Lasley: Togetherness can drag Steelmen to safety

Motherwell captain Keith Lasley is confident that the togetherness inside Fir Park can drag them out of relegation danger.

Motherwell slipped into the Ladbrokes Premiership play-off position with home defeat by Dundee last weekend but today offers a chance to keep Ross County in the relegation mix as the Lanarkshire side look to cut a fourpoint gap on their visitors.

Lasley has immersed himself into the club on and off the pitch during 16 years at Motherwell and has let more recent arrivals know what retaining their topflight status means for the jobs of staff.

And the midfielder believes all the players fully appreciate the stakes in their battle against relegation.

The 37-year-old said: “Sometimes you don’t think about everything else that happens at a football club. As a player you are so focused on your own training and preparing for each game, you kind of forget everything that is going on round about you.

“For me there is so much good work going on at this football club, even this week with the season ticket sales and the ‘Made in Motherwell’ drive, which is some fantastic work.

“But we know the primary driver for all of that is what happens out there on a Saturday, so it’s time to stand up and do our bit now. To keep this club in this division is paramount to maximise all of this good work that is going on.

“We have a tight group of players, staff, extended staff throughout the club, and it’s time for us to stick together, the fans as well and the community.”

Assistant boss James McFadden returns to the squad more than six months after his last first-team outing and the 34-year-old could be called upon.