07/04/2010

A table to be proud of (if you're Motherwell)

Yep, Motherwell are sitting proudly on top of the Fair Play League, otherwise known as the nancyboy way to get into Europe.

In previous years Kilmarnock (1999) and Motherwell (2009) both qualified for the Europa League, which was still called the UEFA Cup when Killie took part.

The Ayrshire club lasted two whole rounds, defeating KR Reykjavik 3-0 on aggregate before succumbing 5-0 on aggregate  to German side Kaiserslautern.

Motherwell's dreams of European glory last season seemed to have crashed against the rocks against Welsh side LLanelli in the first leg in Motherwell and the first leg against Albanian side Flamurtari, but a stirring performance in the second legs against both teams saw them through; the Steelmen eventually went out to Steaua Bucharest.

It's refreshing to see Aberdeen excel at something at last. If we can just get someone sent off against Rangers tonight (something not exactly beyond the realms of the impossible) we can pip Hearts to the bottom of the table.

Also of interest if the amount of 'bottom half' clubs that make up the top six. You would expect Killie, Accies and St Mirren, teams for whom every game is a battle for survival to get stuck in about the opposition and rack up the yellows and reds like it's no ones business, yet they're amongst the better behaved sides.

Judging by the teams that make up the bottom half of this table, poor discipline is clearly an East-coast thing, with Aberdeen and Dundee United joining the two Edinburgh sides.

So, can anyone name the player sent off for Motherwell and the game in which it happened?

1 comment:

  1. Giles Coke for a horror tackle on Darren Barr in a 0-0 draw at the Falkirk Stadium

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