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Mill United sit fifth in table

HAMILTON’S Mill United are enjoying their first season at under-21 level.Read

Winter weather hits junior football hard.

JUNIOR clubs in Lanarkshire are facing a huge fixture pile-up after more wintry weather wiped out the fixture list for the fourth weekend in a row on Saturday.Read

Probe into suspicious betting on 'Well game

MOTHERWELL footballer Steve Jennings is at the centre of a gambling probe this week.Read

Two county clubs set to play at new home early next year

TWO county clubs have been given assurances that they will playing at a new home ground within the first few weeks of 2011.Read

Snow chaos wiped out junior card

A FAVOURITE response from frustrated managers this week has been “another weekend without dropping a point” following a third successive Saturday fixture freeze-up.Read

Motherwell sank at home by Hearts penalty

A KEVIN KYLE penalty piled on the misery for managerless Motherwell, who returned to league business after almost four weeks of weather call-offs.Read

Interim Motherwell boss Gordon Young accepts managerial merry-go-round at Fir Park

INTERIM Motherwell boss Gordon Young has admitted the club may struggle to retain managers in years to come.Read

Motherwell in shock as Craig Brown resigns

CRAIG Brown has left Motherwell FC along with his assistant, Archie Knox.Read

Motherwell’s Liam Smith hopes to earn a contract at League One side Swindon Town.

LIAM SMITH admits the prospect of getting a professional deal with English side Swindon Town means everything to him.Read

Junior clubs have made signings during the cold snap.

WHILE junior football action on the park has been wiped out during the past month, off-field activity has been fairly brisk – probably more so than for several years at this point in the season.Read

Junior games could go ahead

EMIRATES Scottish Cup third-round ties which were wiped out by snow and frost are back on the card for this weekend – weather permitting!Read

Brown: Killie best footballing team in SPL

MOTHERWELL manager Craig Brown believes his side will be up against the best footballing team in the country when they host Kilmarnock on Saturday.Read

Emirates Scottish Cup third round round-up

SHOTTS entertain Bellshill Athletic in what looks like the county tie of the day in the Emirates Scottish Cup third round on Saturday.Read

Graham Gracie scores four goals as Larkhall Thistle thrash Wishaw 6-1

TEENAGER Graham Gracie rattled in four opportunist goals for the second successive Saturday as Larkhall Thistle routed Wishaw 6-1.Read

Emirates Scottish Cup round-up.

BLANTYRE Vics needed three hours and a penalty shoot-out to clock up a dramatic Emirates Scottish Cup third-round win over Ashfield.Read

Amateur ref Sean Bicknell to quit after physical and verbal abuse

REFEREE Sean Bicknell is quitting the game in protest after being told he was going to get his head kicked in by an amateur footballer.Read

Rovers rally to keep title bid on course

CARLUKE ROVERS fought back to snatch a vital away point at Benburb on Saturday to stay neck-and-neck with Central League Second Division leaders Yoker.Read

Craig Brown: Penalty miss changed game

MOTHERWELL manager Craig Brown watched his side go down 1-0 to derby rivals Hamilton and insisted they were lucky to take the points back to South Lanarkshire.Read

Former Accies striker scores last minute goal for Larkhall

FORMER Accies striker Ross McGeachie gave Larkhall Thistle’s the bragging rights in Saturday’s derby with Royal Albert by scoring a last-minute winner.Read

Football: Nine Lanarkshire clubs in Scottish Cup

NINE Lanarkshire clubs take part in the Emirates Scottish Cup second round on Saturday but one all-county clash will guarantee that all nine won’t remain in the third-round draw.Read