Motherwell midfielder Keith Lasley has urged the club's young players to seize their chance amid adversity just like former Fir Park heroes such as James McFadden.

With Paul Quinn looking likely to sign for Cardiff and Brian McLean completing a move to Falkirk today, new Well boss Jim Gannon has only 11 experienced players for the Europa League qualifier against Llanelli.

The significant recent exodus from Fir Park, coupled with the financial uncertainty in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League caused by the collapse of Setanta, should see youth given their chance, from the bench at least. While Gannon has shown a willingness to do just that in his previous role at Stockport, necessity could also give birth to new careers for some Motherwell youngsters.

Lasley himself emerged as a first-team regular at Fir Park during the 2001-02 season and he hopes more youngsters can follow suit.

"We had a big squad at that point and a lot of young players maybe weren't getting a chance," Lasley told Press Association Sport. "Unfortunately it took the club going into administration for them to start pushing a lot of younger players through maybe quicker than they would.

"Out of that came McFadden, Pearson, Hammell, guys that have all moved on, and more recently Clarkson. It's definitely the way football is going, especially in Scotland, with more and more emphasis on youth development. I'm sure we'll definitely be pushing that again this year. There are definitely a few good young boys at the club."