Robinson calls on Motherwell to get back on track after their sorry start

BOSS Stephen Robinson believes Motherwell have a chance to kick-start their Ladbrokes Premiership campaign starting against St Johnstone today.

The Steelmen drew 1-1 with Livingston before the international break which left them five matches – four in the league – without a win and in 10th place, two points ahead of bottom side Dundee.

With games against Saints, St Mirren and Dundee coming up, Robinson believes there is a possibility to get away from the wrong end of the table.

“Most definitely,” said the Northern Irishman.

“If we win the game we potentially eighth place.

“If someone said at the start of the season that after nine games you could go eighth and get knocked out of the quarter-final of the Betfred Cup by a team flying in the league [Hearts], I think everyone would have snapped your hand off.

“So it’s maybe not quite as bad as it gets made out although we are well aware that we have had a very hard start, a very difficult start.

“Now is the opportunity to kick on.

“We have players coming back from injury and we will be a lot stronger after this break.” go into

Fixtures

TODAY

Celtic v Hibernian Hearts v Aberdeen Livingston v Dundee Motherwell v St Johnstone St Mirren v Kilmarnock TOMORROW

Hamilton Academical v Rangers (1.45)