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Jul 3 2009 Western Mail JIM GANNON suffered the worst possible start to his Motherwell reign as Llanelli inflicted a shock first-leg defeat for the Steelmen in the Europa League first qualifying round. Stuart Jones capitalised on some poor defending midway through the first half to head home a famous winner for Llanelli at Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadium. Gannon, who was unveiled as Motherwell manager on Tuesday, had called on his new players to implement some of the ideas he had introduced in his first few training sessions. But they lacked any invention as Motherwell struggled to break down the organised Welsh Premier League runners-up. With Cardiff-bound Paul Quinn about to become the ninth first-team player to leave Fir Park this summer, Gannon handed debuts to former Inverness goalkeeper Michael Fraser and young midfielder... [read full story]
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