McFadden, Pearson and McCulloch spent years between them at
McCulloch was with us from 1995 until he left to join
Pearson grew up in Motherwell and wore claret and amber from 2000 until 2004 when he made what many considered to be an ill judged move to the bench at Parkhead. His old mentor Billy Davies took him to
defenders through the centre of midfield caused panic in the French rearguard and when he was not attacking he dug in and helped to repel the intense pressure which characterised the match.
And what about Faddy? MacFadden is another product of our youth development production line. Davies started playing him when he was only sixteen and his time at the club lasted from 1999 till 2003. Those of us who were privileged to see him develop through the reserves (where he scored some amazing goals) and mature in the first team know only too well of the talent in his left foot.
It might stick in the throat a wee bit but credit has to be given to another who spent some time at
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the wonderful night and let's hope that we can keep the momentum going for the remaining qualifying games!