Fog Dude Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Scottish Cup Second Round this weekend, some pretty interesting ties cropped up with teams in different leagues playing each other. ... Should be a good afternoon of football, and hopefully we'll see a fair few non-league teams in the 3rd round - where the 2nd and six of the 1st Division Teams enter From the draw it looks like there'll be 8 non-league teams in the next round even if there aren't any upsets. Under the current format it's the fourth round they should be trying to reach anyway. Don't like all this splitting the 1st division teams so some enter earlier than others, makes it too much like the League Cup. I find the crowds some of those teams get astonishing. Fair enough if it's a cup match, but in the league what's the attraction if there's no automatic promotion?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylin_and_Profilin Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Scottish Cup Second Round this weekend, some pretty interesting ties cropped up with teams in different leagues playing each other. ... Should be a good afternoon of football, and hopefully we'll see a fair few non-league teams in the 3rd round - where the 2nd and six of the 1st Division Teams enter From the draw it looks like there'll be 8 non-league teams in the next round even if there aren't any upsets. Under the current format it's the fourth round they should be trying to reach anyway. Don't like all this splitting the 1st division teams so some enter earlier than others, makes it too much like the League Cup. I find the crowds some of those teams get astonishing. Fair enough if it's a cup match, but in the league what's the attraction if there's no automatic promotion?? I got on Irvine Meadow at 7/4 to be the non league side who goes the furthest in the competition, might head along to watch them play Edinburgh City on Saturday should be a good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig The Hunter Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Scottish Cup Second Round this weekend, some pretty interesting ties cropped up with teams in different leagues playing each other. ... Should be a good afternoon of football, and hopefully we'll see a fair few non-league teams in the 3rd round - where the 2nd and six of the 1st Division Teams enter From the draw it looks like there'll be 8 non-league teams in the next round even if there aren't any upsets. Under the current format it's the fourth round they should be trying to reach anyway. Don't like all this splitting the 1st division teams so some enter earlier than others, makes it too much like the League Cup. I find the crowds some of those teams get astonishing. Fair enough if it's a cup match, but in the league what's the attraction if there's no automatic promotion?? Some of the top junior teams have huge traditional supports. Bo'ness apparently had over 3,000 a couple of weeks ago against Linlithgow. Fair enough it was a derby in the junior cup and the SPL was off that day, but still a mental crowd. At Whitehill, its generally about 80-90, maybe a bit more if it's against Gretna or Spartans, and a bit more for cup quarters and semis. Would be nice to see some non-league teams in the 4th round, I do agree with that. The splitting of the 1st division teams is just to get it down to the right number of fixtures in every round, but yeah it's not ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Celtic What game is that from mate? The game tonight. It finished 1-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted October 20, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 20, 2011 Celtic What game is that from mate? The game tonight. It finished 1-1. Cheers. Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKAC Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Wigtown and Bladnoch v Stranraer for me. Absolutely cannot wait. It's essentially a local derby, just the 25 miles apart. Stranraer boss Keith Knox is a former Wigtown manager, Micky Dougan (Wigtown boss) is a former Stranraer player. Throw in the fact there are players at Wigtown who used to be at Stranraer. Looks like being a cracker... if it stops raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig The Hunter Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I very much doubt every game in the draw will get played this week to be honest, the weather looks like it's going to be shocking the next couple of days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 An interesting interview with Mark McGhee (especially if you're an Aberdeen fan); Mark McGhee, as he contemplates the isolation of unemployment, is at the same time practising his German just in case Deutschland should have need of his coaching skills. But his views on the city of Aberdeen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bettencourt Posted October 23, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 So, do we live in the past or not? Argh! This is so confusing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaka Demus Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Mark McGhee is an absolute loonball. That's what that article said to me. An arrogant loonball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKAC Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Wigtown and Bladnoch v Stranraer for me. Absolutely cannot wait. It's essentially a local derby, just the 25 miles apart. Stranraer boss Keith Knox is a former Wigtown manager, Micky Dougan (Wigtown boss) is a former Stranraer player. Throw in the fact there are players at Wigtown who used to be at Stranraer. Looks like being a cracker... if it stops raining. Just the nine goals. Not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members martyngnr Posted October 23, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 Mark McGhee and his insane ramblings.... Hmmm, It's all the players fault, It's all someone elses fault. What a horrible, bitter mess of a human being MM is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Mark McGhee and his insane ramblings.... Hmmm, It's all the players fault, It's all someone elses fault. What a horrible, bitter mess of a human being MM is. His record wasn't too shabby when left us. Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members martyngnr Posted October 23, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2011 Mark McGhee and his insane ramblings.... Hmmm, It's all the players fault, It's all someone elses fault. What a horrible, bitter mess of a human being MM is. His record wasn't too shabby when left us. Just saying... Ok, I'll bite. When a manager openly admits on his FIRST DAY at the club that he would prefer to be elsewhere why should he be given any respect? From the players right down to the "girl on the desk" he deserves nothing but utter contempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm just saying, he surely didn't become a bad manager overnight? It can't be coincidence that Aberdeen have had a load of managers over the past ten years or so, and every one of them has pretty much failed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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