PauloPerth Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, highlandcowden said: along with the "mouthwatering" all spl tie SJ-ross county Please God no. Would be a dreadful choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: Please God no. Would be a dreadful choice. all im saying is don't kill the messenger.i pray im a false prophet hold on, youre a saints fan!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, highlandcowden said: pretty sure it didn't take too long last year Just had a quick check, draw seemed to be made on 25 May 2018 with the fixtures released on 4 June 2018. Fixtures also previously out on 6 June 2017 and 2 June 2016, So I'm sure it'll be sometime next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 We’ve done superbly well to not have to go further than the Tay in the “North” section. No Tuesday nights in middens like Elgin or Peterhead, well in Murdo and the suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 36 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: Must be a 2 in 3 chance, if that's a thing, of visiting Palmerston then, presuming Morton are the second seeds and will visit Fir Park? Just think, Palmerston in the League Cup, then a trip to Montrose in the Scottish Cup, job done. Does this include the Elgins, Annans, Peterhead, and Edinburgh City? What about Cove? When I said "Traditional", I was alluding to the teams/grounds that were about in the league in the Mid-80's when I started going - so pre-league expansion & pyramid - so not the full set that is there currently. I have been to Annan, we played Ed City at Spartans and I have been to (and really liked) Borough Briggs - but not to see 'Well. Peterhead & Cove will need to wait for Scottish cup now that the early league cup is restricted to southern teams for us now. I'm not a ground hopper or anything like that but I've always gone to away games (especially in the cups), so I've just ticked most of them off over the years despite us being in the top league since I started going - its just that we've never been drawn at Palmerston or Links Park in all that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I think out of the known fixtures, only Hearts v Dundee Utd can be seen as a stick-on. It then wouldn't surprise me if the four other initial fixtures are both of Hearts and Hibs away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Last year's selections were: Kilmarnock vs St Mirren Raith Rovers vs Hearts Dundee vs Dunfermline Clyde vs Motherwell Hearts vs Inverness CT Could see Hearts vs Dundee Utd and St Mirren vs Dunfermline shown on the final weekend (Sat + Sun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 54 minutes ago, highlandcowden said: all im saying is don't kill the messenger.i pray im a false prophet hold on, youre a saints fan!!!! It just wouldn't be a good choice for the tv. Games from non-Premiership grounds with chance of an upset are better. e.g. Queens v Motherwell, Partick or Airdrie v Accies, or Clyde v Thistle, Cove or Rovers v Dundee. Ross County or us beating each other isn't going to be that interesting for a neutral when we're about to play each other 3-4 times in the league. Just had a proper look at group F, that's a belter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: It just wouldn't be a good choice for the tv. Games from non-Premiership grounds with chance of an upset are better. e.g. Queens v Motherwell, Partick or Airdrie v Accies, or Clyde v Thistle, Cove or Rovers v Dundee. Ross County or us beating each other isn't going to be that interesting for a neutral when we're about to play each other 3-4 times in the league. Just had a proper look at group F, that's a belter! that's you talking like a football supporter unfortunately telly types tend to think different to us decent folk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 They should do away with the two sections and make sure that the two furthest journeys in each group are on a Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAVIDB69 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 How is the split of the fixtures I know top seed is home to second seed but what is the rest of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 In the first two years there seemed to be a set pattern based on the overall finishing positions the year prior, but last year it was more random other than 1 being at home to 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Fuctifano said: In the first two years there seemed to be a set pattern based on the overall finishing positions the year prior, but last year it was more random other than 1 being at home to 2. Pretty sure it was the same pattern with the exception of some TV games that were moved from one round to another to suit the broadcasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, virginton said: Pretty sure it was the same pattern with the exception of some TV games that were moved from one round to another to suit the broadcasters. No, there was no set pattern. Just one example: in Group A, Ross County were at home to Elgin City (lowest-ranked unseeded team) while in Group B St Johnstone were at home to East Fife (third-lowest unseeded team ahead of Forfar and Montrose). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 In the initial season there was definitely a pattern - including top seed at home to second seed, with the preceding midweek off, IIRC - and it was only varied in the section containing Rangers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 25 minutes ago, The Master said: No, there was no set pattern. Just one example: in Group A, Ross County were at home to Elgin City (lowest-ranked unseeded team) while in Group B St Johnstone were at home to East Fife (third-lowest unseeded team ahead of Forfar and Montrose). The pattern had nothing to do with 'rankings' at any point but rather the order in which the diddies were drawn. For Morton (second seed, so automatically 2), the fixtures have on every occasion so far been home v 3 and 5, away to 1 (top seed) and 4 based on the order of the group. In every season but last we also played 4 away on the opening day and the top seed away on the middle Saturday; last time we played top seed Partick away on the previous midweek instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 12 hours ago, AyrshireTon said: They should do away with the two sections and make sure that the two furthest journeys in each group are on a Saturday. im with you on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 TV games Hearts v Dundee Utd Elgin v Hibs St Johnstone v Ross County Dundee v Inverness Motherwell v Morton St Mirren v Dunfermline First one and one of Hibs away games were stick ons. Rest are a bit meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 St Johnstone vs Ross County and Dundee vs Inverness are very odd picks. I could see showing two sides in the same division if it was a Dundee derby or something but those are pure stinkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Two free Saturdays out of three and Annan away punted to a Tuesday night, all to accommodate TV coverage of Motherwell's latest shooty-in against us. Worst fixture list ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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