League Cup Semi Final Draw - Hearts!

[Kingsmills]

Hope we get Hearts again. A chance to avenge last season and also the weakest opposition left in the tournament.

 

On the other hand, it would be interesting to see what venue would e selected if Aberdeen and Hearts were drawn together. Surely, for the sake of consistency, it would have to be Easter Road.

[CELTIC1CALEY3]

Aberdeen are probably the favorites now.

 

If we get them we might be heading to Easter Road again. If we get Hearts we might head to Pittodrie. If we get St Johnstone that might also be Pittodrie. Aberdeen therefore getting ready to emerge from years of not winning a cup?

[bdu98196]

I want the Jambos. The team they have cant get stronger in January due to the transfer embargo plus our players will still feel hard done by from last year - should be motivation enough.

[gingerjaggy]

it is wide open but I don't think I want St Johnstone on recent form against them. Hearts would be ideal chance to put right the wrongs of last season and they are much weaker than they were last season and we played them off the park at home in the league. Aberdeen would be the toughest but they beat us 1-0 through a very good finish but struggled to break us down and we did have one cleared off the line. I am confident whoever we play and i think defeat last year may turn out to be an advantage as the players will be well motivated to get to a final and even try and win it

[InvernessCT19]

I want hearts. so we can try to get some revenge!

[RiG]

Let's just hope we still have Mckay around come the semi final.

[HeScoresWhenHeWants]

Hearts for me, I just can't see us getting past Aberdeen or St Johnstone in the Semis, in the final we might have a chance against one of them but in the semis no chance IMHO.

[MuirtownJaggy]

Hearts in the semis to played at Easter Road. Sound familiar. Time to right the wrong.

[izzy]

Would prefer Hearts but we can beat any team on a good day .Who would have expected Morton to beat Celtic.

Lets be positive ,it's not till Feb. and their will be changes possibly in all teams except Hearts.

[Yngwie]

Draw is at 3pm today.

[Alex MacLeod]

Interesting to note that on day of semi's all four teams through were due to play at home. I think, in light of last years decision to play at ER we should get to play whoever at Dingwall. If we draw Hearts or Aberdeen I would think Perth would be the sensible venue. If St Johnstone then Pittodrie.

[Renegade]

If we get Aberdeen, I think it's own right, fit and proper that they play the game essentially right in the middle between Inverness and Aberdeen.  For this reason I think, without question, the most appropriate venue is Kynoch Park, Keith!

[Yngwie]

Good shout, and the capacity of 4,000 is enough to accommodate the combined average travelling support of the 2 sides!

[Yngwie]

The draw should be getting shown live at the link below, for those are impatient to know who we are getting or who simply want to see Craig Levein getting those important balls out.

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/aberdeen/246388-live-draw-for-the-scottish-league-cup-semi-final-as-it-happens/

 

Edit to add: sorry, it's text updates, not pictures.

Edited October 31, 2013 by Yngwie

[tm4tj]

Hearts it is then

[Yngwie]

Hearts, again!

[Kingsmills]

Delighted. A chance to put right last season's wrong.

[PandB]

Jambos again, revenge time!!!!

 

[Yngwie]

No announcement of venues? I wouldn't be surprised if it is Easter Rd again, as Saints-Dons could well be at Tannadice, and I doubt the authorities would make those poor Hearts fans travel all the way to Pittodrie.

 

But if they want a bigger venue for Saints-Dons (Edinburgh) then Tannadice would be ideal for us.

 

Edit - thinking it about it, what's to stop them having both ties at Tannadice? One is scheduled for Sat, one is Sun. That would suit everyone, wouldn't it?

Edited October 31, 2013 by Yngwie

[+Naelifts]

You mean it would suit you

[ICTRoughi]

No announcement of venues? I wouldn't be surprised if it is Easter Rd again, as Saints-Dons could well be at Tannadice, and I doubt the authorities would make those poor Hearts fans travel all the way to Pittodrie.

 

But if they want a bigger venue for Saints-Dons (Edinburgh) then Tannadice would be ideal for us.

 

Edit - thinking it about it, what's to stop them having both ties at Tannadice? One is scheduled for Sat, one is Sun. That would suit everyone, wouldn't it?

 

Taking the attendance from our semi final vs Hearts last season it was 16,336 and Tannadice holds 14,229 

 

Personally think both games might be at Easter Road or our game might be at Pittodrie.

Edited October 31, 2013 by ICTRoughi

[HeScoresWhenHeWants]

Yes we got Hearts! Thank The Lord because now I'm very confident of reaching a national final atlast (and to get some revenge from last season!)

[bdu98196]

Happy at that, either Easter Rd (again) or Pittodrie as both are better stadiums.

 

I'd like to see common sense and for the final to be played at Easter Rd as well - a packed house would be better than a half empty bigger stadium IMO.

[Scotty]

No announcement of venues? I wouldn't be surprised if it is Easter Rd again, as Saints-Dons could well be at Tannadice, and I doubt the authorities would make those poor Hearts fans travel all the way to Pittodrie.

 

But if they want a bigger venue for Saints-Dons (Edinburgh) then Tannadice would be ideal for us.

 

Edit - thinking it about it, what's to stop them having both ties at Tannadice? One is scheduled for Sat, one is Sun. That would suit everyone, wouldn't it?

 

Dundee United are scheduled away to Partick that weekend so Tannadice should be available. Due to the semis, Killie/County is the only other game on that weekend in the Premiership so only Rugby Park (and Firhill) is unavailable.

 

Aberdeen -V- St Johnstone ... logical venue = Tannadice

ICT -V- Hearts ... logical venue(s) = Pittodrie, McDiarmid Park, or Tannadice

 

In that case, watch this space for both to be scheduled for Easter Road !!!

[Yngwie]

Taking the attendance from our semi final vs Hearts last season it was 16,336 and Tannadice holds 14,229 

 

 

Plenty of room for all the fans who would be willing to travel more than 5 miles from home!