Motherwell No.2: We need to put in new lockers for all the signings after summer spree

It has been a busy transfer window for the Steelmen, who have been hit by injuries to new recruits Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Stephen Frail jokes that new lockers are needed at Fir Park to cope with the influx of summer signings – but he is delighted with the quality they’ve brought in. Loan signings Andy Halliday and Sam Nicholson became permanent, and were added to by goalkeeper Krisztian Hegyi, left-back Steve Seddon, right-backs Johnny Koutroumbis and Marvin Kaleta (loan from Wolves), defenders Kofi Balmer and Liam Gordon, midfielders Tom Sparrow, Ross Callachan, wingers Tawanda Maswanhise and Jair Tavares (loan from Hibs) and strikers Zach Robinson, Filip Stuperavic, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, Tony Watt (loan from Dundee Utd) and Jack Vale, on loan from Blackburn Rovers. That’s an impressive collection of new faces, though injury has struck down many of them, and Frail hopes to see them all back in action soon.

He said: “We’re having to put new lockers in the dressing room! It’s good to see the new faces coming in and for the ones that are here that the manager could rely on week in, week out last season, it’s good for them as well, it’s more shoulders to the wheel. “It’s not just numbers, because you could bring in 30 players – it’s the quality. I think already Tawanda, the young lad from Leicester City, has already caught the imagination of the Motherwell fans with his trickery, his pace.



“Liam Gordon has come in and given us that will to win and that voice. Putting him in there with Paul McGinn and Dan Casey, it has been great. Jair Tavares, we’re seeing little flashes in training of the pace that he has.

We’ve got Apostolos, the Australian lad, who unfortunately got injured. “It’s not just about numbers, it’s about the quality, and hopefully those boys can help us forge a really good season.” Ahead of Saturday’s trip to Aberdeen, Frail admits the injury situation has been frustrating.

He said: “We’ve got a few still to come back from injury. It has been frustrating, but that’s football. “Johnny Koutroumbis was looking good in training and then he picked up an injury two or three days before we were due to go to the Netherlands, and Ross Callachan was the same.

“It’s hard when these guys are just in the building. Apostolos came on against Ross County, looked fine, we started him against Rangers and his quad goes, so it’s frustrating for us. We need to get the other players ready and make sure they’re up to speed.

“But it’s more frustrating for the players, especially the boys who are new to the club and are starting to force their way into the thoughts of the manager and show the fans what they can do, but also to their team-mates, to show that they’re worthy of their place in this team. “So hopefully when these guys are back, along with Harry Paton and Sam Nicholson, it’s more quality that we’re adding into the mix.” Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport on X via @LanLiveSport , like us on Facebook or find us on Instagram for the latest sports news, pictures and video.

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