The draw will contain 32 Clubs
– 2 clubs from Northern Ireland Football League (Ballymena United & Glenavon)
– 2 clubs from Welsh Premier League (The New Saints & Connah’s Quay Nomads)
– 2 clubs from League of Ireland Premier Division (Waterford & Bohemians)
– 2 clubs from English National League (Solihull Moors & Wrexham)
– 10 clubs from Ladbrokes Championship
– 14 winners from Second Round

The SPFL have announced that the draw for the Third Round of the 2019/20 Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Cup will be made on Wednesday 14 August at 12.30pm.

A home draw against anyone for me!!

Bohs, Waterford or Wrexham away please.  Nearest we're going to get to European football for the foreseeable.

Games tonight

Tuesday 13 August 2019
19:30	Stenhousemuir			v			Edinburgh City
Ochilview Park
19:45	Annan Athletic			v			Kelty Hearts
Galabank
19:45	Brechin City			v			Elgin City
Glebe Park
19:45	Brora Rangers			v			Cove Rangers
Dudgeon Park
19:45	Clyde			v			Motherwell U21
Broadwood Stadium
19:45	Dumbarton			v			St. Mirren U21
C&G Systems Stadium
19:45	East Fife			v			Stirling Albion
Locality Hub Bayview Stadium
19:45	Falkirk			v			Celtic U21
Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Hamilton Academical U21			v			Airdrieonians
Fountain of Youth Stadium
19:45	Heart of Midlothian U21			v			Cowdenbeath
Prestonfield
19:45	Montrose			v			Forfar Athletic
Links Park
19:45	Peterhead			v			Formartine United
Balmoor Stadium
19:45	Ross County U21			v			Raith Rovers
Global Energy Stadium
19:45	Stranraer			v			Rangers U21

Calling a Wrexham awayday. Away to Ireland or Northern Ireland would be class too...

Wait for it when we go crashing out early doors the happy clappers it's a nonsense cup who wants to win this! I'll be buzzing if we win it 

40 minutes ago, Alan Simpson said:

Wait for it when we go crashing out early doors the happy clappers it's a nonsense cup who wants to win this! I'll be buzzing if we win it 

As I've said before, I don't believe that any cup is a nonsense cup.  Sure, some may be more important than others, but the effects on a team's confidence of doing well (or badly) are very real.

Winning this cup in 2018 initiated a great run-in to the end of the season.

This is the games we should be encouraging youth, start with a couple of the younger lads and lets see what they can do. After all if we won't do it in these games then when will we?!

I agree there's no such thing as a nonsense cup but it's about priorities and this one surely ranks lowest of them all so make it work for the good of the squad if nothing else.

3 hours ago, MrCaleyjag said:

This is the games we should be encouraging youth, start with a couple of the younger lads and lets see what they can do. After all if we won't do it in these games then when will we?!

I agree there's no such thing as a nonsense cup but it's about priorities and this one surely ranks lowest of them all so make it work for the good of the squad if nothing else.

True story put a couple of the young guns in dunno how many are left? It does rank low but winning games builds confidence and flip side no easier cup to win than this also chance of a good away day hopefully we'll go the distance COYC!

Away to Ballymena, Glenavon or Bohemians please. Any of these would be a 'home' game for me.....  Waterford also acceptable at a push.

Edited August 13, 20196 yr by Hiro

Solihull Moors away would do me nicely thank you (although IHE might not like going there just now..)

16 hours ago, MrCaleyjag said:

This is the games we should be encouraging youth, start with a couple of the younger lads and lets see what they can do. After all if we won't do it in these games then when will we?!

I agree there's no such thing as a nonsense cup but it's about priorities and this one surely ranks lowest of them all so make it work for the good of the squad if nothing else.

Have we many young lads left? Apart from the ones who make up numbers on the bench do we actually have any left?

Just MacGegor and Machado isn't it?

What ever happened to the foundation that was being set up to help fund the academy and increase opportunity for our youngsters?  Surely the aim of that foundation isn't to ship them all out en masse for others to look after?

1 hour ago, Buster said:

What ever happened to the foundation that was being set up to help fund the academy and increase opportunity for our youngsters?  Surely the aim of that foundation isn't to ship them all out en masse for others to look after?

Indeed what has happened to the foundation? Little has been said about the replacement for Danny (seems to be Charlie)

Project Brave has no place for over 18s and we are not in the Reserve League. If we don't 'ship them all out en masse' they will not have any football to play apart from friendlies.

Does leave a question as to whether it was a good decision to give contracts to 10 development team players if there is not a route to first team football for them??

Morton @ Home

Two home games in a week and both against Morton. Yay...

Utter dire draw. Can't they just seed the Championship sides and prevent same league draws until later in the cup?

Morton sure to be greetin' about a second trip to the Arctic North in a week.

Ayr pull the plum European tie in the U-wafer Cup. 

 

18 minutes ago, Jack Waddington said:

Utter dire draw. Can't they just seed the Championship sides and prevent same league draws until later in the cup?

Look on the bright side. Playing a championship side means it’s less embarrassing when we lose! 

Seriously though, I hate the concept of seeding. The beauty of the cup competitions is the opportunity for the wee teams to sneak their way into the latter stages of the competition and have the kind of big day out against the top teams that fans will talk about for years to come.  Seeding is just another way of making it more likely that the big clubs will be the beneficiaries of the more lucrative big games. 

Connah's Quay Nomads v Cove Rangers
Stenhousemuir v The New Saints
Waterford v Heart of Midlothian Colts
Airdrieonians v Bohemians
Wrexham v Ayr United
Kelty Hearts v Solihull Moors
Ballymena United v Rangers Colts
Formartine United v Glenavon
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Greenock Morton
Montrose v Partick Thistle
St Mirren Colts v Stirling Albion
Dundee United v Arbroath
Clyde v Queen of the South
Raith Rovers v Falkirk
Dundee v Elgin City
Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic

Ties are due to be played on the weekend of September 7/8 and are subject to TV selections

In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, matches will be decided on penalties

 

Did anyone else pick up on Neil Doncaster forgetting it was the championship teams that entered the draw and not his beloved premiership. The man has a one track mind when it comes to Scottish football.

Beat Morton and that increases the chances of a "plum" away tie - I suspect that all 8 of the non-Scottish outfits will progress.

Four all Championship matches. We may end up on tv again. If it happens, when would the game be? Saturday evening or Sunday?

15 hours ago, Robert said:

Four all Championship matches. We may end up on tv again. If it happens, when would the game be? Saturday evening or Sunday?

We're on the telly against Morton a week or so before, can't see us being on tv again in such quick succession.