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The club can confirm the following squad changes as of Wednesday 1st June 2011.

Leaving the club after their contracts expire will be:

4. Maurice Ross
21. Angelis Charalambous
23. Esteban Casagolda
24. Francis Jeffers
27. Steven Meechan
35. Liam Sloan (U19)
44. Gavin Griffin (U19)
45. Bradley Halsman (U19)

Also leaving the club following completion of their loans are:

17. Steve Jones
22. Gavin Gunning

The following players have been offered extended terms:

5. Stephen Craigan
8. Steve Jennings
12. Lee Hollis
28. Steve Howarth
32. Jamie Pollock
34. Tom Bradley
36. Ross McKinnon

Motherwell Football Club would like to sincerely thank all the players who are leaving the club for their efforts whilst at Fir Park and wish them every success in the future careers.

One of Motherwell’s first pre-season games of the 2011/2012 season will be at Dumbarton’s Strathclyde Homes Stadium.

The game, arranged as part of the deal that will see young Nicky Devlin join up at Fir Park for next season, will take place on Saturday July 9th.

A combination of first-team players and U19 prospects will play in the match with former Sons loans Ross Forbes and Jordan Halsman likely to feature.

Further information on kick-off times and ticketing arrangements will be confirmed soon.

‘Well boss Stuart McCall has admitted he would love to retain the services of Blackburn defender Gavin Gunning for the forthcoming season.

The Republic of Ireland U21 star spent the last five months of the season at Fir Park and performed terrifically well.

Now McCall hopes the 19-year old can form part of his plans for next term, but knows he is at the mercy of Stevie Kean and Blackburn Rovers.

“Gavin came up and did really well for us,” said McCall, talking to the Daily Express.

“He is still only nineteen but he came in and did a good job in a number of positions. I plan to speak to Blackburn to see what they plan to do with Gavin.

“He is in the last year of his contract and so it will be down to Rovers. I’m not sure if they want to put him back out on loan or keep him.

“I know the lad enjoyed it at Motherwell last season, so that will hopefully work in our favour.”

With the 2011/2012 campaign over and no more league action until July it’s going to be a long seven weeks.

Not to worry! You can start looking forward to the 2011/2012 season from June 17th with the brand new Motherwell SMS Text alerts service – “motherwellMobileZone”.

And the first alert will be our fixtures direct to your mobile – no matter where you are or what you are doing, we’ll send you our fixtures first, BEFORE they’re released online.

Simply text CLUB MWELL to 88442* you’ll receive the below benefits:

– First 4 fixtures of the season plus other key dates.

There’s no need to wait, sign up today and get our new season fixtures first.

*Premium SMS subscription is available for UK only. Texts costs 25p/text. This is part of the text alerts’ Gold package.

** The launch of the full Mobile Text Service which includes Team Line Ups, Goals, Half/Full Time Scores, Red Cards, Breaking News and Match Quotes will follow shortly.

Motherwell will make a welcome return to Masters football when the Selco Northern Masters kicks off at Braehead Arena on June 12th.

The Steelmen were losing Scottish finalists in 2005 and 2006 before eventually winning the tournament in 2007. Over 300 fans travelled south to Manchester for the Grand Final two months later but the Claret and Amber men fell to host club Man Utd at the first hurdle, after what can only be described as some questionable calls from the match official Jeff Winter!

‘Well were back at it again in 2008, but missed out on the Scottish Final for the first time, falling behind Rangers and Celtic on goals scored after all three teams finished on equal points with a level goal difference.

Surprisingly, that was the end of Motherwell’s involved in Masters Football – until now!

The Selco Masters Cup returns to the Braehead Arena this June with six of the best teams in the region ready to battle it out for the Northern Masters title and the chance to qualify for September’s Grand Final.

Captained by ‘Well Legend Stevie Kirk, ‘Well boast such names as Scott Leitch and Brian Martin. Masters regulars Eddie May, Paul Harvey and Ally Graham return whilst Mark ‘Mavis’ Reilly and Colin Meldrum will make their Motherwell “debut”.

For full event information, team news and ticket prices, visit www.mastersfootball.com.

‘Well fans have until close of business today to take up the fantastic ‘Early Bird’ discount on Season Tickets.

It has been an absolutely fantastic last year for the Fir Pakers with a Co-operative Insurance Cup Semi Final, a top-six finish and, on Saturday, a Scottish Cup Final.

You can help us repeat that by backing Stuart McCall and the lads in 2011/2012.

Incredibly, you can save as much as £637 as compared to pay-at-the-gate prices each week*and an adult and two juveniles ticket in the Davie Cooper Stand costs just £290

That’s not where the value ends though… Other than demonstrating your loyalty to Motherwell Football Club, why else should you become a Season Ticket Holder at Fir Park for 2011/12?

Here’s why:

• Claim up to two Under 16 season tickets absolutely free of charge in the Davie Cooper Stand.
• Hire any of our fabulous function suites at Fir Park free of charge!
• Get priority purchasing (if required) for tickets for European or Cup games.
• New for 2011/12: Through our new WELLevate scheme, claim a Under 12 season ticket absolutely free of charge in either the East or Phil O’Donnell Stands.
• New for 2011/12: Take advantage of our new scheme which entitles any Season Ticket holder to a range of discounts and offers from a variety of businesses throughout Lanarkshire and beyond including McDonalds, KFC, Brewers Fayre, Subway, Livingwell Health Club, Evans Halshaw, Pizza Hut and many, many more…

Easier to buy…

As ever, we’ve made buying your Motherwell Season Ticket as easy as possible. We will, once again, run the interest free option where fans can spread payments over four months (May, June, July and August) without incurring any additional charges.

If you want to spread payments, Zebra Finance will also return to offer the facility to pay over a 10-month period (19.9% APR).

How to buy…

• Pop into the Fir Park Ticket Office now.
• Phone our Ticket Office hotline on 01698 333 333 (Option 2).
• Book online at: http://motherwellfc.iristickets.co.uk/

Prices…

For a full price breakdown, Click Here

*Based on the 1x Adult and 2x Free Juvenile Season Ticket comparing to pay-at-the-gate prices of 15 Standard Games, 4 Premium Games and 1 Cup game (Cup game price average of £15 for adults and £5 for concessions).

Fans should note that the offices at Fir Park will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday (30th May 2011).

They will re-open again as usual on Tuesday morning at 9.15am.

However, the Club Shop located within the Cooper Stand will be open as normal – 9.30am to 4pm.

>> Standard Chapman Building Opening Hours

Following last Saturday’s Scottish Cup Final, the club understand that there were a number of issues surrounding the return transport to Fir Park.

We would like to assure fans that an investigation into these issues has already been launched and the club will report the outcome in due course.

Motherwell FC can today confirm John Sutton has opted to leave the club on freedom of contract to sign for SPL side Hearts.

The club offered 27-year old Sutton the best contract it could but he has chosen to sign a deal with the Gorgie club.

‘Well boss Stuart McCall added, “We are obviously disappointed to lose John but it’s not the end of the world.

“We have been preparing for this and already have several irons in the fire. This club, over the last seven or eight seasons, have had a seemingly endless list of quality strikers including James McFadden, Scott McDonald, David Clarkson, Ross McCormack, Chris Porter, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Nick Blackman – all of them hitting double figures in one season.

“I am absolutely certain we will, once again, be able to find a more than capable replacement.”

The club would like to thank John for his effort during his three years at Fir Park and wish him the best for his future career.

The Motherwell Community Trust has launched a brand new kit for kids taking part in any one of the numerous courses that run throughout the week.

Available for just £17 (or £14 if you trade in an old Community kit), the ‘RESPECT’ kit consists of a stylish amber top with claret and white flashes at the shoulders along with all-claret shorts.

You can purchase the kit from the Community Trust offices, located in the Davie Cooper Stand, from 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm Monday to Friday (or late night on a Thursday until 8pm).

Meanwhile, kids who attend the Bank of Scotland Midnight League on a Friday night at Wishaw Sports Centre should note that from this Friday (27th May), the class will move to the Fir Park Astro (7pm – 9pm).

>> Bank of Scotland Midnight League