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We have ten players who are out on loan, who all have been in action of late.

Ricki Lamie

Ricki Lamie has now made eight appearances for the Dee. A strong month of results has seen them climb to fifth in the standings.

He’s started five of the last six matches for Tony Docherty, and was an unused substitute against Livingston.

In those five starts, he’s been at the heart of the defence that has managed to keep four clean sheets.

Nathan McGinley

Nathan McGinley has missed the last five matches at Partick Thistle.

Ewan Wilson

Since our last update, Ewan Wilson has made two starts and one appearance from the bench. It’s been a tricky run of form for Stirling as they haven’t won in the last five games.

Despite this, in the congested league 1 table, Stirling are seventh in the table but will have one eye on a playoff spot that is only seven points away.

Sam Campbell

With ten appearances already to his name at Annan Athletic, Sam Campbell is continuing his development.

He’s made one appearance in the last four, as a second-half substitute against Edinburgh City.

Annan were on a difficult run of results, however have seen improvement recently as they drew their last two games.

Robbie Garcia

Cowdenbeath have three draws and two losses to their name in the last five, with Robbie Garcia not featuring in any for the blue brazil.

Barry Maguire

Barry Maguire is already closing in on 20 appearances for Kidderminster Harriers and has played close to 900 minutes of National League football in his time down south.

Despite currently sitting bottom of the National League standings, Maguire has been a regular feature for the Harriers.

They haven’t won in their last five matches.

Ross Tierney

Ross Tierney has started eight matches since our last update.

He’s scored once and assisted once in that time. Tierney scored in an FA Cup tie that was live on ITV against Sheppey United.

It’s now 16 appearances for Walsall in all competitions for Tierney with The Saddlers sitting in 17th place in League Two.

Adam MacDonald

Adam MacDonald has started three of the last six matches, and has been a substitute in two for Cowdenbeath.

The Blue Brazil are sitting in the middle of the pack in the Lowland League.

Robbie Mahon

Michael McIndoe took the reigns of Edinburgh City last month and has seen an improvement in form.

Mahon has started the last five matches and has put in some of man of the match performances. The winger has notched two assist in that time and bagged himself three goals, including a double against Alloa in their last outing.

City have closed the gap to ninth placed Annan as they look to get themselves off the bottom of the table.

Mark Ferrie

Ferrie has made three substitute appearances since our last update for Stenhousemuir. He picked up a head knock against Spartans and was left out of their last two games for precautionary reasons.

Stenny are flying high at the top of the tree in League Two, as they bid for a promotion push this season.

Defender Zander McAllister has been named in Scotland Under 16 squad. 

The up-and-coming stars travel to Wales next month for a triple header in the Victory Shield.

Their first match is against Wales in Denbigh on Monday 6 November before taking on Republic of Ireland on Wednesday 8 November.

Their third match is against Northern Ireland on Saturday 11 November.

Scotland finished second place in this tournament last time out, recording wins over Northern Ireland and Wales. However, a loss to Republic of Ireland meant they fell short of their ultimate goal and will look to go one better this time round.

• Wales v Scotland
• Denbigh Town FC, Denbigh
• Monday 6 November 
• 6pm kick off

• Scotland v Republic of Ireland
• Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay
• Wednesday 8 November 
• 12pm kick off

• Northern Ireland v Scotland
• Deeside Stadium, Connah’s Quay
• Saturday 11 November
• 11am kick off

We have ten players currently out on loan, who have been in action this past month. 

Ricki Lamie

Since his debut against St Johnstone, Ricki Lamie is yet to miss a minute of action for Dundee. Three draws and a defeat for the Dee leave them 10th in the cinch Premiership. The centre back picked up an assist in a 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock in September.

Their most recent game was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch against Ross County.

Nathan McGinley

Joining Partick Thistle on loan until January on the deadline day for loan deals, McGinley was thrown straight onto the bench for Thistle’s match against Dunfermline.

He would be an unused substitute against Dunfermline and was so again a week later, against Inverness CT.

Partick Thistle are currently third in the Championship, four points off the top with McGinley looking for regular game time having returned from a long-term injury this summer.

Ewan Wilson

Ewan Wilson made a loan switch to Stirling Albion and has wasted no time in making an impact at the Albion.

He made is debut against Cove Rangers in a 2-2 draw, where he played 80 minutes of the match before putting in a man of the match performance in Stirling’s 1-0 win against Queen of the South at Palmerston on Saturday.

The 18-year-old notched an assist as he continues his progression with the League 1 side for the remainder of the campaign with Stirling currently sitting fifth in the table.

Sam Campbell

Since our last loan update, Sam Campbell has found regular minutes tricky to come by with Annan Athletic.

The young centre-back has only featured once since 26 August, however that came last Saturday against Cove Rangers when he was a half time substitute.

Annan were 2-0 down at the half time stage, with Campbell coming on in the second half looking to stiffen the defensive line up, the Galabankies came close to an impressive comeback however narrowly lost the game 3-2.

Robbie Garcia

Robbie Garcia continues to work away at Cowdenbeath, with the 17-year-old now up to five appearances for the Lowland League side.

He played 77 minutes in their extra time win over Linlithgow Rose in the Scottish Cup and started again against Cumbernauld Colts the following week.

Garcia played 10 minutes in their last outing, which was a 3-2 win over Gretna which leaves the Blue Brazil 9th in the table.

Barry Maguire

It’s been a tricky start to the season for Kidderminster Harriers in the National League, with them currently sitting second bottom in the standings.

Despite this, Barry Maguire has been handed plenty minutes on the pitch so far. With nine appearances already for the Worcestershire side, Maguire has started five and been a substitute in four games.

A 1-0 win in their last outing against Wealdstone, could just be the trigger for a run of form. Maguire and Kidderminster are in FA Cup action this weekend, in the fourth qualifying round, against Ashton United.

Ross Tierney

Ross Tierney and Walsall are in action this evening in the EFL Cup, taking on Forest Green Rovers.

Since our last update, Walsall have played five matches, winning one, drawing one and losing three. Tierney recorded an assist in a 3-1 win against Bradford in that time, and has started all three of the last three games.

Adam MacDonald

Adam MacDonald has started the last three matches for Cowdenbeath, in all competitions.

The attacking midfielder has now racked up 10 appearances for the Lowland League side this season, scoring two goals in the process.

Robbie Mahon

Robbie Mahon has a new manager at Edinburgh City in the form of Michael McIndoe, who joined the club this week.

Mahon has made two substitute appearances in the last month, where he managed an assist for City’s only goal of the game against Kelty Hearts last weekend.

With ten appearances to his name this season, the new era at Edinburgh City starts against Hamilton Accies at New Douglas Park.

Mark Ferrie

Mark Ferrie made his debut for Stenhousemuir against Clyde in a 2-2 draw. The striker featured for 13 minutes as a second half substitute.

Stenny’s latest match against Elgin City was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Motherwell were held to a 1-1 draw with Dundee United this afternoon at K-Park in the Under 18s league. 

The first chance of the game came on seven minutes. Zack Tomany battled to bring the ball under control from a throw in, he worked half a yard on the edge of the box before registering a shot on target.

The game would begin to become cagey there after, with very for chances for either side presenting themselves.

In fact, the next chance of the game wouldn’t come until the 35th minute of the match when forward Tomany latched onto a through ball from Mikey Booth, the striker raced through on goal and his strike was saved onto the bar by the United keeper.

Four minutes later however, Dundee United were in front. Josh Bogan seemed to come out of his box to clear the ball but the referee adjudged his studs to be too high and awarded a free-kick. Dundee United’s number 10 stepped up and curled the ball into the net from the subsequent free kick.

With a lacklustre first half performance now behind them, Motherwell came out all guns blazing for the second half, drawing themselves level in the process. After sustained possession, Campbell Forest volleyed into the bottom left corner from the right edge of the box to bring the game level after 50 minutes.

Motherwell continued to push forward in search of a second and it nearly came on 65 minutes. Brannan McDermott got on the end of a pass forward on the right wing before crossing into the box, Booth cut the ball back and Devon Johnstone tried to volley home but his effort was just off target.

Nathan Lawson came off the bench and was involved in the action straight away on 73 minutes. He twisted and turned in the middle of the pitch before driving into the penalty area and unleashing a strike into the side netting.

Dundee United would see a header from a corner headed off the line in one of their very few chances in the second half but on 83 minutes, Motherwell had another effort. McDermott again getting forward from right-back, this time he crossed into the box and Lawson managed to lay the ball off for goalscorer Forest but this time, his strike went wide of the goal.

Motherwell came close to winning the game with the last attack of the match through midfielder Olly Whyte. Tomany kept the ball alive from a cross and laid it back to the midfielder, he shifted it onto his right foot and seen his low, driven effort saved by the keeper.

The game ended 1-1, with Motherwell much improved in the second period.

Motherwell team: Bogan, M.Ross, McDermott, Webb, Bone, Whyte, L.Ross, Forest, Tomany, Booth, Johnstone.

Motherwell subs: Lawson, McConnell, Wells, McLean, Flatman, Nelson, McAllister.

Full-back Robbie Garcia has joined Lowland League side Cowdenbeath on loan until January.

He will join up with Adam MacDonald, who is also on loan at the club.

Named on the bench against St Mirren on Saturday, Garcia heads out in search of first-team minutes.

Best of luck, Robbie.

Our Under 18 side returned to competitive action on Friday against Kilmarnock at K-Park. 

The match ended 2-1 to the visitors, despite a Campbell Forest equaliser on the hour mark. Andy Miller and Zander Craik scored on either side of half time.

The first big chance of the game was presented to Devon Johnston of Motherwell. A slack backpass to the Kilmarnock keeper didn’t have enough power on it to reach Armour, Johnston pressed and tackled the keeper but the ball fizzed away from danger.

There would be a large stoppage in play when Arran Bone collided with Gilmour in the air. The Kilmarnock youngster was knocked out cold and treated immediately on the pitch. We wish him a speedy recovery.

At the restart, Mikey Booth went close. A free-kick from 25 yards wasn’t dealt with by the keeper who spilled the effort wide for a corner.

Max Ross was presented with a chance from a corner kick after Forest kept the ball alive in the area, but the defender blazed high and wide.

Miller opened the scoring for Killie after some continued pressure on the ‘Well backline. The centre-back connected well from a corner kick and knocked the ball in off the crossbar and past Josh Bogan. 1-1 half time.

The Motherwell keeper was called into action shortly into the second half. On 55 minutes, he made the stop from Craik’s header back across goal and his defence subsequently cleared the danger.

Substitute Harry McLean quickly made an impact from the bench shortly after. He carried the ball into the Kilmarnock penalty area and was brought down and awarded a penalty. Despite the keeper going the right way, Forest converted to get his side onto level terms.

However, seconds later, Kilmarnock were back in front. Craik converted up the other end from a free-kick awarded straight from the restart and Kilmarnock were ahead again.

Motherwell pursued an equaliser but couldn’t find the goal and ended up losing narrowly to the young Ayrshire side.

Motherwell team: Bogan, Garcia, McDermott, Ross, Bone, Flatman, Whyte, Forest, Tomany, Booth, Johnston.

Motherwell subs: Lawson, McQuarrie, Webb, McLean, Simpson, Arnott.

Our under 18 side took on Rangers this afternoon at K-Park, with the game ending 5-2 to the hosts.

Mikey Booth was at the double, with Ross Nelson and Campbell Forest getting on the scoresheet for the ‘Well.

Willox had the first opening of the game after two minutes. The winger found himself on the ball 1v1 against McDermott. He went to the byline and drove his shot into the side netting.

Just a minute later, Adamson went through on goal but tried to dink the ball over Bogan, however his strike went over the bar.

Mikey Booth twas he first to force Greigh Thackray in the Rangers net into action. His first free kick of the match was saved after five minute.

On 12 minutes, we had the opener. Brannan McDermott went on a mazy run and was fouled on the edge of the box. Booth stepped up again and this time found the back of the net. 1-0.

Nine minutes later, it was two. Ross Nelson drilled the ball home into the bottom corner from the edge of the box to give the young ‘Well a two goal advantage.

Motherwell continued to put on the pressure and on 25 minutes, all eyes turned to the referee. Josh Bogan played long and Luca Ross latched onto the ball, he was pulled down by the Rangers defender, seemingly stopping a goalscoring opportunity. The referee awarded a free kick but pulled out a yellow card only.

Booth stepped up from the resulting free kick and once again found the back of the net. 3-0.

On 36 minutes, the referee was the centre point. Skipper Grant, already on a booking, fouled L.Ross again. The referee conferred with Richard Foster but maintained it was only a foul and no yellow.

On 41 minutes however, it wad 4-0. Booth again at the heart of it, drove forward, slipped the ball to L.Ross who dropped the shoulder and fired into the bottom corner.

It was a quieter start to the second half with very few openings in the stages.

The first chance was presented to Rangers forward Eadie. He tried to latch onto a through but Bogan was down first to gather.

On 65 minutes, it was 5-0. Campbell Forest continued to press a back pass to the Rangers keeper, nicked in and was able to tap into an empty net.

Two minutes later, Rangers got one back. The Gers (18) forward was played through and he finished into the far corner to make it 5-1.

77 minutes, Rangers had a second. Curtis was allowed to drive forward and cut inside. He unleashed a left footed strike that flew past Bogan to make it 5-2.

The game ended 5-2 to Motherwell, rounding off a good afternoon’s work in East Kilbride.

Motherwell team: Bogan, Garcia, McDermott, M.Ross, Bone, Williamson (75′), Nelson (82′), Forest, L.Ross, Booth (60′), Johnstone (60′).

Motherwell subs: McQuarrie (GK), Tomany (60′), Webb (75′), McAllister (60′), Simpson (82’).

Midfielder Adam MacDonald has joined Lowland League side Cowdenbeath on a season-long loan. 

The 17-year-old academy product has joined up with Calum Eliot and his side, with the Blue Brazil having already started their season.

Best of luck for the season ahead, Adam.