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

 

*yawn*

 

Ties to be played on the weekend of 7/8 February.

Bloody Hell if we get through the replay (which we should) its another away drawn to a difficult ground and another 2 games all premier ties think SFA trying to fix it for Rangers to get to Final

Well that is another fine away day and on ma Birfday. We could go straight through this competition playing all the initial games in Glesga

Easy trip for me. We've got a pretty horrible record at Firhill though - not terribly confident.

Obviously need to win tomorrow night first, but Partick Thistle at Firhill is another tough tie!

However, only a maximum of 4 Premiership clubs will be in the Quarters....

 

Huge incentive for Spartans/Berwick/Albion Rovers to reach the last 8. I think, that if Spartans got through, it would be only the second time a non-league club has reached the quarter-finals. Elgin City (then Highland League, of course) did it in 1968.

Apparently we have 5 away games in January and start Feburary if we win tomorrow - tough ask!

Huge incentive for Spartans/Berwick/Albion Rovers to reach the last 8. I think, that if Spartans got through, it would be only the second time a non-league club has reached the quarter-finals. Elgin City (then Highland League, of course) did it in 1968.

 

Did Spartans not get to the quarters a few years ago?

 

Huge incentive for Spartans/Berwick/Albion Rovers to reach the last 8. I think, that if Spartans got through, it would be only the second time a non-league club has reached the quarter-finals. Elgin City (then Highland League, of course) did it in 1968.

 

Did Spartans not get to the quarters a few years ago?

 

 

They've reached this stage (last 16) twice before -

(2004) Spartans 0-4 Livingston

(2006) St. Mirren 3-0 Spartans (after 0-0 draw)

 

They're playing 'catch up' with Edinburgh City in the Lowland League, so they have to try not to become too distracted by the Scottish Cup - but, I reckon they'll make the Scottish League before too long.

Apparently we have 5 away games in January and start Feburary if we win tomorrow - tough ask!

It would actually be 6 away ties - 4 in January followed by the first 2 games in February! The old cliché about the winter months and squad depth, injuries and suspensions etc

probably holds-true!  

Away again??! OK let's not get ahead of ourselves and do the biz tomorrow night, but yet another home draw for SEVCO and another potential away for us.....you've got to be kidding!

 

Apparently we have 5 away games in January and start Feburary if we win tomorrow - tough ask!

It would actually be 6 away ties - 4 in January followed by the first 2 games in February! The old cliché about the winter months and squad depth, injuries and suspensions etc

probably holds-true!  

 

Of the 4 in January, at least one of them is in Dingwall and a midweek fixture is at home. Fingers crossed we will have 2 away games at the start of February instead of 1.

Revised draw after last night.

 

Dundee  v  Celtic

Falkirk  v  Annan Athletic or Brechin City

Hibernian  v  Arbroath

Partick Thistle  v  Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Queen of the South  v  St Johnstone

Rangers  v  Raith Rovers

Spartans  v  Berwick Rangers or Albion Rovers

Stranraer or Dunfermline Athletic  v  Dundee United

 

Previous meetings:

2002 - Quarter-final - Partick Thistle 2-2 Inverness

                 (replay)   - Inverness 0-1 Partick Thistle

 

2006 - last 16 - Inverness 2-2 Partick Thistle

          (replay) - Partick Thistle 1-1 Inverness (after extra time) (1-1 @ 90 mins). Partick won 4-2 on penalties.

 

2009 - last 32 - Inverness 3-0 Partick Thistle

 

With our record of never having won there in the SPL/Premiership or indeed any of the cups, having also drawn at Firhill in the League Cup, they should start as favourites - I'm sure we'd all settle for getting them back up here for a replay!

Revised draw after all completed replays:

6 Premiership

5 Championship

2 League One

2 League Two

1 non-league

 

Dundee  v  Celtic

Falkirk  v  Brechin City

Hibernian  v  Arbroath

Partick Thistle  v  Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Queen of the South  v  St Johnstone

Rangers  v  Raith Rovers

Spartans  v  Berwick Rangers

Stranraer  v  Dundee United

BBC to screen The Rangers V Raith

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30435522

 

Assuming Sky will show Dundee V Celtic? This mean we can expect our all SPFL game to be Sat at 3pm?

Quelle surprise.

Quelle surprise.

Indeed!

All-Premiership Partick v Inverness is higher profile than the all-Championship, Rangers v Raith.

Even QOS v St Johnstone should be a higher billing.

Quelle surprise.

 

But Scottish football needs a strong Rangers playing in the top division.

Sadly we know why the BBC has picked these games. They will get the highest viewing figures by covering a game involving the Old Firm but from a neutral point of view something like Stranraer v Dundee United would be a "proper" Cup tie. Two teams on good runs of form in their respective divisions and given it's in Stranraer there's a real chance of an upset.

At least its saved the football on a Sunday compliants

St Johnstone v ICT fc highlights on BBC Alba

Sadly we know why the BBC has picked these games. They will get the highest viewing figures by covering a game involving the Old Firm but from a neutral point of view something like Stranraer v Dundee United would be a "proper" Cup tie. Two teams on good runs of form in their respective divisions and given it's in Stranraer there's a real chance of an upset.

Old Firm? The Rangers are only 2 seasons old.