Motherwell fans, are your passports in date?
Michael Grant, The Times’ Scottish football correspondent, sees no reason why the Fir Park club and their supporters shouldn’t be thinking about Europe, given their league position.
Stuart Kettlewell’s side sit fourth after a strong start to the season with eight wins from 16 games.
It’s a tremendous turnaround from last season when the Steelmen endured a 16-game winless run, and justifies their decision to stick by Kettlewell.
That period brought about “real heat,” Grant said, but the manager has steadied the ship and deserves credit.
“During that horrible run they went on last season, people were thinking, ‘Well, he’s done, because that’s the way Scottish football moves,’ but he’s steadied it,” Grant said on the BBC’s Scottish Football Podcast.
“Sometimes you take your eye off a club a little bit, and when you read that Motherwell had gone up to fourth by beating United you think, ‘Wow!’
“It’s a tight league and there’s not that much between a few clubs.
“Motherwell are in a good position, so listen, why wouldn’t you think about Europe if you’re there? Good on them, and good on Stuart Kettlewell.”