Motherwell assistant manager Keith Lasley insists the chance to consolidate third place in the Ladbrokes Premiership will more than make up for their unconventional Christmas Day. The Motherwell squad will train in the afternoon before making a 170-mile coach trip to stay in an Inverness hotel before their Boxing Day game against Ross County in Dingwall. That was one of the perks of retirement, a glass of red with your Christmas dinner, but unfortunately we’ll be travelling. We’ll be training on Christmas Day and travelling up to Inverness to prepare properly for the game on Boxing Day. “It won’t feel like Christmas Day for the boys.

Source: Express December 23, 2019 16:52 UTC