With no fewer than 16 clubs in the Scottish Cup, and Haddington banned, my reckoning is there are a reduced entry of 22 sides in this season's competition.
Certainly the stronger sides will be eyeing-up not only silverware but Scottish Cup qualifying slot. Bo'ness, Crossgates, Dunbar, Musselburgh, Newtongrange, Sauchie, Tranent
Craigroyston, Dunipace, Heriot-Watt Uni, Kinnoull, Leith, Oakley, Ormiston, Peebles, St Andrews
Arniston, Dalkeith, Edinburgh Utd, Glenrothes, Inverkeithing, Tweedmouth