Kaiyne Woolery has his sights on a national stadium double as he bids to give Motherwell’s season a much-needed lift.
Motherwell have the chance to put their league struggles behind them when they host Hibernian in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
The wide player featured heavily in Tranmere’s run to the Papa John’s Trophy final last season, helping them beat the under-21 teams of three recent Premier League champions in Liverpool, Manchester City and Leicester, and also netted in the surprise semi-final victory over Oxford.
That set up a trip to Wembley where Woolery started in a 1-0 defeat against Sunderland.
Ahead of the visit of Hibs, the 27-year-old said: “I’m really looking forward to it. It’s an opportunity for everyone to take their mind off the league and just enjoy it a bit more.
“We have had a bad run of form recently so hopefully we can just take the whole club into a different place this weekend and obviously get a good result and get to play at Hampden.
“It would be a new experience for me. Obviously I am not from up here but I heard that when people play at Hampden they bring a lot of fans. It would be very good for the club, a good day out for everyone, so hopefully we can make it happen.
“Last season with Tranmere, I know it’s not a big cup, the Papa John’s Trophy, but we got to play at Wembley, so that was a good experience.
“With Covid restrictions, I think it was 5,000 fans each, so it wasn’t too many, but it was a good experience to play at the national stadium.
“Not a lot of people get the chance to play at Wembley and Hampden so I would love to be part of that.”
