Battered Fish Cup

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Feck me - 3 wins and a draw - 15 goals and still not seeded. Will we get the luck of the draw or hit one of the 5 we could do with avoiding. However I bet all of them will also be wanting to avoid us. Would love to get Putridheid but the tea leaves suggest Plastic Whistle.

[Alex MacLeod]

Looking like seedings will be: Celtic, Aberdeen, Hibs, Hearts, Rangers, Morton, Partick, Alloa.

With the Unseeded being: Inverness, Peterhead, St Johnstone, Dundee U, Motherwell, Queens, Ayr U, Hamilton

Think I've got that right

[Yngwie]

Alloa v ICT!

[jaggiesoverstaggies]

Is this over two legs or one?

 

[Yngwie]

The prize money for this competition is:

£200k Winners

£100k Runners-up

£70k beaten semi-finalists

£50k beaten QFs

£30k beaten in 2nd round

£15k-£23k if knocked out in group stage, depending on position

On top of this prize money there is additional money for the teams involved in televised games (£30k for each finalist, but smaller sums in earlier rounds, I would presume) and of course a share of gate receipts.

 

[Yngwie]

11 minutes ago, jaggiesoverstaggies said:

Is this over two legs or one?

 

Straight knock-out now, one leg, tie will be 9th or 10th August.

What I'm not so sure about is what happens in the event of a draw after 90 mins - straight to pens like in the group stages, or extra time first? I'd suspect the latter, but I'm sure someone wil be able to confirm.

[DalgetyBayJaggy]

Extra time, then penalties.

http://spfl.co.uk/league-cup/format/ 

[RossP]

Delighted with the draw and a chance to cross another never visited stadium off my list. 

Any chance it can be on the Wednesday though? My amateurs season kicks off on the Tuesday...

[Yngwie]

15 minutes ago, RossP said:

Any chance it can be on the Wednesday though? My amateurs season kicks off on the Tuesday...

No harm in asking!  Reminds me of the time I phoned a small local cinema one evening to ask when the film starts, and (true story!) got the reply "When can you get here?"

Edited July 31, 2016 by Yngwie

[The Mantis]

8 minutes ago, RossP said:

Delighted with the draw and a chance to cross another never visited stadium off my list. 

Any chance it can be on the Wednesday though? My amateurs season kicks off on the Tuesday...

Tuesday please 

[Yngwie]

Is it really 13 years since we last visited Recreation Park? (Or the "Indodrill Stadium" as it is now....)

Our last 2 trips to Alloa were easy wins, 6-0 and 5-1, but last time we were there in a cup we lost 3-2.

[+DoofersDad]

33 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

but last time we were there in a cup we lost 3-2.

You're sounding awfully like a closet County fan!  

[12th Man]

1 hour ago, Yngwie said:

No harm in asking!  Reminds me of the time I phoned a small local cinema one evening to ask when the film starts, and (true story!) got the reply "When can you get here?"

Monday would be good for me.

[Kingsmills]

No room for complacency but we could not have asked for a kinder draw even if we were seeded. How pleasing would it be to keep this trophy in the Highlands ? We could parade it in Dingwall before the Hogmanay derby.

[+DoofersDad]

12 hours ago, Kingsmills said:

No room for complacency 

Surely, with Alloa being the seeded side we will be going down there as underdogs.  No complacency from me, but it must be seen as a great chance to pull off another cup upset!  

[The Mantis]

15 hours ago, TheMantis said:

Tuesday please 

Yes!

[RiG]

Has a decision been made? Not seen anything reported anywhere.

[TopSix]

Apparently we're waiting for BT to decide which match they want. 

[Alex MacLeod]

Tuesday August 9, 2016

Alloa Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle, kick-off 7.30pm

Dundee United v Partick Thistle, kick-off 7.45pm

Hamilton Academical v Morton, kick-off 7.45pm

Hibernian v Queen of the South, kick-off 7.45pm

Rangers v Peterhead, kick-off 7.45pm

 

Wednesday August 10, 2016

Ayr United v Aberdeen, kick-off 7.45pm

Celtic v Motherwell, kick-off 7.45pm (Live on BT Sport)

St Johnstone v Heart of Midlothian, kick-off 7.45pm

Read more at http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/betfred-cup-r2-details-confirmed/#8z5Iu6wvRBYQfzwi.99

[RiG]

BT decided to cover one of the Old Firm for a change? Surprising move that one.

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

What is the quickest route in to Aloha from the M74

[The Mantis]

4 hours ago, RiG said:

Has a decision been made? Not seen anything reported anywhere.

Sorry, I read it on the BBC 

They had all the games down as Tues.

[Yngwie]

As did the SPFL site!

[Huisdean]

5 hours ago, RiG said:

BT decided to cover one of the Old Firm for a change? Surprising move that one.

Pretty shocking that is the game that is being covered with little chance of an upset.

[CaleyD]

41 minutes ago, Huisdean said:

Pretty shocking that is the game that is being covered with little chance of an upset.

Not that shocking. Like it or not, they are a commercial TV channel and viewing figures are all they're interested in.