KEITH LASLEY hopes boardroom stability will lead to on-field success for Motherwell for years to come.

The Steelmen skipper is a backer of plans put forward by the Well Society that aims to raise £1.5million to allow supporters to have a say in how the club is run.

Less than a third of the cash needed has been raised so far, however, with the group keen to bring their proposals back to the fore and get more punters involved.

And Lasley is sure fan ownership is the way forward as clubs continue to struggle financially.

He said: "We are all in it together. We are trying to help the fans by entertaining them, the fans are trying to help us by giving us that extra yard.

"The Well Society adds another layer. You really are in it together because you have a part of the club and a share in the company. That can only help bring everyone together.

"Motherwell have done really well in recent years and I think one of the big plus points for the club as a whole is how close-knit it is between the players and the fans and the people from the boardroom all the way down.

"New players who come to the club find it easy to settle in because there is a real good feeling within the club.

"The Well Society can bring everybody together and that can only be a good thing for the team.

"I'm involved in the Well Society, my kids are involved in it, and I think the model is the way forward for Scottish football.

"When you see the troubles at other clubs at the moment, the idea of fan ownership is a positive one.

"The club is for the people of Motherwell and if they can have a say in how it's run, then that can only be healthy for the club and the community as a whole.

"You see in Germany how the model can certainly work at big clubs and hopefully it can work here at Motherwell as well.

"Everyone that is involved in it obviously has a feeling for the club and that's the kind of people you want involved in running the club."