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Stuart McCall is eager to recapture some of the excellent early league form his side have shown when they face an improved Inverness side tomorrow.

The visitors will, no doubt, be smarting from ‘Well’s October smash and grab victory in the Highlands; Tom Hateley curling in a superb last minute winner to sink the hearts of the Caley faithful.

Returning to SPL duty after last week’s William Hill Scottish Cup win over Queen’s Park, McCall has been left frustrated by his sides recent dip in league form.

[pullquote]We know on their day Inverness can be a threat but it’s what we do.[/pullquote]

“We need to bounce back,” said McCall. “We’ve had two disappointing, not just results, but performances.”

“Even though they are two tough places to go (Tynecastle and Ibrox), we expect us to do better than we did at Hearts and Rangers. It wasn’t good enough and the lads are desperate after a good weeks training to get out there and put in a good performance.

“We know on their day Inverness can be a threat but it’s what we do.

“We’ve got to get at teams, score goals, create chances and play attacking football. With the players that we’ve got and the players that will be out there tomorrow, they’re under no illusion of what is expected of them and as I’ve said they’ve trained well this week and they’re all fired up.”

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Patrons who normally use the Fir Park School car park on matchdays should note that it will be out of use for Saturday’s match against Inverness.

All parties who are usually in this car park will be re-allocated to the Knowetop Car Park behind the East Stand.

Anyone with any queries should contact the Ticket Office as soon as is possible

Motherwell FC are today mourning the death of vice-chairman Bill Dickie, who sadly passed away last night.

Dickie, a former President of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and Chairman of Motherwell Football Club between 2003 and 2008, was one the longest serving directors in Scottish football with over 30 years of service.

He was also a renowned architect and operated from his business on Hamilton Road, just minutes from Fir Park.

Commenting, Chief Executive Leeann Dempster said, “Everyone is absolutely devastated by Bill’s sudden passing.

“He was one of those characters that was so bright and bubbly; it has come as a great shock to everyone at Fir Park.

“Indeed, just last Saturday he was in and around the club for the Scottish Cup clash with Queen’s Park being his usual self. He was being very positive about the team and the future of the club in his own unique style.

“It goes without saying that we would like to pass on our deepest condolences to Bill’s family and close friends at this very sad time.”

Motherwell Football Club will host a tribute to Bill at Saturday’s SPL clash with Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Fir Park.

Referee for Saturday’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Inverness CT at Fir Park will be Bobby Madden.

It will be Bobby’s first ever time in charge of the Steelmen, despite being on the FIFA list for two years and regularly handling SPL matches for 18 months now.

The 33-year old has been fourth official on a number of occasions, most recently against Dundee Utd in the SPL back in April and the Semi Final with St Johnstone at Hampden some two weeks later.

The whistler has taken charge of games in all four domestic divisions this campaign and both Cup competitions, the most notable being Celtic’s 2-1 win over Dunfermline and Rangers’ victory over Inverness by the same scoreline.

His most recent appointment came last weekend when he was the man in the middle for Hibs’ narrow 3-2 win over Cowdenbeath at Central Park in the William Hill Scottish Cup.

Madden was at the centre of controversy last month when he was forced to cancel a game between Dunfermline and Kilmarnock at East End Park due to thick fog. Unfortunately, at kick-off, the worst had cleared and he was on the end of some severe, and, it has to be said, over-the-top criticism from some quarters when it was an extremely difficult and unpredictable call.

He was also in charge for the entertaining UEFA U21 Qualifying clash between Albania and Moldova in Korçë back in September. The home side won 4-2 with the Moldovans reduced to ten men courtesy of a late red card to midfielder Mihail Platica.

He has also refereed a fixture in the UEFA Champions League when he was appointed to the First Round Qualifier between Birkirkara FC and FC Santa Colomo in July of 2010.

His domestic card count record is encouraging too. Of the 14 matches he has handled this term; only 35 cautions have been dished out (2.5 per match) with no one ordered off.

Bobby will be ably assisted by George Drummond and Gary Cheyne with Stephen Finnie on fourth official duties.

‘Well boss Stuart McCall was pleased to land another home draw as Motherwell were paired with First Division side Morton in the Scottish Cup 5th Round.

At a packed Hampden, the Steelmen were the third tie drawn out and will face Alan Moore’s men with the tie are scheduled to be played on 4th and 5th of February.

And the gaffer admits that although Morton will prove stern opposition, he is delighted with a home tie.

“We are pleased; we always want to be at home in the Cup draw,” the former Scotland midfielder told MFC TV.

“I spoke to Andre (Villas-Boas) before the draw and asked him to make sure we were at home so well done to him for that.

“We played Morton in pre-season and it was a good game so we are looking forward to another exciting Cup tie.”

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Motherwell have been drawn at home to face Greenock Morton in the 5th Round of the William Hill Scottish Cup.

The draw was conducted at Hampden today by Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas, World Cup and Champions League-winning manager Marcello Lippi, and Jim Mullen, Chief Operating Officer of William Hill Online.

‘Well faced Morton in pre-season, running out 3-2 winners at Cappielow. The teams also met 21 years ago when the Steelmen last won the Cup – going through after a thrilling penalty shoot-out.

Fifth round draw:

• Hibernian v Dundee or Kilmarnock
• Motherwell v Greenock Morton
• St Mirren or Hamilton Academical v Ross County
• Inverness Caledonian Thistle or Dunfermline v Celtic
• Ayr United v Falkirk
• Rangers v Dundee United
• Heart of Midlothian v St Johnstone
• Aberdeen v Queen of the South

Ties are due to be played over the weekend of 4th/5th February.

All the goals from Fir Park as ‘Well put four past Queen’s Park to progress to the 5th Round of the William Hill Scottish Cup.

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Jamie Murphy was relieved to finally put his Fir Park goal drought behind him with a double in Motherwell’s 4-0 win today.

The talented striker has eight goals to his name so far this term, but hasn’t scored at home since his winner against Hearts some five months ago.

He put that right with a thirty-yard thunderbolt midway through the first-half then a poacher’s finish twenty minutes from time.

And the former Scotland U21 striker was thrilled with his goals and Motherwell’s progression to the next round.

He said: “To score two against any team is great but it was particularly pleasing to get amongst the goals here at Fir Park.

“Queen’s Park put pressure on us, particularly early in the second half, but at this stage of the competition it’s all about getting through and thankfully we managed that today.”

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Stuart McCall was pleased to progress to the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup but felt his side could have been better against a plucky Queen’s Park side this afternoon.

The Fir Parkers scored four without reply, a result which probably flattered the Steelmen with the Spiders proving tough and determined opposition throughout.

Although delighted to be in the hat for Monday’s draw, the former Scotland International midfielder wants to see more from his players in the coming weeks.

“Not our best performance by any matter of means but credit has got to go to Queen’s Park,” he said.

“I thought they were excellent from start to finish; they go two goals down early but they kept at and we probably took our foot off the gas a little which we didn’t want to do.

“Positives are Murph (Jamie Murphy) getting on the scoresheet with two good goals. Obviously Henrik (Ojamaa) coming on and scoring and the other forward, Omar Daley, getting amongst the goals. Generally, we did okay in patches but weren’t at our best but the bottom round is we are through and in the draw this Monday.”

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Pictures from the 4-0 win over Third Division Queen’s Park in the William Hill Scottish Cup 4th Round at Fir Park.

These action shots and more are available to buy online at motherwellpics.com.

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