Hearts 3 – 3 Motherwell | 23rd August 2025
Motherwell held to a draw despite gaining a 3-0 goal lead at Tynecastle.
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St Johnstone 0 – 1 Motherwell aet | 16 August 2025
Motherwell march onto the Quarter Finals of the Premier Sports League Cup, where Aberdeen await in Pittodrie.
The Dossier: Hearts away
Motherwell travel to Edinburgh to take on Tony Bloom’s treble-chasing champions-elect in Match Day 3 of the Scottish Premiership Another audit of Askou’s ascent. Motherwell head to Gorgie to face…
Dossier: St Johnstone (A) in the Scottish League Cup
Not the same film…? Mind weary from the familiar road, he slings the colours over a shoulder and heads for the platform. The question sits there, heavy and simple: surely…
Esapa Osong joins Motherwell
A forward we wanted, a forward we have Fir Park rewards graft, clarity, and the kind of risk that feels earned rather than flashy. Into that context walks Esapa Osong,…
The Dossier – MD2: St Mirren Away
The Dossier is the new Steelmen Dispatch pre-match analysis. Read on for tactical briefs, quotes from the opposition, and more. Today’s analysis is a shorter version due to work on…
Motherwell 1 – 1 Rangers | 2nd August 2025
The pubs were brimming, the sun was beaming, and Fir Park was stirring. Excitement and nerves built in equal measure. The Rangers support made themselves heard early, swelling with noise and numbers. But in the home stands, something else was rising - not just volume but spirit. Familiar faces began to reappear, handshakes turned to embraces, friendships reignited after a long summer apart.
The surroundings felt known. The songs, the rituals, the rhythm of a match day - all just as they were.
But the performance? That was something new.
Previewing Rangers | 2nd August 2025
Motherwell take on Rangers in Match Day 1 of the 2025/26 SPFL Premiership The Opposition It’s hard to overstate how much Russell Martin and his staff will want to start…
Join our fantasy football league!
Think you’ve got what it takes to out-manage the rest of the Motherwell support? Fancy winning a bit of cash and helping fan ownership in the process? We’ve set up…
Pre-order window extended due to popular demand
You asked, we listened. Due to an overwhelming response, we’ve extended the pre-order window for Issue 1 of The Steelmen Dispatch. You now have until tomorrow evening at 20.00 to…