Draw for the 1st round proper was made today.

 

Auchinleck - Buckie Th

Clach - Hurlford / Edin Univ

Cove Rangers - N Stewart/Hawick

Culter - Strathspey Th

Deveronvale - Nairn Co

Edin City - Coldstream

Forres Mech - CSS

Fraserburgh - Linlithgow Rose

Golspie S`land - Dalbeattie Star

Gretna - Gala F`dean Rovs

Huntly - Wick Acad

Keith - Formartine Un

Lossiemouth - Turriff Un

Lothian Th - East Kilbride

Preston Ath - Threave Rov

Rothes - Banks o`Dee

Selkirk - Bo`ness Un

Whitehill Welfare - Girvan

 

Already had preliminary round at the weekend involving all the non licensed clubs. Dons come in at 4th round as usual. 

First tie is a cracker

 

The Buckie lot are in for a culture shock going to Auchinleck

 

Saw Huntly play there about five years ago with a full ground baying for blood.

Despite Talbot winning 4-3, the referee required a police escort off the pitch at full time.

Hemmin jute, Ye comin up the road to smash the fuck into those Strathspey Th cunts.

I'll bring along some of the heillan coos, trample those strathspey shitebags.

Whens the games played?

 

Games are to be played on the 13th September. Will not be up that weekend but will probably be up the weekend after.

East Fife V Berwick Rangers

 

Forfar Athletic v Cowdenbeath

 

Edinburgh City v Brora Rangers

 

Stenhousemuir v Brechin City

Hurlford v Stirling Albion

Arbroath or Montrose v Nairn County

 

Elgin City or Forres Mechanics v Bo'ness

 

Ayr United v Alloa Athletic

Spartans or East Kilbride v Clyde

Peterhead v Stranraer

Dumbarton v Rangers

Queens Park v Albion Rovers

Morton v Airdrie

 

Annan Ath v Livingston

East Stirling v Dunfermline

Linlithgow Rose v Raith Rovers

 

Third round draw.

 

Depending on work/finances I may head along to the Linlithgow v Raith match, fancy Linlithgow to give them a very hard game.

Cracking wins for Spartans and Annan yesterday. Hurlford and Bo'ness United also getting credible draws against league opposition. Teams in 4th round draw are as follows:

 

 

Premiership (12)

Celtic

Motherwell

Aberdeen

Dundee Utd

Inverness

St Johnstone

Ross County

St Mirren

Kilmarnock

Partick

Dundee

Hamilton

 

Championship (7)

Hearts

Hibs

Falkirk

Queen of the South

Raith

Cowdenbeath

Rangers

 

SPFL1 (3)

Morton / Airdrieonians [replay]

Stranraer

Brechin

 

SPFL2 (4)

Arbroath

Annan

Berwick

Albion Rovers

 

Highland League (1)

Brora

 

Lowland League (1)

Spartans

 

Plus winners of 3 remaining ties between Hurlford v Stirling Albion Elgin v Bo'ness United and East Stirlingshire v Dunfermline.

 

Would love to see Dons drawn away to Brora as never been to game there. Same applies to Hurlford or Bo'ness United if they get through. Days out to Annan Berwick Spartans Stranraer or Queen of the South also appeal.

 

Edit: Should have said draw is 2pm tomorrow live on Sky.

Really hoping for Ross County v Brora....

 

Save your trip to the Dungeon for the 5th round

Jute, you seriously don't want to go to Hurlford.

Best described as a down market suburb of Kilmarnock 

Some result for Spartans beating Morton 2-1 in 4th round.

Dhims typically get a penalty that wasn't even a foul to make it 2-0, eventually beating hearts 4-0. SFA must be very pleased that their weekend has gone as smoothly as they hoped 

I noticed Killie lying down to the filth today

I noticed Killie lying down to the filth today

 

Kilmarnock were awful, really bad. After a bright start they seem to be sturggling badly at the minute, fuck them.

5th round draw.

 

Queen of the South v St Johnstone

 

Rangers v Raith Rovers

 

Dundee v Celtic

 

Hibernian v Arbroath

 

Falkirk v Annan Athletic or Brechin City

 

Stranraer or Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

 

Partick Thistle v St Mirren or Inverness Caledonian Thistle

 

Spartans v Berwick Rangers or Albion Rovers

A team desperately short of money (*M GBP I believe) gets a home tie. Lucky as I'm sure "them" v Raith will bring in more filthy lucre than Raith v "them"

 

Please note, I'm not crying conspiracy here......I'm damn sure a tie v a Premiership(?) team would have brought in more, it's just good timing, and a good shot at getting to the next round.

 

What with the game against the other arse-cheek coming up they may yet have enough money to survive another month.

There'll be at least 4 lower league teams in the quarter finals then.  I wonder when last that happened.

I see the SFA have made under 16 tickets £5 for the final. Excellent t move by them (for a change), hopefully there will be a decent turnout for it.

Glad to hear it. I'm fucking quick to criticise them but on this occasion they deserve a slight pat on the back for having some fucking common sense.

Can't see there being more than 20k there.

Can't see there being more than 20k there.

 

Do not think you will be far wrong. Caley could not even manage 10,000 for their first ever final last year so cannot see them taking much more than they did last year to Parkhead. Even allowing for all the sub humans who support (from their armchair/local pub) the  Tims or Tribute Act that live in Falkirk suddenly supporting their local team they will not get much more than 10,000 either.

Can't see there being more than 20k there.

 

I reckon there will be at least 35000

 

Highland Council were meant to be making arrangements for tickets to be given to local schools and other kids groups and I'm sure I heard talk of arrangements with local bus companies to offer discounted travel

 

Megabuses and trains also on regular (not sunday) service along with many folk potentially making a weekend of it I'd say Inverness could muster up 15-18K (Ross County Managed approx 15K). Falkirk have no issues with transport and found 13k for their last final (against the evil hordes of Ibrox).

 

The Neutral and Glory Hunter element will also come out for this one.

The Missus and I will be going anyway ('Local' teams always get my backing)

 

I could be very wrong but using Caley's League cup final crowd as the yardstick is almost like using the dons support at the 2000 Scottish Cup semi final as a judgement on the support's potential.

6:05pm kick off on a sunday = 6500 dons fans

2:30pm kick off on a sunday = 7000 Caley Fans

 

 

See Caley Thistle players used their semi final win bonus to finance free coach travel and free under 14 tickets for the final.

24 coaches provided of which 18 are now sold out with 5 of the remaining almost sold out.

 

ticket sales currently sitting about 26000 (not including neutrals) - About 15000 Falkirk, 11000 Caley

 

Neutral section also down nearing sell out

http://www.scottishfa.talent-sport.co.uk/PagesPublic/ProductBrowse/productHome.aspx?ProductSubType=CUP

 

That is excellent news, was really hoping that there would be a decent turn out for this just to stick two fingers up to the nae sayers. Nice touch from the players too, not often you read that, especially in Scotland.

 

Supposedly this is how ticket sales for Saturday's final stood as of yesterday

 

Caley - Red

Falkirk - Blue

Neutral & sponsor sections - Yellow

Looks like a pretty healthy ticket uptake. I'm glad. 

I'm going, Inverness is my home and has been a long time. I'm happy to go make the numbers as it were. I know quite a few ict fans and would be chuffed for them if they do it and it would be great for the highlands also so it doesn't feel too much of a chore. One time deal though.

Ammarite in thinking if Caley win St Johnstone are in Europa League as opposed to ffffalikirk?

 

If so, I'm for a Caley win (and also a soft spot for them being a teuchter mysel')