The late, great Ronnie Corbett once joked that the most nervous he’d ever been in his life was standing in the BBC toilets at the urinal next to Shakin’ Stevens… Well, ahead of Motherwell’s match against Sligo Rovers at 7pm tonight - when our hopes of a decent run in Europe could disappear down the pan - I think I know how the wee man felt.
In the first leg at Fir Park last Thursday, the Steelmen did our bit for the co-efficient - Ireland’s - with a truly honking performance that resulted in an embarrassing 1-0 defeat. The natives, as you can imagine, were very restless, and club officials are trying to track down the person who threw a bottle onto the pitch so the culprit can be banned for life.
So far, 7,000 Motherwell fans have come forward… But listen, forget the gloom and doom. I think we’ll win 2-0 tonight to cruise through to the next round of the Europa Conference League.
