Motherwell star says European football was a major factor in signing u-turn

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Ricki Lamie admits the prospect of European football was a major draw when he u-turned on a summer move out of Motherwell.The former Livingston defender had agreed a deal to join Dundee in the summer, but the Dens Park club's relegation from the Premiership gave him a way out through a contract clause.Lamie scored a last-gasp leveller against Livingston to secure a top-six finish, then the following month netted against Hearts to secure European football, leading to him signing a two-year extension at the Steelmen.That has led to Irish side Sligo Rovers visiting Fir Park in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round on Thursday evening, and Lamie admits that's a huge reason why he's still in claret and amber.Lamie played for Motherwell in the Europa League in 2020, shortly after joining, as Motherwell beat Glentoran 5-1, and squeezed past Coleraine 3-2 on aggregate, before losing 3-0 to Hapoel Beer-Sheva in the third qualifying round.Shotts-born Lamie, 29, says that original qualification was a huge draw for him, as is the second qualifying round that they're days away from.He said: "I think it was a big pull two years ago when I signed up, initially, and again this summer - especially being involved on a personal note at the end of last season.

It was great and I wanted to carry that on and experience it again."You never know when it might never come back around."You see the teams that are lying waiting at this level, and even the opposition that we're up against at this stage is not going to be easy."But I think with the home leg first we'll try to get a good result on Thursday night and take it from there."You've had a wee taste of it and it's great that it has come back around, especially so quickly, which