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Motherwell have signed Josh Morris from Salford City.

The 30-year-old attacker, who operates on either side of a front three or deeper in midfield, has penned a two-year deal with the club.

“It’s great to have Josh here with us, he’s a player I know very well and he was an integral part of two successful teams I managed,” Graham Alexander said.

“He has great energy and a work ethic to match, a lovely left foot and real quality in the final third.

“I believe he’ll complement the type of players we already have here, and I’m sure he will enjoy his time at Motherwell.”

Morris came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers, where he broke into the first team in 2010. He went on to make 22 appearances for the Rovers, including six games in the Premier League.

In his time at Blackburn, he went on loan to Yeovil Town, Carlisle United and Fleetwood Town, where he first worked with Graham Alexander.

Morris departed Blackburn Rovers in 2015 to join Bradford City. He then moved onto Scunthorpe United where he reunited once again with the current Well gaffer. He scored 20 goals in his first season with The Iron and followed that up with 12 the following season in a prolific spell at Glanford Park.

Morris returned for another spell with Fleetwood Town before joining his most recent club Salford City in 2021.

His signing is subject to registration formalities. He will wear the number 23 shirt this season.

Tickets are now on sale for our friendly match against Partick Thistle on Saturday 16 July.

Away supporters will be housed in the Colin Weir stand, with tickets priced at £10 for adults and £5 for concessions and under 16s.

Partick Thistle have advised there will be no pay-at-the-gate entry and tickets can only be purchased online.

You can buy your tickets here.

Kick-off is 3pm at Firhill Stadium.

Graham Alexander reflects on the trip to Austria for pre-season.

He says his side have coped well with how far the coaching staff have pushed them.

The Motherwell manager reckons this week will help his side cope with mental fatigue that will hit them during the course of the season.

Alexander was also pleased to see his side come away with a victory in a bounce match at the facility on Friday to round off the week.

Motherwell are due to play either Bala Town of Wales or Sligo Rovers of Ireland in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Due to capacities at both club’s current nominated stadiums, we are expecting a limited number of tickets for the second leg match, due to take place on Thursday 28 July 2022.

We are inviting any 2022/23 season ticket holder to notify us of their wish to attend the match, be it in Wales or Ireland, by filling in the form at the link below.

If the number of applicants exceeds our allocation of tickets, we will conduct a random ballot of all those who have applied to ensure swift distribution.

There is an option to apply as a family should you wish to attend with Junior or Young Adult season ticket holder. Please list their full names and customer numbers, as instructed in question 5 of the form.

Ticket pricing will be confirmed in due course and successful supporters will be contacted with the option to buy once the fixture is confirmed

Click here to notify us of your wish to attend our UECL second qualifying round, second leg match.

Tickets for our UEFA Europa Conference League second round qualifying first leg match against either Bala Town or Sligo Rovers have gone on sale.

You can buy online now by clicking here.

The match is due to take place at Fir Park on Thursday 21 July, kick off is 7.45pm.

Confirmation of the opponent will come on Thursday 14 July, when the two teams complete their first round qualifying tie.

Prices for the match have been set as:

Please note that anyone who buys their season ticket on or after 1 July 2022 can still take advantage of the reduced Euro ticket discount, but must wait approximately 24 hours for the price reduction to be applied to the online ticketing system.

• Concessions are listed as 65 and over and full time students with a valid matriculation card.
• Young adults are 12 to 17 year olds
• Juniors are 11 and under.

The club will shortly issue a request for any 2022/23 season card holders who wish to attend the second leg match, either in Wales or in Ireland, to register their interest. If in the event that more fans register for a ticket than allocation available, the club will run a ballot of applicants to determine who is given a ticket.

Please note, dates of games are still subject to change pending results of other first round qualifying matches.

We will face Partick Thistle in a friendly match at Firhill Stadium on Saturday 16 July.

Kick-off is 3pm.

Ticket information will be released in due course.

Former Manchester City and Cardiff City player Andy Dibble is our new head of goalkeeping. 

The 57-year-old Welshman joins as part of Graham Alexander’s backroom staff after leaving Cardiff City in May, where he spent five seasons as goalkeeping coach.

Dibble has three caps for his country and enjoyed a successful 24-year playing career before transitioning into coaching.

“It is exciting to join up with Graham and the rest of the coaching staff,” Dibble said.

“I am looking forward to the season ahead and getting to know everyone.”

The former Rangers goalkeeper was the goalkeeping coach at Cardiff City when they got promoted to the Premier League in 2017.

“I’m delighted to welcome Andy to the club as head of goalkeeping,” manager Graham Alexander added.

“He has vast knowledge as a coach & his top level experience from his playing days will certainly help our keepers. Having experienced the Scottish game before, I know how excited he is to join us and help us keep progressing.”

Defender Paul McGinn is our second summer signing. 

The 31-year-old versatile defender made 34 appearances last season for Hibernian, whilst also earning his first Scotland cap against Austria in September.

McGinn joins on a one year deal with the club.

“We’re very happy that Paul has agreed to join us and add to our defensive options,” manager Graham Alexander said.

“He has proven quality in the Premiership and his playing record is excellent since coming back to Scotland.

“I feel we’ve brought in a talented and motivated player, whose character and experience will be very important to us.”

McGinn started his career at Queen’s Park where he came through the youth ranks before making his first team debut in 2009. After impressing at the spiders, he earned a move to Premiership side St Mirren in 2012.

Once gaining valuable game time and experience on loan, he moved to Dundee in 2014 before making the move south of the border to Chesterfield in 2016.

McGinn returned to Scotland in 2017 where has since played for Partick Thistle, St Mirren and Hibernian.

Motherwell will start their 2022/23 cinch Premiership campaign away to St Mirren.

The match will take place on Saturday 30 July at St Mirren Park. There is the possibility this will be moved to Sunday 31 July due to our Europa Conference League fixture.

Our first cinch Premiership match at Fir Park will be against St Johnstone on 6 August at 3pm.

All fixtures in the 2022/23 season are subject to change, depending on TV selections and participation in European competitions.

The Steelemen will take on St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on 12 November in our final match before the winter shutdown, which runs for the duration of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

The 2022/23 campaign will run until the weekend of 27 May 2023, with split fixtures starting on the weekend of 6 May 2023.

UEFA have confirmed we will open our 2022/23 Europa Conference League campaign at home.

Motherwell will take on the winners of Bala Town and Sligo Rovers in the second qualifying round at Fir Park on Thursday July 21.

The second leg is due to take place on Thursday 28 July.

If Bala Town are our opponents in the second qualifying round, there are various permutations.

Should Bala Town and Welsh outfit Newtown both reach the Europa Conference League second qualifying round, and should The New Saints reach the second qualifying round of the Champions League, our second leg fixture against Bala Town will take place on Tuesday 26 July.

Also, if Bala Town and Newtown both reach the Europa Conference League second qualifying round, and should The New Saints drop into the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, the tie will be reversed.

This would mean, the first leg of our Europa Conference League tie against Bala Town would take place away from home on 21 July, with the second leg to be played at Fir Park on Tuesday 26 July.

Should we face Sligo Rovers in the tie, we will play the away leg on Thursday 28 July.

Our opponents will be confirmed on 14 July, after the first round of qualifying matches are concluded.

Bala Town have confirmed that Park Hall Stadium will be their home venue for their European matches this season.

Kick-off times and ticket information will be communicated in due course.