By Paul Marshall
September 22 2003

Motherwell head to Station Park on Tuesday to face Forfar for their CIS Cup 2nd round tie. It will be a different setting to Saturday's clash at Celtic Park in front of 58,000 plus. Terry Butcher announced Alex Burns will have to wait at least another month before getting his first goal on his return to Motherwell, the little striker missed the Celtic match through injury, Terry Butcher said " Toastie has a stress fracture in the third metatarsal in his foot. It's not from a kick or anything like that its just from training on hard ground. It looks as though he will be out for about five weeks. "


" He played with it last week, but we thought that it was medically and ethically wrong to force him to play this week. "


Midfielder Jason Dair could make the match after he also missed the Celtic Park clash Terry added " Jason came down with sickness and diarrhoea and was sent home yesterday. "


Terry also laughed at claims he would be rotating the squad for the CIS Cup tie " Someone talked about squad rotation for the Forfar game, but we don't have a squad to rotate ! "


One person who just might get a chance to make his competitive debut is Barry John Corr who has impressed against Fulham and in the under - 21's


Manager Terry Butcher has urged the players and the fans not to expect an easy win, he told the official site " Everyone expects us to progress to the next round but we need to earn that right to progress. They will be seeking to take our scalp and I'd be in that position myself if I were them. "


" The roles are reversed for this game — usually everyone expects us to get beat and we are the underdogs looking for the win. But it's a break from the SPL and those games in general. "





Forfar factfile -
Forfar are managed by former Livingston and Stirling Albion manager Ray Stewart. They have one former Motherwell player in their ranks, goalkeeper Michael Brown. Despite being in the Second Division they have an international in their side, Maltese Defender Simon Vella. Up front former Raith Rovers and Celtic striker Paul Shields could be the man to end Motherwell's dreams of a CIS Cup win.

Forfar head into the game with Robbie Horn will miss thematch due to an ankle injury, while Daniel Ogunmadie is rated 50-50 after taking a knock to his thigh during the 3-1 win over Dumbarton at the weekend.

Forfar Results so far -

Elgin City Chl.Cup W 4-0

Hamilton Academical League W 2-1

Albion Rovers Chl.Cup W 4-2 AET, 90 mins 2-2

East Fife League L 0-1

Arbroath League D 0-0





Airdrie United Chl.Cup L 0-2


Stenhousemuir League L 0-2

Berwick Rangers League Cup W 1-0

Greenock Morton League L 2-3

Dumbarton League W 3-1



Forfar squad

Michael Brown Goalkeeper

Neal Ferrie Goalkeeper

Kevin Byers Midfield

Hugh Davidson Midfield

Steven Florence Defence

Darren Henderson Midfield

Colin Hodge Forward

Robert Horn Defence

David Lowing Defence

Paul Lunan Midfield

Martin Maher Midfield

David McClune Defence

Daniel Ogunmade Forward

Alan Rattray Defence

Barry Sellars Forward

Paul Shields Forward

David Stewart Defence

Scott Taylor Forward

Paul Tosh Forward

Simon Vella Defence

David Williams Forward




Pictures - www.loons-mad.co.uk