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‘Go to work with a sore head’published at 18:06 BST 16 August<\/p>\n

18:06 BST 16 August<\/p>\n

FT: Stenhousemuir 1-0 Motherwell<\/p>\n

Stenhousemuir manager Marvin Bartley tells BBC Scotland: “It’s about the players, it really, I’m delighted for them.<\/p>\n

“Before the game, everyone had written us off again. We were playing against a fantastic Motherwell team with a brilliant manager who are going hell for leather in Europe and domestically as well recently. <\/p>\n

“But I always knew what my players could do, and I always knew that if we got the game plan spot on, we could disrupt them and we could punish them going the other way, and we did that today.<\/p>\n

“It wasn’t a smash and grab. I thought the boys were unbelievable on the ball. I thought they were even better without the ball. I’m running out of words to describe what this team are actually giving me.<\/p>\n

“They’ve all got work tomorrow, so just go in with a sore head because these moments don’t come along all the time in football. I think one or two work for the chairman so we should give them the time off if he’s feeling generous.<\/p>\n

“These boys are training twice a week and over 120 minutes they’re matching a team who are full-time, a really fit and good footballing team as well.”<\/p>\n

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