute to our Food Bank collection

  • Club

    Don’t miss out on limited edition Motherwell FC Loch Lomond whisky

  • Women

    Rangers next in SWPL1

  • First team

    Storylines: Motherwell v Hibernian

  • Reserves & Under 18s

    Loan Report: Experience gained for PJ Morrison

  • First team

    How to watch Motherwell v Hibernian

  • First team

    Allan Campbell glad to be out of cold storage

    Allan Campbell glad to be out of cold storage

    Fans across the country have felt isolated and removed from their matchday rituals.

    Sitting on sofas from the safety of your own home, watching a stream of your team from a distance has proven to be a necessary, if not deeply frustrating, process.

    With that in mind, spare a thought for Allan Campbell.

    For the last two weeks, the Motherwell midfielder was confined to his family home after being deemed a close contact of former clubmate David Turnbull, who contracted Covid-19 while on Scotland Under 21 duty.

    It led to Campbell and Barry Maguire having to self isolate for two weeks at short notice before the double header with St Johnstone, a pair of matches a victory escaped the Steelmen in.

    “It’s been the most frustrating thing,” said Campbell. “I’ve had to watch the games in the living room with my dad. It’s annoying because you want to be out there affecting things and helping the team try and get results.

    “But you have to be grateful given everything that’s going on in the world that I’m safe, healthy and raring to go again.

    “At least if you’re injured you can try and get back into the team and accept that there’s nothing you can do. You can focus on trying to get back. But I was feeling absolutely fine, and I couldn’t help.

    “When you’re 100% okay it’s a bit strange and hard to get used to, you think ‘I’m absolutely fine’. But you just have to deal with it and carry on.”

    It’s not in Campbell’s nature not to be competitively involved. Instead, he’s used the time to reflect and keep fit at home.

    He added: “I was quite calm. I was just watching the team and what they are doing and asking myself what I’d have done if I was playing.

    “Obviously you are cheering the boys on. There’s a frustration when they don’t score, or miss a chance or something. But that’s just the passion you have for the club. I just was desperate to get back around the place again.”

    Motherwell’s resurgence has stalled somewhat in recent weeks.

    Before the international break, a plucky performance against Celtic went unrewarded, while a draw and defeat with Saints, including a League Cup exit, has slowed the Fir Park side’s progress.

    However, Campbell, who is due to be available for selection against Hibernian, remains confident that the only way is up for Stephen Robinson’s men.

    “We have had a lot of good performances,” he said. “There’s a lot of quality in the team, and I think just trying to get a run going is the main thing. We want to put in consistent showings to climb the table.

    “We know we need to focus on each game at a time. In football, if you do the basics well you can prosper, and that’s what we want to do now.”

    Campbell’s international break was a bittersweet one for the midfielder.

    The 22-year-old, who has 22 caps for the U21s, is now too old for the age group after three years of service culminated in just falling short of qualification for the European Championships.

    However, despite progress being snatched away in his final game by defeat in Greece, Campbell says he will cherish his time with Scot Gemmill’s squad for the rest of his career.

    “That’s me too old for them now,” he said.

    “It was emotional. Because we put so much into the campaign and we had a brilliant team, we felt we could do really well. We did to a certain extent, but we came up just one game short.

    “It’s something that I’ll learn from. You take the highs and lows in football and carry them on for the rest of your career. It’s a great learning experience for me.

    “I’ve had the honour of representing my country and playing against top, top players in my age group. It’ll stand me in good stead for the rest of my career.

    “Phil Foden is probably the best I’ve played against who has now kicked on. You can see his quality at Man City.

    “From a young age, you could see that. When I played against him you could tell he had class. I always look at his game, try to take wee bits from it and pay attention to what he is doing and take it into my game as well.”

    Inspiration for his next step on the international stage is not too far away.

    With team-mates Declan Gallagher and Stephen O’Donnell both national heroes after helping Steve Clarke’s side qualify for Euro 2020, Campbell is keen to soak up as much as he can to help propel himself into Clarke’s thoughts for the senior side.

    “You always try and learn from the older boys and those who have played against top-quality players,” he said. “That’s part and parcel of training with these guys every day.

    “For me, my dream now is to make that step up. That comes from hard work and doing well for Motherwell. Seeing Deccy and SOD doing what they’ve done, it shows me there is a platform there if you can do well.

    “That’s my aim. Keep my head down, work hard at Motherwell, and hopefully my chance will come.”

  • Club

    We’re putting Christmas lights up in Motherwell and Wishaw

    We’re putting Christmas lights up in Motherwell and Wishaw

    There will be Christmas lights in Motherwell and Wishaw in 2020.

    We will make sure that the communities nearest to our home will enjoy a semblance of normality this December, after North Lanarkshire Council had to make the difficult decision to remove festive lighting due to budget constraints.

    Motherwell Football Club, together with our partners Phoenix Specialist Solutions, have agreed with the council that we can start putting lights up on the main streets of both towns this weekend and next.

    “When we heard that our area would have to go without Christmas lights this year, we wanted to see if we could help,” Motherwell chairman Jim McMahon said.

    “North Lanarkshire Council had indicated they would work with community groups to find solutions where possible and, after discussions, we are grateful they have provided us with the lights so we can put them up around the two towns.

    “During these challenging and unusual times, we hope that seeing the lights can bring community spirit and a sense of normality to people in our local area.”

    David Clark, managing director of Phoenix Specialist Solutions, added: “When Motherwell FC explained the situation to us, we were determined to step in and help.

    “Using our expertise in street lighting, we were able to provide a quick solution that makes sure the people of Motherwell and Wishaw can enjoy seeing some of the Christmas lights up.”

  • First team

    Callum Lang looks ahead to Hibernian

    “We need to focus on what’s ahead of us and try push up the league.”

    Callum Lang talks about recent form and taking on a Hibs side who lie just ahead in the Premiership.

  • First team

    ‘We’ve an opportunity to build’

    “It gives us an opportunity to build.”

    The Motherwell boss talks about six points gained, and the chance to use it as an incentive to push further up the table.

  • Club

    Contribute to our Food Bank collection

    Contribute to our Food Bank collection

    We are opening a collection point at Fir Park for the Basics Food Bank in Motherwell.

    We ask all supporters to do what they can to help those in need in our local community.

    Our collection point will be in operation at the Davie Cooper Stand on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December from 2pm to 7pm, and on Saturday 12 December from 9am to 1pm.

    Stewards will direct you on arrival at the Davie Cooper Stand to drop donations inside the stadium. Thank you.

    Items which are in particular demand are:

    • Tinned potatoes.
    • Tinned carrots.
    • Tinned sweetcorn.
    • Tinned meat.
    • Tinned tuna.
    • Tinned hotdogs.
    • Tinned baked beans.
    • Tinned fruit.
    • Savoury rice.
    • Super noodles.
    • UHT Longlife milk semi-skimmed.
  • Club

    Don’t miss out on limited edition Motherwell FC Loch Lomond whisky

    Don’t miss out on limited edition Motherwell FC Loch Lomond whisky

    We’re down to our last few bottles of our limited edition Motherwell FC Loch Lomond 10-year-old single malt.

    Our whisky partners Lomond Group made a special run of 500 bottles for fans to enjoy but they’ve been snapped up fast. Get yours now to avoid missing out.

    Priced at just £50 with free delivery included, you can order yours now.

    This single malt has been created by Michael Henry, Loch Lomond’s Master Blender. He chose two single casks and married them together to create this wonderful single malt.

    Matured in American Oak casks from Loch Lomond’s own on-site cooperage, it delivers fruity and honey-sweet malt with some hints of toffee and warming cinnamon spice.

    This whisky opens on a gentle honeyed sweetness with green apple, pear and fresh vanilla. There is some juicy peach and apricot with chewy toffee, then warming cinnamon spice on the finish.

  • Women

    Rangers next in SWPL1

    Rangers next in SWPL1

    Motherwell play their penultimate match before the SWPL1 winter shutdown with a trip to face Rangers.

    Kick-off on Sunday 6 December at the Rangers Training Complex is at 3pm.

    The match, which is closed to supporters, will be broadcast live on RangersTV.

    Tale of the tape

    The four meetings between Motherwell and Rangers have been keenly-contested affairs to date.

    The first came in the SWPL Cup in 2018, as second-tier Motherwell lost 1-0 away from home.

    Since then, a 3-3 home draw in their first league encounter was followed by a 4-3 win for Rangers, and a 3-1 victory for the Light Blues thereafter.

    Form guide

    Rangers have won four of their five SWPL1 fixtures this season, finding themselves level on points with Celtic and three points off leaders Glasgow City.

    A home victory to Hearts was followed by away wins at Spartans, Hibernian and Forfar Farmington. The one black mark came in a 1-0 home loss to Celtic.

    Motherwell have one win from a difficult opening five games, which came in a 3-0 thumping of Hearts away from home.

    A chance to make an impact

    “Our two games before the break are Rangers away and Celtic at home,” said manager Eddie Wolecki Black.

    “Both have made strides to improve in the last year and they are in good form this year. But we are definitely capable of getting something from the match.

    “We’ve shown this season we have the ability to trouble any team we come up against. We will head to Glasgow in a positive frame of mind.”

  • First team

    Storylines: Motherwell v Hibernian

    Storylines: Motherwell v Hibernian

    Scottish Premiership action returns to Fir Park on Saturday, with Hibernian coming calling to ML1.

    These are the storylines going into the match.

    Home form

    Motherwell are unbeaten in their last three matches at Fir Park against Hibs.

    A 0-0 draw last time out came off the back of a 3-0 win at the start of the 2019/20 campaign, and a 1-0 victory in January 2019.

    Prolific on their travels

    While Hibs lost their last away game at Aberdeen, before that they were in terrific form on the road.

    In all competitions in the 2020/21 season, Jack Ross’ men have won seven out of 10, drawing one and losing two.

    Top six ambitions

    A win for Stephen Robinson’s side on Saturday can lift them to within two points of fourth-placed Hibernian.

    Hibs meanwhile could leapfrog Aberdeen into third with a victory and, depending on results elsewhere, could move to within one point of second-placed Celtic.

  • Reserves & Under 18s

    Loan Report: Experience gained for PJ Morrison

    Loan Report: Experience gained for PJ Morrison

    PJ Morrison faced arguably the toughest test of his young career at the weekend.

    The goalkeeper, performing well for League One leaders Falkirk on loan, found himself pitched against a rampant Rangers team in the Betfred Cup last 16.

    In the end, the Glasgow side ran out 4-0 winners but valuable experience was gained against Jermaine Defoe and company.

    Elsewhere, Jamie Semple was an unused sub for Cove Rangers in their 1-1 draw at Airdrie, while Sam Muir was also on the bench as Gretna won 1-0 against Berwick Rangers.

    Ross MacIver’s Greenock Morton weren’t in action at the weekend, while Harry Robinson remains on the sidelines.

  • First team

    How to watch Motherwell v Hibernian

    How to watch Motherwell v Hibernian

    There’s various ways to watch Motherwell v Hibernian on Saturday.

    If you’re in the UK or Republic of Ireland, a live stream of the game is available to buy on a pay-per-view basis for £12.

    Season ticket holders and international-based supporters can watch via their usual subscription at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.